1958 United States Senate election in Connecticut
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The United States Senate election of 1958 in Connecticut was held on November 4, 1958. Democratic Thomas J. Dodd defeated incumbent senator William A. Purtell who ran for a second term.
This was one of ten seats Democrats gained from the Republican Party in 1958, part of a record swing (including the elections of new Senators from Alaska and Hawaii).
General election
Candidates
- Thomas J. Dodd, U.S. Representative from Old Lyme (Democratic)
- Vivien Kellems, industrialist, inventor, and tax protestor (Independent)
- William A. Purtell, incumbent Senator since 1953 (Republican
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Thomas J. Dodd | 554,841 | 57.29% | ||
Republican | William A. Purtell (incumbent) | 410,622 | 42.40% | ||
Independent | Vivien Kellems | 3,043 | 0.31% | ||
Majority | 144,219 | 14.89% | |||
Turnout | 968,506 | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican | Swing |
See also
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