1974_United_States_Senate_election_in_Kentucky Knowpia

1974 United States Senate election in Kentucky
	County results; Ford: 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

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.

Republican primary edit

Candidates 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 edit

Candidates 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 edit

Results edit

1974 United States Senate election in Kentucky^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Wendell Ford	398,887	53.56%	5.94
	Republican	Marlow Cook (incumbent)	328,260	44.08%	7.28
	American Independent	W. Ed Parker	17,551	2.63%	1.31
Total votes			744,698	100.00%
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing