1970 Maryland gubernatorial election

1970 Maryland gubernatorial election

← 1969 (special) November 3, 1970 1974 →
 
Nominee Marvin Mandel Charles Stanley Blair
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 639,579 314,336
Percentage 65.73% 32.30%

County results
Mandel:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Blair:      40–50%

Governor before election

Marvin Mandel
Democratic

Elected Governor

Marvin Mandel
Democratic

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.