1970 United States Senate elections
The 1970 United States Senate elections was an election for the United States Senate. It took place on November 3, with the 33 seats of Class 1 contested in regular elections. Special elections were also held to fill vacancies. These races occurred in the middle of Richard Nixon's first term as president. The Democrats lost a net of three seats, while the Republicans and the Conservative Party of New York picked up one net seat each, and former Democrat Harry F. Byrd Jr. was re-elected as an independent.
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This was the first time that Republicans gained Senate seats while losing House seats, which also occurred in 2018. This also occurred for Democrats in 1914, 1962, and 2022.[3]
This was the most recent election in which a third party won a seat in the Senate until 2006. As of 2024[update], this is also the most recent cycle in which Democrats won Senate elections in Utah and Wyoming, and the most recent in which Republicans won a Senate election in Hawaii.
Results summary edit
54 | 1 | 1 | 44 |
Democratic | I | C | Republican |
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Last elections (1968) | 58 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Before these elections | 57 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Not up | 32 | 33 | — | 0 | — | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Up | 25 | 10 | — | — | — | 35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class 1 (1964→1970) | 25 | 8 | — | — | — | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Special: Class 2 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | — | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Special: Class 3 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | — | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Incumbent retired | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | — | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Held by same party | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Replaced by other party | 1 Democrat replaced by 1 Republican | — | — | — | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Result | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Incumbent ran | 22[b][c] | 9[c] | — | — | — | 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Won re-election | 17 | 6[d] | — | — | — | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Won re-election but changed party | 1 Democrat re-elected as an Independent | — | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lost re-election | 2 Republicans replaced by 2 Democrats 3 Democrats replaced by 3 Republicans 1 Republican replaced by 1 Conservative | — | — | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lost renomination, but held by same party | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Result | 20 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total elected | 22 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net gain/loss | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationwide vote | 25,435,247 | 19,373,972[a] | 2,183,572 | 516,149 | 1,049,884 | 48,558,824 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Share | 52.38% | 39.90% | 4.50% | 1.06% | 2.16% | 100% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Result | 54 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
Source: Office of the Clerk[1]
Getting out the vote edit
President Nixon said that rather than violent protests, the best way for the American public to get their opinion heard was by voting:
The most powerful four letter word is a clean word, it’s the most powerful four letter word in the history of men, it's called vote. V-O-T-E. My friends, I say that the answer to those that engage in disruption, to those that shout their filthy slogans, to those that try to shout down speakers, it's not to answer in kind, but go to the polls in election day, and in the quiet of that ballot box, stand up and be counted, the great silent majority of America.
— Richard Nixon, "1970 Election: 1970 Year in Review". UPI.com.
Gains, losses, and holds edit
Retirements edit
One Republican and three Democrats retired instead of seeking re-election.
State | Senator | Replaced by |
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Delaware | John J. Williams | William Roth |
Florida | Spessard Holland | Lawton Chiles |
Minnesota | Eugene McCarthy | Hubert Humphrey |
Ohio | Stephen M. Young | Robert Taft Jr. |
Defeats edit
One Republican and four Democrats sought re-election but lost in the primary or general election. One Republican sought election to finish the unexpired term but lost in the special election and one Republican sought election to a full term but lost in the general election.
Independent gain edit
One Democrat ran as an Independent in the general election.
State | Senator | Replaced by |
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Virginia | Harry F. Byrd Jr. | Harry F. Byrd Jr. |
Post-election changes edit
State | Senator | Replaced by |
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Georgia | Richard Russell Jr. | David H. Gambrell |
Louisiana | Allen J. Ellender | Elaine Edwards |
Vermont | Winston L. Prouty | Robert Stafford |
Change in composition edit
Before the elections edit
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D20 | D19 | D18 | D17 | D16 | D15 | D14 | D13 | D12 | D11 |
D21 | D22 | D23 | D24 | D25 | D26 | D27 | D28 | D29 | D30 |
D40 Minn. Retired | D39 Mich. Ran | D38 Mass. Ran | D37 Md. Ran | D36 Maine Ran | D35 Ind. Ran | D34 Fla. Retired | D33 Conn. Ran | D32 | D31 |
D41 Miss. Ran | D42 Mo. Ran | D43 Mont. Ran | D44 Nev. Ran | D45 N.J. Ran | D46 N.M. Ran | D47 N.D. Ran | D48 Ohio Ran | D49 R.I. Ran | D50 Tenn. Ran |
Majority → | D51 Texas Ran | ||||||||
R41 N.Y. Ran | R42 Pa. Ran | R43 Vt. Ran | D51 Va. Ran | D56 Wyo. Ran | D55 Wis. Retired | D54 W.Va. Ran | D53 Wash. Ran | D52 Utah Ran | |
R40 Neb. Ran | R39 Ill. (sp) Ran | R38 Hawaii Ran | R37 Del. Retired | R36 Calif. Ran | R35 Ariz. Ran | R34 Alaska (sp) Ran | R33 | R32 | R31 |
R21 | R22 | R23 | R24 | R25 | R26 | R27 | R28 | R29 | R30 |
R20 | R19 | R18 | R17 | R16 | R15 | R14 | R13 | R12 | R11 |
R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 |
After the elections edit
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D20 | D19 | D18 | D17 | D16 | D15 | D14 | D13 | D12 | D11 |
D21 | D22 | D23 | D24 | D25 | D26 | D27 | D28 | D29 | D30 |
D40 Mo. Re-elected | D39 Miss. Re-elected | D38 Minn. Hold | D37 Mich. Re-elected | D36 Mass. Re-elected | D35 Maine Re-elected | D34 Ind. Re-elected | D33 Fla. Hold | D32 | D31 |
D41 Mont. Re-elected | D42 Nev. Re-elected | D43 N.J. Re-elected | D44 N.M. Re-elected | D45 N.D. Re-elected | D46 R.I. Re-elected | D47 Texas Hold | D48 Utah Re-elected | D49 Wash. Re-elected | D50 W.Va. Re-elected |
Majority → | D51 Wis. Re-elected | ||||||||
R41 Conn. Gain | R42 Md. Gain | R43 Ohio Gain | R44 Tenn. Gain | C1 N.Y. Gain[e] | I1 Va. Re-elected/Gain | D54 Ill. (sp) Gain[e] | D53 Calif. Gain | D52 Wyo. Re-elected | |
R40 Vt. Re-elected | R39 Pa. Re-elected | R38 Neb. Re-elected | R37 Hawaii Re-elected | R36 Del. Hold | R35 Ariz. Re-elected | R34 Alaska (sp) Elected[f] | R33 | R32 | R31 |
R21 | R22 | R23 | R24 | R25 | R26 | R27 | R28 | R29 | R30 |
R20 | R19 | R18 | R17 | R16 | R15 | R14 | R13 | R12 | R11 |
R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 |
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Race summary edit
Special elections during the 91st Congress edit
In these special elections, the winner was seated during 1970 or before January 3, 1971; ordered by election date, then state.
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Alaska (Class 2) | Ted Stevens | Republican | 1968 (Appointed) | Interim appointee elected November 3, 1970. |
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Illinois (Class 3) | Ralph Tyler Smith | Republican | 1969 (Appointed) | Interim appointee lost election. New senator elected November 3, 1970. Democratic gain. |
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Elections leading to the next Congress edit
In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning January 3, 1971; ordered by state.
All of the elections involved the Class 1 seats.
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Arizona | Paul Fannin | Republican | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California | George Murphy | Republican | 1964 1964 (Appointed) | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain Incumbent resigned January 1, 1971 to give successor preferential seniority. Winner appointed January 2, 1971. |
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Connecticut | Thomas J. Dodd | Democratic | 1958 1964 | Incumbent lost renomination, then ran as an Independent candidate but lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain. |
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Delaware | John J. Williams | Republican | 1946 1952 1958 1964 | Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican hold. Incumbent resigned December 31, 1970 to give successor preferential seniority. Winner appointed January 1, 1971. |
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Florida | Spessard Holland | Democratic | 1946 (Appointed) 1946 1952 1958 1964 | Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic hold. |
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Hawaii | Hiram Fong | Republican | 1959 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana | Vance Hartke | Democratic | 1958 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maine | Edmund Muskie | Democratic | 1958 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland | Joseph Tydings | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain. |
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Massachusetts | Ted Kennedy | Democratic | 1962 (special) 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan | Philip Hart | Democratic | 1958 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Minnesota | Eugene McCarthy | DFL[4] | 1958 1964 | Incumbent retired. New senator elected. DFL hold. |
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Mississippi | John C. Stennis | Democratic | 1947 (special) 1952 1958 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Missouri | Stuart Symington | Democratic | 1952 1958 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Montana | Mike Mansfield | Democratic | 1952 1958 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Nebraska | Roman Hruska | Republican | 1954 (special) 1958 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Nevada | Howard Cannon | Democratic | 1958 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Jersey | Harrison A. Williams | Democratic | 1958 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Mexico | Joseph Montoya | Democratic | 1964 (special) 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York | Charles Goodell | Republican | 1968 (Appointed) | Interim appointee lost election. New senator elected. Conservative gain. |
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North Dakota | Quentin Burdick | Democratic-NPL | 1960 (special) 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Ohio | Stephen M. Young | Democratic | 1958 1964 | Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican gain. |
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Pennsylvania | Hugh Scott | Republican | 1958 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Rhode Island | John Pastore | Democratic | 1950 (special) 1952 1958 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee | Albert Gore Sr. | Democratic | 1952 1958 1964 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain. |
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Texas | Ralph Yarborough | Democratic | 1957 (special) 1958 1964 | Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Democratic hold. |
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Utah | Frank Moss | Democratic | 1958 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Vermont | Winston L. Prouty | Republican | 1958 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia | Harry F. Byrd Jr. | Democratic | 1965 (Appointed) 1966 (special) | Incumbent ran as an Independent and was re-elected. Independent gain. |
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Washington | Henry M. Jackson | Democratic | 1952 1958 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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West Virginia | Robert Byrd | Democratic | 1958 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Wisconsin | William Proxmire | Democratic | 1957 (special) 1958 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Wyoming | Gale W. McGee | Democratic | 1958 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Closest races edit
Fourteen races had a margin of victory under 10%:
State | Party of winner | Margin |
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Indiana | Democratic | 0.2% |
New York | Conservative (flip) | 2.0% |
Ohio | Republican (flip) | 2.2% |
Maryland | Republican (flip) | 2.6% |
Missouri | Democratic | 3.0% |
Hawaii | Republican | 3.2% |
Tennessee | Republican (flip) | 3.9% |
Nebraska | Republican | 5.0% |
New Mexico | Democratic | 5.7% |
Pennsylvania | Republican | 6.0% |
Texas | Democratic | 7.1% |
Florida | Democratic | 7.8%[g] |
Connecticut | Republican (flip) | 7.9% |
California | Democratic (flip) | 9.6% |
Alaska (special) edit
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Republican Ted Stevens was appointed December 24, 1968 to finish the term of Democrat Bob Bartlett, who had died in office. The open primary was held August 25, 1970, in which Stevens received 40,411 votes (55.91%), Key received 29,459 votes (23.94%), State senator Joe Josephson received 12,730 votes (18.22%) and Fritz Singer (R) received 1,349 votes (1.93%).[5][6] In the November 3, 1970 special election to finish the term, he ran against the Democratic Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives Wendell P. Kay. Stevens easily won with almost 60% of the vote.[7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ted Stevens (Incumbent) | 47,908 | 59.61 | |
Democratic | Wendell P. Kay | 32,456 | 40.39 | |
Majority | 14,452 | 18.22 | ||
Turnout | 80,364 | |||
Republican hold |
Arizona edit
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Incumbent Republican Paul Fannin decided to run for re-election to a second term, running unopposed in the Republican primary. Fannin defeated Democratic businessman Sam Grossman in the general election.
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Democratic | Sam Grossman | 78,006 | 65.24 | |
Democratic | John Kruglick, Doctor | 27,324 | 22.85 | |
Democratic | H. L. Kelly | 14,238 | 11.91 | |
Total votes | 119,568 | 100.00 |
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Republican | Paul Fannin (Incumbent) | 228,284 | 55.98 | |
Democratic | Sam Grossman | 179,512 | 44.02 | |
Majority | 48,772 | 11.96 | ||
Turnout | 407,796 | |||
Republican hold |
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Democratic | John V. Tunney | 3,496,558 | 53.86 | |
Republican | George Murphy (Incumbent) | 2,877,617 | 44.32 | |
Peace and Freedom | Robert Scheer | 61,251 | 0.94 | |
American Independent | Charles C. Ripley | 56,731 | 0.87 | |
Majority | 618,941 | 9.54 | ||
Turnout | 6,492,157 | |||
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Republican Lowell P. Weicker Jr. defeated Democrat Joseph Duffey and incumbent Thomas J. Dodd who ran this time as an independent. Dodd entered the race at the last minute and split the Democratic vote, allowing Weicker to win with only 42% of the vote.
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Republican | Lowell P. Weicker Jr. | 454,721 | 41.74 | ||
Democratic | Joseph Duffey | 368,111 | 33.79 | ||
Independent | Thomas J. Dodd (Incumbent) | 266,497 | 24.46 | ||
Majority | 86,610 | 7.95 | |||
Turnout | 1,089,329 | ||||
Republican hold |
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Republican | William Roth | 94,979 | 58.83 | |
Democratic | Jacob W. Zimmerman | 64,740 | 40.10 | |
American Independent | Donald G. Gies | 1,720 | 1.07 | |
Majority | 30,239 | 18.73 | ||
Turnout | 161,439 | |||
Republican hold |
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Incumbent Democrat Spessard Holland retired instead of seeking a fifth term. During the Democratic primary, former Governor C. Farris Bryant and State senator Lawton Chiles advanced to a run-off, having received more votes than Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives Frederick H. Schultz, attorney Alcee Hastings, and State Representative Joel T. Daves, III. Chiles soundly defeated Bryant in the run-off election, scoring a major upset due to his comparatively small name recognition prior to the election. To acquire name recognition and media coverage, Chiles walked about 1,003 miles (1,614 km) across the state of Florida and was given the nickname "Walkin' Lawton".
The Republican primary exposed an in-party feud between Governor Claude R. Kirk Jr. and U.S. Representative William C. Cramer. In the election, Cramer handily defeated G. Harrold Carswell and body shop owner George Balmer; the former was a Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals judge favored by Kirk and had been rejected as a Supreme Court of the United States nominee a few months prior to the primary. Chiles won the election by a relatively small margin of 7.8%, receiving 902,438 votes against Cramer's 772,817 votes.
Incumbent Spessard Holland, who served in the Senate since 1946, decided to retire rather than seek a fifth term.[11] Although the Democratic Party had dominated state elections since the Reconstruction Era, Claude R. Kirk Jr. and Edward Gurney, both Republicans, were elected senator and Governor in 1966 and 1968, respectively.[12]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | C. Farris Bryant | 240,222 | 32.90 | |
Democratic | Lawton Chiles | 188,300 | 25.79 | |
Democratic | Frederick H. Schultz | 175,745 | 24.07 | |
Democratic | Alcee Hastings | 91,948 | 12.59 | |
Democratic | Joel Daves | 33,939 | 4.65 | |
Total votes | 730,154 | 100.00 |
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Democratic | Lawton Chiles | 474,420 | 65.74 | |
Democratic | Farris Bryant | 247,211 | 34.26 | |
Total votes | 721,631 | 100.00 |
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Republican | William C. Cramer | 220,553 | 62.52 | |
Republican | G. Harrold Carswell | 121,281 | 34.38 | |
Republican | George Balmer, body shop owner | 10,947 | 3.10 | |
Total votes | 352,781 | 100.00 |
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Democratic | Lawton Chiles | 902,438 | 53.87 | -10.09% | |
Republican | William C. Cramer | 772,817 | 46.13 | +10.09% | |
Majority | 129,621 | 7.74 | -20.17% | ||
Turnout | 1,675,255 | [?] | [?] | ||
Democratic hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Hiram Fong (Incumbent) | 124,163 | 51.57 | |
Democratic | Cecil Heftel | 116,597 | 48.43 | |
Majority | 7,566 | 3.14 | ||
Turnout | 240,760 | |||
Republican hold |
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A special election was held to fill the remainder of the term of Republican Everett Dirksen, who had died in office. Republican Ralph Tyler Smith had been appointed to fill the seat after Dirksen's death, and he lost the special election to Democrat Adlai Stevenson III.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Adlai Stevenson III | 2,065,054 | 57.37 | |
Republican | Ralph Tyler Smith (Incumbent) | 1,519,718 | 42.22 | |
Socialist Workers | Lynn Henderson | 8,859 | 0.25 | |
Socialist Labor | Louis Fisher | 5,564 | 0.15 | |
None | Scattering | 77 | 0.00 | |
Majority | 545,336 | 15.15 | ||
Turnout | 3,599,272 | |||
Democratic gain from Republican |
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County Results Hartke: 50–60% 60–70% Roudebush: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Vance Hartke (Incumbent) | 870,990 | 50.12 | |
Republican | Richard L. Roudebush | 866,707 | 49.88 | |
Majority | 4,283 | 0.24 | ||
Turnout | 1,737,697 | |||
Democratic hold |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Edmund S. Muskie (Incumbent) | 199,954 | 61.74 | |
Republican | Neil S. Bishop | 123,906 | 38.26 | |
Majority | 76,048 | 23.48 | ||
Turnout | 323,860 | |||
Democratic hold |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Glenn Beall Jr. | 484,960 | 50.71 | |
Democratic | Joseph D. Tydings (Incumbent) | 460,422 | 48.14 | |
American Independent | Harvey Wilder | 10,988 | 1.15 | |
Majority | 24,538 | 2.57 | ||
Turnout | 956,370 | |||
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Incumbent Democrat Ted Kennedy defeated his challengers. This was Kennedy's first election run since the 1969 Chappaquiddick incident. Kennedy won 62.2%, down from 74.3% that he won in the previous election in 1964; this decrease was due to numerous factors including Chappaquiddick and a far more favorable environment for the Republicans than the Democratic landslide year of 1964.
The Republican nominee was Josiah Spaulding, a businessman and Republican leader in Massachusetts. He led a group of delegates at the 1968 Republican National Convention who unsuccessfully sought to nominate Nelson A. Rockefeller over Richard Nixon.[15]
Other candidates were Lawrence Gilfedder (Socialist Labor) and Mark R. Shaw (Prohibition), a former Prohibition Party candidate for U.S. senator from Massachusetts in 1946, 1952, 1958, 1969, 1962, and 1966. He was the party's candidate for governor of Massachusetts in 1948 and 1956. In 1964, he was the Prohibition Party's candidate for vice-president of the United States.[16]
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Democratic | Edward M. Kennedy (Incumbent) | 1,202,856 | 62.16 | -12.1 | |
Republican | Josiah Spaulding | 715,978 | 37.00 | +11.58 | |
Socialist Labor | Lawrence Gilfedder | 10,378 | 0.54 | +0.33 | |
Prohibition | Mark R. Shaw | 5,944 | 0.31 | +0.19 | |
None | Scattering | 451 | 0.02 | +0.02 | |
Majority | 486,878 | 25.16 | |||
Turnout | 1,935,607 | ||||
Democratic hold | Swing |
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Democratic | Philip Hart (Incumbent) | 1,744,672 | 66.83 | |
Republican | Lenore Romney | 858,438 | 32.88 | |
Socialist Workers | Paul Ludieu | 3,861 | 0.15 | |
Socialist Labor | James Sim | 3,254 | 0.12 | |
None | Scattering | 538 | 0.02 | |
Majority | 886,234 | 33.95 | ||
Turnout | 2,610,763 | |||
Democratic hold |
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Democratic (DFL) | Hubert H. Humphrey | 338,705 | 79.25 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Earl D. Craig | 88,709 | 20.76 |
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Republican | Clark MacGregor | 220,353 | 93.31 | |
Republican | John D. Baucom | 15,797 | 6.69 |
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Democratic (DFL) | Hubert H. Humphrey | 788,256 | 57.75 | |
Republican | Clark MacGregor | 568,025 | 41.62 | |
Socialist Workers | Nancy Strebe | 6,122 | 0.45 | |
Industrial Government | William Braatz | 2,484 | 0.18 | |
Majority | 220,231 | 16.13 | ||
Turnout | 1,364,887 | |||
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Democratic | John C. Stennis (Incumbent) | 286,622 | 88.40 | |
Independent | William Richard Thompson | 37,593 | 11.60 | |
Majority | 249,029 | 76.80 | ||
Turnout | 324,215 | |||
Democratic hold |
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Democratic | Stuart Symington (Incumbent) | 654,831 | 51.03 | |
Republican | John C. Danforth | 617,903 | 48.15 | |
American Independent | Gene Chapman | 10,065 | 0.78 | |
Independent | E. J. DiGirolamo | 513 | 0.04 | |
Majority | 36,928 | 2.88 | ||
Turnout | 1,283,312 | |||
Democratic hold |
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Democratic incumbent Mike Mansfield, the Senate Majority Leader who was first elected to the Senate in 1952, and was re-elected in 1958 and 1964, ran for re-election. Mansfield won the primary against several opponents, and advanced to the general election, where he was opposed by Harold E. Wallace, a sporting goods salesman and the Republican nominee. While his margin of victory decreased slightly from 1964, Mansfield still managed to defeat Wallace overwhelmingly, winning his fourth and (what would turn out to be his) final term in the Senate.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mike Mansfield (Incumbent) | 68,146 | 77.17 | |
Democratic | Tom McDonald | 10,773 | 12.20 | |
Democratic | John W. Lawlor | 19,384 | 10.63 | |
Total votes | 88,303 | 100.00 |
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Republican | Harold E. Wallace | 45,549 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 45,549 | 100.00 |
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Democratic | Mike Mansfield (Incumbent) | 150,060 | 60.54 | -3.97% | |
Republican | Harold E. Wallace | 97,809 | 39.46 | +3.97% | |
Majority | 52,251 | 21.08 | -7.95% | ||
Turnout | 247,869 | ||||
Democratic hold | Swing |
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Republican | Roman Hruska (Incumbent) | 240,894 | 52.49 | |
Democratic | Frank B. Morrison | 217,681 | 47.43 | |
None | Scattering | 391 | 0.09 | |
Majority | 23,213 | 5.06 | ||
Turnout | 458,966 | |||
Republican hold |
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Democrat Howard Cannon, the incumbent since 1959, won re-election to a third term over William Raggio, the Washoe County District Attorney.
In the Senate, Cannon was known as a moderate in the Democratic Party. He served as chairman of several committees, including the rules committee and the inaugural arrangements committee. Cannon was nearly defeated for re-election in 1964 by Republican Lieutenant Governor Paul Laxalt in one of the closest election in history. However, he became more popular over the next few years and defeated D.A. William Raggio, whose 1970 senate campaign began his long political career. Raggio ran for the Nevada Senate in 1972 and won. He then served there for decades to come.
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Democratic | Howard Cannon (Incumbent) | 85,187 | 57.65 | +7.63% | |
Republican | William Raggio | 60,838 | 41.17 | -8.81% | |
American Independent | Harold G. DeSellem | 1,743 | 1.18 | ||
Majority | 24,349 | 16.48 | +16.44% | ||
Turnout | 147,768 | ||||
Democratic hold | Swing |
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Democratic | Harrison A. Williams (Incumbent) | 1,157,074 | 56.17 | |
Republican | Nelson G. Gross | 903,026 | 43.83 | |
Majority | 254,048 | 12.34 | ||
Turnout | 2,060,100 | |||
Democratic hold |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Joseph Montoya, Incumbent | 85,285 | 73.10 | |
Democratic | Richard B. Edwards | 31,381 | 26.90 | |
Majority | 53,904 | 46.20 | ||
Total votes | 116,666 | 100.00 |
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Republican | Anderson Carter | 32,122 | 57.76 | |
Republican | David Cargo, Governor of New Mexico | 16,951 | 32.28 | |
Republican | Harold G. Thompson | 5,544 | 9.97 | |
Majority | 14,171 | 25.48 | ||
Total votes | 55,617 | 100.00 |
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Democratic | Joseph Montoya, Incumbent | 151,486 | 52.26 | |
Republican | Anderson Carter | 135,004 | 46.57 | |
People's Constitutional | William Higgs | 3,382 | 1.17 | |
Majority | 16,482 | 5.69 | ||
Total votes | 289,872 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
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Incumbent Republican Charles Goodell, who was recently appointed to the seat by Governor Nelson Rockefeller after senator Bobby Kennedy (D) was assassinated, ran for a full term, but was defeated by the Conservative Party of New York nominee James L. Buckley. Other candidates included: Richard Ottinger, U.S. Congressman (1965–1971, 1975–1985), Kevin P. McGovern, Paul O'Dwyer, Former New York City Council Member from Manhattan, Ted Sorensen, Former Advisor and Speechwriter to President John F. Kennedy, Richard D. McCarthy, U.S. Congressman (1965–1971).
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Conservative | James L. Buckley | 37,940 | 91.38 | |
Conservative | Kevin P. McGovern | 3,580 | 8.62 | |
Total votes | 41,520 | 100.00 |
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Democratic | Richard Ottinger | 366,789 | 39.61 | |
Democratic | Paul O'Dwyer | 302,438 | 32.66 | |
Democratic | Ted Sorensen | 154,434 | 16.68 | |
Democratic | Richard D. McCarthy | 102,224 | 11.04 | |
Total votes | 925,885 | 100.00 |
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Republican | Charles Goodell (Incumbent) | 311 | 86.39 | |
Abstaining | 49 | 13.61 | ||
Total votes | 360 | 100.00 |
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Liberal | Charles Goodell (Incumbent) | 201 | 67.00 | |
Liberal | Paul O'Dwyer | 48 | 16.00 | |
Liberal | Richard D. McCarthy | 33 | 11.00 | |
Liberal | Richard Ottinger | 12 | 4.00 | |
Liberal | Ted Sorensen | 6 | 2.00 | |
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Conservative | James L. Buckley | 2,288,190 | 38.95 | |
Democratic | Richard Lawrence Ottinger | 2,171,232 | 36.96 | |
Republican | Charles Goodell (Incumbent) | 1,178,679 | ||
Liberal | Charles Goodell (Incumbent) | 225,793 | ||
Republican + Liberal Party | Charles Goodell (Incumbent) | 1,404,472 | 23.91 | |
Communist | Arnold Johnson | 4,097 | 0.07 | |
Socialist Workers | Kipp Dawson | 3,549 | 0.06 | |
Socialist Labor | John Emanuel | 3,204 | 0.06 | |
Majority | 116,958 | 1.99 | ||
Turnout | 5,904,744 | |||
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Incumbent Democratic-NPL Party Senator Quentin N. Burdick was re-elected to his third term, defeating Republican candidate Thomas S. Kleppe, who later became the United States Secretary of the Interior.[1]
Only Burdick filed as a Dem-NPLer, and the endorsed Republican candidate was Thomas S. Kleppe, who was finishing his second and final term as a Representative for North Dakota's second congressional district. Burdick and Kleppe won the primary elections for their respective parties.
One independent candidate, Russell Kleppe, also filed before the deadline.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic–NPL | Quentin Burdick (Incumbent) | 134,519 | 61.27 | |
Republican | Thomas S. Kleppe | 82,996 | 37.80 | |
Independent | Russell Kleppe | 2,045 | 0.93 | |
Majority | 51,523 | 23.47 | ||
Turnout | 219,560 | |||
Democratic hold |
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Republican | Robert Taft Jr. | 1,565,682 | 49.68 | |
Democratic | Howard M. Metzenbaum | 1,495,262 | 47.45 | |
American Independent | Richard B. Kay | 61,261 | 1.94 | |
Socialist Labor | John O'Neill | 29,069 | 0.92 | |
Majority | 70,420 | 2.23 | ||
Turnout | 3,151,274 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Hugh Scott (Incumbent) | 1,874,106 | 51.43 | +0.84% | |
Democratic | William Sesler | 1,653,774 | 45.38 | -3.74% | |
Constitution | Frank W. Gaydosh | 85,813 | 2.36 | +2.36% | |
American Independent | W. Henry McFarland | 18,275 | 0.50 | +0.50% | |
Socialist Labor | Herman A. Johnson | 4,375 | 0.12 | -0.02% | |
Socialist Workers | Robin Maisel | 3,970 | 0.11 | -0.04% | |
Consumer | William R. Mimms | 3,932 | 0.11 | +0.11% | |
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Majority | 220,332 | 6.05 | |||
Turnout | 3,644,305 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John O. Pastore (Incumbent) | 230,469 | 67.54 | |
Republican | John McLaughlin | 107,351 | 31.46 | |
Peace and Freedom | David N. Fenton | 2,406 | 0.71 | |
Socialist Workers | Daniel B. Fein | 996 | 0.29 | |
Majority | 123,118 | 36.08 | ||
Turnout | 341,222 | |||
Democratic hold |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bill Brock | 562,645 | 51.29 | |
Democratic | Albert Gore Sr. (Incumbent) | 519,858 | 47.39 | |
American Independent | Cecil Pitard | 8,691 | 0.79 | |
Independent | Dan R. East | 5,845 | 0.53 | |
None | Scattering | 2 | 0.00 | |
Majority | 42,787 | 3.90 | ||
Turnout | 1,097,041 | |||
Republican hold |
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Incumbent Democrat Ralph Yarborough was defeated by former Representative Lloyd Bentsen in the Democratic primary. Bentsen then defeated Representative George H. W. Bush in the general election. When Bush was running for president in 1988, his Democratic opponent, Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis, selected Bentsen as his vice presidential running mate.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Lloyd Bentsen | 1,226,568 | 53.34 | |
Republican | George H. W. Bush | 1,071,234 | 46.58 | |
None | Scattering | 1,808 | 0.08 | |
Majority | 155,334 | 6.76 | ||
Turnout | 2,299,610 | |||
Democratic hold |
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Democratic | Frank Moss (Incumbent) | 210,207 | 56.16 | |
Republican | Laurence J. Burton | 159,004 | 42.48 | |
American Independent | Clyde B. Freeman | 5,092 | 1.36 | |
Majority | 51,203 | 13.68 | ||
Turnout | 374,303 | |||
Democratic hold |
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1970, united, states, senate, elections, election, united, states, senate, took, place, november, with, seats, class, contested, regular, elections, special, elections, were, also, held, fill, vacancies, these, races, occurred, middle, richard, nixon, first, t. The 1970 United States Senate elections was an election for the United States Senate It took place on November 3 with the 33 seats of Class 1 contested in regular elections Special elections were also held to fill vacancies These races occurred in the middle of Richard Nixon s first term as president The Democrats lost a net of three seats while the Republicans and the Conservative Party of New York picked up one net seat each and former Democrat Harry F Byrd Jr was re elected as an independent 1970 United States Senate elections 1968 November 3 1970 1972 35 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate51 seats needed for a majority Majority party Minority party Leader Mike Mansfield Hugh ScottParty Democratic RepublicanLeader since January 3 1961 September 24 1969Leader s seat Montana PennsylvaniaSeats before 57 43Seats after 54 44Seat change 3 1Popular vote 25 435 247 1 19 373 972 1 a Percentage 52 4 39 9 Seats up 24 10Races won 22 11 Third party Fourth party Party Conservative IndependentSeats before 0 0Seats after 1 1 2 Seat change 1 1Popular vote 2 183 572 1 516 149 1 Percentage 4 5 1 1 Seats up 0 1Races won 1 1Results of the elections Democratic gain Democratic hold Republican gain Republican hold Independent gain Conservative gain No electionMajority Leader before electionMike MansfieldDemocratic Elected Majority Leader Mike MansfieldDemocraticThis was the first time that Republicans gained Senate seats while losing House seats which also occurred in 2018 This also occurred for Democrats in 1914 1962 and 2022 3 This was the most recent election in which a third party won a seat in the Senate until 2006 As of 2024 update this is also the most recent cycle in which Democrats won Senate elections in Utah and Wyoming and the most recent in which Republicans won a Senate election in Hawaii Contents 1 Results summary 2 Getting out the vote 3 Gains losses and holds 3 1 Retirements 3 2 Defeats 3 3 Independent gain 3 4 Post election changes 4 Change in composition 4 1 Before the elections 4 2 After the elections 5 Race summary 5 1 Special elections during the 91st Congress 5 2 Elections leading to the next Congress 6 Closest races 7 Alaska special 8 Arizona 9 California 10 Connecticut 11 Delaware 12 Florida 13 Hawaii 14 Illinois special 15 Indiana 16 Maine 17 Maryland 18 Massachusetts 19 Michigan 20 Minnesota 21 Mississippi 22 Missouri 23 Montana 24 Nebraska 25 Nevada 26 New Jersey 27 New Mexico 28 New York 29 North Dakota 30 Ohio 31 Pennsylvania 32 Rhode Island 33 Tennessee 34 Texas 35 Utah 36 Vermont 37 Virginia 38 Washington 39 West Virginia 40 Wisconsin 41 Wyoming 42 See also 43 Notes 44 ReferencesResults summary edit 54 1 1 44Democratic I C RepublicanParties TotalDemocratic Republican Conservative Independent OtherLast elections 1968 58 42 0 0 0 100Before these elections 57 43 0 0 0 100Not up 32 33 0 65Up 25 10 35Class 1 1964 1970 25 8 33Special Class 2 0 1 0 1Special Class 3 0 1 0 1Incumbent retired 3 1 0 4Held by same party 2 1 3Replaced by other party nbsp 1 Democrat replaced by nbsp 1 Republican 1Result 2 2 0 0 0 4Incumbent ran 22 b c 9 c 31Won re election 17 6 d 23Won re election but changed party nbsp 1 Democrat re elected as an nbsp Independent 1Lost re election nbsp 2 Republicans replaced by nbsp 2 Democrats nbsp 3 Democrats replaced by nbsp 3 Republicans nbsp 1 Republican replaced by nbsp 1 Conservative 6Lost renomination but held by same party 1 0 1Result 20 9 1 1 0 31Total elected 22 11 1 1 0 35Net gain loss nbsp 3 nbsp 1 nbsp 1 nbsp 1 nbsp 2Nationwide vote 25 435 247 19 373 972 a 2 183 572 516 149 1 049 884 48 558 824Share 52 38 39 90 4 50 1 06 2 16 100 Result 54 44 1 1 0 100Source Office of the Clerk 1 Getting out the vote editPresident Nixon said that rather than violent protests the best way for the American public to get their opinion heard was by voting The most powerful four letter word is a clean word it s the most powerful four letter word in the history of men it s called vote V O T E My friends I say that the answer to those that engage in disruption to those that shout their filthy slogans to those that try to shout down speakers it s not to answer in kind but go to the polls in election day and in the quiet of that ballot box stand up and be counted the great silent majority of America Richard Nixon 1970 Election 1970 Year in Review UPI com Gains losses and holds editRetirements edit One Republican and three Democrats retired instead of seeking re election State Senator Replaced byDelaware John J Williams William RothFlorida Spessard Holland Lawton ChilesMinnesota Eugene McCarthy Hubert HumphreyOhio Stephen M Young Robert Taft Jr Defeats edit One Republican and four Democrats sought re election but lost in the primary or general election One Republican sought election to finish the unexpired term but lost in the special election and one Republican sought election to a full term but lost in the general election State Senator Replaced byCalifornia George Murphy John V TunneyConnecticut Thomas J Dodd Lowell WeickerIllinois Ralph Tyler Smith Adlai Stevenson IIIMaryland Joseph Tydings J Glenn Beall Jr New York Charles Goodell James L BuckleyTennessee Albert Gore Sr Bill BrockTexas Ralph Yarborough Lloyd BentsenIndependent gain edit One Democrat ran as an Independent in the general election State Senator Replaced byVirginia Harry F Byrd Jr Harry F Byrd Jr Post election changes edit State Senator Replaced byGeorgia Richard Russell Jr David H GambrellLouisiana Allen J Ellender Elaine EdwardsVermont Winston L Prouty Robert StaffordChange in composition editBefore the elections edit D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 D10D20 D19 D18 D17 D16 D15 D14 D13 D12 D11D21 D22 D23 D24 D25 D26 D27 D28 D29 D30D40Minn Retired D39Mich Ran D38Mass Ran D37Md Ran D36Maine Ran D35Ind Ran D34Fla Retired D33Conn Ran D32 D31D41Miss Ran D42Mo Ran D43Mont Ran D44Nev Ran D45N J Ran D46N M Ran D47N D Ran D48Ohio Ran D49R I Ran D50Tenn RanMajority D51Texas RanR41N Y Ran R42Pa Ran R43Vt Ran D51Va Ran D56Wyo Ran D55Wis Retired D54W Va Ran D53Wash Ran D52Utah RanR40Neb Ran R39Ill sp Ran R38Hawaii Ran R37Del Retired R36Calif Ran R35Ariz Ran R34Alaska sp Ran R33 R32 R31R21 R22 R23 R24 R25 R26 R27 R28 R29 R30R20 R19 R18 R17 R16 R15 R14 R13 R12 R11R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10After the elections edit D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 D10D20 D19 D18 D17 D16 D15 D14 D13 D12 D11D21 D22 D23 D24 D25 D26 D27 D28 D29 D30D40Mo Re elected D39Miss Re elected D38Minn Hold D37Mich Re elected D36Mass Re elected D35Maine Re elected D34Ind Re elected D33Fla Hold D32 D31D41Mont Re elected D42Nev Re elected D43N J Re elected D44N M Re elected D45N D Re elected D46R I Re elected D47Texas Hold D48Utah Re elected D49Wash Re elected D50W Va Re electedMajority D51Wis Re electedR41Conn Gain R42Md Gain R43Ohio Gain R44Tenn Gain C1N Y Gain e I1Va Re elected Gain D54Ill sp Gain e D53Calif Gain D52Wyo Re electedR40Vt Re elected R39Pa Re elected R38Neb Re elected R37Hawaii Re elected R36Del Hold R35Ariz Re elected R34Alaska sp Elected f R33 R32 R31R21 R22 R23 R24 R25 R26 R27 R28 R29 R30R20 R19 R18 R17 R16 R15 R14 R13 R12 R11R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10Key C Conservative New York D DemocraticR RepublicanI IndependentRace summary editSpecial elections during the 91st Congress edit In these special elections the winner was seated during 1970 or before January 3 1971 ordered by election date then state State Incumbent Results CandidatesSenator Party Electoral historyAlaska Class 2 Ted Stevens Republican 1968 Appointed Interim appointee elected November 3 1970 nbsp Y Ted Stevens Republican 59 6 Wendell P Kay Democratic 40 4 Illinois Class 3 Ralph Tyler Smith Republican 1969 Appointed Interim appointee lost election New senator elected November 3 1970 Democratic gain nbsp Y Adlai Stevenson III Democratic 57 4 Ralph Tyler Smith Republican 42 2 Elections leading to the next Congress edit In these general elections the winners were elected for the term beginning January 3 1971 ordered by state All of the elections involved the Class 1 seats State Incumbent Results CandidatesSenator Party Electoral historyArizona Paul Fannin Republican 1964 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Paul Fannin Republican 56 0 Sam Grossman Democratic 44 0 California George Murphy Republican 19641964 Appointed Incumbent lost re election New senator elected Democratic gainIncumbent resigned January 1 1971 to give successor preferential seniority Winner appointed January 2 1971 nbsp Y John V Tunney Democratic 53 9 George Murphy Republican 44 3 Robert Scheer Peace and Freedom 0 9 Charles C Ripley American Independent 0 9 Connecticut Thomas J Dodd Democratic 19581964 Incumbent lost renomination then ran as an Independent candidate but lost re election New senator elected Republican gain nbsp Y Lowell Weicker Republican 41 7 Joseph Duffey Democratic 33 8 Thomas J Dodd Independent 24 5 Delaware John J Williams Republican 1946195219581964 Incumbent retired New senator elected Republican hold Incumbent resigned December 31 1970 to give successor preferential seniority Winner appointed January 1 1971 nbsp Y William Roth Republican 58 8 Jacob Zimmerman Democratic 40 1 Florida Spessard Holland Democratic 1946 Appointed 1946195219581964 Incumbent retired New senator elected Democratic hold nbsp Y Lawton Chiles Democratic 53 9 William C Cramer Republican 46 1 Hawaii Hiram Fong Republican 19591964 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Hiram Fong Republican 51 6 Cecil Heftel Democratic 48 4 Indiana Vance Hartke Democratic 19581964 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Vance Hartke Democratic 50 1 Richard L Roudebush Republican 49 9 Maine Edmund Muskie Democratic 19581964 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Edmund Muskie Democratic 61 9 Neil S Bishop Republican 38 3 Maryland Joseph Tydings Democratic 1964 Incumbent lost re election New senator elected Republican gain nbsp Y J Glenn Beall Jr Republican 50 7 Joseph Tydings Democratic 48 1 Massachusetts Ted Kennedy Democratic 1962 special 1964 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Ted Kennedy Democratic 62 1 Josiah Spaulding Republican 37 0 Michigan Philip Hart Democratic 19581964 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Philip Hart Democratic 66 8 Lenore Romney Republican 32 9 Minnesota Eugene McCarthy DFL 4 19581964 Incumbent retired New senator elected DFL hold nbsp Y Hubert Humphrey DFL 57 8 Clark MacGregor Republican 41 6 Mississippi John C Stennis Democratic 1947 special 195219581964 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y John C Stennis Democratic 88 4 William R Thompson Independent 11 6 Missouri Stuart Symington Democratic 195219581964 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Stuart Symington Democratic 51 1 John Danforth Republican 48 1 Others Gene Chapman American Independent 0 8 E J DiGirolamo Independent 0 04 Montana Mike Mansfield Democratic 195219581964 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Mike Mansfield Democratic 60 5 Harold E Wallace Republican 39 5 Nebraska Roman Hruska Republican 1954 special 19581964 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Roman Hruska Republican 52 5 Frank B Morrison Democratic 47 5 Nevada Howard Cannon Democratic 19581964 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Howard Cannon Democratic 57 7 William Raggio Republican 41 2 New Jersey Harrison A Williams Democratic 19581964 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Harrison A Williams Democratic 54 0 Nelson G Gross Republican 42 2 New Mexico Joseph Montoya Democratic 1964 special 1964 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Joseph Montoya Democratic 52 3 Anderson Carter Republican 46 6 New York Charles Goodell Republican 1968 Appointed Interim appointee lost election New senator elected Conservative gain nbsp Y James L Buckley Conservative 38 8 Richard Ottinger Democratic 36 8 Charles Goodell Republican 24 3 North Dakota Quentin Burdick Democratic NPL 1960 special 1964 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Quentin Burdick Democratic NPL 61 3 Thomas S Kleppe Republican 37 8 Ohio Stephen M Young Democratic 19581964 Incumbent retired New senator elected Republican gain nbsp Y Robert Taft Jr Republican 49 7 Howard Metzenbaum Democratic 47 5 Pennsylvania Hugh Scott Republican 19581964 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Hugh Scott Republican 51 4 William Sesler Democratic 45 4 Rhode Island John Pastore Democratic 1950 special 195219581964 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y John Pastore Democratic 67 5 John McLaughlin Republican 31 5 Tennessee Albert Gore Sr Democratic 195219581964 Incumbent lost re election New senator elected Republican gain nbsp Y Bill Brock Republican 51 3 Albert Gore Sr Democratic 47 4 Texas Ralph Yarborough Democratic 1957 special 19581964 Incumbent lost renomination New senator elected Democratic hold nbsp Y Lloyd Bentsen Democratic 53 5 George H W Bush Republican 46 4 Utah Frank Moss Democratic 19581964 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Frank Moss Democratic 56 2 Laurence J Burton Republican 42 5 Clyde B Freeman American Independent 1 4 Vermont Winston L Prouty Republican 19581964 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Winston L Prouty Republican 58 9 Philip H Hoff Democratic 40 2 Virginia Harry F Byrd Jr Democratic 1965 Appointed 1966 special Incumbent ran as an Independent and was re elected Independent gain nbsp Y Harry F Byrd Jr Independent 53 5 George Rawlings Democratic 31 2 Ray Garland Republican 15 3 Washington Henry M Jackson Democratic 195219581964 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Henry M Jackson Democratic 82 4 Charles W Elicker Republican 16 0 Others Bill Massey Socialist Workers 0 9 E S Pinky Fisk Buffalo 0 7 West Virginia Robert Byrd Democratic 19581964 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Robert Byrd Democratic 77 6 Elmer H Dodson Republican 22 4 Wisconsin William Proxmire Democratic 1957 special 19581964 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y William Proxmire Democratic 70 8 John E Erickson Republican 28 5 Wyoming Gale W McGee Democratic 19581964 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Gale W McGee Democratic 55 8 John S Wold Republican 44 2 Closest races editFourteen races had a margin of victory under 10 State Party of winner MarginIndiana Democratic 0 2 New York Conservative flip 2 0 Ohio Republican flip 2 2 Maryland Republican flip 2 6 Missouri Democratic 3 0 Hawaii Republican 3 2 Tennessee Republican flip 3 9 Nebraska Republican 5 0 New Mexico Democratic 5 7 Pennsylvania Republican 6 0 Texas Democratic 7 1 Florida Democratic 7 8 g Connecticut Republican flip 7 9 California Democratic flip 9 6 Alaska special editAlaska special election nbsp 19661972 nbsp nbsp Nominee Ted Stevens Wendell P KayParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 47 908 32 456Percentage 59 61 40 39 U S senator before electionTed StevensRepublican Elected U S senator Ted StevensRepublicanMain article 1970 United States Senate special election in Alaska See also List of United States senators from Alaska Republican Ted Stevens was appointed December 24 1968 to finish the term of Democrat Bob Bartlett who had died in office The open primary was held August 25 1970 in which Stevens received 40 411 votes 55 91 Key received 29 459 votes 23 94 State senator Joe Josephson received 12 730 votes 18 22 and Fritz Singer R received 1 349 votes 1 93 5 6 In the November 3 1970 special election to finish the term he ran against the Democratic Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives Wendell P Kay Stevens easily won with almost 60 of the vote 7 1970 United States Senate special election in Alaska 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Ted Stevens Incumbent 47 908 59 61Democratic Wendell P Kay 32 456 40 39Majority 14 452 18 22Turnout 80 364Republican holdArizona editArizona election nbsp 19641976 nbsp nbsp Nominee Paul Fannin Sam GrossmanParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 228 284 179 512Percentage 55 98 44 02 nbsp Results map Counties won by Fannin Counties won by GrossmanU S senator before electionPaul FanninRepublican Elected U S senator Paul FanninRepublicanMain article 1970 United States Senate election in Arizona See also List of United States senators from Arizona Incumbent Republican Paul Fannin decided to run for re election to a second term running unopposed in the Republican primary Fannin defeated Democratic businessman Sam Grossman in the general election Democratic primary results 8 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Sam Grossman 78 006 65 24Democratic John Kruglick Doctor 27 324 22 85Democratic H L Kelly 14 238 11 91Total votes 119 568 100 001970 United States Senate election in Arizona 9 Party Candidate Votes Republican Paul Fannin Incumbent 228 284 55 98Democratic Sam Grossman 179 512 44 02Majority 48 772 11 96Turnout 407 796Republican holdCalifornia editThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it December 2020 California election nbsp 19641976 nbsp nbsp Nominee John V Tunney George MurphyParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 3 496 558 2 877 617Percentage 53 86 44 33 nbsp County resultsTunney 40 50 50 60 60 70 Murphy 40 50 50 60 U S senator before electionGeorge MurphyRepublican Elected U S senator John V TunneyDemocraticMain article 1970 United States Senate election in California See also List of United States senators from California 1970 United States Senate election in California 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic John V Tunney 3 496 558 53 86Republican George Murphy Incumbent 2 877 617 44 32Peace and Freedom Robert Scheer 61 251 0 94American Independent Charles C Ripley 56 731 0 87Majority 618 941 9 54Turnout 6 492 157Democratic gain from RepublicanConnecticut editConnecticut election nbsp 19641976 nbsp nbsp nbsp Nominee Lowell P Weicker Jr Joseph Duffey Thomas J DoddParty Republican Democratic IndependentPopular vote 454 721 368 111 266 497Percentage 41 74 33 79 24 46 nbsp County resultsU S senator before electionThomas J DoddDemocratic Elected U S senator Lowell P Weicker Jr RepublicanMain article 1970 United States Senate election in Connecticut See also List of United States senators from Connecticut Republican Lowell P Weicker Jr defeated Democrat Joseph Duffey and incumbent Thomas J Dodd who ran this time as an independent Dodd entered the race at the last minute and split the Democratic vote allowing Weicker to win with only 42 of the vote Connecticut general election 10 Party Candidate Votes Republican Lowell P Weicker Jr 454 721 41 74Democratic Joseph Duffey 368 111 33 79Independent Thomas J Dodd Incumbent 266 497 24 46Majority 86 610 7 95Turnout 1 089 329Republican holdDelaware edit1970 United States Senate election in Delaware nbsp 19641976 nbsp nbsp Nominee William Roth Jacob W ZimmermanParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 94 979 64 740Percentage 58 83 40 10 nbsp County ResultsRoth 50 60 60 70 U S senator before electionJohn J WilliamsRepublican Elected U S senator William RothRepublicanMain article 1970 United States Senate election in Delaware See also List of United States senators from Delaware This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it August 2017 Four term Republican John J Williams decided to retire rather than run for re election Republican William Roth easily defeated Democrat Jacob Zimmerman by a margin of eighteen percentage points and went on to serve thirty years in the Senate 1970 United States Senate election in Delaware 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican William Roth 94 979 58 83Democratic Jacob W Zimmerman 64 740 40 10American Independent Donald G Gies 1 720 1 07Majority 30 239 18 73Turnout 161 439Republican holdFlorida edit1970 United States Senate election in Florida nbsp 1964 November 3 1970 1976 nbsp nbsp Nominee Lawton Chiles Bill CramerParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 902 438 772 817Percentage 53 9 46 1 nbsp County results Chiles 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 Cramer 50 60 60 70 U S senator before electionSpessard HollandDemocratic Elected U S Senator Lawton ChilesDemocraticMain article 1970 United States Senate election in Florida See also List of United States senators from Florida Incumbent Democrat Spessard Holland retired instead of seeking a fifth term During the Democratic primary former Governor C Farris Bryant and State senator Lawton Chiles advanced to a run off having received more votes than Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives Frederick H Schultz attorney Alcee Hastings and State Representative Joel T Daves III Chiles soundly defeated Bryant in the run off election scoring a major upset due to his comparatively small name recognition prior to the election To acquire name recognition and media coverage Chiles walked about 1 003 miles 1 614 km across the state of Florida and was given the nickname Walkin Lawton The Republican primary exposed an in party feud between Governor Claude R Kirk Jr and U S Representative William C Cramer In the election Cramer handily defeated G Harrold Carswell and body shop owner George Balmer the former was a Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals judge favored by Kirk and had been rejected as a Supreme Court of the United States nominee a few months prior to the primary Chiles won the election by a relatively small margin of 7 8 receiving 902 438 votes against Cramer s 772 817 votes Incumbent Spessard Holland who served in the Senate since 1946 decided to retire rather than seek a fifth term 11 Although the Democratic Party had dominated state elections since the Reconstruction Era Claude R Kirk Jr and Edward Gurney both Republicans were elected senator and Governor in 1966 and 1968 respectively 12 Democratic Party primary results 13 Party Candidate Votes Democratic C Farris Bryant 240 222 32 90Democratic Lawton Chiles 188 300 25 79Democratic Frederick H Schultz 175 745 24 07Democratic Alcee Hastings 91 948 12 59Democratic Joel Daves 33 939 4 65Total votes 730 154 100 00Democratic Party primary runoff results 13 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Lawton Chiles 474 420 65 74Democratic Farris Bryant 247 211 34 26Total votes 721 631 100 00Republican Primary results 13 Party Candidate Votes Republican William C Cramer 220 553 62 52Republican G Harrold Carswell 121 281 34 38Republican George Balmer body shop owner 10 947 3 10Total votes 352 781 100 001970 United States Senate election in Florida 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Lawton Chiles 902 438 53 87 10 09 Republican William C Cramer 772 817 46 13 10 09 Majority 129 621 7 74 20 17 Turnout 1 675 255 Democratic hold SwingHawaii edit1970 United States Senate election in Hawaii nbsp 19641976 nbsp nbsp Nominee Hiram Fong Cec HeftelParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 124 163 116 597Percentage 51 57 48 43 nbsp Fong 50 60 U S senator before electionHiram FongRepublican Elected U S senator Hiram FongRepublicanMain article 1970 United States Senate election in Hawaii See also List of United States senators from Hawaii This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it August 2017 1970 United States Senate election in Hawaii 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Hiram Fong Incumbent 124 163 51 57Democratic Cecil Heftel 116 597 48 43Majority 7 566 3 14Turnout 240 760Republican holdIllinois special editIllinois special election nbsp 19681974 Turnout67 43 nbsp nbsp Nominee Adlai Stevenson III Ralph Tyler SmithParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 2 065 054 1 519 718Percentage 57 37 42 22 nbsp County ResultsStevenson 50 60 60 70 Smith 50 60 60 70 U S senator before electionRalph Tyler SmithRepublican Elected U S senator Adlai Stevenson IIIDemocraticMain article 1970 United States Senate special election in Illinois See also List of United States senators from Illinois A special election was held to fill the remainder of the term of Republican Everett Dirksen who had died in office Republican Ralph Tyler Smith had been appointed to fill the seat after Dirksen s death and he lost the special election to Democrat Adlai Stevenson III 1970 United States Senate special election in Illinois 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Adlai Stevenson III 2 065 054 57 37Republican Ralph Tyler Smith Incumbent 1 519 718 42 22Socialist Workers Lynn Henderson 8 859 0 25Socialist Labor Louis Fisher 5 564 0 15None Scattering 77 0 00Majority 545 336 15 15Turnout 3 599 272Democratic gain from RepublicanIndiana editIndiana election nbsp 19641976 nbsp nbsp Nominee Vance Hartke Richard RoudebushParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 870 990 866 707Percentage 50 12 49 88 nbsp County Results Hartke 50 60 60 70 Roudebush 50 60 60 70 70 80 U S senator before electionVance HartkeDemocratic Elected U S Senator Vance HartkeDemocraticMain article 1970 United States Senate election in Indiana See also List of United States senators from Indiana This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it August 2017 1970 United States Senate election in Indiana 1 14 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Vance Hartke Incumbent 870 990 50 12Republican Richard L Roudebush 866 707 49 88Majority 4 283 0 24Turnout 1 737 697Democratic holdMaine editMaine election nbsp 19641976 nbsp nbsp Nominee Edmund Muskie Neil S BishopParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 199 954 123 906Percentage 61 74 38 26 nbsp County results Muskie 50 60 60 70 70 80 Bishop 50 60 U S senator before electionEdmund MuskieDemocratic Elected U S Senator Edmund MuskieDemocraticMain article 1970 United States Senate election in Maine See also List of United States senators from Maine This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it August 2017 1970 United States Senate election in Maine 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Edmund S Muskie Incumbent 199 954 61 74Republican Neil S Bishop 123 906 38 26Majority 76 048 23 48Turnout 323 860Democratic holdMaryland editMain article 1970 United States Senate election in Maryland See also List of United States senators from Maryland Maryland election nbsp 19641976 nbsp nbsp Nominee J Glenn Beall Jr Joseph TydingsParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 484 960 460 422Percentage 50 71 48 14 nbsp County resultsBeall 50 60 60 70 70 80 Tydings 50 60 60 70 U S senator before electionJoseph TydingsDemocratic Elected U S Senator J Glenn Beall Jr RepublicanThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it August 2017 1970 United States Senate election in Maryland 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican John Glenn Beall Jr 484 960 50 71Democratic Joseph D Tydings Incumbent 460 422 48 14American Independent Harvey Wilder 10 988 1 15Majority 24 538 2 57Turnout 956 370Republican gain from DemocraticMassachusetts editMassachusetts election nbsp 19641976 nbsp nbsp Nominee Ted Kennedy Josiah SpauldingParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 1 202 856 715 978Percentage 62 2 37 0 nbsp Results by town Red indicates towns won by Spaulding Blue indicates towns won by Kennedy U S senator before electionTed KennedyDemocratic Elected U S senator Ted KennedyDemocraticMain article 1970 United States Senate election in Massachusetts See also List of United States senators from Massachusetts Incumbent Democrat Ted Kennedy defeated his challengers This was Kennedy s first election run since the 1969 Chappaquiddick incident Kennedy won 62 2 down from 74 3 that he won in the previous election in 1964 this decrease was due to numerous factors including Chappaquiddick and a far more favorable environment for the Republicans than the Democratic landslide year of 1964 The Republican nominee was Josiah Spaulding a businessman and Republican leader in Massachusetts He led a group of delegates at the 1968 Republican National Convention who unsuccessfully sought to nominate Nelson A Rockefeller over Richard Nixon 15 Other candidates were Lawrence Gilfedder Socialist Labor and Mark R Shaw Prohibition a former Prohibition Party candidate for U S senator from Massachusetts in 1946 1952 1958 1969 1962 and 1966 He was the party s candidate for governor of Massachusetts in 1948 and 1956 In 1964 he was the Prohibition Party s candidate for vice president of the United States 16 nbsp Massachusetts results by countyGeneral election 17 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Edward M Kennedy Incumbent 1 202 856 62 16 12 1Republican Josiah Spaulding 715 978 37 00 11 58Socialist Labor Lawrence Gilfedder 10 378 0 54 0 33Prohibition Mark R Shaw 5 944 0 31 0 19None Scattering 451 0 02 0 02Majority 486 878 25 16Turnout 1 935 607Democratic hold SwingMichigan edit nbsp Senator Philip HartMain article 1970 United States Senate election in Michigan See also List of United States senators from Michigan This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it August 2017 1970 United States Senate election in Michigan 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Philip Hart Incumbent 1 744 672 66 83Republican Lenore Romney 858 438 32 88Socialist Workers Paul Ludieu 3 861 0 15Socialist Labor James Sim 3 254 0 12None Scattering 538 0 02Majority 886 234 33 95Turnout 2 610 763Democratic holdMinnesota edit1970 United States Senate election in Minnesota nbsp 1964 November 3 1970 1976 nbsp nbsp Nominee Hubert H Humphrey Clark MacGregorParty Democratic DFL RepublicanPopular vote 788 256 568 025Percentage 57 75 41 62 nbsp County resultsHumphrey 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 MacGregor 50 60 U S senator before electionEugene J McCarthyDemocratic DFL Elected U S Senator Hubert H HumphreyDemocratic DFL Main article 1970 United States Senate election in Minnesota See also List of United States senators from Minnesota Incumbent Democrat Eugene McCarthy retired instead of seeking a third term Former Democratic U S senator Vice President and 1968 presidential nominee Hubert Humphrey defeated Republican U S Representative Clark MacGregor Democratic primary election results 18 Party Candidate Votes Democratic DFL Hubert H Humphrey 338 705 79 25Democratic DFL Earl D Craig 88 709 20 76Republican primary election results 19 Party Candidate Votes Republican Clark MacGregor 220 353 93 31Republican John D Baucom 15 797 6 69General election results 20 21 Party Candidate Votes Democratic DFL Hubert H Humphrey 788 256 57 75Republican Clark MacGregor 568 025 41 62Socialist Workers Nancy Strebe 6 122 0 45Industrial Government William Braatz 2 484 0 18Majority 220 231 16 13Turnout 1 364 887Democratic DFL holdMississippi edit1970 United States Senate election in Mississippi nbsp 1964 November 3 1970 1976 nbsp nbsp Nominee John C Stennis William Richard ThompsonParty Democratic IndependentPopular vote 286 622 37 593Percentage 88 40 11 60 nbsp County resultsStennis 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 gt 90 U S senator before electionJohn C StennisDemocratic Elected U S Senator John C StennisDemocraticMain article 1970 United States Senate election in Mississippi See also List of United States senators from Mississippi This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it August 2017 1970 United States Senate election in Mississippi 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic John C Stennis Incumbent 286 622 88 40Independent William Richard Thompson 37 593 11 60Majority 249 029 76 80Turnout 324 215Democratic holdMissouri edit1970 United States Senate election in Missouri nbsp 1964 November 3 1970 1976 nbsp nbsp Nominee Stuart Symington John DanforthParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 1 090 067 813 571Percentage 51 03 48 15 nbsp County ResultsSymington 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 Danforth 50 60 60 70 70 80 U S senator before electionStuart SymingtonDemocratic Elected U S Senator Stuart SymingtonDemocraticMain article 1970 United States Senate election in Missouri See also List of United States senators from Missouri This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it August 2017 1970 United States Senate election in Missouri 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Stuart Symington Incumbent 654 831 51 03Republican John C Danforth 617 903 48 15American Independent Gene Chapman 10 065 0 78Independent E J DiGirolamo 513 0 04Majority 36 928 2 88Turnout 1 283 312Democratic holdMontana edit1970 United States Senate election in Montana nbsp 1964 November 3 1970 1976 nbsp nbsp Nominee Mike Mansfield Harold E WallaceParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 150 060 97 809Percentage 60 54 39 46 nbsp County resultsMansfield 50 60 60 70 70 80 Wallace 50 60 60 70 U S senator before electionMike MansfieldDemocratic Elected U S Senator Mike MansfieldDemocraticMain article 1970 United States Senate election in Montana See also List of United States senators from Montana Democratic incumbent Mike Mansfield the Senate Majority Leader who was first elected to the Senate in 1952 and was re elected in 1958 and 1964 ran for re election Mansfield won the primary against several opponents and advanced to the general election where he was opposed by Harold E Wallace a sporting goods salesman and the Republican nominee While his margin of victory decreased slightly from 1964 Mansfield still managed to defeat Wallace overwhelmingly winning his fourth and what would turn out to be his final term in the Senate Democratic Party primary results 22 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Mike Mansfield Incumbent 68 146 77 17Democratic Tom McDonald 10 773 12 20Democratic John W Lawlor 19 384 10 63Total votes 88 303 100 00Republican Primary results 22 Party Candidate Votes Republican Harold E Wallace 45 549 100 00Total votes 45 549 100 001970 United States Senate election in Montana 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Mike Mansfield Incumbent 150 060 60 54 3 97 Republican Harold E Wallace 97 809 39 46 3 97 Majority 52 251 21 08 7 95 Turnout 247 869Democratic hold SwingNebraska edit1970 United States Senate election in Nebraska nbsp 1964 November 3 1970 1976 nbsp nbsp Nominee Roman Hruska Frank B MorrisonParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 240 894 217 681Percentage 52 49 47 43 nbsp County resultsHruska 50 60 60 70 70 80 Morrison 50 60 60 70 U S senator before electionRoman HruskaRepublican Elected U S Senator Roman HruskaRepublicanMain article 1970 United States Senate election in Nebraska See also List of United States senators from Nebraska The incumbent Republican Roman Hruska was re elected 1970 United States Senate election in Nebraska 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Roman Hruska Incumbent 240 894 52 49Democratic Frank B Morrison 217 681 47 43None Scattering 391 0 09Majority 23 213 5 06Turnout 458 966Republican holdNevada editNevada election nbsp 19641976 nbsp nbsp Nominee Howard Cannon William RaggioParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 85 187 60 838Percentage 57 7 41 2 U S senator before electionHoward CannonDemocratic Elected U S senator Howard CannonDemocraticMain article 1970 United States Senate election in Nevada See also List of United States senators from Nevada Democrat Howard Cannon the incumbent since 1959 won re election to a third term over William Raggio the Washoe County District Attorney In the Senate Cannon was known as a moderate in the Democratic Party He served as chairman of several committees including the rules committee and the inaugural arrangements committee Cannon was nearly defeated for re election in 1964 by Republican Lieutenant Governor Paul Laxalt in one of the closest election in history However he became more popular over the next few years and defeated D A William Raggio whose 1970 senate campaign began his long political career Raggio ran for the Nevada Senate in 1972 and won He then served there for decades to come General election results 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Howard Cannon Incumbent 85 187 57 65 7 63 Republican William Raggio 60 838 41 17 8 81 American Independent Harold G DeSellem 1 743 1 18Majority 24 349 16 48 16 44 Turnout 147 768Democratic hold SwingNew Jersey editNew Jersey election nbsp 19641976 nbsp nbsp Nominee Harrison A Williams Nelson G GrossParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 1 157 074 903 026Percentage 54 02 42 16 nbsp County ResultsWilliams 40 50 50 60 60 70 Gross 40 50 50 60 U S senator before electionHarrison A WilliamsDemocratic Elected U S senator Harrison A WilliamsDemocraticMain article 1970 United States Senate election in New Jersey See also List of United States senators from New Jersey This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it August 2017 1970 United States Senate election in New Jersey 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Harrison A Williams Incumbent 1 157 074 56 17Republican Nelson G Gross 903 026 43 83Majority 254 048 12 34Turnout 2 060 100Democratic holdNew Mexico editNew Mexico election nbsp 19641976 nbsp nbsp Nominee Joseph Montoya Anderson CarterParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 151 486 135 004Percentage 52 3 46 6 nbsp County resultsU S senator before electionJoseph MontoyaDemocratic Elected U S senator Joseph MontoyaDemocraticMain article 1970 United States Senate election in New Mexico See also List of United States senators from New Mexico Incumbent Democrat Joseph Montoya successfully ran for re election to a second term defeating Republican Anderson Carter Democratic primary results 23 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Joseph Montoya Incumbent 85 285 73 10Democratic Richard B Edwards 31 381 26 90Majority 53 904 46 20Total votes 116 666 100 00Republican primary results 24 Party Candidate Votes Republican Anderson Carter 32 122 57 76Republican David Cargo Governor of New Mexico 16 951 32 28Republican Harold G Thompson 5 544 9 97Majority 14 171 25 48Total votes 55 617 100 00General election results 25 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Joseph Montoya Incumbent 151 486 52 26Republican Anderson Carter 135 004 46 57People s Constitutional William Higgs 3 382 1 17Majority 16 482 5 69Total votes 289 872 100 00Democratic holdNew York editNew York election nbsp 19641976 nbsp nbsp nbsp Nominee James L Buckley Richard Ottinger Charles GoodellParty Conservative Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 2 288 190 2 171 232 1 404 472Percentage 38 95 36 96 23 91 nbsp County resultsU S senator before electionCharles GoodellRepublican Elected U S senator James L BuckleyConservativeMain article 1970 United States Senate election in New York See also List of United States senators from New York Incumbent Republican Charles Goodell who was recently appointed to the seat by Governor Nelson Rockefeller after senator Bobby Kennedy D was assassinated ran for a full term but was defeated by the Conservative Party of New York nominee James L Buckley Other candidates included Richard Ottinger U S Congressman 1965 1971 1975 1985 Kevin P McGovern Paul O Dwyer Former New York City Council Member from Manhattan Ted Sorensen Former Advisor and Speechwriter to President John F Kennedy Richard D McCarthy U S Congressman 1965 1971 Conservative Party Convention results 26 Party Candidate Votes Conservative James L Buckley 37 940 91 38Conservative Kevin P McGovern 3 580 8 62Total votes 41 520 100 00Democratic Party Primary results 27 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Richard Ottinger 366 789 39 61Democratic Paul O Dwyer 302 438 32 66Democratic Ted Sorensen 154 434 16 68Democratic Richard D McCarthy 102 224 11 04Total votes 925 885 100 00Republican Party Convention results 26 Party Candidate Votes Republican Charles Goodell Incumbent 311 86 39Abstaining 49 13 61Total votes 360 100 00Liberal Party Convention results 28 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Charles Goodell Incumbent 201 67 00Liberal Paul O Dwyer 48 16 00Liberal Richard D McCarthy 33 11 00Liberal Richard Ottinger 12 4 00Liberal Ted Sorensen 6 2 00Total votes 300 100 00General election results 29 Party Candidate Votes Conservative James L Buckley 2 288 190 38 95Democratic Richard Lawrence Ottinger 2 171 232 36 96Republican Charles Goodell Incumbent 1 178 679Liberal Charles Goodell Incumbent 225 793Republican Liberal Party Charles Goodell Incumbent 1 404 472 23 91Communist Arnold Johnson 4 097 0 07Socialist Workers Kipp Dawson 3 549 0 06Socialist Labor John Emanuel 3 204 0 06Majority 116 958 1 99Turnout 5 904 744Conservative gain from RepublicanNorth Dakota editNorth Dakota election nbsp 19641976 nbsp nbsp Nominee Quentin Burdick Thomas KleppeParty Democratic NPL RepublicanPopular vote 134 519 82 996Percentage 61 27 37 80 nbsp U S Senate election results map Blue denotes counties won by Burdick Red denotes those won by Kleppe Burdick 50 60 Burdick 60 70 Burdick 70 80 Kleppe 50 60 Kleppe 60 70 U S senator before electionQuentin BurdickDemocratic NPL Elected U S Senator Quentin BurdickDemocratic NPLMain article 1970 United States Senate election in North Dakota See also List of United States senators from North Dakota Incumbent Democratic NPL Party Senator Quentin N Burdick was re elected to his third term defeating Republican candidate Thomas S Kleppe who later became the United States Secretary of the Interior 1 Only Burdick filed as a Dem NPLer and the endorsed Republican candidate was Thomas S Kleppe who was finishing his second and final term as a Representative for North Dakota s second congressional district Burdick and Kleppe won the primary elections for their respective parties One independent candidate Russell Kleppe also filed before the deadline 1970 United States Senate election in North Dakota 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic NPL Quentin Burdick Incumbent 134 519 61 27Republican Thomas S Kleppe 82 996 37 80Independent Russell Kleppe 2 045 0 93Majority 51 523 23 47Turnout 219 560Democratic holdOhio edit nbsp Senator Robert Taft Jr Main article 1970 United States Senate election in Ohio See also List of United States senators from Ohio This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it August 2017 1970 United States Senate election in Ohio 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Robert Taft Jr 1 565 682 49 68Democratic Howard M Metzenbaum 1 495 262 47 45American Independent Richard B Kay 61 261 1 94Socialist Labor John O Neill 29 069 0 92Majority 70 420 2 23Turnout 3 151 274Republican gain from DemocraticPennsylvania editPennsylvania election nbsp 19641976 nbsp nbsp Nominee Hugh Scott William SeslerParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 1 874 106 1 653 774Percentage 51 4 45 4 nbsp County resultsU S senator before electionHugh ScottRepublican Elected U S senator Hugh ScottRepublicanMain article 1970 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania See also List of United States senators from Pennsylvania Incumbent Republican Hugh Scott won re election defeating Democratic nominee State senator William Sesler General election results 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Hugh Scott Incumbent 1 874 106 51 43 0 84 Democratic William Sesler 1 653 774 45 38 3 74 Constitution Frank W Gaydosh 85 813 2 36 2 36 American Independent W Henry McFarland 18 275 0 50 0 50 Socialist Labor Herman A Johnson 4 375 0 12 0 02 Socialist Workers Robin Maisel 3 970 0 11 0 04 Consumer William R Mimms 3 932 0 11 0 11 N A Other 60 0 00 N AMajority 220 332 6 05Turnout 3 644 305Republican hold SwingRhode Island editRhode Island election nbsp 19641976 nbsp nbsp Nominee John Pastore John McLaughlinParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 230 469 107 351Percentage 67 5 31 5 nbsp County resultsU S senator before electionJohn PastoreDemocratic Elected U S Senator John PastoreDemocraticMain article 1970 United States Senate election in Rhode Island See also List of United States senators from Rhode Island This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it August 2017 1970 United States Senate election in Rhode Island 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic John O Pastore Incumbent 230 469 67 54Republican John McLaughlin 107 351 31 46Peace and Freedom David N Fenton 2 406 0 71Socialist Workers Daniel B Fein 996 0 29Majority 123 118 36 08Turnout 341 222Democratic holdTennessee edit1970 United States Senate election in Tennessee nbsp 19641976 nbsp nbsp Nominee Bill Brock Albert Gore Sr Party Republican DemocraticPopular vote 562 645 519 858Percentage 51 29 47 39 U S senator before electionAlbert Gore Sr Democratic Elected U S senator Bill BrockRepublicanMain article 1970 United States Senate election in Tennessee See also List of United States senators from Tennessee Republican Bill Brock defeated incumbent senator Albert Gore Sr 1970 United States Senate election in Tennessee 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Bill Brock 562 645 51 29Democratic Albert Gore Sr Incumbent 519 858 47 39American Independent Cecil Pitard 8 691 0 79Independent Dan R East 5 845 0 53None Scattering 2 0 00Majority 42 787 3 90Turnout 1 097 041Republican holdTexas edit1970 United States Senate election in Texas nbsp 19641976 nbsp nbsp Nominee Lloyd Bentsen George H W BushParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 1 194 069 1 035 794Percentage 53 3 46 6 nbsp County resultsU S senator before electionRalph YarboroughDemocratic Elected U S senator Lloyd BentsenDemocraticMain article 1970 United States Senate election in Texas See also List of United States senators from Texas Incumbent Democrat Ralph Yarborough was defeated by former Representative Lloyd Bentsen in the Democratic primary Bentsen then defeated Representative George H W Bush in the general election When Bush was running for president in 1988 his Democratic opponent Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis selected Bentsen as his vice presidential running mate 1970 United States Senate election in Texas 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Lloyd Bentsen 1 226 568 53 34Republican George H W Bush 1 071 234 46 58None Scattering 1 808 0 08Majority 155 334 6 76Turnout 2 299 610Democratic holdUtah edit nbsp Senator Frank MossMain article 1970 United States Senate election in Utah See also List of United States senators from Utah This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it August 2017 1970 United States Senate election in Utah 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Frank Moss Incumbent 210 207 56 16Republican Laurence J Burton 159 004 42 48American Independent Clyde B Freeman 5 092 1 36Majority 51 203 13 68Turnout 374 303Democratic holdVermont editVermont election nbsp 19641972 special nbsp nbsp Nominee Winston L Prouty Philip H HoffParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 91 198 62 271Percentage 58 9 40 2 nbsp County resultsProuty 50 60 60 70 70 80 U S senator before electionWinston L ProutyRepublican Elected U S Senator Winston L ProutyRepublicanMain article 1970 United States Senate election in Vermont See also List of United States senators from Vermont This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it August 2017 1970 United States Senate election in Vermont 1 Party Candidate Votes td, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library, article, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, 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