1916 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

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Nominee  | Robert M. La Follette | William F. Wolfe | Richard Elsner
Party  | Republican | Democratic | Socialist
Popular vote  | 249,906 | 134,611  | 28,908
Percentage  | 59.23% | 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%

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| U.S. senator before election

Robert M. La Follette
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| Elected U.S. Senator

Robert M. La Follette
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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

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### Candidates

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

### Results

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1916 Republican U.S. Senate primary[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| 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

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### Candidates

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

### Results

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1916 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | William F. Wolfe | 36,795  | 100.00%
Total votes  | 36,795  | 100.00%

## Socialist primary

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### Candidates

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* Richard Elsner, Milwaukee County judge

### Results

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1916 Socialist U.S. Senate primary[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Socialist | Richard Elsner | 11,479  | 100.00%
Total votes  | 11,479  | 100.00%

## Prohibition primary

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### Candidates

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* Charles L. Hill

### Results

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1916 Prohibition U.S. Senate primary[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Prohibition | Charles L. Hill  | 1,801  | 100.00%
Total votes  | 1,801  | 100.00%

## General election

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### Candidates

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* 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

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1916 U.S. Senate election in Wisconsin[2][3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| 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

## See also

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* 1916 United States Senate elections

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "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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