1974 Arkansas gubernatorial election
November 5, 1974
 
Nominee David Pryor Ken Coon
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 358,018 187,872
Percentage 65.57% 34.41%
County results

Pryor:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Coon:      50–60%
Governor before election

Dale Bumpers
Democratic

 Elected Governor

David Pryor
Democratic

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

Primary elections were held on May 28, 1974.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results[1][2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results[6][2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ken Coon 3,698 81.94
Republican Joseph H. Weston 815 18.06
Total votes 4,513 100.00

General election

Candidates

  • David Pryor, Democratic
  • Ken Coon, Republican

Results

1974 Arkansas gubernatorial election[7][8][9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

  1. ↑ "AR Governor, 1974 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  2. 1 2 Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 101.
  3. 1 2 America Votes 11, p. 46.
  4. ↑ "Political cannon fodder". July 22, 2017.
  5. ↑ Dumas, Ernest. "Joseph Harry Weston (1911–1983)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  6. ↑ "AR Governor, 1974 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  7. ↑ "AR Governor, 1974". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  8. ↑ Glashan 1979, pp. 22–23.
  9. ↑ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 42.
  10. ↑ America Votes 11, p. 39.

Bibliography

  • 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.
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