Elections by year

1974 elections

Every election in 1974 in the 99chambers archive: generals, primaries, specials and runoffs for Congress, governor, statewide offices and the state legislatures.

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Races6,485
Changed party718
Unopposed26%1,301 races
Incumbents defeated505

1974 primaries

1,386 races in 10 states: State legislatures

Jun 1, 1974 runoff

87 races in 3 states: State legislatures

Aug 1, 1974 special

1 races in 1 state: State legislatures

Sep 1, 1974 runoff

47 races in 2 states: State legislatures

Oct 1, 1974 runoff

24 races in 1 state: State legislatures

Nov 1, 1974 special

3 races in 2 states: State legislatures

Nov 4, 1974 general

2 races in 1 state: State legislatures

1974 general

4,935 races in 44 states: State legislatures

Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner