Senate elections were held in South Vietnam on 30 August 1970.[1] The election was contested by a total of 16 lists, of which the three highest polling would be elected and receive ten seats each.[2] Each voter had three votes, with the winning list receiving 1,149,597 votes (12%), whilst the third-placed list won 882,274 votes (9%).[3] Voter turnout was reported to be 65%.