Elections by year
1970 elections
Every election in 1970 in the 99chambers archive: generals, primaries, specials and runoffs for Congress, governor, statewide offices and the state legislatures.
Races5,582
Changed party304
Unopposed21%963 races
Incumbents defeated398
- Feb 1, 1970 special
- Mar 1, 1970 special
- 1970 primaries
- Sep 1, 1970 runoff
- Nov 1, 1970 special
- 1970 general
Feb 1, 1970 special
2 races in 1 state: State legislatures
Mar 1, 1970 special
8 races in 2 states: State legislatures
1970 primaries
1,001 races in 9 states: State legislatures
Sep 1, 1970 runoff
51 races in 4 states: State legislatures
Nov 1, 1970 special
2 races in 1 state: State legislatures
1970 general
4,518 races in 44 states: State legislatures
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner