1922 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

The 1922 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held on November 7, 1922.

1922 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

November 7, 1922
 
Nominee Robert M. La Follette Jessie Jack Hooper
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 379,494 78,029
Percentage 80.60% 16.57%

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

U.S. senator before election

Robert M. La Follette
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Robert M. La Follette
Republican

Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Robert M. La Follette was re-elected to a fourth term in office over Democrat Jessie Jack Hooper. Off the strength of his landslide victory, La Follette launched a second campaign for President of the United States in 1924.

La Follette's opponent, the suffragette Jessie Jack Hooper, was among the first American women to ever run a campaign for the U.S. Senate.

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