1974-11-04 Senatorial Election Results for Kentucky (Class 3)

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County	Turnout	Wendell Ford (D)		Marlow Cook* (R)		William Parker (American)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Adair	35%	1,249	37.5%	2,056	61.7%	27	0.8%	0	0.0%	-807	3,332
Allen	28%	1,267	49.7%	1,266	49.7%	16	0.6%	0	0.0%	1	2,549
Anderson	40%	1,747	62.5%	1,000	35.8%	46	1.6%	0	0.0%	747	2,793
Ballard	39%	1,799	78.6%	449	19.6%	40	1.7%	0	0.0%	1,350	2,288
Barren	26%	3,149	58.6%	2,115	39.3%	112	2.1%	0	0.0%	1,034	5,376
Bath	33%	1,466	68.5%	650	30.4%	25	1.2%	0	0.0%	816	2,141
Bell	29%	3,123	51.0%	2,873	46.9%	126	2.1%	0	0.0%	250	6,122
Boone	28%	4,003	58.5%	2,842	41.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,161	6,845
Bourbon	31%	2,112	54.3%	1,643	42.3%	133	3.4%	0	0.0%	469	3,888
Boyd	37%	8,176	59.1%	5,480	39.6%	169	1.2%	0	0.0%	2,696	13,825
Boyle	33%	2,671	52.8%	2,294	45.3%	98	1.9%	0	0.0%	377	5,063
Bracken	34%	1,082	64.3%	578	34.4%	22	1.3%	0	0.0%	504	1,682
Breathitt	24%	1,768	78.2%	477	21.1%	17	0.8%	0	0.0%	1,291	2,262
Breckinridge	40%	2,089	50.3%	2,015	48.5%	47	1.1%	0	0.0%	74	4,151
Bullitt	27%	3,088	58.5%	1,939	36.8%	249	4.7%	0	0.0%	1,149	5,276
Butler	39%	972	36.5%	1,678	63.0%	12	0.5%	0	0.0%	-706	2,662
Caldwell	33%	1,837	58.7%	1,157	37.0%	135	4.3%	0	0.0%	680	3,129
Calloway	28%	4,084	67.4%	1,847	30.5%	124	2.0%	0	0.0%	2,237	6,055
Campbell	32%	10,035	54.8%	7,915	43.2%	372	2.0%	0	0.0%	2,120	18,322
Carlisle	40%	1,136	75.3%	330	21.9%	42	2.8%	0	0.0%	806	1,508
Carroll	30%	1,297	73.5%	452	25.6%	16	0.9%	0	0.0%	845	1,765
Carter	33%	2,494	53.9%	2,070	44.8%	60	1.3%	0	0.0%	424	4,624
Casey	35%	1,013	32.7%	2,084	67.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-1,071	3,097
Christian	17%	4,462	65.3%	2,293	33.6%	76	1.1%	0	0.0%	2,169	6,831
Clark	26%	2,621	60.1%	1,634	37.5%	106	2.4%	0	0.0%	987	4,361
Clay	33%	1,589	39.1%	2,456	60.5%	17	0.4%	0	0.0%	-867	4,062
Clinton	35%	667	33.1%	1,338	66.4%	11	0.5%	0	0.0%	-671	2,016
Crittenden	33%	982	48.5%	1,029	50.8%	14	0.7%	0	0.0%	-47	2,025
Cumberland	32%	618	40.1%	907	58.8%	18	1.2%	0	0.0%	-289	1,543
Daviess	33%	11,854	65.5%	5,499	30.4%	740	4.1%	0	0.0%	6,355	18,093
Edmonson	38%	938	41.0%	1,334	58.3%	15	0.7%	0	0.0%	-396	2,287
Elliott	46%	1,381	76.9%	383	21.3%	31	1.7%	0	0.0%	998	1,795
Estill	34%	1,288	43.5%	1,628	55.0%	45	1.5%	0	0.0%	-340	2,961
Fayette	28%	15,127	40.9%	20,415	55.2%	1,441	3.9%	0	0.0%	-5,288	36,983
Fleming	32%	1,439	57.8%	1,021	41.0%	30	1.2%	0	0.0%	418	2,490
Floyd	33%	6,160	71.1%	2,371	27.4%	133	1.5%	0	0.0%	3,789	8,664
Franklin	46%	8,455	72.2%	2,883	24.6%	374	3.2%	0	0.0%	5,572	11,712
Fulton	32%	1,490	70.2%	545	25.7%	86	4.1%	0	0.0%	945	2,121
Gallatin	36%	778	75.8%	239	23.3%	9	0.9%	0	0.0%	539	1,026
Garrard	41%	1,182	41.3%	1,638	57.2%	43	1.5%	0	0.0%	-456	2,863
Grant	28%	1,237	60.6%	710	34.8%	93	4.6%	0	0.0%	527	2,040
Graves	34%	5,367	70.6%	1,880	24.7%	350	4.6%	0	0.0%	3,487	7,597
Grayson	38%	1,983	43.0%	2,558	55.5%	66	1.4%	0	0.0%	-575	4,607
Green	41%	1,268	41.4%	1,767	57.7%	26	0.8%	0	0.0%	-499	3,061
Greenup	34%	4,847	62.6%	2,809	36.3%	83	1.1%	0	0.0%	2,038	7,739
Hancock	37%	975	56.5%	676	39.1%	76	4.4%	0	0.0%	299	1,727
Hardin	18%	5,062	51.6%	4,455	45.4%	295	3.0%	0	0.0%	607	9,812
Harlan	32%	4,764	59.1%	3,204	39.8%	92	1.1%	0	0.0%	1,560	8,060
Harrison	30%	1,911	64.9%	991	33.7%	41	1.4%	0	0.0%	920	2,943
Hart	36%	1,941	55.1%	1,560	44.3%	20	0.6%	0	0.0%	381	3,521
Henderson	29%	5,160	69.9%	2,114	28.6%	111	1.5%	0	0.0%	3,046	7,385
Henry	36%	1,878	66.5%	901	31.9%	43	1.5%	0	0.0%	977	2,822
Hickman	43%	1,317	70.7%	430	23.1%	117	6.3%	0	0.0%	887	1,864
Hopkins	25%	4,344	62.3%	2,494	35.8%	135	1.9%	0	0.0%	1,850	6,973
Jackson	34%	649	27.5%	1,696	71.7%	19	0.8%	0	0.0%	-1,047	2,364
Jefferson	41%	91,696	47.2%	96,653	49.7%	6,061	3.1%	0	0.0%	-4,957	194,410
Jessamine	21%	1,300	45.5%	1,445	50.5%	115	4.0%	0	0.0%	-145	2,860
Johnson	25%	1,662	51.2%	1,542	47.5%	44	1.4%	0	0.0%	120	3,248
Kenton	30%	15,050	56.2%	11,153	41.7%	570	2.1%	0	0.0%	3,897	26,773
Knott	30%	2,241	75.4%	699	23.5%	32	1.1%	0	0.0%	1,542	2,972
Knox	34%	2,533	45.5%	2,934	52.7%	97	1.7%	0	0.0%	-401	5,564
Larue	31%	1,278	53.9%	1,064	44.9%	27	1.1%	0	0.0%	214	2,369
Laurel	30%	2,263	36.5%	3,873	62.4%	69	1.1%	0	0.0%	-1,610	6,205
Lawrence	36%	1,555	56.0%	1,184	42.6%	40	1.4%	0	0.0%	371	2,779
Lee	33%	654	42.7%	860	56.2%	17	1.1%	0	0.0%	-206	1,531
Leslie	38%	874	29.5%	2,064	69.6%	29	1.0%	0	0.0%	-1,190	2,967
Letcher	21%	1,966	58.0%	1,400	41.3%	25	0.7%	0	0.0%	566	3,391
Lewis	37%	1,305	42.7%	1,728	56.5%	25	0.8%	0	0.0%	-423	3,058
Lincoln	31%	1,806	50.6%	1,724	48.3%	36	1.0%	0	0.0%	82	3,566
Livingston	34%	1,327	68.5%	577	29.8%	33	1.7%	0	0.0%	750	1,937
Logan	29%	3,277	72.1%	1,128	24.8%	138	3.0%	0	0.0%	2,149	4,543
Lyon	30%	909	67.9%	371	27.7%	58	4.3%	0	0.0%	538	1,338
Madison	25%	4,250	50.0%	3,974	46.7%	278	3.3%	0	0.0%	276	8,502
Magoffin	46%	1,815	56.9%	1,340	42.0%	34	1.1%	0	0.0%	475	3,189
Marion	34%	2,342	64.7%	1,247	34.4%	31	0.9%	0	0.0%	1,095	3,620
Marshall	34%	3,469	65.1%	1,720	32.3%	138	2.6%	0	0.0%	1,749	5,327
Martin	29%	667	35.1%	1,192	62.8%	39	2.1%	0	0.0%	-525	1,898
Mason	30%	2,044	58.6%	1,410	40.4%	37	1.1%	0	0.0%	634	3,491
McCracken	33%	9,266	68.6%	3,565	26.4%	669	5.0%	0	0.0%	5,701	13,500
McCreary	30%	1,061	43.3%	1,337	54.5%	55	2.2%	0	0.0%	-276	2,453
McLean	38%	1,654	68.5%	736	30.5%	26	1.1%	0	0.0%	918	2,416
Meade	24%	1,655	56.9%	1,214	41.7%	40	1.4%	0	0.0%	441	2,909
Menifee	33%	627	67.5%	284	30.6%	18	1.9%	0	0.0%	343	929
Mercer	34%	2,168	54.6%	1,646	41.4%	159	4.0%	0	0.0%	522	3,973
Metcalfe	36%	1,224	57.7%	880	41.5%	17	0.8%	0	0.0%	344	2,121
Monroe	45%	1,280	35.1%	2,291	62.9%	73	2.0%	0	0.0%	-1,011	3,644
Montgomery	26%	1,629	56.6%	1,184	41.2%	64	2.2%	0	0.0%	445	2,877
Morgan	31%	1,458	67.5%	603	27.9%	100	4.6%	0	0.0%	855	2,161
Muhlenberg	36%	4,173	58.5%	2,865	40.2%	93	1.3%	0	0.0%	1,308	7,131
Nelson	31%	2,695	55.8%	1,996	41.3%	143	3.0%	0	0.0%	699	4,834
Nicholas	26%	793	66.4%	355	29.7%	47	3.9%	0	0.0%	438	1,195
Ohio	21%	1,282	45.6%	1,508	53.6%	21	0.7%	0	0.0%	-226	2,811
Oldham	28%	1,662	46.3%	1,858	51.7%	73	2.0%	0	0.0%	-196	3,593
Owen	36%	1,467	75.0%	469	24.0%	20	1.0%	0	0.0%	998	1,956
Owsley	24%	246	30.4%	555	68.7%	7	0.9%	0	0.0%	-309	808
Pendleton	28%	1,303	68.7%	570	30.0%	24	1.3%	0	0.0%	733	1,897
Perry	30%	2,744	50.7%	2,602	48.0%	70	1.3%	0	0.0%	142	5,416
Pike	33%	8,646	59.4%	5,761	39.6%	138	0.9%	0	0.0%	2,885	14,545
Powell	38%	1,492	68.9%	653	30.1%	22	1.0%	0	0.0%	839	2,167
Pulaski	39%	3,790	36.9%	6,395	62.2%	97	0.9%	0	0.0%	-2,605	10,282
Robertson	31%	312	66.0%	156	33.0%	5	1.1%	0	0.0%	156	473
Rockcastle	32%	1,072	39.4%	1,610	59.1%	41	1.5%	0	0.0%	-538	2,723
Rowan	33%	2,375	57.6%	1,697	41.2%	49	1.2%	0	0.0%	678	4,121
Russell	43%	1,308	37.7%	2,107	60.8%	53	1.5%	0	0.0%	-799	3,468
Scott	25%	1,868	58.6%	1,213	38.0%	108	3.4%	0	0.0%	655	3,189
Shelby	28%	2,308	57.9%	1,606	40.3%	69	1.7%	0	0.0%	702	3,983
Simpson	21%	1,356	71.9%	509	27.0%	22	1.2%	0	0.0%	847	1,887
Spencer	29%	577	53.3%	488	45.1%	18	1.7%	0	0.0%	89	1,083
Taylor	33%	2,133	50.2%	2,070	48.7%	44	1.0%	0	0.0%	63	4,247
Todd	27%	1,476	73.3%	476	23.6%	61	3.0%	0	0.0%	1,000	2,013
Trigg	41%	1,806	72.6%	661	26.6%	21	0.8%	0	0.0%	1,145	2,488
Trimble	36%	942	69.9%	376	27.9%	30	2.2%	0	0.0%	566	1,348
Union	29%	2,322	73.8%	779	24.8%	45	1.4%	0	0.0%	1,543	3,146
Warren	22%	5,324	53.8%	4,471	45.2%	93	0.9%	0	0.0%	853	9,888
Washington	39%	1,383	50.8%	1,263	46.4%	74	2.7%	0	0.0%	120	2,720
Wayne	38%	1,700	44.6%	2,085	54.7%	25	0.7%	0	0.0%	-385	3,810
Webster	30%	2,110	74.0%	704	24.7%	39	1.4%	0	0.0%	1,406	2,853
Whitley	31%	2,423	42.4%	3,234	56.5%	63	1.1%	0	0.0%	-811	5,720
Wolfe	30%	805	68.5%	351	29.9%	19	1.6%	0	0.0%	454	1,175
Woodford	33%	1,817	53.4%	1,449	42.6%	134	3.9%	0	0.0%	368	3,400
TOTAL	35%	399,406	53.5%	328,982	44.1%	17,606	2.4%	0	0.0%	70,424	745,994
Total R vote: 328,982 (44.1%)      Total D vote: 399,406 (53.5%)      Total Other vote: 17,606 (2.4%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$1,006,670		$524,569		$0
Total Receipts:		$0		$0		$0

1974 Senate class 3, Adair County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	1,249	37.5%
Marlow Cook* (R)	2,056	61.7%
William Parker (Amer)	27	0.8%
TOTAL	3,332
Turnout: 35%

1974 Senate class 3, Allen County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	1,267	49.7%
Marlow Cook* (R)	1,266	49.7%
William Parker (Amer)	16	0.6%
TOTAL	2,549
Turnout: 28%

1974 Senate class 3, Anderson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	1,747	62.5%
Marlow Cook* (R)	1,000	35.8%
William Parker (Amer)	46	1.6%
TOTAL	2,793
Turnout: 40%

1974 Senate class 3, Ballard County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	1,799	78.6%
Marlow Cook* (R)	449	19.6%
William Parker (Amer)	40	1.7%
TOTAL	2,288
Turnout: 39%

1974 Senate class 3, Barren County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	3,149	58.6%
Marlow Cook* (R)	2,115	39.3%
William Parker (Amer)	112	2.1%
TOTAL	5,376
Turnout: 26%

1974 Senate class 3, Bath County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	1,466	68.5%
Marlow Cook* (R)	650	30.4%
William Parker (Amer)	25	1.2%
TOTAL	2,141
Turnout: 33%

1974 Senate class 3, Bell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	3,123	51.0%
Marlow Cook* (R)	2,873	46.9%
William Parker (Amer)	126	2.1%
TOTAL	6,122
Turnout: 29%

1974 Senate class 3, Boone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	4,003	58.5%
Marlow Cook* (R)	2,842	41.5%
TOTAL	6,845
Turnout: 28%

1974 Senate class 3, Bourbon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	2,112	54.3%
Marlow Cook* (R)	1,643	42.3%
William Parker (Amer)	133	3.4%
TOTAL	3,888
Turnout: 31%

1974 Senate class 3, Boyd County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	8,176	59.1%
Marlow Cook* (R)	5,480	39.6%
William Parker (Amer)	169	1.2%
TOTAL	13,825
Turnout: 37%

1974 Senate class 3, Boyle County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	2,671	52.8%
Marlow Cook* (R)	2,294	45.3%
William Parker (Amer)	98	1.9%
TOTAL	5,063
Turnout: 33%

1974 Senate class 3, Bracken County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	1,082	64.3%
Marlow Cook* (R)	578	34.4%
William Parker (Amer)	22	1.3%
TOTAL	1,682
Turnout: 34%

1974 Senate class 3, Breathitt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	1,768	78.2%
Marlow Cook* (R)	477	21.1%
William Parker (Amer)	17	0.8%
TOTAL	2,262
Turnout: 24%

1974 Senate class 3, Breckinridge County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	2,089	50.3%
Marlow Cook* (R)	2,015	48.5%
William Parker (Amer)	47	1.1%
TOTAL	4,151
Turnout: 40%

1974 Senate class 3, Bullitt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	3,088	58.5%
Marlow Cook* (R)	1,939	36.8%
William Parker (Amer)	249	4.7%
TOTAL	5,276
Turnout: 27%

1974 Senate class 3, Butler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	972	36.5%
Marlow Cook* (R)	1,678	63.0%
William Parker (Amer)	12	0.5%
TOTAL	2,662
Turnout: 39%

1974 Senate class 3, Caldwell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	1,837	58.7%
Marlow Cook* (R)	1,157	37.0%
William Parker (Amer)	135	4.3%
TOTAL	3,129
Turnout: 33%

1974 Senate class 3, Calloway County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	4,084	67.4%
Marlow Cook* (R)	1,847	30.5%
William Parker (Amer)	124	2.0%
TOTAL	6,055
Turnout: 28%

1974 Senate class 3, Campbell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	10,035	54.8%
Marlow Cook* (R)	7,915	43.2%
William Parker (Amer)	372	2.0%
TOTAL	18,322
Turnout: 32%

1974 Senate class 3, Carlisle County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	1,136	75.3%
Marlow Cook* (R)	330	21.9%
William Parker (Amer)	42	2.8%
TOTAL	1,508
Turnout: 40%

1974 Senate class 3, Carroll County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	1,297	73.5%
Marlow Cook* (R)	452	25.6%
William Parker (Amer)	16	0.9%
TOTAL	1,765
Turnout: 30%

1974 Senate class 3, Carter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	2,494	53.9%
Marlow Cook* (R)	2,070	44.8%
William Parker (Amer)	60	1.3%
TOTAL	4,624
Turnout: 33%

1974 Senate class 3, Casey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	1,013	32.7%
Marlow Cook* (R)	2,084	67.3%
TOTAL	3,097
Turnout: 35%

1974 Senate class 3, Christian County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	4,462	65.3%
Marlow Cook* (R)	2,293	33.6%
William Parker (Amer)	76	1.1%
TOTAL	6,831
Turnout: 17%

1974 Senate class 3, Clark County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	2,621	60.1%
Marlow Cook* (R)	1,634	37.5%
William Parker (Amer)	106	2.4%
TOTAL	4,361
Turnout: 26%

1974 Senate class 3, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	1,589	39.1%
Marlow Cook* (R)	2,456	60.5%
William Parker (Amer)	17	0.4%
TOTAL	4,062
Turnout: 33%

1974 Senate class 3, Clinton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	667	33.1%
Marlow Cook* (R)	1,338	66.4%
William Parker (Amer)	11	0.5%
TOTAL	2,016
Turnout: 35%

1974 Senate class 3, Crittenden County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	982	48.5%
Marlow Cook* (R)	1,029	50.8%
William Parker (Amer)	14	0.7%
TOTAL	2,025
Turnout: 33%

1974 Senate class 3, Cumberland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	618	40.1%
Marlow Cook* (R)	907	58.8%
William Parker (Amer)	18	1.2%
TOTAL	1,543
Turnout: 32%

1974 Senate class 3, Daviess County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	11,854	65.5%
Marlow Cook* (R)	5,499	30.4%
William Parker (Amer)	740	4.1%
TOTAL	18,093
Turnout: 33%

1974 Senate class 3, Edmonson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	938	41.0%
Marlow Cook* (R)	1,334	58.3%
William Parker (Amer)	15	0.7%
TOTAL	2,287
Turnout: 38%

1974 Senate class 3, Elliott County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	1,381	76.9%
Marlow Cook* (R)	383	21.3%
William Parker (Amer)	31	1.7%
TOTAL	1,795
Turnout: 46%

1974 Senate class 3, Estill County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	1,288	43.5%
Marlow Cook* (R)	1,628	55.0%
William Parker (Amer)	45	1.5%
TOTAL	2,961
Turnout: 34%

1974 Senate class 3, Fayette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	15,127	40.9%
Marlow Cook* (R)	20,415	55.2%
William Parker (Amer)	1,441	3.9%
TOTAL	36,983
Turnout: 28%

1974 Senate class 3, Fleming County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	1,439	57.8%
Marlow Cook* (R)	1,021	41.0%
William Parker (Amer)	30	1.2%
TOTAL	2,490
Turnout: 32%

1974 Senate class 3, Floyd County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	6,160	71.1%
Marlow Cook* (R)	2,371	27.4%
William Parker (Amer)	133	1.5%
TOTAL	8,664
Turnout: 33%

1974 Senate class 3, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	8,455	72.2%
Marlow Cook* (R)	2,883	24.6%
William Parker (Amer)	374	3.2%
TOTAL	11,712
Turnout: 46%

1974 Senate class 3, Fulton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	1,490	70.2%
Marlow Cook* (R)	545	25.7%
William Parker (Amer)	86	4.1%
TOTAL	2,121
Turnout: 32%

1974 Senate class 3, Gallatin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	778	75.8%
Marlow Cook* (R)	239	23.3%
William Parker (Amer)	9	0.9%
TOTAL	1,026
Turnout: 36%

1974 Senate class 3, Garrard County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	1,182	41.3%
Marlow Cook* (R)	1,638	57.2%
William Parker (Amer)	43	1.5%
TOTAL	2,863
Turnout: 41%

1974 Senate class 3, Grant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	1,237	60.6%
Marlow Cook* (R)	710	34.8%
William Parker (Amer)	93	4.6%
TOTAL	2,040
Turnout: 28%

1974 Senate class 3, Graves County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	5,367	70.6%
Marlow Cook* (R)	1,880	24.7%
William Parker (Amer)	350	4.6%
TOTAL	7,597
Turnout: 34%

1974 Senate class 3, Grayson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	1,983	43.0%
Marlow Cook* (R)	2,558	55.5%
William Parker (Amer)	66	1.4%
TOTAL	4,607
Turnout: 38%

1974 Senate class 3, Green County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	1,268	41.4%
Marlow Cook* (R)	1,767	57.7%
William Parker (Amer)	26	0.8%
TOTAL	3,061
Turnout: 41%

1974 Senate class 3, Greenup County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	4,847	62.6%
Marlow Cook* (R)	2,809	36.3%
William Parker (Amer)	83	1.1%
TOTAL	7,739
Turnout: 34%

1974 Senate class 3, Hancock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	975	56.5%
Marlow Cook* (R)	676	39.1%
William Parker (Amer)	76	4.4%
TOTAL	1,727
Turnout: 37%

1974 Senate class 3, Hardin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	5,062	51.6%
Marlow Cook* (R)	4,455	45.4%
William Parker (Amer)	295	3.0%
TOTAL	9,812
Turnout: 18%

1974 Senate class 3, Harlan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	4,764	59.1%
Marlow Cook* (R)	3,204	39.8%
William Parker (Amer)	92	1.1%
TOTAL	8,060
Turnout: 32%

1974 Senate class 3, Harrison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	1,911	64.9%
Marlow Cook* (R)	991	33.7%
William Parker (Amer)	41	1.4%
TOTAL	2,943
Turnout: 30%

1974 Senate class 3, Hart County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	1,941	55.1%
Marlow Cook* (R)	1,560	44.3%
William Parker (Amer)	20	0.6%
TOTAL	3,521
Turnout: 36%

1974 Senate class 3, Henderson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	5,160	69.9%
Marlow Cook* (R)	2,114	28.6%
William Parker (Amer)	111	1.5%
TOTAL	7,385
Turnout: 29%

1974 Senate class 3, Henry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	1,878	66.5%
Marlow Cook* (R)	901	31.9%
William Parker (Amer)	43	1.5%
TOTAL	2,822
Turnout: 36%

1974 Senate class 3, Hickman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	1,317	70.7%
Marlow Cook* (R)	430	23.1%
William Parker (Amer)	117	6.3%
TOTAL	1,864
Turnout: 43%

1974 Senate class 3, Hopkins County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	4,344	62.3%
Marlow Cook* (R)	2,494	35.8%
William Parker (Amer)	135	1.9%
TOTAL	6,973
Turnout: 25%

1974 Senate class 3, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	649	27.5%
Marlow Cook* (R)	1,696	71.7%
William Parker (Amer)	19	0.8%
TOTAL	2,364
Turnout: 34%

1974 Senate class 3, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	91,696	47.2%
Marlow Cook* (R)	96,653	49.7%
William Parker (Amer)	6,061	3.1%
TOTAL	194,410
Turnout: 41%

1974 Senate class 3, Jessamine County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	1,300	45.5%
Marlow Cook* (R)	1,445	50.5%
William Parker (Amer)	115	4.0%
TOTAL	2,860
Turnout: 21%

1974 Senate class 3, Johnson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	1,662	51.2%
Marlow Cook* (R)	1,542	47.5%
William Parker (Amer)	44	1.4%
TOTAL	3,248
Turnout: 25%

1974 Senate class 3, Kenton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	15,050	56.2%
Marlow Cook* (R)	11,153	41.7%
William Parker (Amer)	570	2.1%
TOTAL	26,773
Turnout: 30%

1974 Senate class 3, Knott County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	2,241	75.4%
Marlow Cook* (R)	699	23.5%
William Parker (Amer)	32	1.1%
TOTAL	2,972
Turnout: 30%

1974 Senate class 3, Knox County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	2,533	45.5%
Marlow Cook* (R)	2,934	52.7%
William Parker (Amer)	97	1.7%
TOTAL	5,564
Turnout: 34%

1974 Senate class 3, Larue County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	1,278	53.9%
Marlow Cook* (R)	1,064	44.9%
William Parker (Amer)	27	1.1%
TOTAL	2,369
Turnout: 31%

1974 Senate class 3, Laurel County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	2,263	36.5%
Marlow Cook* (R)	3,873	62.4%
William Parker (Amer)	69	1.1%
TOTAL	6,205
Turnout: 30%

1974 Senate class 3, Lawrence County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	1,555	56.0%
Marlow Cook* (R)	1,184	42.6%
William Parker (Amer)	40	1.4%
TOTAL	2,779
Turnout: 36%

1974 Senate class 3, Lee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	654	42.7%
Marlow Cook* (R)	860	56.2%
William Parker (Amer)	17	1.1%
TOTAL	1,531
Turnout: 33%

1974 Senate class 3, Leslie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	874	29.5%
Marlow Cook* (R)	2,064	69.6%
William Parker (Amer)	29	1.0%
TOTAL	2,967
Turnout: 38%

1974 Senate class 3, Letcher County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	1,966	58.0%
Marlow Cook* (R)	1,400	41.3%
William Parker (Amer)	25	0.7%
TOTAL	3,391
Turnout: 21%

1974 Senate class 3, Lewis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	1,305	42.7%
Marlow Cook* (R)	1,728	56.5%
William Parker (Amer)	25	0.8%
TOTAL	3,058
Turnout: 37%

1974 Senate class 3, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	1,806	50.6%
Marlow Cook* (R)	1,724	48.3%
William Parker (Amer)	36	1.0%
TOTAL	3,566
Turnout: 31%

1974 Senate class 3, Livingston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	1,327	68.5%
Marlow Cook* (R)	577	29.8%
William Parker (Amer)	33	1.7%
TOTAL	1,937
Turnout: 34%

1974 Senate class 3, Logan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	3,277	72.1%
Marlow Cook* (R)	1,128	24.8%
William Parker (Amer)	138	3.0%
TOTAL	4,543
Turnout: 29%

1974 Senate class 3, Lyon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	909	67.9%
Marlow Cook* (R)	371	27.7%
William Parker (Amer)	58	4.3%
TOTAL	1,338
Turnout: 30%

1974 Senate class 3, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	4,250	50.0%
Marlow Cook* (R)	3,974	46.7%
William Parker (Amer)	278	3.3%
TOTAL	8,502
Turnout: 25%

1974 Senate class 3, Magoffin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	1,815	56.9%
Marlow Cook* (R)	1,340	42.0%
William Parker (Amer)	34	1.1%
TOTAL	3,189
Turnout: 46%

1974 Senate class 3, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	2,342	64.7%
Marlow Cook* (R)	1,247	34.4%
William Parker (Amer)	31	0.9%
TOTAL	3,620
Turnout: 34%

1974 Senate class 3, Marshall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	3,469	65.1%
Marlow Cook* (R)	1,720	32.3%
William Parker (Amer)	138	2.6%
TOTAL	5,327
Turnout: 34%

1974 Senate class 3, Martin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	667	35.1%
Marlow Cook* (R)	1,192	62.8%
William Parker (Amer)	39	2.1%
TOTAL	1,898
Turnout: 29%

1974 Senate class 3, Mason County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	2,044	58.6%
Marlow Cook* (R)	1,410	40.4%
William Parker (Amer)	37	1.1%
TOTAL	3,491
Turnout: 30%

1974 Senate class 3, McCracken County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	9,266	68.6%
Marlow Cook* (R)	3,565	26.4%
William Parker (Amer)	669	5.0%
TOTAL	13,500
Turnout: 33%

1974 Senate class 3, McCreary County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	1,061	43.3%
Marlow Cook* (R)	1,337	54.5%
William Parker (Amer)	55	2.2%
TOTAL	2,453
Turnout: 30%

1974 Senate class 3, McLean County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	1,654	68.5%
Marlow Cook* (R)	736	30.5%
William Parker (Amer)	26	1.1%
TOTAL	2,416
Turnout: 38%

1974 Senate class 3, Meade County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	1,655	56.9%
Marlow Cook* (R)	1,214	41.7%
William Parker (Amer)	40	1.4%
TOTAL	2,909
Turnout: 24%

1974 Senate class 3, Menifee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	627	67.5%
Marlow Cook* (R)	284	30.6%
William Parker (Amer)	18	1.9%
TOTAL	929
Turnout: 33%

1974 Senate class 3, Mercer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	2,168	54.6%
Marlow Cook* (R)	1,646	41.4%
William Parker (Amer)	159	4.0%
TOTAL	3,973
Turnout: 34%

1974 Senate class 3, Metcalfe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	1,224	57.7%
Marlow Cook* (R)	880	41.5%
William Parker (Amer)	17	0.8%
TOTAL	2,121
Turnout: 36%

1974 Senate class 3, Monroe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	1,280	35.1%
Marlow Cook* (R)	2,291	62.9%
William Parker (Amer)	73	2.0%
TOTAL	3,644
Turnout: 45%

1974 Senate class 3, Montgomery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	1,629	56.6%
Marlow Cook* (R)	1,184	41.2%
William Parker (Amer)	64	2.2%
TOTAL	2,877
Turnout: 26%

1974 Senate class 3, Morgan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	1,458	67.5%
Marlow Cook* (R)	603	27.9%
William Parker (Amer)	100	4.6%
TOTAL	2,161
Turnout: 31%

1974 Senate class 3, Muhlenberg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	4,173	58.5%
Marlow Cook* (R)	2,865	40.2%
William Parker (Amer)	93	1.3%
TOTAL	7,131
Turnout: 36%

1974 Senate class 3, Nelson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	2,695	55.8%
Marlow Cook* (R)	1,996	41.3%
William Parker (Amer)	143	3.0%
TOTAL	4,834
Turnout: 31%

1974 Senate class 3, Nicholas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	793	66.4%
Marlow Cook* (R)	355	29.7%
William Parker (Amer)	47	3.9%
TOTAL	1,195
Turnout: 26%

1974 Senate class 3, Ohio County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	1,282	45.6%
Marlow Cook* (R)	1,508	53.6%
William Parker (Amer)	21	0.7%
TOTAL	2,811
Turnout: 21%

1974 Senate class 3, Oldham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	1,662	46.3%
Marlow Cook* (R)	1,858	51.7%
William Parker (Amer)	73	2.0%
TOTAL	3,593
Turnout: 28%

1974 Senate class 3, Owen County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	1,467	75.0%
Marlow Cook* (R)	469	24.0%
William Parker (Amer)	20	1.0%
TOTAL	1,956
Turnout: 36%

1974 Senate class 3, Owsley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	246	30.4%
Marlow Cook* (R)	555	68.7%
William Parker (Amer)	7	0.9%
TOTAL	808
Turnout: 24%

1974 Senate class 3, Pendleton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	1,303	68.7%
Marlow Cook* (R)	570	30.0%
William Parker (Amer)	24	1.3%
TOTAL	1,897
Turnout: 28%

1974 Senate class 3, Perry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	2,744	50.7%
Marlow Cook* (R)	2,602	48.0%
William Parker (Amer)	70	1.3%
TOTAL	5,416
Turnout: 30%

1974 Senate class 3, Pike County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	8,646	59.4%
Marlow Cook* (R)	5,761	39.6%
William Parker (Amer)	138	0.9%
TOTAL	14,545
Turnout: 33%

1974 Senate class 3, Powell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	1,492	68.9%
Marlow Cook* (R)	653	30.1%
William Parker (Amer)	22	1.0%
TOTAL	2,167
Turnout: 38%

1974 Senate class 3, Pulaski County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	3,790	36.9%
Marlow Cook* (R)	6,395	62.2%
William Parker (Amer)	97	0.9%
TOTAL	10,282
Turnout: 39%

1974 Senate class 3, Robertson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	312	66.0%
Marlow Cook* (R)	156	33.0%
William Parker (Amer)	5	1.1%
TOTAL	473
Turnout: 31%

1974 Senate class 3, Rockcastle County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	1,072	39.4%
Marlow Cook* (R)	1,610	59.1%
William Parker (Amer)	41	1.5%
TOTAL	2,723
Turnout: 32%

1974 Senate class 3, Rowan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	2,375	57.6%
Marlow Cook* (R)	1,697	41.2%
William Parker (Amer)	49	1.2%
TOTAL	4,121
Turnout: 33%

1974 Senate class 3, Russell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	1,308	37.7%
Marlow Cook* (R)	2,107	60.8%
William Parker (Amer)	53	1.5%
TOTAL	3,468
Turnout: 43%

1974 Senate class 3, Scott County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	1,868	58.6%
Marlow Cook* (R)	1,213	38.0%
William Parker (Amer)	108	3.4%
TOTAL	3,189
Turnout: 25%

1974 Senate class 3, Shelby County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	2,308	57.9%
Marlow Cook* (R)	1,606	40.3%
William Parker (Amer)	69	1.7%
TOTAL	3,983
Turnout: 28%

1974 Senate class 3, Simpson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	1,356	71.9%
Marlow Cook* (R)	509	27.0%
William Parker (Amer)	22	1.2%
TOTAL	1,887
Turnout: 21%

1974 Senate class 3, Spencer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	577	53.3%
Marlow Cook* (R)	488	45.1%
William Parker (Amer)	18	1.7%
TOTAL	1,083
Turnout: 29%

1974 Senate class 3, Taylor County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	2,133	50.2%
Marlow Cook* (R)	2,070	48.7%
William Parker (Amer)	44	1.0%
TOTAL	4,247
Turnout: 33%

1974 Senate class 3, Todd County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	1,476	73.3%
Marlow Cook* (R)	476	23.6%
William Parker (Amer)	61	3.0%
TOTAL	2,013
Turnout: 27%

1974 Senate class 3, Trigg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	1,806	72.6%
Marlow Cook* (R)	661	26.6%
William Parker (Amer)	21	0.8%
TOTAL	2,488
Turnout: 41%

1974 Senate class 3, Trimble County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	942	69.9%
Marlow Cook* (R)	376	27.9%
William Parker (Amer)	30	2.2%
TOTAL	1,348
Turnout: 36%

1974 Senate class 3, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	2,322	73.8%
Marlow Cook* (R)	779	24.8%
William Parker (Amer)	45	1.4%
TOTAL	3,146
Turnout: 29%

1974 Senate class 3, Warren County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	5,324	53.8%
Marlow Cook* (R)	4,471	45.2%
William Parker (Amer)	93	0.9%
TOTAL	9,888
Turnout: 22%

1974 Senate class 3, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	1,383	50.8%
Marlow Cook* (R)	1,263	46.4%
William Parker (Amer)	74	2.7%
TOTAL	2,720
Turnout: 39%

1974 Senate class 3, Wayne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	1,700	44.6%
Marlow Cook* (R)	2,085	54.7%
William Parker (Amer)	25	0.7%
TOTAL	3,810
Turnout: 38%

1974 Senate class 3, Webster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	2,110	74.0%
Marlow Cook* (R)	704	24.7%
William Parker (Amer)	39	1.4%
TOTAL	2,853
Turnout: 30%

1974 Senate class 3, Whitley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	2,423	42.4%
Marlow Cook* (R)	3,234	56.5%
William Parker (Amer)	63	1.1%
TOTAL	5,720
Turnout: 31%

1974 Senate class 3, Wolfe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	805	68.5%
Marlow Cook* (R)	351	29.9%
William Parker (Amer)	19	1.6%
TOTAL	1,175
Turnout: 30%

1974 Senate class 3, Woodford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Wendell Ford (D)	1,817	53.4%
Marlow Cook* (R)	1,449	42.6%
William Parker (Amer)	134	3.9%
TOTAL	3,400
Turnout: 33%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Wendell Ford
Total Disbursements:	$1,006,670

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/KY/1974

Marlow Cook*
Total Disbursements:	$524,569