1974 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

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1974 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

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  BellmonHL.jpg Rep Ed Edmondson.jpg
Nominee Henry Bellmon Ed Edmondson
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 390,997 387,162
Percentage 49.4% 48.9%

1974 United States Senate election in Oklahoma results map by county.svg
County results

Bellmon:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

Edmondson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election

Henry Bellmon
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Henry Bellmon
Republican

The 1974 United States Senate election in Oklahoma was held November 3, 1974. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Henry Bellmon narrowly won re-election to a second term, beating Representative Ed Edmondson (D-OK) by nearly 4,000 votes.

Major candidates[]

Democratic[]

  • Ed Edmondson, U.S. Congressman
  • Charles R. Nesbitt, Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner
  • Wilburn Cartwright, former U.S. Congressman

Republican[]

  • Henry Bellmon, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results[]

General election results
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Henry Bellmon (incumbent) 390,997 49.4%
Democratic Ed Edmondson 387,162 48.9%
Independent Paul E. Trent 13,650 1.7%

See also[]

  • 1974 United States Senate elections

References[]

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