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
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Primary elections
Primary election
Primary elections, or direct primary are a voting process by which voters can indicate their preference for their party's candidate, or a candidate in general, in an upcoming general election, local election, or by-election. Depending on the ...
s 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
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
*
Charles Stanley Blair, former
Secretary of State of Maryland
*Peter James
*John C. Webb Jr.
Results
General election
Candidates
Major party candidates
*Marvin Mandel, Democratic
*Charles Stanley Blair, Republican
Other candidates
*Robert Woods Merkle Sr., American
Results
References
1970
Events
January
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Maryland
Gubernatorial
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