Election to the United States Senate in 1970

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red: Republicans
yellow: Independent
Orange: Conservative
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The 1970 election to the United States Senate for the 92nd United States Congress took place on November 3rd. She was part of the elections in the United States on that day and it was half-time choice (Engl. Midterm election ) in the center of Richard Nixon's first term.

The 33 Class I seats were available for election , and there were two by-elections for senators who left office prematurely. 25 of these senators were from the Democratic Party and 10 from the Republicans . The Democrats lost three seats to the Republicans; the Republicans lost two to the Democrats. In Virginia, Harry F. Byrd Jr. , who had previously held the seat for the Democrats, was re-elected as an independent. A previously Republican seat went to James L. Buckley of the New York Conservative Party . Buckley is the last (as of 2016) third-party applicant to win against candidates from both major parties. With Byrd, 23 incumbents were re-elected, in addition to this 5 Republicans and 17 Democrats. Overall, the Democrats fell from 57 to 54 seats, the Republicans improved from 43 to 44.Buckley joined the Republican parliamentary group, Byrd the Democrats, the parliamentary group ratio was 55 to 45.

Results

blue: Democrats
red: Republicans
dark blue: Independent
Dark red: Conservative

By-elections to the 91st Congress

The holders of the seats available for election here were appointed as replacements for retired senators; the elections took place at the same time as the election to the 92nd Congress. The winners of these elections entered the Senate before January 3, 1971, during the 91st Congress .

Country Acting Senator Political party By-election Result New senator
Alaska Ted Stevens republican Class III approved Ted Stevens
Illinois Ralph Tyler Smith republican Class III Gain democrats Adlai Stevenson
  • Confirmed: An incumbent appointed to replace a retired Senator has been confirmed

Elections to the 92nd Congress

The winners of these elections were admitted to the Senate on January 3, 1971, when the 92nd Congress met . All seats of the Senators belong to class I .

Country Acting Senator Political party Result New senator
Arizona Paul Fannin republican re-elected Paul Fannin
Connecticut Thomas J. Dodd democrat Gain Republicans Lowell P. Weicker
Delaware John J. Williams republican held by Republicans William V. Roth
Florida Spessard Holland democrat held by Democrats Lawton of Chile
Hawaii Hiram Fong republican re-elected Hiram Fong
Indiana Vance Hartke democrat re-elected Vance Hartke
California George Murphy republican Gain democrats John V. Tunney
Maine Edmund Muskie democrat re-elected Edmund Muskie
Maryland Joseph Tydings democrat Gain Republicans John Glenn Beall
Massachusetts Edward Kennedy democrat re-elected Edward Kennedy
Michigan Philip Hart democrat re-elected Philip Hart
Minnesota Eugene McCarthy democrat held by Democrats Hubert H. Humphrey
Mississippi John C. Stennis democrat re-elected John C. Stennis
Missouri Stuart Symington democrat re-elected Stuart Symington
Montana Mike Mansfield democrat re-elected Mike Mansfield
Nebraska Roman Hruska republican re-elected Roman Hruska
Nevada Howard Cannon democrat re-elected Howard Cannon
New Jersey Harrison A. Williams democrat re-elected Harrison A. Williams
New Mexico Joseph Montoya democrat re-elected Joseph Montoya
new York Charles Goodell republican Conservatives gain James L. Buckley
North Dakota Quentin N. Burdick democrat re-elected Quentin N. Burdick
Ohio Stephen M. Young democrat Gain Republicans Robert A. Taft
Pennsylvania Hugh Scott republican re-elected Hugh Scott
Rhode Island John O. Pastore democrat re-elected John O. Pastore
Tennessee Albert Gore democrat Gain Republicans Bill Brock
Texas Ralph Yarborough democrat held by Democrats Lloyd Bentsen
Utah Frank Moss democrat re-elected Frank Moss
Vermont Winston L. Prouty republican re-elected Winston L. Prouty
Virginia Harry F. Byrd democrat re-elected as an independent Harry F. Byrd
Washington Henry M. Jackson democrat re-elected Henry M. Jackson
West Virginia Robert Byrd democrat re-elected Robert Byrd
Wisconsin William Proxmire democrat re-elected William Proxmire
Wyoming Gale W. McGee democrat re-elected Gale W. McGee
  • re-elected: an elected incumbent was re-elected