1974 United States Senate election in Missouri

The 1974 United States Senate election in Missouri was held on November 5, 1974. Incumbent Democrat Thomas Eagleton defeated Republican nominee Thomas B. Curtis, a former U.S. Representative, with 60.07% of the vote. This was a rematch of the 1968 election, when Eagleton defeated Curtis by a narrow margin.

1974 United States Senate election in Missouri

← 1968 November 5, 1974 1980 →

Nominee Thomas Eagleton Thomas B. Curtis Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 735,433 480,900 Percentage 60.07% 39.28%

County results Eagleton:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Curtis:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Thomas Eagleton Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Thomas Eagleton Democratic

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on August 6, 1974.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Thomas Eagleton, incumbent United States Senator
• Pat O'Brien
• Lee C. Sutton, former State Representatives

Results

Democratic primary results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas Eagleton (incumbent)	420,681	87.48
	Democratic	Pat O'Brien	30,389	6.32
	Democratic	Lee C. Sutton	29,835	6.20
Total votes			480,905	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

• Thomas B. Curtis, former U.S. Representative
• Paul M. Robinett
• Gregory Hansman

Results

Republican primary results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas B. Curtis	136,447	81.89
	Republican	Paul M. Robinett	16,882	10.13
	Republican	Gregory Hansman	13,285	7.97
Total votes			166,614	100.00

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• Thomas Eagleton, Democratic
• Thomas B. Curtis, Republican

Other candidates

• C.E. Talmage, Independent

Results

1974 United States Senate election in Missouri^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Thomas Eagleton (incumbent)	735,433	60.07%
	Republican	Thomas B. Curtis	480,900	39.28%
	Independent	C.E. Talmage	7,970	0.65%
Majority			254,533
Turnout			1,224,303
	Democratic hold		Swing