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1968 United States Senate election in Kentucky
Nominee
Marlow Cook
Katherine Peden
Party
Republican
Democratic
Popular vote
484,260
448,960
Percentage
51.36%
47.62%
County resultsCook : 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80–90%Peden : 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
U.S. senator before election
Thruston Morton
Republican
Elected U.S. Senator
Marlow Cook
Republican
The 1968 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 5, 1974. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Thruston Morton retired from office. Jefferson County Judge (the equivalent of a County Executive ) Marlow Cook won the open seat.
Republican primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Marlow Cook , Jefferson County Judge
Eugene Siler , former Congressman
Thurman Jerome Hamlin, perennial candidate
E. W. Kemp
Results [ ]
Democratic primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Katherine Peden , Commissioner of Commerce
John Y. Brown, Sr. , former Congressman
Foster Ockerman, former State Representative [2]
Ted Osborn, State Representative [3]
Results [ ]
General election [ ]
Results [ ]
See also [ ]
References [ ]
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