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The 1958 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held on November 4, 1958. Incumbent Democrat William Proxmire, who had won a special election to finish the term of the late Senator Joe McCarthy, was re-elected to a full term in office over Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Roland J. Steinle, a Republican.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | William Proxmire (incumbent) | 682,440 | 57.13% | 0.69 | |
Republican | Roland J. Steinle | 510,398 | 42.73% | 2.22 | |
Socialist Workers | James E. Boulton | 1,226 | 0.10% | N/A | |
Socialist Labor | Georgia Cozzini | 537 | 0.05% | 0.04 | |
Total votes | 1,194,601 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic hold | Swing |
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