1958 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

1958 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

←  1957 (special) November 4, 1958 1964  →

Nominee William Proxmire Roland J. Steinle Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 682,440 510,398 Percentage 57.13% 42.73%

County results Proxmire:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Kohler:      50–60%     60–70%

U.S. senator before election William Proxmire Democratic Elected U.S. Senator William Proxmire Democratic

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.

General election

Candidates

• James E. Boulton (Socialist Workers)
• Georgia Cozzini, perennial candidate (Socialist Labor)
• William Proxmire, incumbent Senator (Democratic)
• Roland J. Steinle, Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court (Republican)

Results

1958 United States Senate election in Wisconsin ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

See also

• 1958 United States Senate elections

References

1. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1959). "STATISTICS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION OF NOVEMBER 4, 1958" (PDF). United States House of Representatives. p. 39. Retrieved June 17, 2021.