1970 United States gubernatorial elections

none January 2025 1970 United States gubernatorial elections United States legislative 37 governorships 35 states; 2 territories November 3, 1970 no 1969 United States gubernatorial elections 1969 1971 United States gubernatorial elections 1971 Seats up Seats won Democratic Party (United States) 18 29 11 11 22 Republican Party (United States) 32 21 11 24 13 324px #F48882 Republican hold #CA0120 Republican gain #92C5DE Democratic hold #0671B0 Democratic gain United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 3, 1970, in 35 states and two territories. This election coincided with the Senate and the House elections. In 1970, Arizona, New Mexico, and Wisconsin elected their governors to four-year terms for the first time, having previously elected them to two-year terms. Democrats gained 11 governorships. As of 2026, this remains the last time Democrats posted a double-digit gain of governorships, or that Republicans won the governorship of the US Virgin Islands. Race summary StateGovernorPartyFirstelectedStatusCandidates AlabamaAlbert Brewer 1967Brewer became governor in 1967 after predecessor (Lurleen Wallace) died. Incumbent lost renomination.Democratic hold. Democratic Party (US) George Wallace (Democratic) 74.5% National Democratic Party of AlabamaJohn L. Cashin (NDPA) 14.7% IndependentA.C. Shelton (Independent) 8.9% Prohibition Party (US)Jerome B. Couch (Prohibition) 1.1% IndependentMenter G. Walker (Independent) 0.4% IndependentJohn Watts (Whig) 0.4%http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=79753 AL Governor 4 September 2012 AlaskaKeith Miller Keith Harvey Miller 1969Miller became governor in 1969 after predecessor (Wally Hickel) resigned. Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) William A. Egan (Democratic) 52.4% Republican Party (US)Keith Miller (Republican) 46.1% American Independent PartyRalph M. Anderson (American Independent) 1.5%http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=108450 AK Governor Race 4 September 2012 ArizonaJack Williams American politician 1966Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Jack Williams (Republican) 50.9% Democratic Party (US)Raúl Héctor Castro (Democratic) 49.1%http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=110187 AZ Governor 4 September 2012 ArkansasWinthrop Rockefeller 1966Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) Dale Bumpers (Democratic) 61.7% Republican Party (US)Winthrop Rockefeller (Republican) 32.4% American PartyWalter L. Carruth (American) 5.9%http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=36922 AR Governor 4 September 2012 CaliforniaRonald Reagan 1966 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Ronald Reagan (Republican) 52.8% Democratic Party (US)Jesse M. Unruh (Democratic) 45.1% IndependentRicardo Romo (Peace & Freedom) 1.0% American Independent PartyWilliam K. Shearer (American Independent) 1.0%http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=36415 CA Governor 4 September 2012 ColoradoJohn A. Love 1962 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) John A. Love (Republican) 52.5% Democratic Party (US)Mark Anthony Hogan (Republican) 45.2% Raza Unida PartyAlbert Gurule (Raza Unida) 1.8% American Independent PartyWalter R. Plankinton (American Independent) 0.3% Socialist Workers Party (US)James Lauderdale (Socialist Workers) 0.2%http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=28479 CO Governor 4 September 2012 ConnecticutJohn N. Dempsey 1961Dempsey took office in 1961 after predecessor (Abraham Ribicoff) resigned.Incumbent retired.Republican gain. Republican Party (US) Thomas Meskill (Republican) 53.8% Democratic Party (US)Emilio Daddario (Democratic) 46.2%http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=123348 CT Governor 4 September 2012 FloridaClaude R. Kirk Jr. 1966 Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) Reubin Askew (Democratic) 56.9% Republican Party (US)Claude R. Kirk Jr. (Republican) 43.1%http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=96891 FL Governor 4 September 2012 GeorgiaLester Maddox 1966 Incumbent term-limited.Democratic hold. Democratic Party (US) Jimmy Carter (Democratic) 59.3% Republican Party (US)Hal Suit (Republican) 40.6%http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=40401 GA Governor 4 September 2012 HawaiiJohn A. Burns 1962Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) John A. Burns (Democratic) 57.7% Republican Party (US)Samuel Pailthorpe King (Republican) 42.4%http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=28824 HI Governor 5 September 2012 IdahoDon Samuelson 1966 Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) Cecil Andrus (Republican) 52.2% Republican Party (US)Don Samuelson (Republican) 47.8%http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174141 ID Governor 5 September 2012 IowaRobert D. Ray 1968Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Robert D. Ray (Republican) 51.0% Democratic Party (US) Robert D. Fulton (Democratic) 46.6% American Independent PartyRobert Dilley (American Independent) 2.4% KansasRobert Docking 1966Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Robert Docking (Democratic) 54.3% Republican Party (US)Kent Frizzell (Republican) 44.7% Conservative Party (US)P. Everett Sperry (Conservative) 0.6% Prohibition Party (US)Marshall Uncapher (Prohibition) 0.4% MaineKenneth M. Curtis 1966Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Kenneth M. Curtis (Democratic) 50.14% Republican Party (US)James S. Erwin (Republican) 49.86%http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174313 ME Governor 5 September 2012 MarylandMarvin Mandel 1969Mandel became governor in 1969 after predecessor (Spiro Agnew) resigned.Incumbent elected to full term. Democratic Party (US) Marvin Mandel (Democratic) 65.7% Republican Party (US)Charles Stanley Blair (Republican) 32.4% American PartyRobert Woods Merkle Jr. (American) 2.0% Massachusetts Francis Sargent 1969Sargent became governor in 1969 after predecessor (John A. Volpe) resigned. Incumbent elected to full term. Republican Party (US) Francis Sargent (Republican) 56.7% Democratic Party (US) Kevin White (Democratic) 42.8% Socialist Labor PartyHenning A. Blomen (Socialist Labor) 0.4% Prohibition PartyJohn C. Hedges (Prohibition) 0.2%http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174328 MA Governor 5 September 2012 MichiganWilliam Milliken 1969Milliken became governor in 1969 after predecessor (George W. Romney) resigned.Incumbent elected to full term. Republican Party (US) William Milliken (Republican) 50.4% Democratic Party (US)Sander Levin (Democratic) 48.7% American Independent PartyJames L. McCormick (American Independent) 0.7% Socialist Workers Party (US)George Bouse (Socialist Workers) 0.1% Socialist Labor PartyJames Horvath (Socialist Labor) 0.1% MinnesotaHarold LeVander 1966 Incumbent retired.Democratic gain. Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party Wendell R. Anderson (DFL) 54.0% Republican Party (US)Douglas M. Head (Republican) 45.5% IndependentKarl H. Heck (Industrial Government) 0.4% IndependentJack O. Kirkham (write-in) (Independent) 0.1%http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=46776 MN Governor 5 September 2012 NebraskaNorbert Tiemann 1966 Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) J. James Exon (Democratic) 53.8% Republican Party (US)Norbert Tiemann (Republican) 43.8% American PartyAlbert C. Walsh (American) 2.4%http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174339 NE Governor 5 September 2012 NevadaPaul Laxalt 1966 Incumbent retired.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) Mike O'Callaghan (Democratic) 48.1% Republican Party (US)Edward Fike (Republican) 43.8% IndependentCharles E. Springer (Independent) 4.4% Independent American Party of NevadaDaniel M. Hansen (Ind. American) 3.7%http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=71071 NV Governor 5 September 2012 New HampshireWalter R. Peterson Jr. 1968Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Walter R. Peterson Jr. (Republican) 46.0% Democratic Party (US) Roger J. Crowley (Democratic) 44.1% American PartyMeldrim Thomson Jr. (American) 9.9%http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174354 NH Governor 5 September 2012 New MexicoDavid Cargo 1966Incumbent term-limited.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) Bruce King (Democratic) 51.3% Republican Party (US)Pete Domenici (Republican) 46.4% Independent John A. Salazar (Independent NM) 1.6% Independent Wilfredo Sedillo (People's Constitutional) 0.8%http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174483 NM Governor 5 September 2012 New YorkNelson Rockefeller 1958Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Nelson Rockefeller (Republican) 52.4% Democratic Party (US)Arthur Goldberg (Democratic) 40.3% Conservative Party (US)Paul Adams (Conservative) 7.0% Communist Party (US)Rasheed Storey (Communist) 0.1% Socialist Workers Party (US)Clifton DeBerry (Socialist Workers) 0.1% Socialist Labor PartyStephen Emery (Socialist Labor) 0.1% OhioJim Rhodes 1962Incumbent term-limited.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) John J. Gilligan (Democratic) 54.2% Republican Party (US)Roger Cloud (Republican) 43.4%http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=27709 OH Governor 5 September 2012 OklahomaDewey F. Bartlett 1966 Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) David Hall (Democratic) 48.42% Republican Party (US)Dewey F. Bartlett (Republican) 48.11% American PartyReuel Little (American) 3.48%http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=203658 OK Governor 5 September 2012 OregonTom McCall 1966Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Tom McCall (Republican) 55.6% Democratic Party (US)Robert W. Straub (Democratic) 44.2% IndependentDoug McCall (write-in) 0.2%http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=41119 OR Governor 5 September 2012 PennsylvaniaRaymond P. Shafer 1966 Incumbent retired.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) Milton Shapp (Democratic) 55.2% Republican Party (US)Raymond J. Broderick (Republican) 41.7% IndependentAndrew J. Watson (Constitutional) 2.3% American Independent PartyFrancis McGeever (American Independent) 0.6% IndependentGeorge S. Taylor (Socialist Labor) 0.1% IndependentClarissa Cain (Consumer) 0.1% Socialist Workers Party (US)Pearl Cherlov (Socialist Workers) 0.1%http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=41305 PA Governor 5 September 2012 Rhode IslandFrank Licht 1968Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Frank Licht (Democratic) 50.07% Republican Party (US)Herbert F. DeSimone (Republican) 49.53% Socialist Workers Party (US)John E. Powers (Socialist Workers) 0.4%http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=203657 RI Governor 5 September 2012 South CarolinaRobert Evander McNair 1965McNair became governor in 1965 when his predecessor (Donald S. Russell) resigned.Incumbent term-limited.Democratic hold. Democratic Party (US) John C. West (Democratic) 51.7% Republican Party (US)Albert Watson (Republican) 45.6% IndependentA.W. Bethea (Independent) 2.0% IndependentThomas D. Broadwater (write-in) 0.7%http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=40419 SC Governor 5 September 2012 South DakotaFrank Farrar 1968Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) Richard F. Kneip (Democratic) 54.9% Republican Party (US)Frank Farrar (Republican) 45.2% TennesseeBuford Ellington 1966 Incumbent term-limited.Republican gain. Republican Party (US) Winfield Dunn (Republican) 52.0% Democratic Party (US)John Jay Hooker (Democratic) 46.0% American PartyDouglas L. Heinsohn (American) 2.1%http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=6607 TN Governor 6 September 2012 TexasPreston Smith governor 1966Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Preston Smith (Democratic) 53.4% Republican Party (US)Paul Eggers (Republican) 46.6%http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=203655 TX Governor 6 September 2012 VermontDeane C. Davis 1968Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Deane C. Davis (Republican) 57.0% Democratic Party (US)Leo O'Brien Jr. (Democratic) 43.0% Others 0.03%http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=144193 VT Governor 6 September 2012 WisconsinWarren P. Knowles 1964Incumbent retired.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) Patrick Lucey (Democratic) 54.2% Republican Party (US)Jack B. Olson (Republican) 44.9% American PartyLeo James McDonald (American) 0.7% IndependentGeorgia Cozzini (Independent) 0.1% IndependentSamuel K. Hunt (Independent) 0.1% IndependentMyrtle Kastner (Independent) 0.1%http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=200141 WI Governor 6 September 2012 WyomingStanley K. Hathaway 1966Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Stanley K. Hathaway (Republican) 62.8% Democratic Party (US)John J. Rooney (Democratic) 37.2%http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174154 WY Governor Race 6 September 2012 Territories Territory Incumbent Party Firstelected Result Candidates Guam Office created. First governor elected.Republican gain. Republican Party (US) Carlos Camacho (Republican) 55.8% Democratic Party (US)Ricardo Bordallo (Democratic) 44.2%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=277527 Guam Governor, 1970 Our Campaigns October 4, 2017 U.S. Virgin Islands Office created. First governor elected.Republican gain. Republican Party (US) Melvin H. Evans (Republican) 52.5% IndependentCyril King (Independent) 47.5% Closest races States where the margin of victory was under 1%: Maine, 0.28% Oklahoma, 0.31% Rhode Island, 0.54% States where the margin of victory was under 5%: Michigan, 1.67% Arizona, 1.78% New Hampshire, 1.89% Nevada, 4.29% Iowa, 4.36% Idaho, 4.44% New Mexico, 4.89% States where the margin of victory was under 10%: US Virgin Islands, 5.08% Tennessee, 5.97% South Carolina, 6.05% Alaska, 6.25% Texas, 6.88% Colorado, 7.22% Connecticut, 7.53% California, 7.70% Minnesota, 8.50% Wisconsin, 9.36% Kansas, 9.58% South Dakota, 9.70% Alabama 1970 Alabama gubernatorial election Alabama presidential no 1966 Alabama gubernatorial election 1966 1974 Alabama gubernatorial election 1974 November 3, 1970 George C Wallace (cropped).jpg George Wallace Democratic Party (United States) 637,046 74.51% John L. Cashin Jr (cropped).jpg John L. Cashin Jr. National Democratic Party of Alabama 125,491 14.68% File:A. C. Shelton.jpg A. C. Shelton Independent 75,679 8.85% 1970 Alabama gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsWallace: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d0596 >90%Cashin Jr.: #87dede 40–50% #5fd3d3 50–60% #37c8c8 60–70% Governor Albert Brewer Democratic Party (United States) George Wallace Democratic Party (United States) In Alabama, Governor Albert Brewer (who succeeded to the governorship upon Lurleen Wallace's death in 1968) had to endure a very nasty Democratic primary against former Governor George Wallace.Mudslingers The Twenty-Five Dirtiest Political Campaigns of All Time Kerwin Swint 2006 Union Square Press/Sterling Publishing Co. New York 978-1-4027-5736-5 223 In addition, there were no Republicans in the race for governor. Wallace won the Democratic primary and the November general election. Alaska 1970 Alaska gubernatorial election Alaska presidential no 1966 Alaska gubernatorial election 1966 1974 Alaska gubernatorial election 1974 November 3, 1970 Bill Egan File:William A. Egan.jpg 150x150px 0.6 Democratic Party (United States) Red Boucher 42,309 52.38% Keith H. Miller File:Keith H. Miller.jpg Republican Party (United States) Robert W. Ward 37,264 46.13% 1970 Alaska gubernatorial election by State House District.svg 400px Results by state house districtEgan: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Miller: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Governor Keith H. Miller Republican Party (United States) Bill Egan Democratic Party (United States) In Alaska, then-Lt. Gov. Keith Miller had gotten the job of governor in 1969 after Walter Hickel resigned to be part of President Nixon's Cabinet.http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_alaska/col2-content/main-content-list/title_hickel_walter.html Alaska Governor Walter J. Hickel 4 September 2012http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_alaska/col2-content/main-content-list/title_miller_keith.html Alaska Governor Keith H. Miller 4 September 2012 He lost in 1970 to former Governor William Egan. Arizona 1970 Arizona gubernatorial election Arizona Presidential no 1968 Arizona gubernatorial election 1968 1974 Arizona gubernatorial election 1974 November 3, 1970 Jack Williams (Arizona politician) (cropped).jpg 0.6 Jack Williams Republican Party (United States) 209,355 50.89% Raul Hector Castro swearing in as Ambassador to Argentina (cropped).jpg Raúl Héctor Castro Democratic Party (United States) 202,053 49.11% 1970 Arizona gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 220px County results Williams: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Castro: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Governor Jack Williams Republican Party (United States) Jack Williams Republican Party (United States) In Arizona, governors were elected to serve two-year terms until 1970, when Jack Richard Williams was the first governor to be elected to a four-year term.http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=110187 AZ Governor 4 September 2012http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_arizona/col2-content/main-content-list/title_williams_john-jack.html Arizona Governor John "Jack" R. Williams 4 September 2012 Previously, Williams had been elected governor twice to two-year terms in 1966http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=110189 AZ Governor 4 September 2012 and in 1968.http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=110188 Az Governor 4 September 2012 Arizona made the switch official from a two-year term to a four-year term in 1968 with an amendment.Arizona Politics and Government: The Quest for Autonomy, Democracy, and Development David R. Berman 1998 University of Nebraska Press 9780803261464 112 September 3, 2012 https://books.google.com/books?id=LHYBFuW9B34C&q=1968+amednment Arkansas 1970 Arkansas gubernatorial election Arkansas 1924 presidential no 1968 Arkansas gubernatorial election 1968 1972 Arkansas gubernatorial election 1972 November 3, 1970 File:Dale_Bumpers AR.jpg 150x150px Dale Bumpers Democratic Party (United States) 375,648 61.66% Winthrop Rockefeller 1967 (cropped).jpg Winthrop Rockefeller Republican Party (United States) 197,418 32.41% 3x4.svg Walter L. Carruth American Party (1969) 36,132 5.93% 1970 Arkansas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 210px County resultsBumpers: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Rockefeller: #ffb2b2 40–50% Governor Winthrop Rockefeller Republican Party (United States) Dale Bumpers Democratic Party (United States) In Arkansas, Winthrop Rockefeller was the first Republican governor in Arkansas since the Reconstruction period.http://www.nga.org/cms/FormerGovBios?inOffice=Any&state=8e86dbe8-7bdd-4106-a0b0-2e3cfbfbc659&party=&lastName=&firstName=&nbrterms=Any&biography=&sex=Any&religion=&race=Any&college=&higherOfficesServed=&militaryService=&warsServed=&honors=&birthState=Any&submit=Search Former Governors' Bios 4 September 2012 He was defeated in his bid for a third term, by the Democratic challenger Dale Bumpers. California 1970 California gubernatorial election California presidential no 1966 California gubernatorial election 1966 1974 California gubernatorial election 1974 November 3, 1970 Ronald Reagan, 14 May 1974 (cropped1).jpg Ronald Reagan Republican Party (United States) 3,439,174 52.84% Jesse M. Unruh, 1967 Edit.jpg Jesse Unruh Democratic Party (United States) 2,938,607 45.14% 300px County results 245px Congressional district results Reagan: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Unruh: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #0D0596 >90% Governor Ronald Reagan Republican Party (United States) Ronald Reagan Republican Party (United States) Incumbent Republican Governor and future President Ronald Reagan was elected to a second term as governor with about 53% of the vote over Speaker of the State Assembly Jesse Unruh. Connecticut 1970 Connecticut gubernatorial election Connecticut 1897 Presidential no 1966 Connecticut gubernatorial election 1966 1974 Connecticut gubernatorial election 1974 November 3, 1970 80.5%https://archive.org/details/registe71conn/page/736/mode/2up Connecticut State Register and Manual, 1971 CT State Library File:Thomas Meskill (1974).png 150x150px Thomas J. Meskill Republican Party (United States) T. Clark Hull 582,160 53.76% File:Emilio Daddario.jpg Emilio Q. Daddario Democratic Party (United States) Hugh C. Curran 500,561 46.23% 220px County results 220px Municipality results 220px Congressional district results Meskill: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90%Daddario: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% Governor John N. Dempsey Democratic Party (United States) Thomas Meskill Republican Party (United States) Incumbent John Dempsey, a Democrat, did not seek re-election. 6th District Congressman Thomas Joseph Meskill (Republican) defeated 1st District Congressman Emilio Q. Daddario (Democratic) 53.76% to 46.23%. Colorado 1970 Colorado gubernatorial election Colorado Presidential no 1966 Colorado gubernatorial election 1966 1974 Colorado gubernatorial election 1974 November 3, 1970 File:John A. Love (CO).png 150x150px John Arthur Love Republican Party (United States) John Vanderhoof 350,690 52.46% 3x4.svg Mark Anthony Hogan Democratic Party (United States) Charles Grant 302,432 45.24% 1970 Colorado gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County results Love: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Hogan: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Governor John Arthur Love Republican Party (United States) John Arthur Love Republican Party (United States) In Colorado, John Arthur Love won re-election.http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/love.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20030822224625/http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/love.htm dead August 22, 2003 New Page 3 4 September 2012 Florida 1970 Florida gubernatorial election Florida 1900 presidential no 1966 Florida gubernatorial election 1966 1974 Florida gubernatorial election 1974 November 3, 1970 File:State Sen Reubin Askew.jpg 150x150px Reubin Askew Florida Democratic Party Thomas B. Adams Jr. 984,305 56.99% File:Claude Kirk.jpg Claude R. Kirk Jr. Republican Party of Florida Ray Osborne 746,243 43.12% 1970 Florida gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsAskew: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Kirk: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Governor Claude R. Kirk Jr. Republican Party (United States) Reubin Askew Democratic Party (United States) Florida's Claude R. Kirk Jr. was the first Republican governor since Reconstruction,http://www.nga.org/cms/FormerGovBios?inOffice=Any&state=90c8c1b9-03ae-401f-a366-b11d4f44c6e7&party=&lastName=&firstName=&nbrterms=Any&biography=&sex=Any&religion=&race=Any&college=&higherOfficesServed=&militaryService=&warsServed=&honors=&birthState=Any&submit=Search Former Governors' Bios 4 September 2012 and was defeated by Democrat Reubin Askew. Georgia 1970 Georgia gubernatorial election Georgia (U.S. state) presidential no 1966 Georgia gubernatorial election 1966 1974 Georgia gubernatorial election 1974 November 3, 1970 1956 File:Jimmy Carter official portrait as Governor (cropped).jpg 150x150px Jimmy Carter Democratic Party (United States) 620,419 59.35% 3x4.svg Hal Suit Republican Party (United States) 424,983 40.65% 1970 Georgia gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsCarter: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d0596 >90%Suit: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Governor Lester Maddox Democratic Party (United States) Jimmy Carter Democratic Party (United States) In Georgia, governors were limited to one term until a constitutional amendment in 1976.http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-595 George Busbee 4 September 2012 Future president Democrat Jimmy Carter won the election. Hawaii 1970 Hawaii gubernatorial election Hawaii presidential no 1966 Hawaii gubernatorial election 1966 1974 Hawaii gubernatorial election 1974 November 3, 1970 File:John A. Burns 1966.jpg 150x150px John A. Burns George Ariyoshi Democratic Party (United States) 137,812 57.65% 3x4.svg Samuel King Ralph Kiyosaki Republican Party (United States) 101,249 42.35% 1970 Hawaii gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 310px County resultsBurns: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Governor John A. Burns John A. Burns Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) In Hawaii, Burns won another term in 1970, but in 1973, Burns had health problems and his Lt. Governor, George Ariyoshi, took over as acting governor; in 1974, with Burns' retirement, he won a term in his own right.http://www.hawaiihistory.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=ig.page&PageID=420 George Ryoichi Ariyoshi 5 September 2012 10 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120610221042/http://www.hawaiihistory.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=ig.page&PageID=420 dead Burns died in 1975.http://www.hawaiihistory.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=ig.page&PageID=419 John Anthony Burns 5 September 2012 June 10, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120610220913/http://www.hawaiihistory.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=ig.page&PageID=419 dead Idaho 1970 Idaho gubernatorial election Idaho Presidential no 1966 Idaho gubernatorial election 1966 1974 Idaho gubernatorial election 1974 November 3, 1970 File:Cecil D Andrus.png 150x150px Cecil Andrus Democratic Party (United States) 128,004 52.22% File:Don Samuelson.jpg Don Samuelson Republican Party (United States) 117,108 47.78% 1970 Idaho gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 180px County resultsAndrus: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Samuelson: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% Governor Don Samuelson Republican Party (United States) Cecil Andrus Democratic Party (United States) Iowa 1970 Iowa gubernatorial election Iowa Flag of Iowa (xrmap collection).svg Presidential no 1968 Iowa gubernatorial election 1968 1972 Iowa gubernatorial election 1972 November 3, 1970 File:Robert Ray official.jpg 150x150px Robert D. Ray Republican Party (United States) 403,394 50.98% File:Robert D. Fulton.png Robert D. Fulton Democratic Party (United States) 368,911 46.62% 1970 Iowa gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 240px County resultsRay: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%Fulton: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% Governor Robert D. Ray Republican Party (United States) Robert D. Ray Republican Party (United States) Iowa also had its governors serving two-year terms until Robert D. Ray won a four-year term in 1974.http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174247 IA Governor 5 September 2012 Previously, Ray had won a two-year term in 1968,http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174244 IA Governor 5 September 2012 a two-year term this year (1970),http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174245 IA Governor 5 September 2012 and would win another two-year term in 1972.http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174246 IA Governor 5 September 2012 Iowa made the four-year term switch official with an amendment to the state's constitution in 1972.http://publications.iowa.gov/135/1/history/7-8.html Amendments to the Constitution of Iowa 5 September 2012 October 19, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101019115636/http://publications.iowa.gov/135/1/history/7-8.html dead Kansas 1970 Kansas gubernatorial election Kansas Presidential no 1968 Kansas gubernatorial election 1968 1972 Kansas gubernatorial election 1972 November 3, 1970 File:Robert Docking (cropped).jpg x150px Robert Docking Democratic Party (United States) 404,611 54.30% File:Kent Frizzell - Department of Justice (cropped).jpg Kent Frizzell Republican Party (United States) 333,227 44.72% 1970 Kansas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 270px County resultsDocking: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%Frizzell: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Governor Robert Docking Democratic Party (United States) Robert Docking Democratic Party (United States) Like Arizona and Iowa, Kansas also had its governors serving two-year terms until 1974, when a constitutional amendment was added, creating a four-year term for governors.Kansas Politics and Government: The Clash of Political Cultures (Google eBook) H. Edward Flentje Joseph Aistrup 2010 University of Nebraska Press 9780803269194 109 September 3, 2012 https://books.google.com/books?id=QB8iJb9N33gC&q=1974+amendment Docking was elected governor in 1966,http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174284 KS Governor 5 September 2012 1968,http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174285 KS Governor 5 September 2012 1970,http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174286 KS Governor 5 September 2012 and would get elected in 1972.http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174287 KS Governor 5 September 2012 Maine 1970 Maine gubernatorial election Maine presidential no 1966 Maine gubernatorial election 1966 1974 Maine gubernatorial election 1974 November 3, 1970 File:Photo DED 1967 1975 Curtis Kenneth M. Leeds 193390 (cropped).jpg 150x150px Kenneth Curtis Democratic Party (United States) 163,138 50.14% 3x4.svg James Erwin Republican Party (United States) 162,248 49.86% 280px County results 280px Municipality results Curtis: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Erwin: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% #A80000 >90%Tie: #AE8BB1 50% Governor Kenneth M. Curtis Democratic Party (United States) Kenneth M. Curtis Democratic Party (United States) Democrat Kenneth Curtis was narrowly re-elected after a recount. Maryland 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) In Maryland, Democrat Marvin Mandel first won the governorship in 1969 in a special election when Republican Spiro Agnew resigned in order to become Vice President of the United States.http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=7019 MD Governor 5 September 2012 In 1970, Mandel ran for a full term and won.http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=7017 MD Governor 5 September 2012 Massachusetts 1970 Massachusetts gubernatorial election Massachusetts 1908 presidential no 1966 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1966 1974 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1974 November 3, 1970 Image:Governor Francis Sargent (cropped).jpg x150px Francis Sargent Republican Party (United States) Donald R. Dwight 1,058,623 56.67% File:Boston Mayor Kevin H White (cropped).jpg Kevin White Democratic Party (United States) Michael Dukakis 799,269 42.79% 300px County results 300px| Municipality results 1 250px Sargent: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% #a80000 >90%White: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Governor Francis Sargent (acting) Republican Party (United States) Francis Sargent Republican Party (United States) John A. Volpe resigned in 1969 to become President Nixon's Secretary of Transportation. Francis W. Sargent then became acting governor. In 1970, Sargent got a term in his own right.http://www.mass.gov/portal/government-taxes/laws/interactive-state-house/historical/governors-of-massachusetts/commonwealth-of-massachusetts-1950–present/john-anthony-volpe-1908-1994.html John Anthony Volpe (1908-1994) 5 September 2012http://www.mass.gov/portal/government-taxes/laws/interactive-state-house/historical/governors-of-massachusetts/commonwealth-of-massachusetts-1950–present/francis-w-sargent-1915-1998.html Francis W. Sargent (1915-1998) 5 September 2012 Michigan 1970 Michigan gubernatorial election Michigan presidential Popular no 1966 Michigan gubernatorial election 1966 1970 11 3 1974 Michigan gubernatorial election 1974 File:William Milliken 1969.png 150x150px William Milliken Republican Party (United States) 1,339,047 James H. Brickley 50.41% File:Sander M Levin.jpg Sander Levin Democratic Party (United States) Edward H. McNamara 1,294,638 48.74% 1970 Michigan gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsMilliken: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Levin: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Governor William Milliken Republican Party (United States) Governor William Milliken Republican Party (United States) George W. Romney resigned in 1969 to become President Nixon's Housing and Urban Development Secretary. William Milliken became governor,http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=726388 MI Governor 5 September 2012 and won a full term in 1970.http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=69012 MI Governor 5 September 2012 Minnesota 1970 Minnesota gubernatorial election Minnesota 1957 presidential no 1966 Minnesota gubernatorial election 1966 1974 Minnesota gubernatorial election 1974 November 3, 1970 File:Wendell Anderson (D-MN) (cropped).jpg 150x150px Wendell Anderson Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 737,921 54.04% File:Douglas M. Head.jpg Douglas M. Head Republican Party (United States) 621,780 45.54% 1970 Minnesota gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 280px County results Anderson: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Head: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% Governor Harold LeVander Republican Party of Minnesota Wendell Anderson Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Nebraska 1970 Nebraska gubernatorial election Nebraska presidential no 1966 Nebraska gubernatorial election 1966 1974 Nebraska gubernatorial election 1974 November 3, 1970 File:1979 p80 J James Exon (cropped).jpg 150x150px James Exon Democratic Party (United States) 248,552 53.84% File:Norbert Tiemann Nebraska Blue Book.png Norbert Tiemann Republican Party (United States) 201,994 43.76% 1970 Nebraska gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsExon: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Tiemann: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Governor Norbert Tiemann Republican Party (United States) James Exon Democratic Party (United States) Norbert Tiemann was the first Nebraskan to get a four-year term in the 1966 governor's race.http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174338 NE Governor 5 September 2012 Democrat J. James Exon defeated Tiemann in 1970. Nevada 1970 Nevada gubernatorial election Nevada 1929 presidential 1970 11 3 no 1966 Nevada gubernatorial election 1966 1974 Nevada gubernatorial election 1974 Mike O'Callaghan, c. 1970s (cropped).jpg 150x150px Mike O'Callaghan Democratic Party (United States) 70,697 48.10% Edward Fike, 1970s (cropped).jpg Republican Party (United States) Ed Fike 64,400 43.81% 1970 Nevada gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsO'Callaghan: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Fike: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% Governor Paul Laxalt Republican Party (United States) Mike O'Callaghan Democratic Party (United States) New Hampshire 1970 New Hampshire gubernatorial election New Hampshire Presidential no 1968 New Hampshire gubernatorial election 1968 1972 New Hampshire gubernatorial election 1972 November 3, 1970 File:GWRPeterson (cropped).jpg 150x150px Walter R. Peterson Jr. Republican Party (United States) 102,298 45.99% 3x4.svg Roger J. Crowley Democratic Party (United States) 98,098 44.10% File:Meldrim Thomson (cropped).jpg Meldrim Thomson American Party (1969) 22,033 9.91% x245px County results x245px Municipality results Peterson: #FFC8CD 30–40% #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% #A80000 >90%Crowley: #BDD3FF 30–40% #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80%Thomson: #E6E6E6 30–40% #D9D9D9 40–50% #BDBDBD 50–60%No Data/Vote: #808080 Governor Walter R. Peterson Jr. Republican Party (United States) Walter R. Peterson Jr. Republican Party (United States) New Mexico 1970 New Mexico gubernatorial election presidential New Mexico 1968 New Mexico gubernatorial election 1968 1974 New Mexico gubernatorial election 1974 no November 3, 1970 File:Governor Bruce King.jpg 150x150px Bruce King Democratic Party (United States) 148,835 51.26% File:Pete Domenici 1973.jpg Pete Domenici Republican Party (United States) 134,640 46.37% 1970 New Mexico gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 230px County resultsKing: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Domenici: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Governor David Cargo Republican Party (United States) Bruce King Democratic Party (United States) New Mexico had a two-year term for governors until 1970, when the state constitution was changed to a four-year term with governors being ineligible for consecutive terms.New Mexico Government and Politics Maurilio E. Vigil Michael Olsen Roy Lujan 1990 University Press of America 9780819177902 60 September 5, 2012 https://books.google.com/books?id=QSiQ4nFWcQcC&q=new+mexico+from+two+years+to+four+years+governor&pg=PA60 Bruce King was elected to the first of three non-consecutive terms. New York 1970 New York gubernatorial election New York Flag of New York (1909–2020).svg presidential no 1966 New York gubernatorial election 1966 1974 New York gubernatorial election 1974 November 3, 1970 File:Nelson Rockefeller in 1974.jpg 150x150px Nelson Rockefeller Republican Party (United States) Civil Service Independent Malcolm Wilson 3,151,432 52.41% File:Arthur Goldberg (1971).jpg Arthur Goldberg Democratic Party (United States) Liberal Basil Paterson 2,421,426 40.27% Paul L. Adams 1966.png Paul L. Adams Conservative Party of New York State Edward F. Leonard 422,514 7.03% 1970 New York gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County results Rockefeller: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Goldberg: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% Governor Nelson Rockefeller Republican Party (United States) Nelson Rockefeller Republican Party (United States) In New York, Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller won re-election to a fourth term. Rockefeller served until 1973, when he resigned.http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=37612 NY Governor Race 5 September 2012 Ohio 1970 Ohio gubernatorial election Ohio Presidential no 1966 Ohio gubernatorial election 1966 1974 Ohio gubernatorial election 1974 November 3, 1970 File:John J. Gilligan 89th Congress 1965.jpg 150x150px John J. Gilligan Democratic Party (United States) 1,725,560 54.19% 3x4.svg Roger Cloud Republican Party (United States) 1,382,659 43.42% 1970 Ohio gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 210px County resultsGilligan: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Cloud: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Governor Jim Rhodes Republican Party (United States) John J. Gilligan Democratic Party (United States) Oklahoma 1970 Oklahoma gubernatorial election Oklahoma Flag of Oklahoma (1941–1988).svg presidential no 1966 Oklahoma gubernatorial election 1966 1974 Oklahoma gubernatorial election 1974 November 3, 1970 File:David_Hall_(Oklahoma_Governor).jpg 150x150px David Hall Democratic Party (United States) 338,338 48.42% Dewey Bartlett (cropped).jpg Dewey F. Bartlett Republican Party (United States) 336,157 48.11% 1970 Oklahoma gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsHall: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Bartlett: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Governor Dewey F. Bartlett Republican Party (United States) David Hall Democratic Party (United States) Oregon 1970 Oregon gubernatorial election Oregon presidential no 1966 Oregon gubernatorial election 1966 1974 Oregon gubernatorial election 1974 November 3, 1970 File:Tom McCall from Marion County Voters' Pamphlet, 1970 (page 52 crop).jpg 150x150px Tom McCall Republican Party (United States) 369,964 55.52% File:Robert W. Straub from Marion County Voters' Pamphlet, 1970 (page 54 crop).jpg Robert Straub Democratic Party (United States) 293,892 44.10% Governor Tom McCall Republican Party (United States) Tom McCall Republican Party (United States) 1970 Oregon gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 260px County resultsMcCall: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%Straub: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Pennsylvania 1970 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election Pennsylvania presidential 1970 11 3 no 1966 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election 1966 1974 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election 1974 150x150px File:Milton Shapp (1976).png Milton Shapp Ernie Kline Democratic Party (United States) 2,043,029 55.30% File:Raymond_J_Broderick.png Ray Broderick Ralph Scalera Republican Party (United States) 1,542,854 41.76% 1970 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 260px County resultsShapp: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Broderick: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Governor Raymond Shafer Republican Party (United States) Milton Shapp Democratic Party (United States) In Pennsylvania, although the constitution was changed to allow governors to have two consecutive terms, the rule didn't apply to the then-current Gov. Raymond P. Shafer.http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/LI/CT/HTM/00/00.004..HTM Article 4 Constitution of Pennsylvania 5 September 2012 The election was won by Milton Shapp. Rhode Island 1970 Rhode Island gubernatorial election Rhode Island Presidential no 1968 Rhode Island gubernatorial election 1968 1972 Rhode Island gubernatorial election 1972 November 3, 1970 File:RI Governor Frank Licht 1969-1973 (cropped).jpg 150x150px Frank Licht Democratic Party (United States) 173,420 50.07% 3x4.svg Herbert DeSimone Republican Party (United States) 171,549 49.53% 250px County results 250px Municipality results Licht: #7996e2 50–60%DeSimone: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Governor Frank Licht Democratic Party (United States) Frank Licht Democratic Party (United States) South Carolina 1970 South Carolina gubernatorial election South Carolina presidential no 1966 South Carolina gubernatorial election 1966 1974 South Carolina gubernatorial election 1974 November 3, 1970 Image:Gov. John C. West portrait.jpg 150x150px John C. West Democratic Party (United States) 251,151 52.1% File:Albert W. Watson.jpg Albert Watson Republican Party (United States) 221,236 45.9% 1970 South Carolina gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 230px County resultsWest: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Watson: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Governor Robert Evander McNair Democratic Party (United States) John Carl West Democratic Party (United States) Democrat John C. West won the election. South Dakota 1970 South Dakota gubernatorial election South Dakota 1963 Presidential no 1968 South Dakota gubernatorial election 1968 1972 South Dakota gubernatorial election 1972 November 3, 1970 File:Dick Kneip.jpg 150x150px Richard F. Kneip Democratic Party (United States) 131,616 54.85% File:Portrait of Frank Leroy Farrar.jpg Frank Farrar Republican Party (United States) 108,347 45.15% 1970 South Dakota gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 260px County resultsKneip: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Farrar: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Governor Frank Farrar Republican Party (United States) Richard F. Kneip Democratic Party (United States) South Dakota had governors on two-year terms until 1972, when a constitutional amendment allowed the governor to have a four-year term.https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&tbm=bks&q=%22south+dakota%22+1972+%22four+year+term%22 Google Searching for when S.D. Changed to a Four Year Term 6 September 2012https://books.google.com/books?id=engiAQAAMAAJ&q=%22south+dakota%22+1972+%22four+year+term%22 Public affairs, Issues 52-108 February 1973 6 September 2012 Richard F. Kneip would be the first governor to be elected to a four-year term, though he resigned to accept an appointment.http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=122365 SD Governor 6 September 2012 Kneip, elected governor for a two-year term this year (1970), would be re-elected for another two-year term in 1972.http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=203656 SD Governor 6 September 2012http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=203922 SD Governor 6 September 2012 Tennessee 1970 Tennessee gubernatorial election Tennessee Presidential no 1966 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1966 1974 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1974 November 3, 1970 File:Governor Winfield Dunn.jpeg 150x150px Winfield Dunn Republican Party (United States) 575,777 51.95% File:John Jay Hooker.jpg John Jay Hooker Democratic Party (United States) 509,521 45.98% 300px County results 300px Congressional district results 1 300px Winfield: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Hooker: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Governor Buford Ellington Democratic Party (United States) Winfield Dunn Republican Party (United States) Republican Winfield Dunn was elected in 1970. Texas 1970 Texas gubernatorial election Texas November 3, 1970 1968 Texas gubernatorial election 1968 1972 Texas gubernatorial election 1972 no presidential File:Smith-p01-1.jpg 150x150px Preston Smith Democratic Party (United States) 1,232,506 53.4% File:1970 Press Photo Laughing with friends - Paul Eggers, Texas politician (cropped).webp Paul Eggers Republican Party (United States) 1,073,831 46.6% Governor Preston Smith Democratic Party (United States) Preston Smith Democratic Party (United States) 1970 Texas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 310px County resultsSmith: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90%Eggers: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Vermont 1970 Vermont gubernatorial election Vermont presidential 1970 11 3 no 1968 Vermont gubernatorial election 1968 1972 Vermont gubernatorial election 1972 File:Deane C. Davis Vermont Governor poster 1970 (cropped).jpg 150x150px Deane C. Davis Republican Party (United States) 87,458 57.0% File:LeoOBrienJr.png Democratic Party (United States) Leo O'Brien Jr. 66,028 43.0% x220px County results x220px Municipality results Davis: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% #A80000 >90%O'Brien: #7996E2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584CDE 70–80%Tie: #ae8bb1 50% Governor Deane C. Davis Republican Party (United States) Deane C. Davis Republican Party (United States) Wisconsin 1970 Wisconsin gubernatorial election Wisconsin 1913 presidential no 1968 Wisconsin gubernatorial election 1968 1974 Wisconsin gubernatorial election 1974 November 3, 1970 File:Patrick Lucey.png 150x150px Patrick Lucey Martin J. Schreiber Democratic Party (United States) 728,403 54.24% File:Jack B. Olson.png Jack B. Olson David O. Martin Republican Party (United States) 602,617 44.88% 1970 Wisconsin gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsLucey: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Olson: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Governor Warren P. Knowles Republican Party (United States) Patrick J. Lucey Democratic Party (United States) 1968 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election 1968 (lt. gov.) In 1968, Wisconsin changed its constitution from a two-year term for governor to a four-year term, and had the governor run on the same ticket as the Lieutenant Governor.Wisconsin Politics and Government: America's Laboratory of Democracy James K. Conant 2006 University of Nebraska Press 9780803264564 96 September 6, 2012 https://books.google.com/books?id=452oKHDyx-wC&q=wisconsin+politics Patrick Lucey would become the first governor to serve under this new system. Wyoming 1970 Wyoming gubernatorial election Wyoming presidential 1970 11 3 no 1966 Wyoming gubernatorial election 1966 1974 Wyoming gubernatorial election 1974 File:Stanley K Hathaway.png 150x150px Stanley Hathaway Republican Party (United States) 74,249 62.79% File:3x4.svg Democratic Party (United States) John J. Rooney 44,008 37.21% 1970 Wyoming gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsHathaway: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% Rooney: #7996e2 50–60% Governor Stanley Hathaway Republican Party (United States) Stanley Hathaway Republican Party (United States) Governor Stanley K. Hathaway won re-election to a second four-year term. Territories Guam Guam electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=277527 Guam Governor, 1970 Our Campaigns October 4, 2017 Republican Party (US) Carlos Camacho 55.80% Democratic Party (US) Ricardo Bordallo 44.20% 100.00% Republican Party (United States) U.S. Virgin Islands 1970 United States Virgin Islands general election U.S. Virgin Islands election Republican Party (US) Melvin H. Evans 8,259 52.54% Independent Citizens Movement Cyril King 7,462 47.46% 100.00% 15,721 Republican Party (United States) See also 1970 United States elections 1970 United States Senate elections 1970 United States House of Representatives elections 1970 in the United States Notes References 30emcollapsed Category:November 1970 elections in the United States