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The 1974 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1974.
Incumbent Democratic Governor Dale Bumpers retired to run for the U.S. Senate.
Democratic nominee David Pryor defeated Republican nominee Ken Coon with 65.57% of the vote.
Primary elections
[edit]Primary elections were held on May 28, 1974.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Orval E. Faubus, former Governor
- David Pryor, former U.S. Representative for the 4th district
- Bob C. Riley, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | David Pryor | 297,673 | 51.03 | |
Democratic | Orval E. Faubus | 193,105 | 33.10 | |
Democratic | Bob C. Riley | 92,612 | 15.88 | |
Total votes | 583,390 | 100.00 |
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Ken Coon, executive director of the Republican Party of Arkansas[4]
- Joseph H. Weston, editor of the Sharp Citizen[5]
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ken Coon | 3,698 | 81.94 | |
Republican | Joseph H. Weston | 815 | 18.06 | |
Total votes | 4,513 | 100.00 |
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- David Pryor, Democratic
- Ken Coon, Republican
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | David Pryor | 358,018 | 65.57% | −9.87% | |
Republican | Ken Coon | 187,872 | 34.41% | +9.85% | |
Write-in | Joseph H. Weston | 84 | 0.02% | ||
Majority | 170,146 | 31.16% | |||
Turnout | 545,974 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ "AR Governor, 1974 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- ^ a b Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 101.
- ^ a b America Votes 11, p. 46.
- ^ "Political cannon fodder". July 22, 2017.
- ^ Dumas, Ernest. "Joseph Harry Weston (1911–1983)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- ^ "AR Governor, 1974 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- ^ "AR Governor, 1974". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- ^ Glashan 1979, pp. 22–23.
- ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 42.
- ^ America Votes 11, p. 39.
Bibliography
[edit]- Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Meckler Books. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
- Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
- Scammon, Richard M., ed. (1975). America Votes 11: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1974. Washington, D.C.: Elections Research Center.