1970 Maryland gubernatorial election

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.

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

Candidates

 * Charles Stanley Blair, former Secretary of State of Maryland
 * Peter James
 * John C. Webb Jr.

Candidates
Major party candidates
 * Marvin Mandel, Democratic
 * Charles Stanley Blair, Republican

Other candidates
 * Robert Woods Merkle Sr., American