1970 Elections

Midterm

2 offices contested.

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34 contests|D won 22|R won 10|Other 2

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Arizona	FanninREP	56.0%	228,284	GrossmanDEM	44.0%	179,512	R+12.0	↓ R+9.1
▶	California	TunneyDEM	53.9%	3,496,558	MurphyREP	44.3%	2,877,617	D+9.5	↑ D+12.6
▶	Connecticut	WeickerREP	41.7%	454,721	DuffeyDEM	33.8%	368,111	R+8.0	↓ R+37.3
▶	Delaware	RothREP	58.8%	94,979	ZimmeramnDEM	40.1%	64,740	R+18.7	↓ R+15.3
▶	Florida	ChilesDEM	53.9%	902,438	CramerREP	46.1%	772,817	D+7.7	↓ R+20.2
▶	Hawaii	FongREP	51.6%	124,163	HeftelDEM	48.4%	116,597	R+3.1	↓ R+2.0
▶	Illinois(S)	StevensonDEM	57.4%	2,065,054	SmithREP	42.2%	1,519,718	D+15.2	—
▶	Indiana	HartkeDEM	50.1%	870,990	RoudebushREP	49.9%	866,707	D+0.3	↓ R+8.8
▶	Maine	MuskieDEM	61.7%	199,954	BishopREP	38.3%	123,906	D+23.5	↓ R+9.8
▶	Maryland	BeallREP	50.7%	484,960	TydingsDEM	48.1%	460,422	R+2.6	↓ R+28.1
▶	Massachusetts	KennedyDEM	62.1%	1,202,856	SpauldingREP	37.0%	715,978	D+25.1	↓ R+23.7
▶	Michigan	HartDEM	66.8%	1,744,672	RomneyREP	32.9%	858,438	D+34.0	↑ D+4.9
▶	Minnesota	HumphreyDEM	57.8%	788,256	MacGregorREP	41.6%	568,025	D+16.1	↓ R+4.9
▶	Mississippi	StennisDEM	88.4%	286,622	OtherOTH	11.6%	37,593	D+88.4	↑ D+44.1
▶	Missouri	SymingtonDEM	51.0%	655,431	DanforthREP	48.1%	617,903	D+2.9	↓ R+30.2
▶	Montana	MansfieldDEM	60.5%	150,060	WallaceREP	39.5%	97,809	D+21.1	↓ R+8.0
▶	Nebraska	HruskaREP	52.5%	240,894	MorrisonDEM	47.4%	217,681	R+5.1	↑ D+17.7
▶	Nevada	CannonDEM	57.6%	85,187	RaggioREP	41.2%	60,838	D+16.5	↑ D+16.4
▶	New Jersey	WilliamsDEM	54.0%	1,157,074	GrossREP	42.2%	903,026	D+11.9	↓ R+12.7
▶	New Mexico	MontoyaDEM	52.3%	151,486	CarterREP	46.6%	135,004	D+5.7	↓ R+3.7
▶	New York	OtherOTH	38.9%	2,299,078	OttingerDEM	36.8%	2,171,232	D+12.5	↑ D+2.4
▶	North Dakota	BurdickDEM	61.3%	134,519	KleppeREP	37.8%	82,996	D+23.5	↑ D+8.2
▶	Ohio	TaftREP	49.7%	1,565,682	MetzenbaumDEM	47.5%	1,495,262	R+2.2	↓ R+2.7
▶	Pennsylvania	ScottREP	51.4%	1,874,106	SeslerDEM	45.4%	1,653,774	R+6.0	↓ R+4.6
▶	Rhode Island	PastoreDEM	67.5%	230,469	McLaughlinREP	31.5%	107,351	D+36.1	↓ R+29.4
▶	Tennessee	BrockREP	51.3%	562,645	GoreDEM	47.4%	519,858	R+3.9	↓ R+8.6
▶	Texas	BentsenDEM	53.5%	1,194,069	BushREP	46.4%	1,035,794	D+7.1	↓ R+5.6
▶	Utah	MossDEM	56.2%	210,207	BurtonREP	42.5%	159,004	D+13.7	↓ R+1.0
▶	Vermont	ProutyREP	58.9%	91,198	HoffDEM	40.2%	62,271	R+18.7	↓ R+14.5
▶	Virginia	OtherOTH	53.5%	506,663	RawlingsDEM	31.2%	295,057	D+15.8	↓ R+28.9
▶	Washington	JacksonDEM	82.4%	879,385	ElickerREP	16.0%	170,790	D+66.4	↑ D+22.0
▶	West Virginia	ByrdDEM	77.6%	345,965	DodsonREP	22.4%	99,658	D+55.3	↑ D+19.9
▶	Wisconsin	ProxmireDEM	70.8%	948,445	EricksonREP	28.5%	381,297	D+42.4	↑ D+35.7
▶	Wyoming	McGeeDEM	55.8%	67,207	WoldREP	44.2%	53,279	D+11.6	↑ D+3.6

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34 contests|D won 21|R won 13

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Alabama	WallaceDEM	74.5%	637,046	OtherOTH	25.5%	217,906	D+74.5	↑ D+42.1
▶	Arizona	WilliamsREP	50.9%	209,522	CastroDEM	49.1%	201,887	R+1.9	↑ D+5.7
▶	Arkansas	BumpersDEM	61.8%	375,648	RockefellerREP	32.3%	196,418	D+29.5	↑ D+38.2
▶	California	ReaganREP	52.8%	3,439,664	UnruhDEM	45.1%	2,938,807	R+7.7	↑ D+7.6
▶	Colorado	LoveREP	52.5%	350,690	HoganDEM	45.2%	302,432	R+7.2	↑ D+3.3
▶	Connecticut	MeskillREP	53.8%	582,160	DaddarioDEM	46.2%	500,561	R+7.5	↓ R+18.9
▶	Florida	AskewDEM	56.9%	984,305	KirkREP	43.1%	746,243	D+13.8	↑ D+24.0
▶	Georgia	CarterDEM	59.3%	620,419	SuitREP	40.6%	424,983	D+18.7	↑ D+19.0
▶	Hawaii	BurnsDEM	57.6%	137,812	KingREP	42.4%	101,249	D+15.3	↑ D+12.4
▶	Idaho	AndrusDEM	52.2%	128,004	SamuelsonREP	47.8%	117,108	D+4.5	↑ D+8.7
▶	Iowa	RayREP	51.0%	403,394	FultonDEM	46.6%	368,911	R+4.4	↓ R+15.5
▶	Kansas	DockingDEM	54.3%	404,611	FrizzellREP	44.7%	333,227	D+9.6	↓ R+1.3
▶	Maine	CurtisDEM	50.1%	163,138	ErwinREP	49.9%	162,248	D+0.3	↓ R+6.0
▶	Maryland	MandelDEM	65.7%	639,579	BlairREP	32.3%	314,336	D+33.4	↑ D+42.3
▶	Massachusetts	SargentREP	56.7%	1,058,623	WhiteDEM	42.8%	799,269	R+13.9	↑ D+11.8
▶	Michigan	MillikenREP	50.4%	1,338,711	LevinDEM	48.7%	1,294,600	R+1.7	↑ D+19.8
▶	Minnesota	AndersonDEM	54.0%	737,921	HeadREP	45.5%	621,780	D+8.5	↑ D+14.1
▶	Nebraska	ExonDEM	53.8%	248,552	TiemannREP	43.8%	201,994	D+10.1	↑ D+33.2
▶	Nevada	O'CallaghanDEM	48.1%	70,697	FikeREP	43.8%	64,400	D+4.3	↑ D+8.6
▶	New Hampshire	PetersonREP	46.0%	102,298	CrowleyDEM	44.1%	98,098	R+1.9	↓ R+41.2
▶	New Mexico	KingDEM	51.3%	148,835	DomeniciREP	46.4%	134,640	D+4.9	↑ D+8.4
▶	New York	RockefellerREP	52.4%	3,151,432	GoldbergDEM	40.3%	2,421,426	R+12.1	↓ R+5.7
▶	Ohio	GilliganDEM	54.2%	1,725,560	CloudREP	43.4%	1,382,657	D+10.8	↑ D+35.1
▶	Oklahoma	HallDEM	48.4%	338,338	BartlettREP	48.1%	336,157	D+0.3	↑ D+12.2
▶	Oregon	McCallREP	55.5%	369,964	StraubDEM	44.1%	293,892	R+11.4	↓ R+0.8
▶	Pennsylvania	ShappDEM	55.2%	2,043,029	BroderickREP	41.7%	1,542,854	D+13.5	↑ D+19.5
▶	Rhode Island	LichtDEM	50.1%	173,420	DesimoneREP	49.5%	171,549	D+0.5	↑ D+27.1
▶	South Carolina	WestDEM	51.6%	249,951	WatsonREP	45.7%	221,233	D+5.9	↓ R+10.4
▶	South Dakota	KneipDEM	54.9%	131,616	FarrarREP	45.1%	108,347	D+9.7	↑ D+25.1
▶	Tennessee	DunnREP	52.0%	575,777	HookerDEM	46.0%	509,521	R+6.0	↓ R+87.2
▶	Texas	SmithDEM	53.6%	1,197,736	EggersREP	46.4%	1,037,723	D+7.2	↓ R+39.8
▶	Vermont	DavisREP	57.0%	87,458	O'BrienDEM	43.0%	66,028	R+14.0	↓ R+29.4
▶	Wisconsin	LuceyDEM	54.2%	728,403	OlsonREP	44.9%	602,617	D+9.4	↑ D+16.8
▶	Wyoming	HathawayREP	62.8%	74,249	RooneyDEM	37.2%	44,008	R+25.6	↓ R+17.0

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1970 Elections

Midterm

2 offices contested.

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U.S. Senate

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34 contests|D won 22|R won 10|Other 2

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Arizona	FanninREP	56.0%	228,284	GrossmanDEM	44.0%	179,512	R+12.0	↓ R+9.1
▶	California	TunneyDEM	53.9%	3,496,558	MurphyREP	44.3%	2,877,617	D+9.5	↑ D+12.6
▶	Connecticut	WeickerREP	41.7%	454,721	DuffeyDEM	33.8%	368,111	R+8.0	↓ R+37.3
▶	Delaware	RothREP	58.8%	94,979	ZimmeramnDEM	40.1%	64,740	R+18.7	↓ R+15.3
▶	Florida	ChilesDEM	53.9%	902,438	CramerREP	46.1%	772,817	D+7.7	↓ R+20.2
▶	Hawaii	FongREP	51.6%	124,163	HeftelDEM	48.4%	116,597	R+3.1	↓ R+2.0
▶	Illinois(S)	StevensonDEM	57.4%	2,065,054	SmithREP	42.2%	1,519,718	D+15.2	—
▶	Indiana	HartkeDEM	50.1%	870,990	RoudebushREP	49.9%	866,707	D+0.3	↓ R+8.8
▶	Maine	MuskieDEM	61.7%	199,954	BishopREP	38.3%	123,906	D+23.5	↓ R+9.8
▶	Maryland	BeallREP	50.7%	484,960	TydingsDEM	48.1%	460,422	R+2.6	↓ R+28.1
▶	Massachusetts	KennedyDEM	62.1%	1,202,856	SpauldingREP	37.0%	715,978	D+25.1	↓ R+23.7
▶	Michigan	HartDEM	66.8%	1,744,672	RomneyREP	32.9%	858,438	D+34.0	↑ D+4.9
▶	Minnesota	HumphreyDEM	57.8%	788,256	MacGregorREP	41.6%	568,025	D+16.1	↓ R+4.9
▶	Mississippi	StennisDEM	88.4%	286,622	OtherOTH	11.6%	37,593	D+88.4	↑ D+44.1
▶	Missouri	SymingtonDEM	51.0%	655,431	DanforthREP	48.1%	617,903	D+2.9	↓ R+30.2
▶	Montana	MansfieldDEM	60.5%	150,060	WallaceREP	39.5%	97,809	D+21.1	↓ R+8.0
▶	Nebraska	HruskaREP	52.5%	240,894	MorrisonDEM	47.4%	217,681	R+5.1	↑ D+17.7
▶	Nevada	CannonDEM	57.6%	85,187	RaggioREP	41.2%	60,838	D+16.5	↑ D+16.4
▶	New Jersey	WilliamsDEM	54.0%	1,157,074	GrossREP	42.2%	903,026	D+11.9	↓ R+12.7
▶	New Mexico	MontoyaDEM	52.3%	151,486	CarterREP	46.6%	135,004	D+5.7	↓ R+3.7
▶	New York	OtherOTH	38.9%	2,299,078	OttingerDEM	36.8%	2,171,232	D+12.5	↑ D+2.4
▶	North Dakota	BurdickDEM	61.3%	134,519	KleppeREP	37.8%	82,996	D+23.5	↑ D+8.2
▶	Ohio	TaftREP	49.7%	1,565,682	MetzenbaumDEM	47.5%	1,495,262	R+2.2	↓ R+2.7
▶	Pennsylvania	ScottREP	51.4%	1,874,106	SeslerDEM	45.4%	1,653,774	R+6.0	↓ R+4.6
▶	Rhode Island	PastoreDEM	67.5%	230,469	McLaughlinREP	31.5%	107,351	D+36.1	↓ R+29.4
▶	Tennessee	BrockREP	51.3%	562,645	GoreDEM	47.4%	519,858	R+3.9	↓ R+8.6
▶	Texas	BentsenDEM	53.5%	1,194,069	BushREP	46.4%	1,035,794	D+7.1	↓ R+5.6
▶	Utah	MossDEM	56.2%	210,207	BurtonREP	42.5%	159,004	D+13.7	↓ R+1.0
▶	Vermont	ProutyREP	58.9%	91,198	HoffDEM	40.2%	62,271	R+18.7	↓ R+14.5
▶	Virginia	OtherOTH	53.5%	506,663	RawlingsDEM	31.2%	295,057	D+15.8	↓ R+28.9
▶	Washington	JacksonDEM	82.4%	879,385	ElickerREP	16.0%	170,790	D+66.4	↑ D+22.0
▶	West Virginia	ByrdDEM	77.6%	345,965	DodsonREP	22.4%	99,658	D+55.3	↑ D+19.9
▶	Wisconsin	ProxmireDEM	70.8%	948,445	EricksonREP	28.5%	381,297	D+42.4	↑ D+35.7
▶	Wyoming	McGeeDEM	55.8%	67,207	WoldREP	44.2%	53,279	D+11.6	↑ D+3.6

Governor

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34 contests|D won 21|R won 13

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Alabama	WallaceDEM	74.5%	637,046	OtherOTH	25.5%	217,906	D+74.5	↑ D+42.1
▶	Arizona	WilliamsREP	50.9%	209,522	CastroDEM	49.1%	201,887	R+1.9	↑ D+5.7
▶	Arkansas	BumpersDEM	61.8%	375,648	RockefellerREP	32.3%	196,418	D+29.5	↑ D+38.2
▶	California	ReaganREP	52.8%	3,439,664	UnruhDEM	45.1%	2,938,807	R+7.7	↑ D+7.6
▶	Colorado	LoveREP	52.5%	350,690	HoganDEM	45.2%	302,432	R+7.2	↑ D+3.3
▶	Connecticut	MeskillREP	53.8%	582,160	DaddarioDEM	46.2%	500,561	R+7.5	↓ R+18.9
▶	Florida	AskewDEM	56.9%	984,305	KirkREP	43.1%	746,243	D+13.8	↑ D+24.0
▶	Georgia	CarterDEM	59.3%	620,419	SuitREP	40.6%	424,983	D+18.7	↑ D+19.0
▶	Hawaii	BurnsDEM	57.6%	137,812	KingREP	42.4%	101,249	D+15.3	↑ D+12.4
▶	Idaho	AndrusDEM	52.2%	128,004	SamuelsonREP	47.8%	117,108	D+4.5	↑ D+8.7
▶	Iowa	RayREP	51.0%	403,394	FultonDEM	46.6%	368,911	R+4.4	↓ R+15.5
▶	Kansas	DockingDEM	54.3%	404,611	FrizzellREP	44.7%	333,227	D+9.6	↓ R+1.3
▶	Maine	CurtisDEM	50.1%	163,138	ErwinREP	49.9%	162,248	D+0.3	↓ R+6.0
▶	Maryland	MandelDEM	65.7%	639,579	BlairREP	32.3%	314,336	D+33.4	↑ D+42.3
▶	Massachusetts	SargentREP	56.7%	1,058,623	WhiteDEM	42.8%	799,269	R+13.9	↑ D+11.8
▶	Michigan	MillikenREP	50.4%	1,338,711	LevinDEM	48.7%	1,294,600	R+1.7	↑ D+19.8
▶	Minnesota	AndersonDEM	54.0%	737,921	HeadREP	45.5%	621,780	D+8.5	↑ D+14.1
▶	Nebraska	ExonDEM	53.8%	248,552	TiemannREP	43.8%	201,994	D+10.1	↑ D+33.2
▶	Nevada	O'CallaghanDEM	48.1%	70,697	FikeREP	43.8%	64,400	D+4.3	↑ D+8.6
▶	New Hampshire	PetersonREP	46.0%	102,298	CrowleyDEM	44.1%	98,098	R+1.9	↓ R+41.2
▶	New Mexico	KingDEM	51.3%	148,835	DomeniciREP	46.4%	134,640	D+4.9	↑ D+8.4
▶	New York	RockefellerREP	52.4%	3,151,432	GoldbergDEM	40.3%	2,421,426	R+12.1	↓ R+5.7
▶	Ohio	GilliganDEM	54.2%	1,725,560	CloudREP	43.4%	1,382,657	D+10.8	↑ D+35.1
▶	Oklahoma	HallDEM	48.4%	338,338	BartlettREP	48.1%	336,157	D+0.3	↑ D+12.2
▶	Oregon	McCallREP	55.5%	369,964	StraubDEM	44.1%	293,892	R+11.4	↓ R+0.8
▶	Pennsylvania	ShappDEM	55.2%	2,043,029	BroderickREP	41.7%	1,542,854	D+13.5	↑ D+19.5
▶	Rhode Island	LichtDEM	50.1%	173,420	DesimoneREP	49.5%	171,549	D+0.5	↑ D+27.1
▶	South Carolina	WestDEM	51.6%	249,951	WatsonREP	45.7%	221,233	D+5.9	↓ R+10.4
▶	South Dakota	KneipDEM	54.9%	131,616	FarrarREP	45.1%	108,347	D+9.7	↑ D+25.1
▶	Tennessee	DunnREP	52.0%	575,777	HookerDEM	46.0%	509,521	R+6.0	↓ R+87.2
▶	Texas	SmithDEM	53.6%	1,197,736	EggersREP	46.4%	1,037,723	D+7.2	↓ R+39.8
▶	Vermont	DavisREP	57.0%	87,458	O'BrienDEM	43.0%	66,028	R+14.0	↓ R+29.4
▶	Wisconsin	LuceyDEM	54.2%	728,403	OlsonREP	44.9%	602,617	D+9.4	↑ D+16.8
▶	Wyoming	HathawayREP	62.8%	74,249	RooneyDEM	37.2%	44,008	R+25.6	↓ R+17.0

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