Election Name: | 1958 United States Senate election in Wisconsin |
Country: | Wisconsin |
Flag Year: | 1913 |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1957 United States Senate elections#Wisconsin |
Previous Year: | 1957 (special) |
Next Election: | 1964 United States Senate election in Wisconsin |
Next Year: | 1964 |
Election Date: | November 4, 1958 |
Image1: | File:William Proxmire.jpg |
Nominee1: | William Proxmire |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 682,440 |
Percentage1: | 57.13% |
Nominee2: | Roland J. Steinle |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 510,398 |
Percentage2: | 42.73% |
Map Size: | 250px |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Election: | William Proxmire |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | William Proxmire |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
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.