1916 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

1916 United States Senate election in Wisconsin
	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.

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

Malcomb G. Jeffris
Robert M. La Follette, incumbent Senator since 1906

Results

1916 Republican U.S. Senate primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert M. La Follette (incumbent)	99,720	59.97%
	Republican	Malcomb G. Jeffris	66,576	40.03%
Total votes			166,296	100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

William F. Wolfe, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin

Results

1916 Democratic U.S. Senate primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William F. Wolfe	36,795	100.00%
Total votes			36,795	100.00%

Socialist primary

Candidates

Richard Elsner, Milwaukee County judge

Results

1916 Socialist U.S. Senate primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Socialist	Richard Elsner	11,479	100.00%
Total votes			11,479	100.00%

Prohibition primary

Candidates

Charles L. Hill

Results

1916 Prohibition U.S. Senate primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Prohibition	Charles L. Hill	1,801	100.00%
Total votes			1,801	100.00%

General election

Candidates

Charles L. Hill (Prohibition)
William F. Wolfe, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin (Democratic)
Robert M. La Follette, incumbent Senator since 1906 (Republican)
Richard Elsner, Milwaukee County judge (Socialist)

Results

1916 U.S. Senate election in Wisconsin^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert M. La Follette (incumbent)	251,303	59.23%
	Democratic	William F. Wolfe	135,144	31.90%
	Socialist	Richard Elsner	28,908	6.85%
	Prohibition	Charles L. Hill	3,523	2.39%
	Write-in		66	0.02%
Total votes			423,949	100.00%
	Republican hold

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1917" (PDF). p. 193. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1916" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
^ "The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1917" (PDF). p. 287. Retrieved June 17, 2021.

[bluebookprimary-1] "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.

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1916 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Socialist primary

Candidates

Results

Prohibition primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Candidates

Results

See also

References