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| rowspan=3 | [[1849 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|Re-elected in 1849]].<br/><br/>Retired.
| rowspan=3 | [[1849 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|Re-elected in 1849]].{{pb}}Retired.


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| rowspan=3 | [[1851 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|Re-elected in 1851]].<br/><br/>Retired.
| rowspan=3 | [[1851 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|Re-elected in 1851]].{{pb}}Retired.
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| rowspan=3 | [[1854 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|Elected in 1854]].<br/><br/>{{dm|date=February 2020}}
| rowspan=3 | [[1854 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|Elected in 1854]].{{pb}}{{dm|date=February 2020}}
| rowspan=3 nowrap | March 4, 1855 –<br/>March 3, 1861
| rowspan=3 nowrap | March 4, 1855 –<br/>March 3, 1861
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| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
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| rowspan=3 | [[1863 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|Re-elected in 1863]].<br/><br/>{{dm|date=February 2020}}
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| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
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| rowspan=3 nowrap | March 4, 1869 –<br/>March 3, 1875
| rowspan=3 nowrap | March 4, 1869 –<br/>March 3, 1875
| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1868 or 1869.<br/><br/>Lost re-election.
| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1868 or 1869.{{pb}}Lost re-election.
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| rowspan=3 | [[1872 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|Re-elected in 1872]].<br/><br/>Lost re-election.
| rowspan=3 | [[1872 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|Re-elected in 1872]].{{pb}}Lost re-election.


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| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
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| rowspan=4 nowrap | March 4, 1875 –<br/>March 3, 1881
| rowspan=4 nowrap | March 4, 1875 –<br/>March 3, 1881
| rowspan=4 | [[1875 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|Elected in 1875]].<br/><br/>Retired.
| rowspan=4 | [[1875 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|Elected in 1875]].{{pb}}Retired.
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| [[1879 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|Elected in 1879]].<br/><br/>Died.
| [[1879 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|Elected in 1879]].{{pb}}Died.
| nowrap | March 4, 1879 –<br/>February 24, 1881
| nowrap | March 4, 1879 –<br/>February 24, 1881
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
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| rowspan=2 | [[1881 United States Senate special election in Wisconsin|Elected to finish Carpenter's term]].<br/><br/>Retired.
| rowspan=2 | [[1881 United States Senate special election in Wisconsin|Elected to finish Carpenter's term]].{{pb}}Retired.
| rowspan=2 nowrap | March 14, 1881 –<br/>March 3, 1885
| rowspan=2 nowrap | March 14, 1881 –<br/>March 3, 1885
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
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| rowspan=3 | [[1885 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|Elected in 1885]].<br/><br/>Lost re-election.
| rowspan=3 | [[1885 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|Elected in 1885]].{{pb}}Lost re-election.
| rowspan=3 nowrap | March 4, 1885 –<br/>March 3, 1891
| rowspan=3 nowrap | March 4, 1885 –<br/>March 3, 1891
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
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| rowspan=3 | [[1887 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|Re-elected in 1887]].<br/><br/>Retired.
| rowspan=3 | [[1887 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|Re-elected in 1887]].{{pb}}Retired.
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| rowspan=3 | [[1890 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|Elected in 1891]].<br/><br/>Lost renomination.
| rowspan=3 | [[1890 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|Elected in 1891]].{{pb}}Lost renomination.
| rowspan=3 nowrap | March 4, 1891 –<br/>March 3, 1897
| rowspan=3 nowrap | March 4, 1891 –<br/>March 3, 1897
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
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| rowspan=3 nowrap | March 4, 1893 –<br/>March 3, 1899
| rowspan=3 nowrap | March 4, 1893 –<br/>March 3, 1899
| rowspan=3 | [[1893 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|Elected in 1893]].<br/><br/>Retired.
| rowspan=3 | [[1893 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|Elected in 1893]].{{pb}}Retired.
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| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
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| rowspan=3 nowrap | March 4, 1899 –<br/>March 3, 1905
| rowspan=3 nowrap | March 4, 1899 –<br/>March 3, 1905
| rowspan=3 | [[1899 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|Elected in 1899]].<br/><br/>Retired.
| rowspan=3 | [[1899 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|Elected in 1899]].{{pb}}Retired.
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| rowspan=3 | [[1903 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|Re-elected January 27, 1903]].<ref>{{cite news | work=[[The New York Times]] | date=January 28, 1903 | url=http://nyti.ms/2hnXxN2 | title= Senator Spooner Re-elected | page=8}}</ref><br/><br/>Resigned.
| rowspan=3 | [[1903 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|Re-elected January 27, 1903]].<ref>{{cite news | work=[[The New York Times]] | date=January 28, 1903 | url=http://nyti.ms/2hnXxN2 | title= Senator Spooner Re-elected | page=8}}</ref>{{pb}}Resigned.


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| rowspan=3 | [[1909 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|Re-elected in 1909]].<br/><br/>Retired.
| rowspan=3 | [[1909 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|Re-elected in 1909]].{{pb}}Retired.


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| rowspan=2 | [[1914 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|Elected in 1914]].<br/><br/>Died.
| rowspan=2 | [[1914 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|Elected in 1914]].{{pb}}Died.
| rowspan=2 nowrap | March 4, 1915 –<br/>October 21, 1917
| rowspan=2 nowrap | March 4, 1915 –<br/>October 21, 1917
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
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| rowspan=5 | [[1920 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|Re-elected in 1920]].<br/><br/>Lost renomination.
| rowspan=5 | [[1920 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|Re-elected in 1920]].{{pb}}Lost renomination.


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| rowspan=2 | [[1922 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|Re-elected in 1922]].<br/><br/>Died.
| rowspan=2 | [[1922 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|Re-elected in 1922]].{{pb}}Died.
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| rowspan=3 | [[1926 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|Elected in 1926]].<br/><br/>Lost renomination.
| rowspan=3 | [[1926 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|Elected in 1926]].{{pb}}Lost renomination.
| rowspan=3 nowrap | March 4, 1927 –<br/>March 3, 1933
| rowspan=3 nowrap | March 4, 1927 –<br/>March 3, 1933
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
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| rowspan=3 | [[1932 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|Elected in 1932]].<br/><br/>Lost re-election.
| rowspan=3 | [[1932 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|Elected in 1932]].{{pb}}Lost re-election.
| rowspan=3 nowrap | March 4, 1933 –<br/>January 3, 1939
| rowspan=3 nowrap | March 4, 1933 –<br/>January 3, 1939
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
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| rowspan=3 | [[1940 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|Re-elected in 1940]].<br/><br/>Lost nomination as a Republican.
| rowspan=3 | [[1940 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|Re-elected in 1940]].{{pb}}Lost nomination as a Republican.
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| rowspan=3 | [[1952 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|Re-elected in 1952]].<br/><br/>Died.
| rowspan=3 | [[1952 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|Re-elected in 1952]].{{pb}}Died.
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| rowspan=5 | [[1956 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|Re-elected in 1956]].<br/><br/>Lost re-election.
| rowspan=5 | [[1956 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|Re-elected in 1956]].{{pb}}Lost re-election.


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| rowspan=3 | [[1974 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|Re-elected in 1974]].<br/><br/>Lost re-election.
| rowspan=3 | [[1974 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|Re-elected in 1974]].{{pb}}Lost re-election.


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| rowspan=3 | [[1982 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|Re-elected in 1982]].<br/><br/>Retired.
| rowspan=3 | [[1982 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|Re-elected in 1982]].{{pb}}Retired.
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| rowspan=3 | [[1986 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|Re-elected in 1986]].<br/><br/>Lost re-election.
| rowspan=3 | [[1986 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|Re-elected in 1986]].{{pb}}Lost re-election.


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| rowspan=3 | [[2004 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|Re-elected in 2004]].<br/><br/>Lost re-election.
| rowspan=3 | [[2004 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|Re-elected in 2004]].{{pb}}Lost re-election.


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| rowspan=3 | [[2006 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|Re-elected in 2006]].<br/><br/>Retired.
| rowspan=3 | [[2006 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|Re-elected in 2006]].{{pb}}Retired.
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Revision as of 06:34, 28 July 2022

Current delegation
Ron Johnson (R)
Tammy Baldwin (D)

Wisconsin was admitted to the Union on May 29, 1848. Its current U.S. senators are Republican Ron Johnson (since 2011) and Democrat Tammy Baldwin (since 2013), making it one of seven states to have a split United States Senate delegation.

List of senators

Class 1
Class 1 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2012 and 2018. The next election will be in 2024. 		C Class 3
Class 3 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2010 and 2016. The next election will be in 2022.
# Senator Party Dates in office Electoral history T T Electoral history Dates in office Party Senator #
Vacant May 29, 1848 –
June 8, 1848 		Wisconsin elected its senators 10 days after statehood. 1 30th 1 Wisconsin elected its senators 10 days after statehood. May 29, 1848 –
June 8, 1848 		Vacant
1
Henry Dodge 		Democratic June 8, 1848 –
March 3, 1857 		Elected in 1848. Elected in 1848. June 8, 1848 –
March 3, 1855 		Democratic
Isaac P. Walker 		1
31st 2 Re-elected in 1849.
Retired.
Re-elected in 1851.
Retired. 		2 32nd
33rd
34th 3 Elected in 1854.
[data missing] 		March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1861 		Republican
Charles Durkee 		2
2
James R. Doolittle 		Republican March 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1869 		Elected in 1857. 3 35th
36th
37th 4 Elected in 1861. March 4, 1861 –
March 3, 1879 		Republican
Timothy O. Howe 		3
Re-elected in 1863.
[data missing] 		4 38th
39th
40th 5 Re-elected in 1866.
3
Matthew H. Carpenter 		Republican March 4, 1869 –
March 3, 1875 		Elected in 1868 or 1869.
Lost re-election. 		5 41st
42nd
43rd 6 Re-elected in 1872.
Lost re-election.
4
Angus Cameron 		Republican March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1881 		Elected in 1875.
Retired. 		6 44th
45th
46th 7 Elected in 1879.
Died. 		March 4, 1879 –
February 24, 1881 		Republican
Matthew H. Carpenter 		4
  February 24, 1881 –
March 14, 1881 		Vacant
5
Philetus Sawyer 		Republican March 4, 1881 –
March 3, 1893 		Elected in 1881. 7 47th
Elected to finish Carpenter's term.
Retired. 		March 14, 1881 –
March 3, 1885 		Republican
Angus Cameron 		5
48th
49th 8 Elected in 1885.
Lost re-election. 		March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1891 		Republican
John Coit Spooner 		6
Re-elected in 1887.
Retired. 		8 50th
51st
52nd 9 Elected in 1891.
Lost renomination. 		March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1897 		Democratic
William F. Vilas 		7
6
John L. Mitchell 		Democratic March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1899 		Elected in 1893.
Retired. 		9 53rd
54th
55th 10 Elected January 26, 1897.[1] March 4, 1897 –
April 30, 1907 		Republican
John Coit Spooner 		8
7
Joseph V. Quarles 		Republican March 4, 1899 –
March 3, 1905 		Elected in 1899.
Retired. 		10 56th
57th
58th 11 Re-elected January 27, 1903.[2]
Resigned.
8
Robert M. La Follette 		Republican January 4, 1906 –
June 18, 1925 		Elected January 25, 1905.
(Did not assume the seat until January 2, 1906, preferring to finish his term as Governor of Wisconsin.) 		11 59th
60th
  April 30, 1907 –
May 17, 1907 		Vacant
Elected to finish Spooner's term. May 17, 1907 –
March 3, 1915 		Republican
Isaac Stephenson 		9
61st 12 Re-elected in 1909.
Retired.
Re-elected in 1911. 12 62nd
63rd
64th 13 Elected in 1914.
Died. 		March 4, 1915 –
October 21, 1917 		Democratic
Paul O. Husting 		10
Re-elected in 1916. 13 65th
  October 21, 1917 –
April 18, 1918 		Vacant
Elected April 2, 1918 to finish Husting's term. April 18, 1918 –
March 3, 1927 		Republican
Irvine Lenroot 		11
66th
67th 14 Re-elected in 1920.
Lost renomination.
Re-elected in 1922.
Died. 		14 68th
69th
Vacant June 18, 1925 –
September 30, 1925 		 
9
Robert M. La Follette Jr. 		Republican September 30, 1925 –
January 3, 1947 		Elected to finish his father's term
70th 15 Elected in 1926.
Lost renomination. 		March 4, 1927 –
March 3, 1933 		Republican
John J. Blaine 		12
Re-elected in 1928. 15 71st
72nd
73rd 16 Elected in 1932.
Lost re-election. 		March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1939 		Democratic
F. Ryan Duffy 		13
Progressive Re-elected in 1934. 16 74th
75th
76th 17 Elected in 1938. January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1963 		Republican
Alexander Wiley 		14
Re-elected in 1940.
Lost nomination as a Republican. 		17 77th
78th
79th 18 Re-elected in 1944.
10
Joseph McCarthy 		Republican January 3, 1947 –
May 2, 1957 		Elected in 1946. 18 80th
81st
82nd 19 Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Died. 		19 83rd
84th
85th 20 Re-elected in 1956.
Lost re-election.
Vacant May 3, 1957 –
August 27, 1957 		 
11
William Proxmire 		Democratic August 28, 1957 –
January 3, 1989 		Elected to finish McCarthy's term
Re-elected in 1958. 20 86th
87th
88th 21 Elected in 1962. January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1981 		Democratic
Gaylord A. Nelson 		15
Re-elected in 1964. 21 89th
90th
91st 22 Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970. 22 92nd
93rd
94th 23 Re-elected in 1974.
Lost re-election.
Re-elected in 1976. 23 95th
96th
97th 24 Elected in 1980. January 3, 1981 –
January 3, 1993 		Republican
Robert W. Kasten Jr. 		16
Re-elected in 1982.
Retired. 		24 98th
99th
100th 25 Re-elected in 1986.
Lost re-election.
12
Herb Kohl 		Democratic January 3, 1989 –
January 3, 2013 		Elected in 1988. 25 101st
102nd
103rd 26 Elected in 1992. January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2011 		Democratic
Russ Feingold 		17
Re-elected in 1994. 26 104th
105th
106th 27 Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000. 27 107th
108th
109th 28 Re-elected in 2004.
Lost re-election.
Re-elected in 2006.
Retired. 		28 110th
111th
112th 29 Elected in 2010. January 3, 2011 –
Present 		Republican
Ron Johnson 		18
13
Tammy Baldwin 		Democratic January 3, 2013 –
Present 		Elected in 2012. 29 113th
114th
115th 30 Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018. 30 116th
117th
118th 31 To be determined in the 2022 election.
To be determined in the 2024 election. 31 119th
# Senator Party Years in office Electoral history T C T Electoral history Years in office Party Senator #
Class 1 Class 3

Living former senators

As of July 2022, there are three living former U.S. senators from Wisconsin. The most recent and most recently serving senator to die was William Proxmire (1957–1989) on December 15, 2005.

Senator Term of office Date of birth (and age)
Bob Kasten 1981–1993 (1942-06-19) June 19, 1942 (age 82)
Herb Kohl 1989–2013 (1935-02-07) February 7, 1935 (age 89)
Russ Feingold 1993–2011 (1953-03-02) March 2, 1953 (age 71)

Superlatives

Longest service

Senator First served Last served Length of service
William Proxmire August 28, 1957 January 3, 1989 31 years, 128 days
(11,451 days)
Alexander Wiley January 3, 1939 January 3, 1963 24 years, 0 days
(8,766 days)
Herb Kohl January 3, 1989 January 3, 2013 24 years, 0 days
(8,766 days)
Robert M. La Follette Jr. September 30, 1925 January 3, 1947 21 years, 95 days
(7,765 days)
Robert M. La Follette January 4, 1906 June 18, 1925 19 years, 165 days
(7,105 days)

Shortest service

Senator First served Last served Length of service
Paul O. Husting March 4, 1915 October 21, 1917 2 years, 7 months, 2 weeks and 3 days
(962 days)
F. Ryan Duffy March 4, 1933 January 3, 1939 5 years, 9 months, 4 weeks and 2 days
(2,131 days)
John L. Mitchell March 4, 1893 March 3, 1899 5 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 6 days
(2,190 days)
Joseph V. Quarles March 4, 1899 March 3, 1905 5 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 6 days
(2,190 days)
Charles Durkee March 4, 1855 March 3, 1861 5 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 6 days
(2,191 days)
William Freeman Vilas March 4, 1891 March 3, 1897 5 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 6 days
(2,191 days)
John J. Blaine March 4, 1927 March 3, 1933 5 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 6 days
(2,191 days)

Youngest at beginning of service

Senator Date of birth First served Age
Robert M. La Follette Jr. February 6, 1895 September 30, 1925 30 years, 7 months and 24 days
Isaac P. Walker November 2, 1815 June 8, 1848 32 years, 7 months and 6 days
Joseph McCarthy November 14, 1908 January 3, 1947 38 years, 1 month and 20 days
Bob Kasten June 19, 1942 January 3, 1981 38 years, 6 months and 15 days
Russ Feingold March 2, 1953 January 3, 1993 39 years, 10 months and 1 day

Oldest at end of service

Senator Date of birth Last served Age
Isaac Stephenson June 18, 1829 March 3, 1915 85 years, 8 months and 13 days
Alexander Wiley May 26, 1884 January 3, 1963 78 years, 7 months and 8 days
Herb Kohl February 7, 1935 January 3, 2013 77 years, 10 months and 27 days
Philetus Sawyer September 22, 1816 March 3, 1893 76 years, 5 months and 9 days
Henry Dodge October 12, 1782 March 3, 1857 74 years, 4 months and 19 days

See also

References

  1. ^ "TWO SENATORS ELECTED". The New York Times. January 27, 1897. p. 3.
  2. ^ "Senator Spooner Re-elected". The New York Times. January 28, 1903. p. 8.
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