1974 United States Senate Election In Kentucky

	1974 United States Senate Election In Kentucky The 1974 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 5, 1974. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Marlow Cook ran for a second term in office but was defeated by Democratic Governor of Kentucky Wendell Ford. Republican primary Candidates * Marlow Cook, incumbent Senator * Thurman Jerome Hamlin * Tommy Klein Results Democratic primary Candidates * Harvey E. Brazin * Wendell Ford, Governor of Kentucky Results General election Results See also * 1974 United States Senate elections References {{1974 United States elections 1974 Kentucky United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and pow ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Wendell Ford Wendell Hampton Ford (September 8, 1924 – January 22, 2015) was an American politician from the Commonwealth of Kentucky. He served for twenty-four years in the U.S. Senate and was the 53rd Governor of Kentucky. He was the first person to be successively elected lieutenant governor, governor and United States senator in Kentucky history.Jones, p. 211 The Senate Democratic whip from 1991 to 1999, he was considered the leader of the state's Democratic Party from his election to governor in 1971 until he retired from the Senate in 1999.Cross, 1A At the time of his retirement, he was the longest-serving senator in Kentucky's history, a mark which was then surpassed by Mitch McConnell in 2009. He is the most recent Democrat to have served as a Senator from the state of Kentucky. Born in Daviess County, Kentucky, Ford attended the University of Kentucky, but his studies were interrupted by his service in World War II. After the war, he graduated from the Maryland School of Insuranc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Marlow Cook Marlow Webster Cook (July 27, 1926 – February 4, 2016) was an American politician who served Kentucky in the United States Senate from his appointment in December 1968 to his resignation in December 1974. He was a moderate Republican. He also ran the lobbying firm Cook and Henderson with former Representative Dave Henderson, and the two were the primary political lobbyists for the Tobacco Institute in the early 1980s. Early life Cook was born in Akron, in Erie County, in western New York. He moved to Louisville at 17. Also at that age, he joined the US Navy and served on submarines in both the European and the Pacific Theaters of Operations during World War II. After the war, he enrolled at the University of Louisville and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1948 and a law degree in 1950. He practiced law in Louisville until 1957. Political career Kentucky House of Representatives Cook was elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1957 and again in 1959. He s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	1974 United States Senate Elections The 1974 United States Senate elections were held in the wake of the Watergate scandal, Richard M. Nixon's resignation from the presidency, and Gerald Ford's subsequent pardon of Nixon. Economic issues, specifically inflation and stagnation, were also a factor that contributed to Republican losses. As an immediate result of the November 1974 elections, Democrats made a net gain of three seats from the Republicans, as they defeated Republican incumbents in Colorado and Kentucky and picked up open seats in Florida and Vermont, while Republicans won the open seat in Nevada. Following the elections, at the beginning of the 94th U.S. Congress, the Democratic caucus controlled 61 seats (including one independent), and the Republican caucus controlled 38 seats (including one Conservative). Democrats gained an additional seat, bringing the net pick-up to four seats, in 1975, when Democrat John A. Durkin won a disputed election in New Hampshire that was unintentionally held after th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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