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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

Candidates

  • Marlow Cook, incumbent Senator
  • Thurman Jerome Hamlin
  • Tommy Klein

Results

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

Candidates

Results

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

Results

1974 United States Senate election in Kentucky[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Wendell Ford 398,887 53.56% Increase5.94
Republican Marlow Cook (incumbent) 328,260 44.08% Decrease7.28
American Independent W. Ed Parker 17,551 2.63% Increase1.31
Total votes 744,698 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

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