1974 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

1974 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

November 3, 1974

Nominee Henry Bellmon Ed Edmondson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 390,997 387,162 Percentage 49.38% 48.90%

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. Henry Bellmon was the first Republican United States Senator from Oklahoma ever to win re-election to a second term and to be re-elected.

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	49.38%	−2.33%
	Democratic	Ed Edmondson	387,162	48.90%	+2.74%
	Independent	Paul E. Trent	13,650	1.72%	N/A

See also

• 1974 United States Senate elections