The 1974 United States Senate election in Colorado took place on November 5, 1974. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Peter Dominick ran for re-election to a third term in office, but was defeated by Democrat Gary Hart. As of 2024, this is the last time that an incumbent Senator from Colorado lost re-election for this seat, and the last time that El Paso County voted for the Democratic candidate in a Senate election.
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1974, united, states, senate, election, colorado, took, place, november, 1974, incumbent, republican, senator, peter, dominick, election, third, term, office, defeated, democrat, gary, hart, 2024, this, last, time, that, incumbent, senator, from, colorado, los. The 1974 United States Senate election in Colorado took place on November 5 1974 Incumbent Republican U S Senator Peter Dominick ran for re election to a third term in office but was defeated by Democrat Gary Hart As of 2024 this is the last time that an incumbent Senator from Colorado lost re election for this seat and the last time that El Paso County voted for the Democratic candidate in a Senate election 1974 United States Senate election in Colorado 1968 November 5 1974 1980 Nominee Gary Hart Peter DominickParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 471 691 325 508Percentage 57 23 39 50 County resultsHart 40 50 50 60 60 70 Dominick 40 50 50 60 60 70 U S senator before electionPeter DominickRepublican Elected U S Senator Gary HartDemocratic Contents 1 Democratic primary 1 1 Candidates 1 2 Results 2 General election 2 1 Results 3 See also 4 ReferencesDemocratic primary editCandidates edit Gary Hart campaign manager for George McGovern in 1972 Marty Miller Arapahoe County District Attorney Herrick Roth former State Senator from DenverResults edit Democratic primary results 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Gary Hart 81 161 39 92 Democratic Herrick Roth 66 819 32 86 Democratic Marty Miller 55 339 27 22 Total votes 203 319 100 00 General election editResults edit 1974 United States Senate election in Colorado 2 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Gary Hart 471 691 57 23 nbsp 15 78Republican Peter Dominick incumbent 325 508 39 50 nbsp 19 05Independent John M King 16 131 1 96 N AProhibition Joseph Fred Hyskell 8 410 1 02 nbsp 1 02Independent Henry John Olshaw 2 395 0 29 N AIndependent Jack Marsh write in 31 0 00 N ATotal votes 824 166 100 00 Democratic gain from Republican SwingSee also edit1974 United States Senate electionsReferences edit Our Campaigns CO US Senate D Primary Race Sep 10 1974 Our Campaigns CO US Senate Race Nov 05 1968 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1974 United States Senate election in Colorado amp oldid 1216236068, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
