1974 United States Senate election in Louisiana

1974 Democratic Senate primary election in Louisiana

←  1968 August 17, 1974 1980  →

Nominee Russell B. Long Sherman A. Bernard Annie Smart Party Democratic Democratic Democratic Popular vote 520,606 131,540 44,341 Percentage 74.75% 18.89% 6.37%

Parish results Long:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

U.S. senator before election Russell Long Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Russell Long Democratic

The 1974 United States Senate election in Louisiana was held on November 5, 1974. Incumbent Democratic Senator Russell Long was elected to a sixth term in office.

On August 17, Long won the Democratic primary with 74.75% of the vote. At this time, Louisiana was a one-party state and the Democratic nomination was tantamount to victory. Long won the November general election without an opponent.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Sherman A. Bernard, Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance
• Russell Long, incumbent Senator
• Annie Smart

Results

1974 United States Senate Democratic primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Russell Long (incumbent)	520,606	74.75%
	Democratic	Sherman A. Bernard	131,540	18.89%
	Democratic	Annie Smart	44,341	6.37%
Total votes			696,487	100.00

General election

1974 United States Senate election ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Russell Long (incumbent)	434,643	100.00%
Total votes			437,695	100.00%

References

1. "LA US Senate – D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
2. "LA US Senate". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 24, 2020.