1974 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

none March 2026 September 2023 1974 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania presidential no 1968 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania 1968 1980 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania 1980 November 5, 1974 Richard Schweiker File:RichardSchweiker.jpg 150x150px Republican Party (United States) 1,843,317 53.00% Peter Flaherty File:Peter F. Flaherty (PA mayor) (cropped).png Democratic Party (United States) 1,596,121 45.89% 1974 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania results map by county.svg 260px County results Schweiker: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Flaherty: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% U.S. Senator Richard Schweiker Republican Party (United States) Richard Schweiker Republican Party (United States) The 1974 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on November 5, 1974. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Richard Schweiker was re-elected to a second term over Democratic Mayor of Pittsburgh Peter F. Flaherty. This election was the first time since 1938 that an incumbent Republican senator was re-elected to this seat. Democratic primary Candidates Herb Denenberg, Pennsylvania insurance commissioner Pete Flaherty, mayor of Pittsburgh Frank Mesaros James M. Quigley, former U.S. representative from Camp Hill General election Candidates Pete Flaherty, mayor of Pittsburgh (Democratic) Richard Schweiker, incumbent U.S. senator (Republican) George W. Shankey (Constitution) Campaign In the general election campaign, Schweiker faced popular Pittsburgh Mayor Peter Flaherty. Both candidates, as highlighted by a New York Times article, "[took] firm stands against inflation, recession, big spending by the Federal Government and abortion on demand."Lamis Renée M. Sundquist James L. foreword The realignment of Pennsylvania politics since 1960 : two-party competition in a battleground state 2009 Pennsylvania State University Press University Park, Pa. 978-0271034195 100–102 https://books.google.com/books?id=auk11Pa59U4C&q=1974+schweiker+flaherty&pg=PA101 Schweiker, who was endorsed by the AFL–CIO, distanced himself from the Richard Nixon administration, specifically the Watergate scandal, by emphasizing his early calls for Nixon's resignation and the fact that he was on Nixon's "enemies list." In the end, Schweiker won re-election with 53% of the popular vote, with Flaherty winning 45.9%. Schweiker carried 53 of Pennsylvania's counties, a decrease from the 59 counties he carried in the 1968 election. Flaherty had a strong showing in Allegheny County, which contains his home town of Pittsburgh, which Schweiker had won in 1968. The final election results represented a political divide between the eastern and western portions of the state, Schweiker in the east and Flaherty in the west, with the exception of Flaherty's slim 4,491 vote victory in Philadelphia. Results Pennsylvania United States Senate election, 1974Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1974 [sic] http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1974election.pdf Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House July 8, 2014 Republican Party (United States) Richard Schweiker (incumbent) 1,843,317 53.00% Democratic Party (United States) Peter F. Flaherty 1,596,121 45.89% Constitution Party (United States) George W. Shankey 38,004 1.09% 370 0.01% 247,196 7.11% 3,477,812 Republican Party (United States) See also United States Senate elections, 1974 and 1975 References Pennsylvania 1974 Senate election