1974 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

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.

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

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