CREATE TABLE table_8478 ("Election" FLOAT, "Candidate" TEXT, "Number of votes" TEXT, "Share of votes" TEXT, "Outcome of election" TEXT)

Who is the candidate with 73,494 votes?
SELECT "Candidate" FROM table_8478 WHERE "Number of votes" = '73,494'
SELECT "Candidate" FROM "table_8478" WHERE "Number of votes" = '73,494'