1970 United States elections

none February 2026 January 2025 1970 Midterm elections November 3 Republican Party (US)Richard Nixon (R) 92nd 35 of 100 seats(33 seats of Class 1 + 2 special elections) Democratic hold Republican +1 Republicans gained two seats in the regularly-scheduled elections but lost one seat in a special election. 1970 Senate election results #92C5DE Democratic hold #0671B0 Democratic gain#F48882 Republican hold #CA0120 Republican gain#E66101 Conservative gain #666666 Independent gain All 435 voting seats Democratic hold Democratic +8.7% Democratic +12 400px 1970 House of Representatives election results #92C5DE Democratic hold #0671B0 Democratic gain#F48882 Republican hold #CA0120 Republican gain 37 (35 states, 2 territories) Democratic +11 1970 gubernatorial election resultsTerritorial races not shown #92C5DE Democratic hold #0671B0 Democratic gain#F48882 Republican hold #CA0120 Republican gain Elections were held on November 3, 1970, and elected the members of the 92nd United States Congress. The election took place during the Vietnam War, in the middle of Republican President Richard Nixon's first term. The Democratic Party defended its control of Congress by retaining its Senate majority and increasing its majority in the House of Representatives. In the House of Representatives, the Democrats picked up twelve seats at the expense of the Republican Party.Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1970 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1970election.pdf U.S. House of Reps, Office of the Clerk 8 October 2011 In the Senate, Republicans picked up two seats, and James L. Buckley won the election as a member of the Conservative Party of New York. He is the most recent individual to win election to the Senate as a member of a third party and remain affiliated with that party after the election. Democrats also gained a net 11 governorships and maintained majorities in state legislatures. Nixon and Vice President Spiro Agnew campaigned heavily for Republican candidates, with Nixon encouraging voters to respond to anti-war and civil rights activists by voting the Republican ticket. In an October speech, he declared, "My friends, I say that the answer to those that engage in disruption--to those that shout their filthy slogans, to those that try to shout down speakers--is not to answer in kind, but go to the polls on election day, and in the quiet of that ballot box, stand up and be counted: the great silent majority of America."1970 Election, Nixon's Nominations https://www.upi.com/Archives/Audio/Events-of-1970/1970-Election-Nixons-Nominations/ United Press International 1 June 2020Peters Gerhard Woolley John T. Richard Nixon; Remarks in Kansas City, Missouri; October 19, 1970 https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/remarks-kansas-city-missouri The American Presidency Project UC Santa Barbara 1 June 2020 nixonremarkskcmo This was the first time that Republicans gained Senate seats while losing House seats in a midterm, which also later occurred in 2018.Kane Paul Stark political divide points to a split decision in midterm elections https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/stark-political-divide-points-to-a-split-decision-in-midterm-elections/2018/10/12/d98bbc60-c686-11e8-b1ed-1d2d65b86d0c_story.html 1 June 2020 The Washington Post 13 October 2018 splitdecision Democrats did this in 1914 and 1962 as well. This election saw future president Jimmy Carter win the election to the governorship in Georgia. See also 1970 United States House of Representatives elections 1970 United States Senate elections 1970 United States gubernatorial elections 1970 in the United States References expanded 1970 Category:United States midterm elections Category:November 1970 elections in the United States