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==U.S. Senate==

==U.S. Senate==

Following the death of incumbent senator Brien McMahon in 1952, Purtell was appointed by governor John Davis Lodge as an interim to the Class III seat. He was simultaneously running for the state's Class I Senate seat, and won the general election over [[Democrat]] William Benton by eight percentage points.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=7722 CT US Senate]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved April 25, 2021.</ref>

Following the death of incumbent senator Brien McMahon in 1952, Purtell was appointed by governor John Davis Lodge as an interim to the Class III seat. He was simultaneously running for the state's Class I Senate seat, and won the general election over incumbent [[Democrat]] William Benton by eight percentage points.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=7722 CT US Senate]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved April 25, 2021.</ref>

Purtell was one of only twenty-two Republicans (including [[Barry Goldwater]], [[Everett Dirksen]], [[Styles Bridges]], and [[Bourke Hickenlooper]]) who voted against the censure of [[Joseph McCarthy]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/83-1954/s271 S. RES. 301. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 25, 2021.</ref> a [[Wisconsin]] senator who exposed [[communist]] infiltration of the United States government.

Purtell was one of only twenty-two Republicans (including [[Barry Goldwater]], [[Everett Dirksen]], [[Styles Bridges]], and [[Bourke Hickenlooper]]) who voted against the censure of [[Joseph McCarthy]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/83-1954/s271 S. RES. 301. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 25, 2021.</ref> a [[Wisconsin]] senator who exposed [[communist]] infiltration of the United States government.