Republicans gain in Senate while Democrats hold House and governorships
In the 1970 midterm, Democrats kept control of both chambers and captured 12 state governorships. Republicans won 11 Senate seats for 44 total while Democrats held 53 seats. House totaled 177 Republicans to 253 Democrats with several contests unresolved. Notable wins included Buckley in New York, Brock in Tennessee, Beall in Maryland, Weicker in Connecticut, and Taft in Ohio. Governors Nelson Rockefeller and Ronald Reagan were re elected in New York and California respectively.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Senate
Congress
Spiro T. Agnew
Herbert G. Klein
Maine
Buckley
New York
Bill Brock
Albert Gore
Tennessee
J. Glenn Beall Jr
Joseph D. Tydings
Maryland
Lowell P. Weicker Jr
Connecticut
Robert Taft Jr
Ohio
Nelson A
Indiana
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Virginia
House
Alaska
Michigan
Rhode Island
GOP Gains House Seat in State Delegation
In California, 35 incumbents won reelection while two Democrats and one Republican captured open seats, giving the GOP a net one-seat gain in Congress. Dellums and Danielson, both Democrats, plus Victor V. Veysey, a Republican, won. Dellums thanked Agnew for national publicity after Agnew accused him of being a Black Panthers apologist. Danielson won in a Democratic district formerly held by George Brown, who did not seek reelection. Brown lost the Senate primary to John V. Tunney, who defeated GOP incumbent George Murphy.
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James L. Buckley
New York
Lawrence F. O’brien
O’brien
House
Hubert H. Humphrey
Nixon
Senate
Minnesota
Edward M. Kennedy
Edmund S. Muskie
Humphrey
Massachusetts
Los Angeles
UPI
California
GOP
House of Representatives
Ronald Dellums
Berkeley
George Danielson
Victor V. Veysey
Brawley
Dellums
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
Incumbents prevail as Carpenter edges Thornton for sheriff
Heavy turnout in Santa Barbara County returns incumbents in key races with John Carpenter narrowly defeating Thomas Thornton for sheriff. Teague wins 13th district Congress seat, Lagomarsino takes state senate, MacGillivray re elected, and Proposition B passes while A fails. Voter turnout nears 86,900 countywide.
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Santa Barbara County
John Carpenter
Thomas Thornton
Charles Teague
Ventura County
Los Angeles County
Robert Lagomarsino
Senate
W. Don MacGillivray
San Luis Obispo County
Lompoc Valley
Teague
Lagomarsino
Thornton
Lompoc
MacGillivray
Kenneth Palmer
State Assembly
Assembly
Lewis
Ann Sweet
Tunney Overwhelms Murphy Reagan In California Victory
In California Democratic John V. Tunney crushed George Murphy by more than half a million votes as 95 percent counted. Reagan won re election but trailed Tunney in total votes, Murphys campaign aided by Nixon and Agnew failed to close the gap. Tunney led Murphy 3 281 655 to 2 714 089 while Reagan topped Jess Unruh 3 240 140 to 2 750 297.
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Los Angeles
UPI
John V. Tunney
George Murphy
U.S
Senate
Nixon
Agnew
Ronald Reagan
California
Murphy
Reagan
Tunney
Jess Unruh
San Jose
Gene Tunney
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Californians elect Brown and Priest in state offices
Republicans won three of five statewide seats led a fourth in early returns. Edmund G Brown Jr defeated James L Flournoy for secretary of state. Ivy Baker Priest was reelected state treasurer and first woman in California to win statewide office. Ed Reinecke beat Alfred E Alquist for lieutenant governor as vote totals show notable GOP margins.
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Los Angeles
UPS
Edmund G. Brown Jr
James L. Flournoy
Charles O’brien
GOP
Evelle J. Younger
Younger
Ivy Baker Priest
Milton Gordon
San Diego
Winners praise campaigns and vow to tackle local issues
Winning candidates commented on their victories praising opponents and outlining their work plans. Sheriff Coroner elect John Carpenter spoke of organizing the Sheriff's Office and collaborating with former opponents. Congressman Teague credited the draft card protest debate for his large margin, while praising Hart. State Sen Lagomarsina and Assemblyman MacGillivray thanked voters and pledged effort for tax relief, reapportionment, and district needs.
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Lompoc
Carpenter
Carpinteria
James Webster
Webster
Teague
Gary Hart
Buellton
Lagomarsino
Russell Herron
John Carpenter
Shere
Charles M. Teague
Vietnam
Hart
Robert J. Lagomarsina
Senate
Don MacGillivray
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Law and Order
Technicolor Inc
Unruh
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Alfred E. Alquist
Brown
James Flournoy
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Alquist
Priest
Gordon
Houston Flournoy
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