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County results Pryor: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Coon: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Arkansas |
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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 were held on May 28, 1974.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ken Coon | 3,698 | 81.94 | |
Republican | Joseph H. Weston | 815 | 18.06 | |
Total votes | 4,513 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
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County results Pryor: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Coon: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Arkansas |
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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 were held on May 28, 1974.
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ken Coon | 3,698 | 81.94 | |
Republican | Joseph H. Weston | 815 | 18.06 | |
Total votes | 4,513 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |