* Hayes McClerkin, attorney, former Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives, 1970 gubernatorial primary candidate

In 1970, Wallace faced incumbent Governor Albert Brewer, who was the first gubernatorial candidate since Reconstruction to seek African-American voter support.

Andrus lost his first gubernatorial election in 1966, but won four ( 1970, 1974, 1986, 1990 ), and served more years as Governor of Idaho than anyone else in the state's history.

Undaunted by his earlier setback, Andrus defeated Samuelson in a gubernatorial election rematch in 1970.

" Explaining Cramer's inability to make " liberalism " an issue in 1970, The New York Times observed that Chiles and his successful gubernatorial running mate, Reubin Askew of Pensacola " convey amiable good ol ' boy qualities with moderate-to-liberal aspirations that do not strike fear into the hearts of conservatives.

" He also ran Reagan's gubernatorial campaign in 1970, and his presidential campaigns in 1980 and 1984.

* Thomas Reilly JD 1970, Attorney General of Massachusetts, 2006 Massachusetts gubernatorial candidate

In 1970, he received the Democratic gubernatorial nomination and won a surprising victory in the general election over his Republican opponent, Edward Fike.

Henderson was the 1970 Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, having run on the unsuccessful ticket headed by gubernatorial standard-bearer, then U. S. Representative Albert W. Watson.

In 1970, Eckerd entered the Republican gubernatorial primary to challenge incumbent Governor Claude R. Kirk, Jr. A third candidate, State Senator L. A.

Brewer's 1970 gubernatorial campaign, however, was revolutionary in many respects.

Neal Sox Johnson, the first paid executive director of the Arkansas GOP, said that he believed Rockefeller should have stepped down in 1970, and Britt should have been the gubernatorial nominee.

Mike Thompson, who managed the 1970 Republican gubernatorial primary campaign waged by state Representative L. A.

In 1970, Watson won the Republican gubernatorial nomination.

The most prominent and best-known name, at least initially, was probably 1970 gubernatorial nominee John Jay Hooker ; somewhat surprisingly to most observers, the winner of the primary was Jim Sasser, who had managed Gore's 1970 reelection campaign.

In 1970, Kirk struggled through two Republican gubernatorial primaries against drugstore magnate Jack Eckerd of Clearwater and state Senator and later U. S. Representative L. A.

Florida gubernatorial election, 1970:

Bentley then lost the 1970 Republican gubernatorial nomination.

In the 1970 gubernatorial election, West with 53. 2 percent of the vote defeated U. S. Representative Albert W. Watson, a Democrat-turned-Republican.

During the 1970 gubernatorial campaign Samuelson came out in support of developing molybdenum mining in central Idaho's White Cloud Mountains.

In the 1970 presidential election, Senator Salvador Allende Gossens won a plurality of votes in a three-way contest.

The National Front system itself eventually began to be seen as a form of political repression by dissidents and even many mainstream voters, especially after wljhhat was apparently later confirmed as the fraudulent election of Conservative candidate Misael Pastrana in 1970, which resulted in the defeat of the relatively populist candidate Gustavo Rojas.

By 1974, another challenge to the state's authority and legitimacy had come from 19 April Movement ( M-19 ), a mostly urban guerrilla group founded allegedly in response to an electoral fraud during the final National Front election of Misael Pastrana ( 1970 – 1974 ) and the defeat of former dictator Gustavo Rojas.

The film chronicles recent events in Chile, beginning with the 1970 election of socialist President Salvador Allende until his murder and the resulting coup in 1973.

* 1970 – The first ever general election on the basis of direct adult franchise is held in Pakistan for 313 National Assembly seats.

He lost his seat in the 1970 election, but returned as an MP for Glasgow Garscadden at a by-election in 1978.

Dewar lost his seat to Iain Sproat at the Conservative victory at the 1970 general election by just over 1, 000 votes.

Both Bhutto and Mujib strongly disliked General Khan, but patiently endured him and his government as he had promised to hold an election in 1970.

This report was accepted by the Labour Party government of the time despite considerable opposition, but the Conservative Party won the June 1970 general election, and on a manifesto that committed them to a two-tier structure.

It is often argued that this, combined with a series of bad trade figures, contributed to the Conservative victory at the 1970 general election.

With the growing influence of leftists and democratic socialists, under the leadership of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, and amid growing public pressure and wide public disapproval of his policies and government, Khan was forced to hold the general election of 1970.

** Following a hung parliament in the UK general election, Conservative prime minister Edward Heath resigns and is succeeded by Labour's Harold Wilson, who previously led the country from 1964 to 1970.

* March 24 – The Beninese presidential election, Benin's first presidential election since 1970, is won by Nicéphore Soglo.

* June 18 – United Kingdom general election, 1970: the Conservative Party wins and Edward Heath becomes Prime Minister, ousting the Labour government of Harold Wilson after nearly six years in power.

A poll at the time suggested that 74 % of the UK population agreed with the Powell's opinions and his supporters claim that this large public following that Powell attracted may have helped the Conservatives to win the 1970 general election, and perhaps cost them the February 1974 general election, at which Powell turned his back on the Conservatives by endorsing a vote for Labour, who returned as a minority government in early March following a hung parliament.

Powell's supporters claim that he contributed to the Conservatives ' surprise victory in the 1970 general election, which showed a late surge in Conservative support.

The Conservatives had promised at the 1970 election in relation to the Common Market.

This was the first election since 1970 that Powell was advocating a vote for the Conservative Party.

Should Tapsell cease to be a Member of the House of Commons, MPs with continuous service from the 1970 general election will become eligible to be Father of the House.

The members with this length of service are: Sir Gerald Kaufman, Kenneth Clarke, Michael Meacher and Dennis Skinner ( listed according to the order in which they took the oath after the 1970 election ).

Allende won the 1970 Chilean presidential election as leader of the Unidad Popular (" Popular Unity ") coalition.