United States gubernatorial elections, 1974
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United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 5, 1974 in 35 states and two territories. The Democrats achieved a net gain of four, Republicans took a net loss of five, and one Independent was elected to the governorship of a state.
In Iowa, Kansas, South Dakota and Texas, governors were elected to 4 year terms for the first time, instead of 2 year terms.
Election results 1974
A bolded state name features an article about the specific election.
| State | Incumbent | Party | Status | Opposing Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama[1] | George Wallace | Democratic | Re-elected, 83.16% | Elvin McCary (Republican) 14.77% Jim Partain (Prohibition) 2.06% |
| Alaska[2] | William Allen Egan | Democratic | Defeated, 47.37% | Jay Hammond (Republican) 47.67% Joe Vogler (Alaskan Ind.) 4.96% |
| Arizona[3] | Jack Richard Williams | Republican | Retired, Democratic victory | Raul Hector Castro (Democratic) 50.41% Russell Williams (Republican) 49.56% |
| Arkansas[4] | Dale Bumpers | Democratic | Retired, Democratic victory | David Pryor (Democratic) 65.57% Ken Coon (Republican) 34.41% |
| California | Ronald Reagan | Republican | Retired, Democratic victory | Jerry Brown (Democratic) 50.11% Houston I. Flournoy (Republican) 47.25% Edmon Kaiser (AI) 1.34% Elizabeth Keathley (PF) 1.2% |
| Colorado[5] | John David Vanderhoof | Republican | Defeated, 45.69% | Richard Lamm (Democratic) 53.26% Earl Dodge (Prohibition) 0.77% Lann Meyers (U.S. Labor) 0.28% |
| Connecticut[6] | Thomas Joseph Meskill | Republican | Retired, Democratic victory | Ella T. Grasso (Democratic) 58.35% Robert H. Steele (Republican) 39.91% Thomas Pallone (George Wallace Party) 1.51% Allen Peichert (American) 0.21% |
| Florida | Reubin O'Donovan Askew | Democratic | Re-elected, 61.2% | Jerry Thomas (Republican) 38.8% |
| Georgia[7] | Jimmy Carter | Democratic | Term-limited, Democratic victory | George Busbee (Democratic) 69.07% Ronnie Thompson (Republican) 30.87% |
| Hawaii[8] | John A. Burns | Democratic | Retired, Democratic victory | George Ariyoshi (Democratic) 54.58% Randolph Crossley (Republican) 45.42% |
| Idaho | Cecil D. Andrus | Democratic | Re-elected, 70.92% | Jack M. Murphy (Republican) 26.47% Nolan Victor (American) 2.6% |
| Iowa[9] | Robert D. Ray | Republican | Re-elected, 58.07% | James Schaben (Democratic) 41.02% Ralph Scott (American) 0.9% |
| Kansas[10] | Robert Docking | Democratic | Term-limited, Republican victory | Robert Frederick Bennett (Republican) 49.47% Vern Miller (Democratic) 49% Marshall Uncapher (Prohibition) 1.53% |
| Maine | Kenneth M. Curtis | Democratic | Term-limited, Independent victory | James B. Longley (Independent) 39.14% George J. Mitchell (Democratic) 36.33% James Erwin (Republican) 23.13% Stanley Leen (Independent) 0.79% William B. Hughes (Independent) 0.36% |
| Maryland[11] | Marvin Mandel | Democratic | Re-elected, 63.5% | Louise Gore (Republican) 36.5% |
| Massachusetts | Francis W. Sargent | Republican | Defeated, 42.29% | Michael Dukakis (Democratic) 53.5% Leo Kahian (American) 3.4% Donald Gurewitz (Socialist Workers) .81% |
| Michigan[12] | William Milliken | Republican | Re-elected, 51.07% | Sander M. Levin (Democratic) 46.75% Zolton Ferency (Human Rights) 1.08% Hugh M. Davidson (American Independent) .76% Eldon Andrews (Conservative) .16% |
| Minnesota | Wendell Anderson | Democratic | Re-elected, 62.8% | John W. Johnson (Republican) 29.35% James Miles (Independent) 4.8% Harry Pool (American) 1.63% Jane VanDeusen (Socialist Workers) .74% Erwin Marquit (Communist) .28% |
| Nebraska[13] | J. James Exon | Democratic | Re-elected, 59.16% | Richard Marvel (Republican) 35.4% Ernie Chambers (Independent) 5.39% |
| Nevada[14] | Mike O'Callaghan | Democratic | Re-elected, 67.38% | Shirley Crumpler (Republican) 17.1% James R. Houston (Ind. American) 15.52% |
| New Hampshire[15] | Meldrim Thomson, Jr. | Republican | Re-elected, 51.15% | Richard W. Leonard (Democratic) 48.79% |
| New Mexico[16] | Bruce King | Democratic | Term-limited, Democratic victory | Jerry Apodaca (Democratic) 49.94% Joe Skeen (Republican) 48.8% Gene Gonzales (American Independent) 1.26% |
| New York | Malcolm Wilson | Republican | Defeated, 41.94% | Hugh Carey (Democratic) 57.22% Wayne Amato (Courage) 0.24% |
| Ohio[17] | John J. Gilligan | Democratic | Defeated, 48.25% | Jim Rhodes (Republican) 48.62% Nancy Lazar (Independent) 3.11% |
| Oklahoma[18] | David Hall | Democratic | Defeated in primary, Democratic victory | David L. Boren (Democratic) 63.91% Jim Inhofe (Republican) 36.09% |
| Oregon | Tom McCall | Republican | Term-limited, Democratic victory | Robert W. Straub (Democratic) 57.73% Victor G. Atiyeh (Republican) 42.14% |
| Pennsylvania | Milton Shapp | Democratic | Re-elected, 53.66% | Andrew L. Lewis, Jr. (Republican) 45.11% Stephen Depue (Constitutionalist) 0.96% Frederick L. Stanton (Socialist Workers) 0.26% |
| Rhode Island[19] | Philip W. Noel | Democratic | Re-elected, 78.48% | James Nugent (Republican) 21.52% |
| South Carolina | John C. West | Democratic | Term-limited, Republican victory | James B. Edwards (Republican) 50.68% William Jennings Bryan Dorn (Democratic) 47.41% Penny Jennings (Independent) 1.58% Charles Ravenel (Write-in) .12% |
| South Dakota[20] | Richard F. Kneip | Democratic | Re-elected, 53.61% | John E. Olson (Republican) 46.39% |
| Tennessee[21] | Winfield Dunn | Republican | Term-limited, Democratic victory | Ray Blanton (Democratic) 55.88% Lamar Alexander (Republican) 44.12% |
| Texas[22] | Dolph Briscoe | Democratic | Re-elected, 61.41% | Jim Granberry (Republican) 31.1% Ramsey Muniz (La Raza Unida) 5.64% Sam McDonnell (American) 1.34% Sherry Smith (Socialist Workers) 0.2% |
| Vermont[23] | Thomas P. Salmon | Democratic | Re-elected, 63.03% | Walter L. Kennedy (Republican) 32.36% Martha Abbott (Liberty Union) 4.6% |
| Wisconsin | Patrick Lucey | Democratic | Re-elected, 53.2% | William Dyke (Republican) 42.08% William H. Upham Jr. (American) 2.84% Crazy Jim (Independent) 1.03% William O. Hart (Socialist) 0.43% |
| Wyoming[24] | Stanley K. Hathaway | Republican | Retired, Democratic victory | Edgar Herschler (Democratic) 55.88% Dick Jones (Republican) 44.12% |
See also
References
- ↑ "AL Governor Race - Nov 05, 1974". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
- ↑ "AK Governor Race - Nov 05, 1974". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
- ↑ "AZ Governor Race - Nov 05, 1974". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
- ↑ "AR Governor Race - Nov 05, 1974". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
- ↑ "CO Governor Race - Nov 05, 1974". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
- ↑ "CT Governor Race - Nov 05, 1974". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
- ↑ "GA Governor Race - Nov 05, 1974". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
- ↑ "HI Governor Race - Nov 05, 1974". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
- ↑ "IA Governor Race - Nov 05, 1974". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
- ↑ "KS Governor Race - Nov 05, 1974". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
- ↑ "MD Governor Race - Nov 05, 1974". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
- ↑ "MI Governor Race - Nov 05, 1974". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
- ↑ "NE Governor Race - Nov 05, 1974". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
- ↑ "NV Governor Race - Nov 05, 1974". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
- ↑ "Container Detail Page". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
- ↑ "NM Governor Race - Nov 05, 1974". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
- ↑ "OH Governor Race - Nov 05, 1974". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
- ↑ "OK Governor Race - Nov 05, 1974". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
- ↑ "RI Governor Race - Nov 05, 1974". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
- ↑ "SD Governor Race - Nov 05, 1974". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
- ↑ "TN Governor Race - Nov 05, 1974". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
- ↑ "TX Governor Race - Nov 05, 1974". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
- ↑ "VT Governor Race - Nov 05, 1974". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
- ↑ "WY Governor Race - Nov 05, 1974". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
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