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The 1974 United States Senate election in Iowa took place on November 5, 1974. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Harold E. Hughes retired. The open seat was won by U.S. Representative John C. Culver, defeating Republican State Representative David M. Stanley. As of 2022, this was the most recent election in which a Democrat, or anyone other than Chuck Grassley, has won the Class 3 Senate seat in Iowa.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Primary results by county:
  Stanley
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  Milligan
  •   50–60%
Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David M. Stanley 87,464 66.93%
Republican George Milligan 43,206 33.06%
Write-in All others 6 0.01%
Total votes 130,676 100.00%

General election

Results

1974 United States Senate election in Iowa[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John C. Culver 426,947 50.02% Decrease0.23
Republican David M. Stanley 420,546 49.27% Decrease0.42
American Independent Lorin Oxley 6,028 0.71% N/A
Total votes 853,521 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing

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