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The 1974 United States Senate election in Idaho took place on Tuesday, November 5. Democratic incumbent
Frank Church Frank Forrester Church III (July 25, 1924 – April 7, 1984) was an American politician and lawyer. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States senator from Idaho from 1957 until his defeat in 1981. As of 2022, he is the longes ...
was re-elected to a fourth term in office, defeating Republican Bob Smith. Church announced his presidential campaign in March
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, off the strength of his victory as well as his high-profile chairmanship of the select Church Commission investigating American intelligence activity. , this was the last time the Democrats won a U.S. Senate election in Idaho.


Primary elections

The primary was held on Tuesday, August 6.


Democratic primary


Candidates

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Frank Church Frank Forrester Church III (July 25, 1924 – April 7, 1984) was an American politician and lawyer. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States senator from Idaho from 1957 until his defeat in 1981. As of 2022, he is the longes ...
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, incumbent since 1957 * Leon Olson, Boise


Results


Republican primary


Candidates

* Charles Bolstridge,
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* Bob Smith, Nampa, attorney * Donald L. Winder, Boise


Results


General election


Results


See also

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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, we ...


References

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1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; ...
Idaho Idaho ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Monta ...
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 po ...