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1970 Maryland Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1970 Maryland Gubernatorial Election?

Marvin Mandel won the 1970 Maryland Gubernatorial Election. Marvin Mandel received 639,579 popular votes (65.73%). The main challenger was Charles Stanley Blair (32.3%).

See the full head-to-head between Mandel and Blair

Mandel +33.4 pts · won by 325,243 votes
Marvin MandelDemocraticWINNER65.73%
639,579 votes
Charles Stanley BlairRepublican32.3%
314,336 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.0% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.