United States Senate election in Connecticut, 1958
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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.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Democratic | Thomas J. Dodd | 554,841 | 57.29% | ||
Republican | William A. Purtell | 410,622 | 42.40% | ||
Independent | Vivien Kellems | 3,043 | 0.31% | ||
Majority | 144,219 | 14.89 | |||
Turnout | 968,506 | ||||
Swing to Democratic from Republican | Swing | ||||
See also
References
Template:Connecticut Elections
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