1974 United States Senate elections
Elections leading to the next Congress
In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning January 3, 1975; ordered by state. All of the elections involved the Class 3 seats.

1974 United States Senate elections

Section Title: Elections leading to the next Congress
Table Section Text: In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning January 3, 1975; ordered by state. All of the elections involved the Class 3 seats.

State (linked to summaries below)	Incumbent	Results	Candidates

Senator	Party	Electoral history

Alabama	James Allen	Democratic	1968	Incumbent re-elected.	√ James Allen (Democratic) 95.8% Alvin Abercrombie (Prohibition) 4.2%

Alaska	Mike Gravel	Democratic	1968	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Mike Gravel (Democratic) 58.3% C. R. Lewis (Republican) 41.7%

Arizona	Barry Goldwater	Republican	1952 1958 1964 (Retired) 1968	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Barry Goldwater (Republican) 58.3% Jonathan Marshall (Democratic) 41.7%

Arkansas	J. William Fulbright	Democratic	1944 1950 1956 1962 1968	Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Democratic hold.	√ Dale Bumpers (Democratic) 84.9% John H. Jones (Republican) 15.1%

California	Alan Cranston	Democratic	1968	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Alan Cranston (Democratic) 60.5% H. L.

Colorado	Peter H. Dominick	Republican	1968	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	√ Gary Hart (Democratic) 57.2% Peter H. Dominick (Republican) 39.5% John McCandish King (Independent) 2.0% Joseph Fred Hyskell (Prohibition) 1.0% Henry John Olshaw (American) 0.3%

Connecticut	Abraham A. Ribicoff	Democratic	1962 1968	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Abraham A. Ribicoff (Democratic) 63.7% James H. Brannen III (Republican) 34.3%

Florida	Edward J. Gurney	Republican	1968	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	√ Richard Stone (Democratic) 43.4% Jack Eckerd (Republican) 40.9% John Grady (American) 15.7%

Georgia	Herman Talmadge	Democratic	1956 1962 1968	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Herman Talmadge (Democratic) 71.7% Jerry Johnson (Republican) 28.2%

Hawaii	Daniel Inouye	Democratic	1962 1968	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Daniel Inouye (Democratic) 82.9% James D. Kimmel (Independent) 17.1%

Idaho	Frank Church	Democratic	1956 1962 1968	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Frank Church (Democratic) 56.1% Robert L. Smith (Republican) 42.1% Jean Stoddard (American) 1.8%

Illinois	Adlai Stevenson III	Democratic	1970 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Adlai Stevenson III (Democratic) 62.2% George M. Burditt (Republican) 37.2%

Indiana	Birch Bayh	Democratic	1962 1968	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Birch Bayh (Democratic) 50.7% Richard Lugar (Republican) 46.4% Don L. Lee (American) 2.8%

Iowa	Harold Hughes	Democratic	1968	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic hold.	√ John Culver (Democratic) 50.0% David M. Stanley (Republican) 49.3%

Kansas	Bob Dole	Republican	1968	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Bob Dole (Republican) 50.9% William R. Roy (Democratic) 49.1%

Kentucky	Marlow Cook	Republican	1956 1962 1968	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	√ Wendell Ford (Democratic) 53.5% Marlow Cook (Republican) 44.1% William E. Parker (American) 2.4%

Louisiana	Russell B. Long	Democratic	1948 (Special) 1950 1956 1962 1968	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Russell B. Long (Democratic) Unopposed

Maryland	Charles Mathias, Jr.	Republican	1968	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Charles Mathias, Jr. (Republican) 57.3% Barbara Mikulski (Democratic) 42.7%

Missouri	Thomas Eagleton	Democratic	1968	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Thomas Eagleton (Democratic) 60.1% Thomas B. Curtis (Republican) 39.3% Cliff Talmage (Independent) 0.6%

Nevada	Alan Bible	Democratic	1954 (Special) 1956 1962 1968	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican gain.	√ Paul Laxalt (Republican) 47.0% Harry Reid (Democratic) 46.6%

New Hampshire	Norris Cotton	Republican	1954 (Special) 1956 1962 1968	Incumbent retired. New senator elected.	√ Louis C. Wyman (Republican) 49.7% John A. Durkin (Democratic) 49.7%

New York	Jacob K. Javits	Republican	1956 1962 1968	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Jacob K. Javits (Republican) 45.3% Ramsey Clark (Democratic) 38.2% Barbara A.

North Carolina	Sam Ervin	Democratic	1954 (Special) 1954 (Appointed) 1956 1962 1968	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic hold.	√ Robert Burren Morgan (Democratic) 62.1% William E. Stevens (Republican) 37.0%

North Dakota	Milton Young	Republican	1945 (Appointed) 1946 (Special) 1950 1956 1962 1968	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Milton Young (Republican) 48.4% William L. Guy (Democratic) 48.3%

Ohio	Howard Metzenbaum	Democratic	1974 (Appointed)	Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Democratic hold. Incumbent resigned December 23, 1974. Winner was appointed December 24, 1974.	√ John Glenn (Democratic) 64.6% Ralph J. Perk (Republican) 30.7%

Oklahoma	Henry Bellmon	Republican	1968	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Henry Bellmon (Republican) 49.4% Ed Edmondson (Democratic) 48.9%

Oregon	Bob Packwood	Republican	1968	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Bob Packwood (Republican) 54.9% Betty Roberts (Democratic) 44.2%

Pennsylvania	Richard Schweiker	Republican	1968	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Richard Schweiker (Republican) 53.0% Peter F. Flaherty (Democratic) 45.9% George W. Shankey (Constitution) 1.1%

South Carolina	Ernest Hollings	Democratic	1966 (Special) 1968	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Ernest Hollings (Democratic) 69.5% Gwenyfred Bush (Republican) 28.6%

South Dakota	George McGovern	Democratic	1962 1968	Incumbent re-elected.	√ George McGovern (Democratic) 53.0% Leo K. Thorsness (Republican) 47.0%

Utah	Wallace F. Bennett	Republican	1950 1956 1962 1968	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican hold.	√ Jake Garn (Republican) 50.0% Wayne Owens (Democratic) 44.1%

Vermont	George Aiken	Republican	1940 (Special) 1944 1950 1956 1962 1968	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	√ Patrick Leahy (Democratic) 49.5% Richard W. Mallary (Republican) 46.4%

Washington	Warren Magnuson	Democratic	1944 1944 (Appointed) 1950 1956 1962 1968	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Warren G. Magnuson (Democratic) 60.7% Jack Metcalf (Republican) 36.1% Gene Goosman (American Independent) 2% Clare Fraenzl (Socialist Workers) 0.8% Pat Ruckert (U.S.

Wisconsin	Gaylord Nelson	Democratic	1962 1968	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Gaylord Nelson (Democratic) 61.8% Tom Petri (Republican) 35.8%

Sentence(s)

Schweiker won re-election with 53% of the popular vote, with Flaherty winning 45.9%.

final_sentence: Schweiker won re-election with 53% of the popular vote, with Flaherty winning 45.9%.