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Election 1974 Results

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1974 US Senate election in Arkansas

Dale Bumpers (Democrat) beat John Harris Jones (Republican) in Arkansas in 1974, 84.9% to 15.1%, a margin of 69.8 points and 379,030 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1968, when J. William Fulbright won.

Democrats led in 75 of the 75 counties as they stood then. The largest, Pulaski, cast 71,632 votes and went to the Democrat by 72.9 points. The closest was Newton, where 954 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Dale Bumpers won Democratic 461,056 84.9%
John Harris Jones Republican 82,026 15.1%
Total543,082

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Pulaski 61,908 86.4% 9,724 13.6% 71,632 D+72.9
Sebastian 21,060 77.8% 6,017 22.2% 27,077 D+55.6
Washington 15,872 77.0% 4,743 23.0% 20,615 D+54.0
Jefferson 15,038 83.5% 2,961 16.5% 17,999 D+67.1
Garland 14,729 81.9% 3,247 18.1% 17,976 D+63.9
Benton 11,956 71.7% 4,721 28.3% 16,677 D+43.4
White 11,544 90.3% 1,241 9.7% 12,785 D+80.6
Saline 11,342 88.9% 1,423 11.1% 12,765 D+77.7
Craighead 10,820 86.7% 1,655 13.3% 12,475 D+73.5
Mississippi 10,677 90.2% 1,162 9.8% 11,839 D+80.4
Union 8,725 80.3% 2,143 19.7% 10,868 D+60.6
Faulkner 9,109 90.2% 985 9.8% 10,094 D+80.5
Pope 7,891 86.3% 1,249 13.7% 9,140 D+72.7
Phillips 8,151 92.6% 648 7.4% 8,799 D+85.3
Crawford 6,501 77.3% 1,910 22.7% 8,411 D+54.6
Poinsett 7,055 88.6% 904 11.4% 7,959 D+77.3
Crittenden 7,001 88.5% 910 11.5% 7,911 D+77.0
Ouachita 7,126 90.5% 751 9.5% 7,877 D+80.9
Baxter 5,604 71.3% 2,260 28.7% 7,864 D+42.5
Lonoke 6,885 89.5% 806 10.5% 7,691 D+79.0
Columbia 6,266 84.8% 1,122 15.2% 7,388 D+69.6
Logan 6,110 83.2% 1,236 16.8% 7,346 D+66.3
Hot Spring 6,176 89.7% 708 10.3% 6,884 D+79.4
Conway 6,294 92.5% 514 7.5% 6,808 D+84.9
Independence 6,067 90.1% 665 9.9% 6,732 D+80.2
Hempstead 5,906 87.8% 823 12.2% 6,729 D+75.5
Miller 5,894 88.3% 779 11.7% 6,673 D+76.7
Arkansas 5,750 90.2% 628 9.8% 6,378 D+80.3
Greene 5,242 87.7% 735 12.3% 5,977 D+75.4
Clark 5,493 92.4% 452 7.6% 5,945 D+84.8
Johnson 4,963 84.2% 928 15.8% 5,891 D+68.5
Ashley 5,053 88.1% 680 11.9% 5,733 D+76.3
Boone 4,524 79.5% 1,169 20.5% 5,693 D+58.9
St. Francis 4,794 85.1% 838 14.9% 5,632 D+70.2
Jackson 4,765 91.5% 444 8.5% 5,209 D+83.0
Yell 4,694 90.4% 497 9.6% 5,191 D+80.9
Lawrence 4,378 85.8% 727 14.2% 5,105 D+71.5
Cleburne 4,468 87.9% 616 12.1% 5,084 D+75.8
Clay 4,204 83.1% 852 16.9% 5,056 D+66.3
Franklin 4,009 81.8% 890 18.2% 4,899 D+63.7
Polk 3,783 80.4% 925 19.6% 4,708 D+60.7
Carroll 3,574 76.3% 1,110 23.7% 4,684 D+52.6
Desha 4,260 91.8% 380 8.2% 4,640 D+83.6
Van Buren 3,943 88.2% 529 11.8% 4,472 D+76.3
Searcy 2,882 68.5% 1,324 31.5% 4,206 D+37.0
Madison 2,468 66.7% 1,234 33.3% 3,702 D+33.3
Monroe 3,266 89.7% 374 10.3% 3,640 D+79.5
Sharp 2,830 79.0% 751 21.0% 3,581 D+58.1
Randolph 3,125 87.4% 452 12.6% 3,577 D+74.7
Drew 3,187 91.0% 317 9.0% 3,504 D+81.9
Cross 3,201 91.9% 284 8.1% 3,485 D+83.7
Marion 2,739 78.8% 735 21.2% 3,474 D+57.7
Newton 2,184 64.0% 1,230 36.0% 3,414 D+27.9
Bradley 3,087 92.3% 256 7.7% 3,343 D+84.7
Grant 3,012 90.3% 324 9.7% 3,336 D+80.6
Stone 2,913 88.1% 393 11.9% 3,306 D+76.2
Izard 2,685 81.6% 604 18.4% 3,289 D+63.3
Lee 2,763 84.2% 517 15.8% 3,280 D+68.5
Howard 2,926 90.7% 301 9.3% 3,227 D+81.3
Woodruff 2,945 91.3% 282 8.7% 3,227 D+82.5
Scott 2,545 82.6% 535 17.4% 3,080 D+65.3
Chicot 2,710 88.1% 367 11.9% 3,077 D+76.1
Dallas 2,744 89.6% 318 10.4% 3,062 D+79.2
Lincoln 2,734 90.6% 284 9.4% 3,018 D+81.2
Prairie 2,694 90.7% 275 9.3% 2,969 D+81.5
Little River 2,556 89.0% 317 11.0% 2,873 D+77.9
Nevada 2,495 88.9% 313 11.1% 2,808 D+77.7
Lafayette 2,456 88.9% 307 11.1% 2,763 D+77.8
Sevier 2,377 86.2% 380 13.8% 2,757 D+72.4
Perry 2,245 84.8% 403 15.2% 2,648 D+69.6
Fulton 2,189 83.7% 427 16.3% 2,616 D+67.4
Pike 2,132 87.0% 318 13.0% 2,450 D+74.0
Montgomery 1,937 87.1% 288 12.9% 2,225 D+74.1
Cleveland 1,946 89.8% 220 10.2% 2,166 D+79.7
Calhoun 1,479 88.7% 189 11.3% 1,668 D+77.3

Counties as they stood in 1974; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Arkansas Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 John Boozman (R) R+34.8
2020 Tom Cotton (R) R+66.5
2016 John Boozman (R) R+23.6
2014 Tom Cotton (R) R+17.1
2010 John Boozman (R) R+21.0
2008 Mark Pryor (D) D+79.5
2004 Blanche L. Lincoln (D) D+11.8
2002 Mark Pryor (D) D+7.7
1998 Blanche Lambert Lincoln (D) D+12.8
1996 Y. Tim Hutchinson (R) R+5.4
1992 Dale Bumpers (D) D+20.4
1990 David H. Pryor (D) D+99.8
1986 Dale Bumpers (D) D+24.6
1984 David Pryor (D) D+14.7
1980 Dale Bumpers (D) D+18.2
1978 David H. Pryor (D) D+60.2
1974 Dale Bumpers (D) D+69.8
1972 John L. McClellan (D) D+21.8
1968 J. William Fulbright (D) D+18.3
1966 John L. McClellan (D) level
1962 J. William Fulbright (D) D+37.3
1960 John Little McClellan (D) D+99.9
1956 J. William Fulbright (D) D+66.0
1954 John L. McClellan (D) D+100.0
1950 J. William Fulbright (D) D+100.0
1948 John L. McClellan (D) D+93.2
1944 J. William Fulbright (D) D+70.2
1942 John L. McClellan (D) D+100.0
1938 Hattie Caraway (D) D+79.2
1936 Joseph T. Robinson (D) D+69.0
1932 Hattie Caraway (D) D+79.4
1930 Joseph T. Robinson (D) D+100.0
1926 Thaddeus H. Caraway (D) D+69.6
1924 Joseph T. Robinson (D) D+47.0
1920 Thaddeus H. Caraway (D) D+31.9
1918 Joseph T. Robinson (D) D+100.0
1914 James P. Clarke (D) D+49.8