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

← 1968 November 3, 1974 1980 →
 
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

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Democratic

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Republican

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Results

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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

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