1970 Maryland gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1970 Maryland gubernatorial election Maryland Presidential no 1969 Maryland gubernatorial special election 1969 (special) 1974 Maryland gubernatorial election 1974 November 3, 1970 File:Marvin Mandel (MD).png 150x150px Marvin Mandel Democratic Party (United States) 639,579 65.73% File:C Stanley Blair.png Charles Stanley Blair Republican Party (United States) 314,336 32.30% 1970 Maryland gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 295px County resultsMandel: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Blair: #ffb2b2 40–50% Governor Marvin Mandel Democratic Party (United States) Marvin Mandel 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 Primary elections were held on September 15, 1970.https://books.google.com/books?id=nqAaAQAAMAAJ Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc 2005 CQ Press 9781568029818 2019-06-02 Democratic primary Candidates Marvin Mandel, incumbent Governor William Edward Roberts Sr. Dan W. Salamone George Herman Wright Milton Rothstein Declined Sargent Shriver, former U.S. Ambassador to France and Director of the Peace CorpsMd Patrick McGrath Churchton 2011-01-23 If Sargent Shriver had run for governor of Maryland ... https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/if-sargent-shriver-had-run-for-governor-of-maryland-/2011/01/22/ABLyxuD_story.html 2024-08-21 Washington Post en-US 0190-8286 Results Democratic primary results Marvin Mandel (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 414,160 89.05 William Edward Roberts Sr. Democratic Party (United States) 21,462 4.62 Dan W. Salamone Democratic Party (United States) 11,670 2.51 George Herman Wright Democratic Party (United States) 11,361 2.44 Milton Rothstein Democratic Party (United States) 6,417 1.38 465,070 100.00 Republican primary Candidates Charles Stanley Blair, former Secretary of State of Maryland Peter James John C. Webb Jr. Results Republican primary results Charles Stanley Blair Republican Party (United States) 101,541 81.54 Peter James Republican Party (United States) 15,790 12.68 John C. Webb Jr. Republican Party (United States) 7,194 5.78 124,525 100.00 General election Candidates Major party candidates Marvin Mandel, Democratic Charles Stanley Blair, Republican Other candidates Robert Woods Merkle Sr., American Results 1970 Maryland gubernatorial electionhttps://books.google.com/books?id=HYKzDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA169 America Votes 31: 2013-2014, Election Returns by State - Rhodes Cook 17 November 2015 9781483383026 2019-06-02 Cook Rhodes CQ Press Democratic Party (United States) Marvin Mandel (incumbent) 639,579 65.73% Republican Party (United States) Charles Stanley Blair 314,336 32.30% American Party (1969) Robert Woods Merkle Sr. 19,184 1.97% 325,243 973,099 Democratic Party (United States) References 1970 Maryland Gubernatorial