1903 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

The 1903 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held in the 46th Wisconsin Legislature on January 28, 1903. Incumbent Republican U.S. senator John Coit Spooner was re-elected on the first ballot.^[1]

In the 1903 term, Republicans held overwhelming majorities in both chambers of the Wisconsin Legislature, so had more than enough votes to elect a Republican United States senator.

Major candidates

Democratic

Neal Brown, prominent lawyer and former state legislator from Wausau, Wisconsin.

Republican

John Coit Spooner, incumbent U.S. senator.

Results

1st Vote of the 46th Wisconsin Legislature, January 28, 1903^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Coit Spooner (incumbent)	105	79.55%
	Democratic	Neal Brown	27	20.45%
		Vacant	1^[a]
Majority			67	50.76%
Total votes			132	99.25%
	Republican hold

Notes

^ There was no representative of the Racine County 2nd district due to a tie in the general election.

References

^ ^a ^b "January 28, 1903". State of Wisconsin Assembly Journal (Report). Wisconsin Legislature. 1903. pp. 168–170. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via HathiTrust.

[2] There was no representative of the Racine County 2nd district due to a tie in the general election.

[election-1] "January 28, 1903". State of Wisconsin Assembly Journal (Report). Wisconsin Legislature. 1903. pp. 168–170. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via HathiTrust.

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