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1974 United States Senate election in Colorado

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1974 United States Senate election in Colorado

← 1968 November 5, 1974 1980 →
 
Nominee Gary Hart Peter Dominick
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 471,691 325,508
Percentage 57.23% 39.50%

County results

Hart:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Dominick:      40-50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Peter Dominick
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Gary Hart
Democratic

The 1974 United States Senate election in Colorado took place on November 5, 1974. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Peter Dominick ran for re-election to a third term in office, but was defeated by Democrat Gary Hart. As of 2024, this is the last time that an incumbent Senator from Colorado lost re-election for this seat, and the last time that El Paso County voted for the Democratic candidate in a Senate election.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gary Hart 81,161 39.92%
Democratic Herrick Roth 66,819 32.86%
Democratic Marty Miller 55,339 27.22%
Total votes 203,319 100.00%

General election

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Results

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1974 United States Senate election in Colorado[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Gary Hart 471,691 57.23% Increase15.78
Republican Peter Dominick (incumbent) 325,508 39.50% Decrease19.05
Independent John M. King 16,131 1.96% N/A
Prohibition Joseph Fred Hyskell 8,410 1.02% Increase1.02
Independent Henry John Olshaw 2,395 0.29% N/A
Independent Jack Marsh (write-in) 31 0.00% N/A
Total votes 824,166 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - CO US Senate - D Primary Race - Sep 10, 1974".
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - CO US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1968".