Election Name: | 1974 Democratic Senate primary election in Alabama |
Country: | Alabama |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1968 United States Senate election in Alabama |
Previous Year: | 1968 |
Next Election: | 1978 United States Senate special election in Alabama |
Next Year: | 1978 (special) |
Election Date: | August 6, 1974 |
Image1: | File:JamesAllenVA.jpg |
Nominee1: | James B. Allen |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 572,584 |
Percentage1: | 82.81% |
Nominee2: | John Taylor |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 118,848 |
Percentage2: | 17.19% |
Map Size: | 250px |
Before Election: | James B. Allen |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
After Election: | James B. Allen |
After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
The 1974 United States Senate election in Alabama took place on November 5, 1974. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator James B. Allen ran for re-election to a second term in office and succeeded easily, with only nominal opposition in the Democratic primary and general election.
With no Republican opponent, the Democratic primary on August 6 was tantamount to election.