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1970 Maryland gubernatorial election

The 1970 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1970. Incumbent Democrat Marvin Mandel defeated Republican nominee Charles Stanley Blair with 65.73% of the vote. This election was the first of eight consecutive Democratic gubernatorial victories in Maryland, a streak not broken until the election of Republican Bob Ehrlich in 2002.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on September 15, 1970.

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Marvin Mandel, incumbent Governor
  • William Edward Roberts Sr.
  • Dan W. Salamone
  • George Herman Wright
  • Milton Rothstein

Declined

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

  • Marvin Mandel, Democratic
  • Charles Stanley Blair, Republican

Other candidates

  • Robert Woods Merkle Sr., American

Results

References