| Election Name: | 1970 United States Senate elections |
| Country: | United States |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1968 United States Senate elections |
| Previous Year: | 1968 |
| Next Election: | 1972 United States Senate elections |
| Next Year: | 1972 |
| Majority Seats: | 51 |
| Election Date: | November 3, 1970 |
| 1Blank: | Seats up |
| 2Blank: | Races won |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Image1: | Mike Mansfield 1985 (cropped 3x4).png |
| Leader Since1: | January 3, 1961 |
| Seats Before1: | 57 |
| Seats After1: | 54 |
| Seat Change1: | 3 |
| Popular Vote1: | 25,435,247 |
| Percentage1: | 52.4% |
| 1Data1: | 24 |
| 2Data1: | 22 |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Leader Since2: | September 24, 1969 |
| Seats Before2: | 43 |
| Seats After2: | 44 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 19,373,972 |
| Percentage2: | 39.9% |
| 1Data2: | 10 |
| 2Data2: | 11 |
| Party4: | Conservative Party of New York State |
| Seats Before4: | 0 |
| Seat Change4: | 1 |
| Popular Vote4: | 2,183,572 |
| Percentage4: | 4.5% |
| 1Data4: | 0 |
| Party5: | Independent |
| Seats Before5: | 0 |
| Seats After5: | 1[1] |
| Seat Change5: | 1 |
| Popular Vote5: | 516,149 |
| Percentage5: | 1.1% |
| 1Data5: | 1 |
| Map Size: | 320px |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
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.
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.[2]
This was the most recent election in which a third party won a seat in the Senate until 2006., 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.
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| Before these elections | 57 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Not up | 32 | 33 | — | 0 | — | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Up | 25 | 10 | — | — | — | 35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | 8 | — | — | — | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Incumbent retired | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | — | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Democrat replaced by 1 Republican< | --OH--> | — | — | — | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incumbent ran | 22 | 9 | — | — | — | 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 6 | — | — | — | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Democrat re-elected as an Independent< | -- VA --> | — | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Republicans replaced by 2 Democrats< | --CA, IL--> 3 Democrats replaced by 3 Republicans 1 Republican replaced by 1 Conservative | — | — | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 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[3]
President Nixon said that rather than violent protests, the best way for the American public to get their opinion heard was by voting:
One Republican and three Democrats retired instead of seeking re-election.
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.
One Democrat ran as an Independent in the general election.
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In these special elections, the winner was seated during 1970 or before January 3, 1971; ordered by election date, then state.
| State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||||||
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| Senator | Party | Electoral history | |||||||
| Alaska (Class 2) | Ted Stevens | Republican | 1968 | Interim appointee elected November 3, 1970. | nowrap | ||||
| Illinois (Class 3) | Ralph Tyler Smith | Republican | 1969 | Interim appointee lost election. New senator elected November 3, 1970. Democratic gain. | nowrap | ||||
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 | Candidates | |||||
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| Senator | Party | Electoral history | ||||||
| Arizona | Republican | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | ||||
| California | Republican | 1964 1964 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain Incumbent resigned January 1, 1971 to give successor preferential seniority. Winner appointed January 2, 1971. | nowrap | ||||
| Connecticut | Democratic | 1958 1964 | Incumbent lost renomination, then ran as an Independent candidate but lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain. | nowrap | ||||
| Delaware | 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. | nowrap | ||||
| Florida | Democratic | 1946 1946 1952 1958 1964 | Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic hold. | nowrap | ||||
| Hawaii | Republican | 1959 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | ||||
| Indiana | Democratic | 1958 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | ||||
| Maine | Democratic | 1958 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | ||||
| Maryland | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain. | nowrap | ||||
| Massachusetts | Democratic | 1962 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | ||||
| Michigan | Democratic | 1958 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | ||||
| Minnesota | DFL[4] | 1958 1964 | Incumbent retired. New senator elected. DFL hold. | nowrap | ||||
| Mississippi | Democratic | 1947 1952 1958 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | ||||
| Missouri | Democratic | 1952 1958 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | ||||
| Montana | Democratic | 1952 1958 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | ||||
| Nebraska | Republican | 1954 1958 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | ||||
| Nevada | Democratic | 1958 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | ||||
| New Jersey | Democratic | 1958 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | ||||
| New Mexico | Democratic | 1964 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | ||||
| New York | Republican | 1968 | Interim appointee lost election. New senator elected. Conservative gain. | nowrap | ||||
| North Dakota | Democratic-NPL | 1960 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | ||||
| Ohio | Democratic | 1958 1964 | Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican gain. | nowrap | ||||
| Pennsylvania | Republican | 1958 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | ||||
| Rhode Island | Democratic | 1950 1952 1958 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | ||||
| Tennessee | Democratic | 1952 1958 1964 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain. | nowrap | ||||
| Texas | Democratic | 1957 1958 1964 | Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Democratic hold. | nowrap | ||||
| Utah | Democratic | 1958 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | ||||
| Vermont | Republican | 1958 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | ||||
| Virginia | Democratic | 1965 1966 | Incumbent ran as an Independent and was re-elected. Independent gain. | nowrap | ||||
| Washington | Democratic | 1952 1958 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | ||||
| West Virginia | Democratic | 1958 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | ||||
| Wisconsin | Democratic | 1957 1958 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | ||||
| Wyoming | Democratic | 1958 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | ||||
Fourteen races had a margin of victory under 10%:
| State | Party of winner | Margin | ||
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| Indiana | data-sort-value=1 | Democratic | 0.2% | |
| New York | data-sort-value=1 | Conservative (flip) | 2.0% | |
| Ohio | data-sort-value=1 | Republican (flip) | 2.2% | |
| Maryland | data-sort-value=1 | Republican (flip) | 2.6% | |
| Missouri | data-sort-value=1 | Democratic | 3.0% | |
| Hawaii | data-sort-value=1 | Republican | 3.2% | |
| Tennessee | data-sort-value=1 | Republican (flip) | 3.9% | |
| Nebraska | data-sort-value=1 | Republican | 5.0% | |
| New Mexico | data-sort-value=1 | Democratic | 5.7% | |
| Pennsylvania | data-sort-value=1 | Republican | 6.0% | |
| Texas | data-sort-value=1 | Democratic | 7.1% | |
| Florida | data-sort-value=1 | Democratic | 7.8% | |
| Connecticut | data-sort-value=1 | Republican (flip) | 7.9% | |
| California | data-sort-value=1 | Democratic (flip) | 9.6% |
| Election Name: | Alaska special election |
| Country: | Alaska |
| Flag Year: | 1900 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1966 United States Senate election in Alaska |
| Previous Year: | 1966 |
| Next Election: | 1972 United States Senate election in Alaska |
| Next Year: | 1972 |
| Image1: | Ted_Stevens_91st_Congress_1969 (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Ted Stevens |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 47,908 |
| Percentage1: | 59.61% |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 32,456 |
| Percentage2: | 40.39% |
| Map Size: | 400px |
| U.S. senator | |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
See main 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]
| Election Name: | Arizona election |
| Country: | Arizona |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1964 United States Senate election in Arizona |
| Previous Year: | 1964 |
| Next Election: | 1976 United States Senate election in Arizona |
| Next Year: | 1976 |
| Image1: | Paul Fannin.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Paul Fannin |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 228,284 |
| Percentage1: | 55.98% |
| Nominee2: | Sam Grossman |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 179,512 |
| Percentage2: | 44.02% |
| Map Size: | 210px |
| U.S. senator | |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
See main 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.
| Election Name: | California election |
| Country: | California |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1964 United States Senate election in California |
| Previous Year: | 1964 |
| Next Election: | 1976 United States Senate election in California |
| Next Year: | 1976 |
| Image1: | JohnTunney.jpg |
| Nominee1: | John V. Tunney |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 3,496,558 |
| Percentage1: | 53.86% |
| Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 2,877,617 |
| Percentage2: | 44.33% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| U.S. senator | |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
See main article: 1970 United States Senate election in California.
See also: List of United States senators from California. In 1964, Republican actor George Murphy defeated Democrat and Lyndon B. Johnson's Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger, in a close contest with about 52% of the vote. Murphy faced a primary challenge from billionaire Norton Simon, who took nearly 33% of the vote in the Republican primary. Democrats nominated John V. Tunney after a close-fought contest between Tunney and Representative George Brown Jr..
In the general election, Murphy lost re-election to Tunney by nearly ten points. Murphy's recent surgery and staunch support for the lingering Vietnam War worked against him, as did reports that he had continued to receive a salary from Technicolor after taking office.[8] Tunney's successful Senate race in 1970 was reportedly the inspiration for the 1972 Robert Redford film The Candidate.[9]
| Election Name: | Connecticut election |
| Country: | Connecticut |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1964 United States Senate election in Connecticut |
| Previous Year: | 1964 |
| Next Election: | 1976 United States Senate election in Connecticut |
| Next Year: | 1976 |
| Image1: | Lweicker.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Lowell P. Weicker Jr. |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 454,721 |
| Percentage1: | 41.74% |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 368,111 |
| Percentage2: | 33.79% |
| Image3: | Thomasjdodd.jpg |
| Party3: | Independent |
| Popular Vote3: | 266,497 |
| Percentage3: | 24.46% |
| Map Size: | 220px |
| U.S. senator | |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
See main 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.
| Election Name: | 1970 United States Senate election in Delaware |
| Country: | Delaware |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1964 United States Senate election in Delaware |
| Previous Year: | 1964 |
| Next Election: | 1976 United States Senate election in Delaware |
| Next Year: | 1976 |
| Image1: | Senator William V Roth.jpg |
| Nominee1: | William Roth |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 94,979 |
| Percentage1: | 58.83% |
| Nominee2: | Jacob W. Zimmerman |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 64,740 |
| Percentage2: | 40.10% |
| Map Size: | 200px |
| U.S. senator | |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
See main article: 1970 United States Senate election in Delaware.
See also: List of United States senators from Delaware. Republican John J. Williams was originally elected in 1946 to the U.S. Senate. Williams was easily re-elected three more times but decided to retire in 1971. Republican Representative William Roth faced Democrat potato farmer Jacob Zimmerman in the general election. Roth defeated Zimmerman by a landslide eighteen percentage points in the general election. He was re-elected in 1976, 1982, 1988, and 1994 before losing re-election to Democrat Tom Carper in 2000. This was despite the state trending Democratic; Roth himself served most of his tenure with future President Joe Biden.
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.
| Election Name: | 1970 United States Senate election in Florida |
| Country: | Florida |
| Flag Year: | 1900 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1964 United States Senate election in Florida |
| Previous Year: | 1964 |
| Next Election: | 1976 United States Senate election in Florida |
| Next Year: | 1976 |
| Election Date: | November 3, 1970 |
| Image1: | Senator Lawton Chiles.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Lawton Chiles |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 902,438 |
| Percentage1: | 53.9% |
| Nominee2: | Bill Cramer |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 772,817 |
| Percentage2: | 46.1% |
| Map Size: | 280px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | Spessard Holland |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Lawton Chiles |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See main 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 1003miles 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.[10] 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.[11]
| Election Name: | 1970 United States Senate election in Hawaii |
| Country: | Hawaii |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1964 United States Senate election in Hawaii |
| Previous Year: | 1964 |
| Next Election: | 1976 United States Senate election in Hawaii |
| Next Year: | 1976 |
| Image1: | Hiram Fong.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Hiram Fong |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 124,163 |
| Percentage1: | 51.57% |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 116,597 |
| Percentage2: | 48.43% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| U.S. senator | |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
See main article: 1970 United States Senate election in Hawaii.
See also: List of United States senators from Hawaii. Republican Hiram Fong had served as the inaugural Class 1 senator from the state of Hawaii since 1959. From the state's admission into the union, voters tended to lean Democratic, and this trend only continued over time. Fong initially won election to each of his first two terms with 53% of the vote, but in 1970 he faced backlash from voters for his support of the Vietnam War. Cecil Heftel, owner of a radio conglomerate, won the Democratic nomination.
Fong was narrowly re-elected over Heftel with 52% of the vote in what would prove to be the closest election of his career. This would ultimately mark the last time that Republicans won a U.S. Senate seat in the state of Hawaii or win more than 44% of the vote.
| Election Name: | Illinois special election |
| Country: | Illinois |
| Flag Year: | 1915 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1968 United States Senate election in Illinois |
| Previous Year: | 1968 |
| Next Election: | 1974 United States Senate election in Illinois |
| Next Year: | 1974 |
| Image1: | Adlai Stevenson III 50334a (1).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Adlai Stevenson III |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 2,065,054 |
| Percentage1: | 57.37% |
| Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,519,718 |
| Percentage2: | 42.22% |
| Map Size: | 170px |
| U.S. senator | |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Turnout: | 67.43% |
See main 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.
| Election Name: | Indiana election |
| Country: | Indiana |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1964 United States Senate election in Indiana |
| Previous Year: | 1964 |
| Next Election: | 1976 United States Senate election in Indiana |
| Next Year: | 1976 |
| Image1: | Vance Hartke.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Vance Hartke |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 870,990 |
| Percentage1: | 50.12% |
| Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 866,707 |
| Percentage2: | 49.88% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
See main article: 1970 United States Senate election in Indiana.
See also: List of United States senators from Indiana. Democrat Vance Hartke was first elected in 1958 over Republican Harold W. Handley with 56% of the vote. He won re-election in 1964 (a landslide year for Democrats) with a lower share of 54%.
In 1970, he faced his closest contest to date against Republican Representative Richard L. Roudebush. Unlike voters in Hawaii, Indiana voters generally supported the Vietnam War, but Hartke opposed the war. This led Roudebush to run a close race that ultimately was decided after a recount. Hartke won by just about 4,200 votes.
This would be Hartke's last win in a U.S. Senate election. In 1976, he was defeated by Republican Richard Lugar.
| Election Name: | Maine election |
| Country: | Maine |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1964 United States Senate election in Maine |
| Previous Year: | 1964 |
| Next Election: | 1976 United States Senate election in Maine |
| Next Year: | 1976 |
| Image1: | Edmund Muskie.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Edmund Muskie |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 199,954 |
| Percentage1: | 61.74% |
| Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 123,906 |
| Percentage2: | 38.26% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
See main article: 1970 United States Senate election in Maine.
See also: List of United States senators from Maine.
See main article: 1970 United States Senate election in Maryland.
See also: List of United States senators from Maryland.
| Election Name: | Maryland election |
| Country: | Maryland |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1964 United States Senate election in Maryland |
| Previous Year: | 1964 |
| Next Election: | 1976 United States Senate election in Maryland |
| Next Year: | 1976 |
| Image1: | Jglennbealljr (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | J. Glenn Beall Jr. |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 484,960 |
| Percentage1: | 50.71% |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 460,422 |
| Percentage2: | 48.14% |
| Map Size: | 275px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
In 1970, Republican J. Glenn Beall ran for re-election to a third term in the U.S. Senate but was defeated by Democrat Joseph Tydings in a landslide, 63-37%. Tydings ran for re-election to a second term in 1970.
Republicans nominated Representative J. Glenn Beall Jr., the son of J. Glenn Beall. Tydings faced a primary challenge from segregationist George P. Mahoney but won with 53% of the vote. However, Republican Glenn Beall Jr. won the general election with nearly 51% of the vote to 48% for Tydings. He would serve just one term, losing in 1976 to Democrat Paul Sarbanes.
| Election Name: | Massachusetts election |
| Country: | Massachusetts |
| Flag Year: | 1908 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1964 United States Senate election in Massachusetts |
| Previous Year: | 1964 |
| Next Election: | 1976 United States Senate election in Massachusetts |
| Next Year: | 1976 |
| Image1: | Ted Kennedy, 1967 (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Ted Kennedy |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,202,856 |
| Percentage1: | 62.2% |
| Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 715,978 |
| Percentage2: | 37.0% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| U.S. senator | |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
See main 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.[12]
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.[13]
| Election Name: | 1970 United States Senate election in Michigan |
| Country: | Michigan |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1964 United States Senate election in Michigan |
| Previous Year: | 1964 |
| Next Election: | 1976 United States Senate election in Michigan |
| Next Year: | 1976 |
| Election Date: | November 3, 1970 |
| Image1: | File:Philip Hart (D-MI).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Philip Hart |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,744,672 |
| Percentage1: | 66.84% |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 858,438 |
| Percentage2: | 32.89% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See main article: 1970 United States Senate election in Michigan.
See also: List of United States senators from Michigan.
| Election Name: | 1970 United States Senate election in Minnesota |
| Country: | Minnesota |
| Flag Year: | 1957 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1964 United States Senate election in Minnesota |
| Previous Year: | 1964 |
| Next Election: | 1976 United States Senate election in Minnesota |
| Next Year: | 1976 |
| Election Date: | November 3, 1970 |
| Image1: | Hubert Humphrey crop.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Hubert H. Humphrey |
| Party1: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 788,256 |
| Percentage1: | 57.75% |
| Nominee2: | Clark MacGregor |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 568,025 |
| Percentage2: | 41.62% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | Eugene J. McCarthy |
| Before Party: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
| After Election: | Hubert H. Humphrey |
| After Party: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
See 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.
| Election Name: | 1970 United States Senate election in Mississippi |
| Country: | Mississippi |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1964 United States Senate election in Mississippi |
| Previous Year: | 1964 |
| Election Date: | November 3, 1970 |
| Next Election: | 1976 United States Senate election in Mississippi |
| Next Year: | 1976 |
| Nominee1: | John C. Stennis |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 286,622 |
| Percentage1: | 88.40% |
| Nominee2: | William Richard Thompson |
| Party2: | Independent (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 37,593 |
| Percentage2: | 11.60% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
See main article: 1970 United States Senate election in Mississippi.
See also: List of United States senators from Mississippi.
| Election Name: | 1970 United States Senate election in Missouri |
| Country: | Missouri |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1964 United States Senate election in Missouri |
| Previous Year: | 1964 |
| Next Election: | 1976 United States Senate election in Missouri |
| Next Year: | 1976 |
| Election Date: | November 3, 1970 |
| Image1: | File:Stuart Symington.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Stuart Symington |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,090,067 |
| Percentage1: | 51.03% |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 813,571 |
| Percentage2: | 48.15% |
| Map Size: | 255px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See main article: 1970 United States Senate election in Missouri.
See also: List of United States senators from Missouri. Incumbent Democrat Stuart Symington was originally elected in 1952 over Republican James P. Kem with 54% of the vote. He won re-election in landslide victories with 66% of the vote in 1958 and 1964. He ran for a fourth term in 1970.
Symington faced little primary opposition. Republican Missouri Attorney General John Danforth won the Republican primary. In the general election, Symington led in polling, but Danforth closed the gap during the campaign and ran closely against Symington. Symington defeated Danforth 51-48%. This would be Symington's closest election to the U.S. Senate, and Danforth would succeed him in 1976, serving for three terms.
| Election Name: | 1970 United States Senate election in Montana |
| Country: | Montana |
| Flag Year: | 1905 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1964 United States Senate election in Montana |
| Previous Year: | 1964 |
| Next Election: | 1976 United States Senate election in Montana |
| Next Year: | 1976 |
| Election Date: | November 3, 1970 |
| Image1: | Michael Joseph Mansfield.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Mike Mansfield |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 150,060 |
| Percentage1: | 60.54% |
| Nominee2: | Harold E. Wallace |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 97,809 |
| Percentage2: | 39.46% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | Mike Mansfield |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Mike Mansfield |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See main 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.
| Election Name: | 1970 United States Senate election in Nebraska |
| Country: | Nebraska |
| Flag Year: | 1925 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1964 United States Senate election in Nebraska |
| Previous Year: | 1964 |
| Next Election: | 1976 United States Senate election in Nebraska |
| Next Year: | 1976 |
| Election Date: | November 3, 1970 |
| Image1: | Hruskalee2.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Roman Hruska |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 240,894 |
| Percentage1: | 52.49% |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 217,681 |
| Percentage2: | 47.43% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
See main 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.
| Election Name: | Nevada election |
| Country: | Nevada |
| Flag Year: | 1929 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1964 United States Senate election in Nevada |
| Previous Year: | 1964 |
| Next Election: | 1976 United States Senate election in Nevada |
| Next Year: | 1976 |
| Image1: | Howard Cannon.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Howard Cannon |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 85,187 |
| Percentage1: | 57.7% |
| Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 60,838 |
| Percentage2: | 41.2% |
| Map Size: | 230px |
| U.S. senator | |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
See main 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.
| Election Name: | New Jersey election |
| Country: | New Jersey |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1964 United States Senate election in New Jersey |
| Previous Year: | 1964 |
| Next Election: | 1976 United States Senate election in New Jersey |
| Next Year: | 1976 |
| Image1: | Harrison Williams(D-NJ).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Harrison A. Williams |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,157,074 |
| Percentage1: | 54.02% |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 903,026 |
| Percentage2: | 42.16% |
| Map Size: | 225px |
| U.S. senator | |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
See main article: 1970 United States Senate election in New Jersey.
See also: List of United States senators from New Jersey.
| Election Name: | New Mexico election |
| Country: | New Mexico |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1964 United States Senate election in New Mexico |
| Previous Year: | 1964 |
| Next Election: | 1976 United States Senate election in New Mexico |
| Next Year: | 1976 |
| Image1: | Joseph M Montoya.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Joseph Montoya |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 151,486 |
| Percentage1: | 52.3% |
| Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 135,004 |
| Percentage2: | 46.6% |
| Map Size: | 200px |
| U.S. senator | |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
See main 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.
| Election Name: | New York election |
| Country: | New York |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1964 United States Senate election in New York |
| Previous Year: | 1964 |
| Next Election: | 1976 United States Senate election in New York |
| Next Year: | 1976 |
| Image1: | JamesLBuckley.jpg |
| Nominee1: | James L. Buckley |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (New York) |
| Popular Vote1: | 2,288,190 |
| Percentage1: | 38.95% |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 2,171,232 |
| Percentage2: | 36.96% |
| Image3: | Goodell.jpg |
| Party3: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote3: | 1,404,472 |
| Percentage3: | 23.91% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| U.S. senator | |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Party: | Conservative Party (New York) |
See main 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).
| Election Name: | North Dakota election |
| Country: | North Dakota |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1964 United States Senate election in North Dakota |
| Previous Year: | 1964 |
| Next Election: | 1976 United States Senate election in North Dakota |
| Next Year: | 1976 |
| Image1: | Quentin Burdick.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Quentin Burdick |
| Party1: | North Dakota Democratic–Nonpartisan League Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 134,519 |
| Percentage1: | 61.27% |
| Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 82,996 |
| Percentage2: | 37.80% |
| Map Size: | 280px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Party: | North Dakota Democratic–Nonpartisan League Party |
| After Party: | North Dakota Democratic–Nonpartisan League Party |
See main 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.
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.
See main article: 1970 United States Senate election in Ohio.
See also: List of United States senators from Ohio. Democrat Stephen M. Young had served in the U.S. Senate since 1958 after defeating Republican John W. Bricker in a close election. Young was re-elected in 1964 over Republican Representative Robert Taft Jr., whose father Robert A. Taft represented Ohio in the U.S. Senate from 1939 until his death in 1953. Young opted to retire in 1971.
Taft Jr. faced a tough primary challenge against Ohio governor Jim Rhodes. He won a bitterly-fought primary by just under 6,000 votes to advance to the general election. Democrat Howard Metzenbaum competed in an equally-competitive primary, defeating former astronaut John Glenn. Metzenbaum and Glenn would both later represent Ohio in the U.S. Senate.
Taft Jr. defeated Metzenbaum in a close election, taking nearly 50% of the vote to just above 47% for Metzenbaum. Metzenbaum would defeat Taft Jr. in a rematch election in 1976, serving until 1995 alongside Glenn.
| Election Name: | 1970 United States Senate election in Ohio |
| Country: | Ohio |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1964 United States Senate election in Ohio |
| Previous Year: | 1964 |
| Next Election: | 1976 United States Senate election in Ohio |
| Next Year: | 1976 |
| Election Date: | November 3, 1970 |
| Image1: | RobertTaftJr (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Robert Taft Jr. |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,565,682 |
| Percentage1: | 49.68% |
| Nominee2: | Howard Metzenbaum |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,495,262 |
| Percentage2: | 47.52% |
| Map Size: | 200px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | Stephen M. Young |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Robert Taft Jr. |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Election Name: | Pennsylvania election |
| Country: | Pennsylvania |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1964 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania |
| Previous Year: | 1964 |
| Next Election: | 1976 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania |
| Next Year: | 1976 |
| Image1: | SenHughScott.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Hugh Scott |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,874,106 |
| Percentage1: | 51.4% |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,653,774 |
| Percentage2: | 45.4% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| U.S. senator | |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
See main 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.
| Election Name: | Rhode Island election |
| Country: | Rhode Island |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1964 United States Senate election in Rhode Island |
| Previous Year: | 1964 |
| Next Election: | 1976 United States Senate election in Rhode Island |
| Next Year: | 1976 |
| Image1: | John Pastore in 1961.jpg |
| Nominee1: | John Pastore |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 230,469 |
| Percentage1: | 67.5% |
| Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 107,351 |
| Percentage2: | 31.5% |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
See main article: 1970 United States Senate election in Rhode Island.
See also: List of United States senators from Rhode Island.
| Election Name: | 1970 United States Senate election in Tennessee |
| Country: | Tennessee |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1964 United States Senate election in Tennessee |
| Previous Year: | 1964 |
| Next Election: | 1976 United States Senate election in Tennessee |
| Next Year: | 1976 |
| Image1: | Bill brock.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Bill Brock |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 562,645 |
| Percentage1: | 51.29% |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 519,858 |
| Percentage2: | 47.39% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| U.S. senator | |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
See main 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.
| Election Name: | 1970 United States Senate election in Texas |
| Country: | Texas |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1964 United States Senate election in Texas |
| Previous Year: | 1964 |
| Next Election: | 1976 United States Senate election in Texas |
| Next Year: | 1976 |
| Image1: | Lloyd Bentsen crop.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Lloyd Bentsen |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,194,069 |
| Percentage1: | 53.3% |
| Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,035,794 |
| Percentage2: | 46.6% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| U.S. senator | |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
See main 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.
| Election Name: | 1970 United States Senate election in Utah |
| Country: | Utah |
| Flag Year: | 1922 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1964 United States Senate election in Utah |
| Previous Year: | 1964 |
| Next Election: | 1976 United States Senate election in Utah |
| Next Year: | 1976 |
| Election Date: | November 3, 1970 |
| Image1: | File:Frank Moss.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Frank Moss |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 210,207 |
| Percentage1: | 56.16% |
| Nominee2: | Laurence J. Burton |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 159,004 |
| Percentage2: | 42.48% |
| Map Size: | 220px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | Frank Moss |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Frank Moss |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See main article: 1970 United States Senate election in Utah.
See also: List of United States senators from Utah.
| Election Name: | Vermont election |
| Country: | Vermont |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1964 United States Senate election in Vermont |
| Previous Year: | 1964 |
| Next Election: | 1972 United States Senate special election in Vermont |
| Next Year: | 1972 (special) |
| Image1: | WinstonProuty.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Winston L. Prouty |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 91,198 |
| Percentage1: | 58.9% |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 62,271 |
| Percentage2: | 40.2% |
| Map Size: | 225px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
See main article: 1970 United States Senate election in Vermont.
See also: List of United States senators from Vermont. Republican Winston L. Prouty was first elected in 1958, succeeding Republican Ralph Flanders. He was re-elected in 1964 in a realigning period for Vermont politics. Democrat Philip H. Hoff became the state's first Democratic governor since 1853, while William H. Meyer succeeded Prouty in the House of Representatives. Prouty faced a more difficult challenge in 1964 and won with just 53% of the vote.
In 1970, Prouty faced Hoff and Meyer in the general election, with Meyer nominated by the Liberty Union party. Prouty prevailed with 59% of the vote to 40% for Hoff and just 1% for Meyer. He would not serve the full term, as he passed in 1972 and was succeeded by Republican Robert Stafford.
| Election Name: | Virginia election |
| Country: | Virginia |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1966 United States Senate special election in Virginia |
| Previous Year: | 1966 (special) |
| Next Election: | 1976 United States Senate election in Virginia |
| Next Year: | 1976 |
| Image1: | Hbyrdjr.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Harry F. Byrd Jr. |
| Party1: | Independent |
| Popular Vote1: | 506,237 |
| Percentage1: | 53.5% |
| Nominee2: | George Rawlings |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 294,582 |
| Percentage2: | 31.2% |
| Nominee4: | Ray L. Garland |
| Party4: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote4: | 144,765 |
| Percentage4: | 15.3% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| U.S. senator | |
| Before Election: | Harry F. Byrd Jr. |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Election: | Harry F. Byrd Jr. |
| After Party: | Independent politician |
See main article: 1970 United States Senate election in Virginia.
See also: List of United States senators from Virginia.
Incumbent Harry F. Byrd Jr. was re-elected to his first full term after winning a race 4 years earlier to finish the remainder of his father's term. He beat George C. Rawlings Jr. (D), a former member of the Virginia House of Delegates, and Ray L. Garland (R), a member of Virginia House of Delegates.
| Election Name: | Washington Election |
| Country: | Washington |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1964 United States Senate elections#Washington |
| Previous Year: | 1964 |
| Next Election: | 1976 United States Senate elections#Washington |
| Next Year: | 1976 |
| Image1: | HenryJackson.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Henry M. Jackson |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 879,385 |
| Percentage1: | 82.43% |
| Nominee2: | Charles W. Elicker |
| Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 170,790 |
| Percentage2: | 16.01% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| U.S. senator | |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
See main article: 1970 United States Senate election in Washington.
See also: List of United States senators from Washington.
| Election Name: | 1970 United States Senate election in West Virginia |
| Election Date: | November 3, 1970 |
| Country: | West Virginia |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1964 United States Senate election in West Virginia |
| Previous Year: | 1964 |
| Next Election: | 1976 United States Senate election in West Virginia |
| Next Year: | 1976 |
| Nominee1: | Robert Byrd |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 345,965 |
| Percentage1: | 77.64% |
| Nominee2: | Elmer Dodson |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 99,658 |
| Percentage2: | 22.36% |
| Map Size: | 235px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | Robert Byrd |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Robert Byrd |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See main article: 1970 United States Senate election in West Virginia.
See also: List of United States senators from West Virginia.
| Election Name: | 1970 United States Senate election in Wisconsin |
| Country: | Wisconsin |
| Flag Year: | 1913 |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1964 United States Senate election in Wisconsin |
| Previous Year: | 1964 |
| Next Election: | 1976 United States Senate election in Wisconsin |
| Next Year: | 1976 |
| Election Date: | November 3, 1970 |
| Nominee1: | William Proxmire |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 948,445 |
| Percentage1: | 70.83% |
| Nominee2: | John E. Erickson |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 381,297 |
| Percentage2: | 28.48% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | William Proxmire |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | William Proxmire |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See main article: 1970 United States Senate election in Wisconsin.
See also: List of United States senators from Wisconsin.
| Election Name: | 1970 United States Senate election in Wyoming |
| Country: | Wyoming |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1964 United States Senate election in Wyoming |
| Previous Year: | 1964 |
| Next Election: | 1976 United States Senate election in Wyoming |
| Next Year: | 1976 |
| Election Date: | November 3, 1970 |
| Image1: | GaleWMcGeePortrait.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Gale W. McGee |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 67,207 |
| Percentage1: | 55.78% |
| Nominee2: | John S. Wold |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 53,279 |
| Percentage2: | 44.22% |
| Map Size: | 255px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | Gale W. McGee |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Gale W. McGee |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |