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.
Purtell was one of ten Republican senators to be defeated in the 1958 elections, part of a record swing of 15 seats gained by the Democratic party that year. Dodd would go on to serve two terms in the Senate.
General election Candidates Thomas J. Dodd, U.S. Representative from Old Lyme (Democratic) Vivien Kellems, industrialist, inventor, and tax protester (Independent) William A. Purtell, incumbent Senator since 1953 (Republican)
Results
See also 1958 United States Senate elections
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