The 1974 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 5, 1974. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Marlow Cook ran for a second term in office but was defeated by Democratic Governor of Kentucky Wendell Ford.
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January 01, 1970
1974, united, states, senate, election, kentucky, took, place, november, 1974, incumbent, republican, senator, marlow, cook, second, term, office, defeated, democratic, governor, kentucky, wendell, ford, 1968, november, 1974, 1980, nominee, wendell, ford, marl. The 1974 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 5 1974 Incumbent Republican U S Senator Marlow Cook ran for a second term in office but was defeated by Democratic Governor of Kentucky Wendell Ford 1974 United States Senate election in Kentucky 1968 November 5 1974 1980 Nominee Wendell Ford Marlow Cook Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 398 887 328 260 Percentage 53 56 44 08 County resultsFord 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 Cook 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 U S senator before election Marlow Cook Republican Elected U S Senator Wendell Ford Democratic Contents 1 Republican primary 1 1 Candidates 1 2 Results 2 Democratic primary 2 1 Candidates 2 2 Results 3 General election 3 1 Results 4 See also 5 ReferencesRepublican primary editCandidates edit Marlow Cook incumbent Senator Thurman Jerome Hamlin Tommy Klein Results edit Republican primary results 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Marlow Cook incumbent 35 904 87 60 Republican Thurman Jerome Hamlin 2 826 6 90 Republican Tommy Klein 2 256 5 50 Total votes 40 986 100 00 Democratic primary editCandidates edit Harvey E Brazin Wendell Ford Governor of Kentucky Results edit Democratic primary results 2 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Wendell Ford 136 458 84 81 Democratic Harvey E Brazin 24 436 15 19 Total votes 160 894 100 00 General election editResults edit 1974 United States Senate election in Kentucky 3 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Wendell Ford 398 887 53 56 nbsp 5 94 Republican Marlow Cook incumbent 328 260 44 08 nbsp 7 28 American Independent W Ed Parker 17 551 2 63 nbsp 1 31 Total votes 744 698 100 00 Democratic gain from Republican SwingSee also edit1974 United States Senate electionsReferences edit Our Campaigns KY US Senate R Primary Race May 28 1974 Our Campaigns KY US Senate D Primary Race May 28 1974 Our Campaigns ID US Senate Race Nov 05 1974 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1974 United States Senate election in Kentucky amp oldid 1174189780, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
