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Proxmire Campaigns for Reelection
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Elected to the Senate in a special election in September 1957, to fill the unexpired term of Senator Joe McCarthy, William Proxmire was forced to begin a campaign for re-election almost immediately as his term was scheduled to expire in one year. This snapshot shows him already working the phones in Watertown months before the November 1958 election.
February 1958
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Campaign files, 1957-1958
1957 -- 1958
These files document William Proxmire's earliest Senate campaigns. They include incoming and outgoing correspondence, financial records, receipts for campaign expenses and donations, and analysis o...
William Proxmire's Victory
August 27, 1957
William Proxmire, his wife, Ellen (to Proxmire's right), and his supporters celebrate his victory in the special election to fill the Senate seat vacated upon the death of Senator Joseph R. McCarth...
Campaign files, 1958-1970
1958 -- 1970
These files document both the public and behind-the-scenes aspects of William Proxmire's early Senate campaigns. They contain brochures, bumper stickers, and photographs, as well as correspondence,...
Proxmire Supporters Celebrate
August 28, 1957
Jubilant Proxmire supporters dance in the streets in Milwaukee after Democrat William Proxmire won the special election to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Senator Joe McCarthy.
Channel 10 Auction
April 27, 1976
The set of the fundraising auction of Channel 10, Milwaukee's public television station. Senator William Proxmire is standing to the left of the closed B Board and Congressman Henry S. Reuss is sta...
Proxmire Walking Through Wisconsin in Winter
December 22, 1972
Senator William Proxmire walked thousands of miles in Wisconsin to meet constituents. Here he is, in a snowmobile suit, shaking hands with a woman outside the post office in De Soto.
