1974 Arkansas gubernatorial election

none related races 1974 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1974 Arkansas gubernatorial election Arkansas 1924 Presidential no 1972 Arkansas gubernatorial election 1972 1976 Arkansas gubernatorial election 1976 November 5, 1974 File:David Pryor (3x4a).jpg 150x150px David Pryor Democratic Party (United States) 358,018 65.57% File:3x4.svg Ken Coon Republican Party (United States) 187,872 34.41% 1974 Arkansas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 210px County resultsPryor: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Coon: #E27F7F 50–60% Governor Dale Bumpers Democratic Party (United States) David Pryor Democratic Party (United States) 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 Orval E. Faubus, former governor David Pryor, former U.S. representative for the 4th district Bob C. Riley, incumbent lieutenant governor Results Democratic primary resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=376272 AR Governor, 1974 - D Primary Our Campaigns 25 April 2020Congressional Quarterly 1998 101America Votes 11 46 David Pryor Democratic Party (United States) 297,673 51.03 Orval E. Faubus Democratic Party (United States) 193,105 33.10 Bob C. Riley Democratic Party (United States) 92,612 15.88 583,390 100.00 Republican primary Candidates Ken Coon, executive director of the Republican Party of Arkansashttps://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2017/jul/22/political-cannon-fodder-20170722/ Political cannon fodder 22 July 2017 Joseph H. Weston, editor of the Sharp Citizenhttps://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/joseph-harry-weston-4226/ Joseph Harry Weston (1911–1983) Dumas Ernest Encyclopedia of Arkansas 25 April 2020 Results Republican primary resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=560700 AR Governor, 1974 - R Primary Our Campaigns 25 April 2020Congressional Quarterly 1998 101America Votes 11 46 Ken Coon Republican Party (United States) 3,698 81.94 Joseph H. Weston Republican Party (United States) 815 18.06 4,513 100.00 General election Candidates Ken Coon, Republican David Pryor, Democratic Results 1974 Arkansas gubernatorial electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=36920 AR Governor, 1974 Our Campaigns 25 April 2020Glashan 1979 22–23Congressional Quarterly 1998 42America Votes 11 39 Democratic Party (United States) David Pryor 358,018 65.57% -9.87% Republican Party (United States) Ken Coon 187,872 34.41% +9.85% Write-in Joseph H. Weston 84 0.02% 170,146 31.16% 545,974 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) References 30em Bibliography Glashan Roy R. American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 Meckler Books 1979 0-930466-17-9 Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 1998 Washington, D.C. Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998 1-56802-396-0 Congressional Quarterly 1998 Scammon Richard M. America Votes 11: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1974 Washington, D.C. Elections Research Center 1975 America Votes 11 Politics United States 1974 Arkansas Gubernatorial Arkansas gubernatorial election