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 Sargent Shriver, former U.S. Ambassador to France and Director of the Peace Corps
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
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