1970 United States Senate election in Montana

none March 2026 September 2023 1970 United States Senate election in Montana Montana 1905 presidential no 1964 United States Senate election in Montana 1964 1976 United States Senate election in Montana 1976 November 3, 1970 Mike Mansfield 1974 (cropped).jpg Mike Mansfield Democratic Party (United States) 150,060 60.54% 3x4.svg Harold E. Wallace Republican Party (United States) 97,809 39.46% 1970 United States Senate election in Montana results map by county.svg 300px County resultsMansfield: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Wallace: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% U.S. Senator Mike Mansfield Democratic Party (United States) Mike Mansfield Democratic Party (United States) The 1970 United States Senate election in Montana took place on November 3, 1970. Incumbent U.S. Senator Mike Mansfield, the sitting 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 Democratic 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 in a landslide, winning his fourth and final term in the Senate. Democratic primary Candidates Mike Mansfield, incumbent United States Senator Tom McDonald John W. Lawlor, rancher Results Democratic Party primary resultshttps://archive.org/stream/primaryofficial1970montrich#page/n1/mode/2up Report of the Official Canvass of the Vote Cast at the Primary Election Held in the State of Montana, June 2, 1970 Montana Secretary of State July 4, 2014 Mike Mansfield (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 68,146 77.17 Tom McDonald Democratic Party (United States) 10,773 12.20 John W. Lawlor Democratic Party (United States) 19,384 10.63 88,303 100.00 Republican primary Candidates Harold E. Wallace, sporting goods salesman Results Republican Primary results Harold E. Wallace Republican Party (United States) 45,549 100.00 45,549 100.00 General election Results United States Senate election in Montana, 1970http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1970election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1970 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives July 4, 2014 Democratic Party (United States) Mike Mansfield (incumbent) 150,060 60.54 3.97 Republican Party (United States) Harold E. Wallace 97,809 39.46 3.97 52,251 21.08 7.95 247,869 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) 3.97 See also United States Senate elections, 1970 References Montana 1970 Category:1970 Montana elections Category:Mike Mansfield