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United States Senate election, 1970

United States Senate elections, 1970
United States
← 1968 November 3, 1970 1972 →

35 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate
51 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
  Michael Joseph Mansfield.jpg SenHughScott.jpg
Leader Mike Mansfield Hugh Scott
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat Montana Pennsylvania
Last election 58 seats 42 seats
Seats before 57 43
Seats won 54 44
Seat change Decrease 4 Increase 2
Popular vote 25,402,791 19,326,064
Percentage 52.4% 39.9%
Swing Increase 3.1% Decrease 6.6%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Independent Conservative (N.Y.)
Last election 0 seats 0 seats
Seats before 0 0
Seats won 1 1
Seat change Increase 1 Increase 1

1970 Senate election map.svg
  Republican hold
  Republican gain
  Democratic hold
  Democratic gain
  Conservative gain
  Independent gain

Majority Leader before election

Mike Mansfield
Democratic

Elected Majority Leader

Mike Mansfield
Democratic


Mike Mansfield
Democratic

Mike Mansfield
Democratic

The United States Senate elections, 1970 was an election for the United States Senate, taking place 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 most recent election in which a third party won a seat in the Senate until Joe Lieberman was elected as a candidate of the Connecticut for Lieberman party in 2006.

Future president George H. W. Bush attempted a second run for a seat in Texas, having previously ran in 1964, and lost again.

Source: Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk


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