| Election Name: | 1970 Maryland gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Maryland |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1969 Maryland gubernatorial special election |
| Previous Year: | 1969 (special) |
| Next Election: | 1974 Maryland gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1974 |
| Election Date: | November 3, 1970 |
| Image1: | File:Marvin Mandel (MD).png |
| Nominee1: | Marvin Mandel |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 639,579 |
| Percentage1: | 65.73% |
| Nominee2: | Charles Stanley Blair |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 314,336 |
| Percentage2: | 32.30% |
| Map Size: | 295px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Marvin Mandel |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Marvin Mandel |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1970 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1970. Incumbent Democrat Marvin Mandel defeated Republican nominee Charles Stanley Blair with 65.73% of the vote. This election was the first of eight consecutive Democratic gubernatorial victories in Maryland, a streak not broken until the election of Republican Bob Ehrlich in 2002.
Primary elections were held on September 15, 1970.[1]
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