1974 general · November 4, 1974

1974 general election results

Results of the 1974 general election in 44 states: State legislatures.

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Races4,935
Changed party715
Unopposed26%1,300 races
Incumbents defeated505

State legislatures

D 4,032 · R 1,908 · Other 37 · Uncalled 1 · 715 changed party

ChamberRacesSeats wonChanged party
Alabama House of Representatives105D 105—
Alabama State Senate35D 35—
Alaska House of Representatives22D 30 · R 10—
Alaska State Senate11D 10 · R 42
Arizona House of Representatives30D 27 · R 33—
Arizona State Senate30D 18 · R 128
Arkansas House of Representatives84D 97 · R 31
Arkansas State Senate18D 17 · R 1—
California State Assembly80D 55 · R 2536
California State Senate20D 17 · R 3—
Colorado House of Representatives65D 39 · R 2615
Colorado State Senate18D 11 · R 71
Connecticut House of Representatives151D 118 · R 3361
Connecticut State Senate36D 29 · R 716
Delaware House of Representatives41D 25 · R 165
Delaware State Senate10D 7 · R 31
Florida House of Representatives45D 86 · R 342
Florida State Senate17D 14 · R 5 · Other 11
Georgia House of Representatives154D 156 · R 23 · Other 112
Georgia State Senate56D 52 · R 44
Hawaii House of Representatives27D 34 · R 171
Hawaii State Senate8D 18 · R 7—
Idaho House of Representatives35D 27 · R 43—
Idaho State Senate35D 14 · R 212
Illinois House of Representatives59D 98 · R 75 · Other 3—
Illinois State Senate20D 13 · R 75
Indiana House of Representatives73D 55 · R 4516
Indiana State Senate25D 17 · R 8—
Iowa House of Representatives100D 61 · R 3917
Iowa State Senate25D 14 · R 114
Kansas House of Representatives125D 53 · R 7220
Kansas State Senate1D 11
Maine House of Representatives119D 91 · R 59 · Other 146
Maine State Senate33D 14 · R 197
Maryland House of Delegates56D 126 · R 15—
Maryland State Senate47D 39 · R 8—
Massachusetts House of Representatives240D 191 · R 46 · Other 345
Massachusetts State Senate38D 32 · R 66
Michigan House of Representatives110D 66 · R 448
Michigan State Senate38D 24 · R 14—
Minnesota House of Representatives134D 104 · R 30134
Minnesota State Senate2D 22
Missouri House of Representatives163D 113 · R 5017
Missouri State Senate17D 13 · R 4—
Montana House of Representatives100D 68 · R 324
Montana State Senate50D 30 · R 207
Nebraska Legislature24Other 24—
Nevada State Assembly40D 31 · R 98
Nevada State Senate7D 9 · R 1—
New Hampshire House of Representatives163D 166 · R 2344
New Hampshire State Senate24D 11 · R 135
New Mexico House of Representatives70D 51 · R 194
New Mexico State Senate8D 5 · R 3—
New York State Assembly150D 88 · R 6221
New York State Senate60D 26 · R 343
North Carolina House of Representatives45D 111 · R 92
North Carolina State Senate27D 49 · R 12
North Dakota House of Representatives38D 32 · R 46—
North Dakota State Senate19D 8 · R 112
Ohio House of Representatives99D 59 · R 407
Ohio State Senate18D 13 · R 5—
Oklahoma House of Representatives101D 76 · R 259
Oklahoma State Senate25D 22 · R 31
Oregon House of Representatives60D 38 · R 2211
Oregon State Senate15D 12 · R 2 · Other 1—
Pennsylvania House of Representatives203D 113 · R 89 · Uncalled 121
Pennsylvania State Senate25D 17 · R 8—
Rhode Island House of Representatives100D 83 · R 1728
Rhode Island State Senate50D 46 · R 411
South Carolina House of Representatives124D 107 · R 17—
South Dakota House of Representatives28D 24 · R 34—
South Dakota State Senate28D 14 · R 145
Tennessee House of Representatives99D 63 · R 35 · Other 115
Tennessee State Senate19D 12 · R 6 · Other 1—
Texas House of Representatives128D 134 · R 163
Texas State Senate15D 14 · R 1—
Utah House of Representatives75D 40 · R 3514
Utah State Senate14D 7 · R 71
Washington House of Representatives98D 62 · R 3611
Washington State Senate24D 12 · R 12—
West Virginia House of Delegates36D 85 · R 142
West Virginia State Senate16D 14 · R 31
Wisconsin State Assembly99D 63 · R 3611
Wisconsin State Senate17D 13 · R 4—
Wyoming House of Representatives23D 29 · R 32 · Other 15
Wyoming State Senate13D 7 · R 81

By state

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