1974 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

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1974 United States Senate election in Oklahoma
Flag of Oklahoma (1941-1988).svg
  1968 November 3, 1974 1980  
  BellmonHL.jpg Rep Ed Edmondson.jpg
Nominee Henry Bellmon Ed Edmondson
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote390,997387,162
Percentage49.38%48.90%

1974 United States Senate election in Oklahoma results map by county.svg
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

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.

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Major candidates

Democratic

Republican

Results

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Henry Bellmon (incumbent) 390,997 49.38% −2.33%
Democratic Ed Edmondson387,16248.90%+2.74%
Independent Paul E. Trent13,6501.72%N/A

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