1893 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

1893 United States Senate election in Wisconsin
January 27, 1893
 
Nominee John L. Mitchell John C. Spooner Edward S. Bragg
Party Democratic Republican Democratic
Legislative vote 77 46 1
Percentage 62.10% 37.10% 0.80%
U.S. senator before election

Philetus Sawyer
Republican

 Elected U.S. Senator

John L. Mitchell
Democratic

The 1893 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held in the 41st Wisconsin Legislature on January 27, 1893. Incumbent Republican U.S. senator Philetus Sawyer did not run for re-election. Incumbent U.S. representative John L. Mitchell was elected United States senator on the first ballot.

In the 1893 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. The main contest occurred in the Democratic caucus, where incumbent U.S. representative John L. Mitchell outmaneuvered former U.S. representative Edward S. Bragg and secured the nomination on the 31st ballot.

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