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1970 general · November 3, 1970

1970 general election results

Results of the 1970 general election in 44 states: State legislatures.

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Races4,518
Changed party300
Unopposed21%963 races
Incumbents defeated398

State legislatures

D 3,550 · R 2,326 · Other 233 · 300 changed party

ChamberRacesSeats wonChanged party
Alabama House of Representatives43D 104 · R 2—
Alabama State Senate26D 35—
Alaska House of Representatives19D 31 · R 96
Alaska State Senate6D 5 · R 5—
Arizona House of Representatives30D 26 · R 34—
Arizona State Senate30D 12 · R 181
Arkansas House of Representatives44D 98 · R 22
Arkansas State Senate20D 27—
California State Assembly80D 43 · R 376
California State Senate20D 12 · R 8—
Colorado House of Representatives65D 27 · R 385
Colorado State Senate17D 8 · R 9—
Connecticut House of Representatives177D 99 · R 7813
Connecticut State Senate36D 19 · R 175
Delaware House of Representatives39D 16 · R 237
Delaware State Senate9D 5 · R 4—
Florida House of Representatives26D 81 · R 38—
Florida State Senate6D 7 · R 2—
Georgia House of Representatives118D 170 · R 226
Georgia State Senate56D 50 · R 64
Hawaii House of Representatives25D 34 · R 171
Hawaii State Senate8D 17 · R 8—
Idaho House of Representatives42D 29 · R 411
Idaho State Senate35D 16 · R 192
Illinois House of Representatives59D 87 · R 90—
Illinois State Senate58D 29 · R 29—
Indiana House of Representatives39D 45 · R 543
Indiana State Senate22D 14 · R 11—
Iowa House of Representatives100D 38 · R 62—
Iowa State Senate27D 7 · R 206
Kansas House of Representatives125D 41 · R 8411
Maine House of Representatives114D 71 · R 8015
Maine State Senate32D 14 · R 184
Maryland House of Delegates41D 121 · R 21—
Maryland State Senate30D 33 · R 10—
Massachusetts House of Representatives175D 177 · R 6314
Massachusetts State Senate39D 29 · R 103
Michigan House of Representatives110D 58 · R 523
Michigan State Senate38D 19 · R 19—
Minnesota House of Representatives120Other 135—
Minnesota State Senate67Other 67—
Missouri House of Representatives163D 112 · R 5111
Missouri State Senate17D 11 · R 6—
Montana House of Representatives38D 49 · R 552
Montana State Senate21D 15 · R 132
Nebraska Legislature26Other 26—
Nevada State Assembly16D 19 · R 21—
Nevada State Senate7D 6 · R 4—
New Hampshire House of Representatives193D 147 · R 2537
New Hampshire State Senate24D 9 · R 15—
New Mexico House of Representatives70D 48 · R 2210
New Mexico State Senate24D 16 · R 8—
New York State Assembly150D 70 · R 79 · Other 112
New York State Senate57D 25 · R 321
North Carolina House of Representatives49D 96 · R 23—
North Carolina State Senate33D 43 · R 7—
North Dakota House of Representatives39D 38 · R 42—
North Dakota State Senate21D 10 · R 111
Ohio House of Representatives99D 45 · R 5412
Ohio State Senate17D 7 · R 10—
Oklahoma House of Representatives99D 78 · R 212
Oklahoma State Senate24D 20 · R 4—
Oregon House of Representatives31D 26 · R 343
Oregon State Senate10D 9 · R 7—
Pennsylvania House of Representatives203D 113 · R 9017
Pennsylvania State Senate26D 14 · R 12—
Rhode Island House of Representatives100D 75 · R 24 · Other 19
Rhode Island State Senate50D 41 · R 96
South Carolina House of Representatives46D 113 · R 11—
South Dakota House of Representatives39D 26 · R 384
South Dakota State Senate29D 9 · R 206
Tennessee House of Representatives89D 56 · R 4314
Tennessee State Senate18D 10 · R 7 · Other 11
Texas House of Representatives80D 140 · R 101
Texas State Senate16D 16—
Utah House of Representatives69D 37 · R 31 · Other 119
Utah State Senate14D 6 · R 8—
Washington House of Representatives99D 49 · R 5014
Washington State Senate24D 12 · R 12—
West Virginia House of Delegates47D 68 · R 325
West Virginia State Senate16D 11 · R 62
Wisconsin State Assembly100D 67 · R 3319
Wisconsin State Senate17D 9 · R 8—
Wyoming House of Representatives23D 20 · R 40 · Other 12
Wyoming State Senate12D 5 · R 10—

By state

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