Election Name: | 1958 United States Senate election in Connecticut |
Country: | Connecticut |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1952 United States Senate election in Connecticut |
Previous Year: | 1952 |
Next Election: | 1964 United States Senate election in Connecticut |
Next Year: | 1964 |
Election Date: | November 4, 1958 |
Nominee1: | Thomas J. Dodd |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 554,841 |
Percentage1: | 57.29% |
Nominee2: | William A. Purtell |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 410,622 |
Percentage2: | 42.40% |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Election: | William A. Purtell |
Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
After Election: | Thomas J. Dodd |
After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
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 15 Democrats gained from the Republican Party in 1958, part of a record swing.