1970 Hessian state election

1970 Hessian state election

← 1966 8 November 1970 1974 →
All 110 seats in the Landtag of Hesse 56 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	3,171,227 (82.8% 1.9pp)
First party Second party   Candidate Albert Osswald Alfred Dregger Party SPD CDU Last election 52 seats, 51.0% 26 seats, 26.4% Seats won 53 46 Seat change 1 20 Popular vote 1,442,201 1,248,543 Percentage 45.9% 39.7% Swing 5.1pp 13.4pp   Third party Fourth party   Candidate Heinz-Herbert Karry Party FDP NPD Last election 10 seats, 10.4% 8 seats, 7.9% Seats won 11 0 Seat change 1 8 Popular vote 316,270 94,531 Percentage 10.1% 3.0% Swing 0.3pp 4.9pp
Results for the single-member constituencies.
Government before election First Osswald cabinet SPD Government after election Second Osswald cabinet SPD–FDP

The 1970 Hessian state election was held on 8 November 1970 to elect the 7th Landtag of Hesse. The outgoing government was a majority of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) led by Minister-President Albert Osswald.

The opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU), which had taken a hard line against the SPD under new leader Alfred Dregger, recorded a major swing of 13 percentage points in its favour, to the detriment of the SPD and National Democratic Party, the latter losing all its seats after a single term in the Landtag. The SPD remained the largest party with 46%, and subsequently formed a coalition with the Free Democratic Party, following in the footsteps of the federal government formed the previous year.