1916 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

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1916 United States Senate election in Wisconsin
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  1911 November 7, 1916 1922  
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Nominee Robert M. La Follette William F. Wolfe Richard Elsner
Party Republican Democratic Socialist
Popular vote249,906134,61128,908
Percentage59.23%31.90%6.85%

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County results
La Follette:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Wolfe:      40–50%     50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Robert M. La Follette
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Robert M. La Follette
Republican

The 1916 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held on November 7, 1916.

Contents

Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Robert M. La Follette was re-elected to a third term in office over Democrat William F. Wolfe and Socialist Richard Elsner.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

1916 Republican U.S. Senate primary [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Robert M. La Follette (incumbent) 99,720 59.97%
Republican Malcomb G. Jeffris66,57640.03%
Total votes166,296 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

1916 Democratic U.S. Senate primary [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic William F. Wolfe 36,795 100.00%
Total votes36,795 100.00%

Socialist primary

Candidates

Results

1916 Socialist U.S. Senate primary [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Socialist Richard Elsner 11,479 100.00%
Total votes11,479 100.00%

Prohibition primary

Candidates

Results

1916 Prohibition U.S. Senate primary [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Prohibition Charles L. Hill 1,801 100.00%
Total votes1,801 100.00%

General election

Candidates

Results

1916 U.S. Senate election in Wisconsin [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Robert M. La Follette (incumbent) 251,303 59.23%
Democratic William F. Wolfe 135,14431.90%
Socialist Richard Elsner 28,9086.85%
Prohibition Charles L. Hill3,5232.39%
Write-in 660.02%
Total votes423,949 100.00%
Republican hold

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1917" (PDF). p. 193. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  2. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1916" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  3. "The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1917" (PDF). p. 287. Retrieved June 17, 2021.