Election Name: | 1974 United States Senate election in Missouri |
Country: | Missouri |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1968 United States Senate election in Missouri |
Previous Year: | 1968 |
Next Election: | 1980 United States Senate election in Missouri |
Next Year: | 1980 |
Election Date: | November 5, 1974 |
Image1: | File:Thomas F. Eagleton (3x4 crop).jpg |
Nominee1: | Thomas Eagleton |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 735,433 |
Percentage1: | 60.07% |
Nominee2: | Thomas B. Curtis |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 480,900 |
Percentage2: | 39.28% |
Map Size: | 275px |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Election: | Thomas Eagleton |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
After Election: | Thomas Eagleton |
After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
The 1974 United States Senate election in Missouri was held on November 5, 1974. Incumbent Democrat Thomas Eagleton defeated Republican nominee Thomas B. Curtis, a former U.S. Representative, with 60.07% of the vote. This was a rematch of the 1968 election, when Eagleton defeated Curtis by a narrow margin.
Primary elections were held on August 6, 1974.[1]
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