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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
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Gary Hart, campaign manager for George McGovern in 1972
- Marty Miller, Arapahoe County District Attorney
- Herrick Roth, former State Senator from Denver
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Gary Hart | 471,691 | 57.23% | ![]() | |
Republican | Peter Dominick (incumbent) | 325,508 | 39.50% | ![]() | |
Independent | John M. King | 16,131 | 1.96% | N/A | |
Prohibition | Joseph Fred Hyskell | 8,410 | 1.02% | ![]() | |
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 |