1974 Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election

none 1974 Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election Alabama Presidential no 1970 Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election 1970 1978 Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election 1978 November 5, 1974 Jere_Beasley.JPG Jere Beasley Democratic Party (United States) 433,495 72.06% 3x4.svg Don Collins Republican Party (United States) 153,814 25.57% Lieutenant Governor Jere Beasley Democratic Party (United States) Jere Beasley Democratic Party (United States) x150px The 1974 Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1974, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Alabama. Incumbent Democratic Lieutenant Governor Jere Beasley defeated Republican nominee Don Collins, Prohibition nominee Edna L. Bowling and Independent candidate John Watts. Democratic primary In the Democratic primary election, candidate Charles Woods received a plurality of the votes (38.68%), thus advancing to a runoff against runner-up and incumbent Lieutenant Governor Jere Beasley.Our Campaigns – Candidate – Charles Woods Beasley defeated Woods in the runoff with 56.10%, and was thus renominated for the general election. First Round 1974 Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary Charles Woods Democratic Party (US) 310,351 38.68% Jere Beasley (incumbent) Democratic Party (US) 308,182 38.41% Richard Dominick Democratic Party (US) 150,455 18.75% Ron Creel Democratic Party (US) 25,392 3.17% Coleman Brown Democratic Party (US) 7,943 0.99% 802,323 100.00% Runoff 1974 Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial runoff Jere Beasley (incumbent) Democratic Party (US) 393,077 56.10% Charles Woods Democratic Party (US) 307,643 43.90% 700,720 100.00% General election On election day, November 5, 1974, incumbent Democratic Lieutenant Governor Jere Beasley won re-election by a margin of 279,681 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Don Collins, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Beasley was sworn in for his second term on January 21, 1975.Our campaigns Results Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1974 Democratic Party (United States) Jere Beasley (incumbent) 433,495 72.06 Republican Party (United States) Don Collins 153,814 25.57 Prohibition Party Edna L. Bowling 9,857 1.64 Independent (United States) John Watts 4,387 0.73 601,553 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) References Category:1974 Alabama elections Category:1974 in Alabama Category:Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:November 1974 elections in the United States