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Everything about United States Senate Elections 1974 totally explainedThe U.S. Senate election, 1974 was an election for the United States Senate held in the wake of the Watergate scandal, Richard M. Nixon's resignation from the presidency, and Gerald Ford's subsequent pardon of Nixon. These circumstances benefited the Democrats, and they made a net gain of three seats from the Republicans. This became four after the Senate voided the contested election in New Hampshire and Democrat John A. Durkin (D-NH) won a special election. After the special election, Democrats possessed 61 seats to 38 for the Republicans, with one Independent who caucused with the Democrats and one Conservative who caucused with the Republicans.
Democrats won open seats in Vermont and Florida and unseated incumbents Peter H. Dominick (R-CO) and Marlow Cook (R-KY). Republicans took an open seat in Nevada, where Republican Paul Laxalt defeated future Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid by 624 votes. The election also produced other close results; Milton Young (R-ND) won reelection against Democrat William Guy by only 186 votes and Henry Bellmon (R-OK) won reelection against Democrat Ed Edmondson by half a percent of the vote.
A notable first term Senator was former astronaut John Glenn (D-OH), who defeated sitting Senator Howard Metzenbaum in a primary and went on to win the general election. Other notable freshman included Wendell Ford, the future Senate Whip, and Gary Hart, who would run for president in 1984 and 1988.
Senate contests in 1974
| State |
Incumbent |
Party |
Status |
Opposing Candidates |
| Alabama |
James Allen |
Democratic |
Re-elected, 95.8% |
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| Alaska |
Mike Gravel |
Democratic |
Re-elected, 58.3% |
C. R. Lewis (Republican) 41.7% |
| Arizona |
Barry Goldwater |
Republican |
Re-elected, 58.3% |
Jonathan Marshall (Democratic) 41.7% |
| Arkansas |
J. William Fulbright |
Democratic |
Defeated in Primary, Democratic victory |
Dale Bumpers (Democratic) 84.9%
John H. Jones (Republican) 15.1% |
| California |
Alan Cranston |
Democratic |
Re-elected, 60.5% |
H. L. Richardson (Republican) 36.2% |
| Colorado |
Peter H. Dominick |
Republican |
Defeated, 39.5% |
Gary Hart (Democratic) 57.2% |
| Connecticut |
Abraham A. Ribicoff |
Democratic |
Re-elected, 63.7% |
James A. Brannen III (Republican) 34.3% |
| Florida |
Edward J. Gurney |
Republican |
Retired, Democratic victory |
Richard Stone (Democratic) 43.4%
Jack Eckerd (Republican) 40.9%
John Grady (American) 15.7% |
| Georgia |
Herman Talmadge |
Democratic |
Re-elected, 71.7% |
Jerry Johnson (Republican) 28.2% |
| Hawaii |
Daniel Inouye |
Democratic |
Re-elected, 82.9% |
James D. Kimmel (Independent) 17.1% |
| Idaho |
Frank Church |
Democratic |
Re-elected, 56.1% |
Robert L. Smith (Republican) 42.1% |
| Illinois |
Adlai Stevenson III |
Democratic |
Re-elected, 62.2% |
George M. Burditt (Republican) 37.2% |
| Indiana |
Birch Bayh |
Democratic |
Re-elected, 50.7% |
Dick Lugar (Republican) 46.4% |
| Iowa |
Harold Hughes |
Democratic |
Retired, Democratic victory |
John Culver (Democratic) 52.0%
David M. Stanley (Republican) 47.3% |
| Kansas |
Bob Dole |
Republican |
Re-elected, 50.9% |
William R. Roy (Democratic) 49.1% |
| Kentucky |
Marlow Cook |
Republican |
Defeated, 44.1% |
Wendell Ford (Democratic) 53.5%
William E. Parker (American) 2.4% |
| Louisiana |
Russell B. Long |
Democratic |
Re-elected unopposed |
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| Maryland |
Charles Mathias, Jr. |
Republican |
Re-elected, 57.3% |
Barbara Mikulski (Democratic) 42.7% |
| Missouri |
Thomas Eagleton |
Democratic |
Re-elected, 60.1% |
Thomas B. Curtis (Republican) 39.3%
Cliff Talmage (Independent) 0.6% |
| Nevada |
Alan Bible |
Democratic |
Retired, Republican victory |
Paul Laxalt (Republican) 47.0%
Harry Reid (Democratic) 46.6% |
| New Hampshire1 |
Norris Cotton |
Republican |
Retired, Republican victory |
Louis C. Wyman (Republican) 49.7%
John A. Durkin (Democratic) 49.7% |
| New York |
Jacob K. Javits |
Republican |
Re-elected, 45.3% |
Ramsey Clark (Democratic) 38.2%
Barbara A. Keating (Conservative) 15.9% |
| North Carolina |
Sam Ervin |
Democratic |
Retired, Democratic victory |
Robert Burren Morgan (Democratic) 62.1%
William E. Stevens (Republican) 37.0% |
| North Dakota |
Milton Young |
Republican |
Re-elected, 48.4% |
William L. Guy (Democratic) 48.3% |
| Ohio |
Howard Metzenbaum |
Democratic |
Defeated in Primary, Democratic victory |
John Glenn (Democratic) 64.6%
Ralph J. Perk (Republican) 30.7% |
| Oklahoma |
Henry Bellmon |
Republican |
Re-elected, 49.4% |
Ed Edmondson (Democratic) 48.9% |
| Oregon |
Bob Packwood |
Republican |
Re-elected, 54.9% |
Betty Roberts (Democratic) 44.2% |
| Pennsylvania |
Richard Schweiker |
Republican |
Re-elected, 53.0% |
Peter F. Flaherty (Democratic) 45.9%
George W. Shankey (Constitution) 1.1% |
| South Carolina |
Ernest Hollings |
Democratic |
Re-elected, 69.5% |
Gwenyfred Bush (Republican) 28.6% |
| South Dakota |
George McGovern |
Democratic |
Re-elected, 53.0% |
Leo K. Thorsness (Republican) 47.0% |
| Utah |
Wallace F. Bennett |
Republican |
Retired, Republican victory |
Jake Garn (Republican) 50.0%
Wayne Owens (Democratic) 44.1% |
| Vermont |
George Aiken |
Republican |
Retired, Democratic victory |
Patrick Leahy (Democratic) 49.5%
Richard W. Mallary (Republican) 46.4% |
| Washington |
Warren G. Magnuson |
Democratic |
Re-elected, 60.7% |
Jack Metcalf (Republican) 36.1%
Gene Goosman (American Independent) 2%
Clare Fraenzl (Socialist Workers) 0.8%
Pat Ruckert (U.S. Labor) 0.4% |
| Wisconsin |
Gaylord Nelson |
Democratic |
Re-elected, 61.8% |
Tom Petri (Republican) 35.8% |
1 Election was contested; Wyman was seated, then resigned so that a new election could take place. Norris Cotton held the seat temporarily until a new special election in 1975 selected Durkin.
See also
Senate composition before and after elections
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