1970 United States Senate election in Washington

1970 United States Senate election in Washington
	County results; Jackson: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
U.S. senator before election; Henry M. Jackson; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; Henry M. Jackson; Democratic

The 1970 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 3, 1970. Incumbent Democrat Henry M. Jackson won a fourth term in office with a landslide victory over Republican State Senator Charles Elicker.

Blanket primary[]

Candidates[]

Democratic[]

Henry M. Jackson, incumbent United States Senator since 1953
Carl Maxey, Spokane attorney and anti-war activist
John "Hugo Frye" Patrick
Clarice L.R. "Tops" Privette

Republican[]

Wiliam H. Davis
Charles W. Elicker, State Senator from Snohomish
Robert J. "Big Bob" Odman
Bill Patrick
Howard S. Reed

Results[]

1970 U.S. Senate primary election in Washington^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Henry M. Jackson (incumbent)	497,309	73.18%
	Democratic	Carl Maxey	79,201	11.65%
	Republican	Charles W. Elicker	33,262	4.89%
	Republican	Howard S. Reed	22,293	3.28%
	Republican	Robert J. "Big Bob" Odman	14,856	2.19%
	Democratic	Paul Gumbell	24,559	3.05%
	Republican	William H. Davis	11,207	1.65%
	Republican	Bill Patrick	7,976	1.17%
	Republican	John Patric	7,267	1.07%
	Democratic	Clarice L.R. Privette	6,240	0.92%
Total votes			679,611	100.00%

General election[]

Results[]

1970 U.S. Senate election in Washington^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Henry M. Jackson (incumbent)	879,385	82.43%	10.22
	Republican	Charles W. Elicker	170,790	16.01%	11.78
	Socialist Workers	Karl Bermann	9,255	0.87%	N/A
	Buffalo	Edison Fink	7,377	0.69%	N/A
Total votes			1,066,807	100.00%
	Democratic hold		Swing

References[]

^ "Our Campaigns - WA US Senate - Blanket Primary Race - Sep 15, 1970".
^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1970" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved 2 Mar 2021.

[1] "Our Campaigns - WA US Senate - Blanket Primary Race - Sep 15, 1970".

[2] "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1970" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved 2 Mar 2021.

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1970 United States Senate election in Washington

Contents

Blanket primary[]

Candidates[]

Democratic[]

Republican[]

Results[]

General election[]

Results[]

See also[]

References[]