1974 United States Senate election in Louisiana

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1974 Democratic Senate primary election in Louisiana
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  1968 August 17, 1974 1980  
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Nominee Russell B. Long Sherman A. Bernard Annie Smart
Party Democratic Democratic Democratic
Popular vote520,606131,54044,341
Percentage74.75%18.89%6.37%

1974 United States Senate Democratic primary in Louisiana results map by county.svg
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.

Contents

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

Results

1974 United States Senate Democratic primary [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Russell Long (incumbent) 520,606 74.75%
Democratic Sherman A. Bernard 131,54018.89%
Democratic Annie Smart44,3416.37%
Total votes696,487 100.00

General election

1974 United States Senate election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Russell Long (incumbent) 434,643 100.00% Steady2.svg
Total votes437,695 100.00%

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References

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  2. "LA US Senate". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 24, 2020.