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Election 1974 Results

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1974 US Senate election in Kentucky

Wendell Ford (Democrat) beat Marlow W. Cook (Republican) in Kentucky in 1974, 53.5% to 44.1%, a margin of 9.4 points and 70,424 votes.

Kentucky changed party: in 1968 it went Republican, for Marlow W. Cook.

Democrats led in 88 of the 120 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 32. The largest, Jefferson, cast 194,410 votes and went to the Republican by 2.5 points. The closest was Allen, where 1 vote 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
Wendell Ford won Democratic 399,406 53.5%
Marlow W. Cook Republican 328,982 44.1%
All other candidates 17,606 2.4%
Total745,994

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Jefferson 91,696 47.2% 96,653 49.7% 6,061 194,410 R+2.5
Fayette 15,127 40.9% 20,415 55.2% 1,441 36,983 R+14.3
Kenton 15,050 56.2% 11,153 41.7% 570 26,773 D+14.6
Campbell 10,035 54.8% 7,915 43.2% 372 18,322 D+11.6
Daviess 11,854 65.5% 5,499 30.4% 740 18,093 D+35.1
Pike 8,646 59.4% 5,761 39.6% 138 14,545 D+19.8
Boyd 8,176 59.1% 5,480 39.6% 169 13,825 D+19.5
McCracken 9,266 68.6% 3,565 26.4% 669 13,500 D+42.2
Franklin 8,455 72.2% 2,883 24.6% 374 11,712 D+47.6
Pulaski 3,790 36.9% 6,395 62.2% 97 10,282 R+25.3
Warren 5,324 53.8% 4,471 45.2% 93 9,888 D+8.6
Hardin 5,062 51.6% 4,455 45.4% 295 9,812 D+6.2
Floyd 6,160 71.1% 2,371 27.4% 133 8,664 D+43.7
Madison 4,250 50.0% 3,974 46.7% 278 8,502 D+3.2
Harlan 4,764 59.1% 3,204 39.8% 92 8,060 D+19.4
Greenup 4,847 62.6% 2,809 36.3% 83 7,739 D+26.3
Graves 5,367 70.6% 1,880 24.7% 350 7,597 D+45.9
Henderson 5,160 69.9% 2,114 28.6% 111 7,385 D+41.2
Muhlenberg 4,173 58.5% 2,865 40.2% 93 7,131 D+18.3
Hopkins 4,344 62.3% 2,494 35.8% 135 6,973 D+26.5
Boone 4,003 58.5% 2,842 41.5% 6,845 D+17.0
Christian 4,462 65.3% 2,293 33.6% 76 6,831 D+31.8
Laurel 2,263 36.5% 3,873 62.4% 69 6,205 R+25.9
Bell 3,123 51.0% 2,873 46.9% 126 6,122 D+4.1
Calloway 4,084 67.4% 1,847 30.5% 124 6,055 D+36.9
Whitley 2,423 42.4% 3,234 56.5% 63 5,720 R+14.2
Knox 2,533 45.5% 2,934 52.7% 97 5,564 R+7.2
Perry 2,744 50.7% 2,602 48.0% 70 5,416 D+2.6
Barren 3,149 58.6% 2,115 39.3% 112 5,376 D+19.2
Marshall 3,469 65.1% 1,720 32.3% 138 5,327 D+32.8
Bullitt 3,088 58.5% 1,939 36.8% 249 5,276 D+21.8
Boyle 2,671 52.8% 2,294 45.3% 98 5,063 D+7.4
Nelson 2,695 55.8% 1,996 41.3% 143 4,834 D+14.5
Carter 2,494 53.9% 2,070 44.8% 60 4,624 D+9.2
Grayson 1,983 43.0% 2,558 55.5% 66 4,607 R+12.5
Logan 3,277 72.1% 1,128 24.8% 138 4,543 D+47.3
Clark 2,621 60.1% 1,634 37.5% 106 4,361 D+22.6
Taylor 2,133 50.2% 2,070 48.7% 44 4,247 D+1.5
Breckinridge 2,089 50.3% 2,015 48.5% 47 4,151 D+1.8
Rowan 2,375 57.6% 1,697 41.2% 49 4,121 D+16.5
Clay 1,589 39.1% 2,456 60.5% 17 4,062 R+21.3
Shelby 2,308 57.9% 1,606 40.3% 69 3,983 D+17.6
Mercer 2,168 54.6% 1,646 41.4% 159 3,973 D+13.1
Bourbon 2,112 54.3% 1,643 42.3% 133 3,888 D+12.1
Wayne 1,700 44.6% 2,085 54.7% 25 3,810 R+10.1
Monroe 1,280 35.1% 2,291 62.9% 73 3,644 R+27.7
Marion 2,342 64.7% 1,247 34.4% 31 3,620 D+30.2
Oldham 1,662 46.3% 1,858 51.7% 73 3,593 R+5.5
Lincoln 1,806 50.6% 1,724 48.3% 36 3,566 D+2.3
Hart 1,941 55.1% 1,560 44.3% 20 3,521 D+10.8
Mason 2,044 58.6% 1,410 40.4% 37 3,491 D+18.2
Russell 1,308 37.7% 2,107 60.8% 53 3,468 R+23.0
Woodford 1,817 53.4% 1,449 42.6% 134 3,400 D+10.8
Letcher 1,966 58.0% 1,400 41.3% 25 3,391 D+16.7
Adair 1,249 37.5% 2,056 61.7% 27 3,332 R+24.2
Johnson 1,662 51.2% 1,542 47.5% 44 3,248 D+3.7
Magoffin 1,815 56.9% 1,340 42.0% 34 3,189 D+14.9
Scott 1,868 58.6% 1,213 38.0% 108 3,189 D+20.5
Union 2,322 73.8% 779 24.8% 45 3,146 D+49.0
Caldwell 1,837 58.7% 1,157 37.0% 135 3,129 D+21.7
Casey 1,013 32.7% 2,084 67.3% 3,097 R+34.6
Green 1,268 41.4% 1,767 57.7% 26 3,061 R+16.3
Lewis 1,305 42.7% 1,728 56.5% 25 3,058 R+13.8
Knott 2,241 75.4% 699 23.5% 32 2,972 D+51.9
Leslie 874 29.5% 2,064 69.6% 29 2,967 R+40.1
Estill 1,288 43.5% 1,628 55.0% 45 2,961 R+11.5
Harrison 1,911 64.9% 991 33.7% 41 2,943 D+31.3
Meade 1,655 56.9% 1,214 41.7% 40 2,909 D+15.2
Montgomery 1,629 56.6% 1,184 41.2% 64 2,877 D+15.5
Garrard 1,182 41.3% 1,638 57.2% 43 2,863 R+15.9
Jessamine 1,300 45.5% 1,445 50.5% 115 2,860 R+5.1
Webster 2,110 74.0% 704 24.7% 39 2,853 D+49.3
Henry 1,878 66.5% 901 31.9% 43 2,822 D+34.6
Ohio 1,282 45.6% 1,508 53.6% 21 2,811 R+8.0
Anderson 1,747 62.5% 1,000 35.8% 46 2,793 D+26.7
Lawrence 1,555 56.0% 1,184 42.6% 40 2,779 D+13.4
Rockcastle 1,072 39.4% 1,610 59.1% 41 2,723 R+19.8
Washington 1,383 50.8% 1,263 46.4% 74 2,720 D+4.4
Butler 972 36.5% 1,678 63.0% 12 2,662 R+26.5
Allen 1,267 49.7% 1,266 49.7% 16 2,549 level
Fleming 1,439 57.8% 1,021 41.0% 30 2,490 D+16.8
Trigg 1,806 72.6% 661 26.6% 21 2,488 D+46.0
McCreary 1,061 43.3% 1,337 54.5% 55 2,453 R+11.3
McLean 1,654 68.5% 736 30.5% 26 2,416 D+38.0
Larue 1,278 53.9% 1,064 44.9% 27 2,369 D+9.0
Jackson 649 27.5% 1,696 71.7% 19 2,364 R+44.3
Ballard 1,799 78.6% 449 19.6% 40 2,288 D+59.0
Edmonson 938 41.0% 1,334 58.3% 15 2,287 R+17.3
Breathitt 1,768 78.2% 477 21.1% 17 2,262 D+57.1
Powell 1,492 68.9% 653 30.1% 22 2,167 D+38.7
Morgan 1,458 67.5% 603 27.9% 100 2,161 D+39.6
Bath 1,466 68.5% 650 30.4% 25 2,141 D+38.1
Fulton 1,490 70.2% 545 25.7% 86 2,121 D+44.6
Metcalfe 1,224 57.7% 880 41.5% 17 2,121 D+16.2
Grant 1,237 60.6% 710 34.8% 93 2,040 D+25.8
Crittenden 982 48.5% 1,029 50.8% 14 2,025 R+2.3
Clinton 667 33.1% 1,338 66.4% 11 2,016 R+33.3
Todd 1,476 73.3% 476 23.6% 61 2,013 D+49.7
Owen 1,467 75.0% 469 24.0% 20 1,956 D+51.0
Livingston 1,327 68.5% 577 29.8% 33 1,937 D+38.7
Martin 667 35.1% 1,192 62.8% 39 1,898 R+27.7
Pendleton 1,303 68.7% 570 30.0% 24 1,897 D+38.6
Simpson 1,356 71.9% 509 27.0% 22 1,887 D+44.9
Hickman 1,317 70.7% 430 23.1% 117 1,864 D+47.6
Elliott 1,381 76.9% 383 21.3% 31 1,795 D+55.6
Carroll 1,297 73.5% 452 25.6% 16 1,765 D+47.9
Hancock 975 56.5% 676 39.1% 76 1,727 D+17.3
Bracken 1,082 64.3% 578 34.4% 22 1,682 D+30.0
Cumberland 618 40.1% 907 58.8% 18 1,543 R+18.7
Lee 654 42.7% 860 56.2% 17 1,531 R+13.5
Carlisle 1,136 75.3% 330 21.9% 42 1,508 D+53.4
Trimble 942 69.9% 376 27.9% 30 1,348 D+42.0
Lyon 909 67.9% 371 27.7% 58 1,338 D+40.2
Nicholas 793 66.4% 355 29.7% 47 1,195 D+36.7
Wolfe 805 68.5% 351 29.9% 19 1,175 D+38.6
Spencer 577 53.3% 488 45.1% 18 1,083 D+8.2
Gallatin 778 75.8% 239 23.3% 9 1,026 D+52.5
Menifee 627 67.5% 284 30.6% 18 929 D+36.9
Owsley 246 30.4% 555 68.7% 7 808 R+38.2
Robertson 312 66.0% 156 33.0% 5 473 D+33.0

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.

Kentucky Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Rand Paul (R) R+23.6
2020 Mitch McConnell (R) R+19.5
2016 Rand Paul (R) R+14.5
2014 Mich McConnell (R) R+15.5
2010 Rand Paul (R) R+11.5
2008 Mitch McConnell (R) R+5.9
2004 Jim Bunning (R) R+1.3
2002 Mitch McConnell (R) R+29.4
1998 Jim Bunning (R) R+0.6
1996 Mitch McConnell (R) R+12.6
1992 Wendell H. Ford (D) D+27.1
1990 Mitch McConnell (R) R+4.4
1986 Wendell H. Ford (D) D+48.8
1984 Mitch McConnell (R) R+0.4
1980 Wendell H. Ford (D) D+30.3
1978 Walter D. Huddleston (D) D+24.1
1974 Wendell Ford (D) D+9.4
1972 Walter D. Huddleston (D) D+3.3
1968 Marlow W. Cook (R) R+3.7
1966 John Sherman Cooper (R) R+29.1
1962 Thruston B. Morton (R) R+5.5
1960 John Sherman Cooper (R) R+18.4
1956 Thruston B. Morton (R) R+0.7
1954 Alben W. Barkley (D) D+8.9
1950 Earle C. Clements (D) D+9.1
1948 Virgil Chapman (D) D+3.1
1944 Alben W. Barkley (D) D+9.9
1942 Happy Chandler (D) D+10.7
1938 Alben W. Barkley (D) D+24.1
1936 Marvel M. Logan (D) D+19.0
1932 Alben W. Barkley (D) D+18.6
1930 Marvel M. Logan (D) D+4.3
1926 Alben W. Barkley (D) D+3.7
1924 Frederic M. Sackett (R) R+3.1
1920 Richard P. Ernst (R) R+0.6
1918 Augustus Owsley Stanley (D) D+1.5
1914 John C.W. Beckham (D) D+9.4