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1891 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

The 1891 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held in the 40th Wisconsin Legislature on January 28, 1891. Incumbent Republican U.S. senator John C. Spooner ran for a second term, but lost the election to former U.S. postmaster general and U.S. secretary of the interior William F. Vilas.

The 1891 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held in the 40th Wisconsin Legislature on January 28, 1891. Incumbent Republican U.S. senator John C. Spooner ran for a second term, but lost the election to former U.S. postmaster general and U.S. secretary of the interior William F. Vilas.

In the 1891 term, Democrats held significant majorities in both chambers of the Wisconsin Legislature, so had more than enough votes to elect a Democratic United States senator. This was the first time the Democrats were able to elect a U.S. Senator in Wisconsin since the election of Henry Dodge in 1851.

William F. Vilas, former U.S. postmaster general and former U.S. secretary of the interior.
John Coit Spooner, incumbent U.S. senator.

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	82	64.57%
	Republican	45	35.43%
		6
64	50.39%
127	95.49%
	Democratic gain from Republican

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