1974 United States Senate election in Missouri

none March 2026 September 2023 1974 United States Senate election in Missouri Missouri Presidential no 1968 United States Senate election in Missouri 1968 1980 United States Senate election in Missouri 1980 November 5, 1974 150x150px File:Thomas F. Eagleton (3x4 crop).jpg Thomas Eagleton Democratic Party (United States) 735,433 60.07% Thomas B. Curtis (Missouri Congressman).jpg Thomas B. Curtis Republican Party (United States) 480,900 39.28% 1974 United States Senate election in Missouri results map by county.svg 275px County results Eagleton: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Curtis: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% U.S. Senator Thomas Eagleton Democratic Party (US) Thomas Eagleton 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 Primary elections were held on August 6, 1974.https://books.google.com/books?id=nqAaAQAAMAAJ Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc 2005 CQ Press 9781568029818 2019-05-04 Democratic primary Candidates Thomas Eagleton, incumbent United States senator Pat O'Brien Lee C. Sutton, former state representatives Results Democratic primary results Thomas Eagleton (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 420,681 87.48 Pat O'Brien Democratic Party (United States) 30,389 6.32 Lee C. Sutton Democratic Party (United States) 29,835 6.20 480,905 100.00 Republican primary Candidates Thomas B. Curtis, former U.S. representative Gregory Hansman Paul M. Robinett Results Republican primary results Thomas B. Curtis Republican Party (United States) 136,447 81.89 Paul M. Robinett Republican Party (United States) 16,882 10.13 Gregory Hansman Republican Party (United States) 13,285 7.97 166,614 100.00 General election Candidates Major party candidates Thomas B. Curtis, Republican Thomas Eagleton, Democratic Other candidates C.E. Talmage, Independent Results 1974 United States Senate election in Missourihttps://books.google.com/books?id=HYKzDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA212 America Votes 31: 2013-2014, Election Returns by State - Rhodes Cook 17 November 2015 9781483383026 2019-05-04 Cook Rhodes Democratic Party (United States) Thomas Eagleton (incumbent) 735,433 60.07% Republican Party (United States) Thomas B. Curtis 480,900 39.28% Independent politician C.E. Talmage 7,970 0.65% 254,533 1,224,303 Democratic Party (United States) References 1974 Missouri United States Senate