1911 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

For related races, see 1910–11 United States Senate elections.

1911 United States Senate election in Wisconsin
January 25, 1911
 
Nominee Robert M. La Follette Charles H. Weisse John C. Kleist
Party Republican Democratic Social-Democratic
Legislative vote 83 31 14
Percentage 64.34% 24.03% 10.85%
U.S. senator before election

Robert M. La Follette
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Robert M. La Follette
Republican

The 1911 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held in the 50th Wisconsin Legislature on January 25, 1911. Incumbent Republican U.S. senator Robert M. La Follette was re-elected on the first ballot.

In the 1911 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. This was the second U.S. Senate election in Wisconsin carried out after the implementation of partisan primary elections. La Follette won the Republican primary by a wide margin over challenger Samuel A. Cook. U.S. representative Charles H. Weisse won the nomination for Democrats, although the Democratic state convention had voted to support Burt Williams of Ashland.

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