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 County results Ray: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Fulton: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1970 Iowa gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1970. IncumbentRepublicanRobert D. Ray narrowly defeatedDemocratic nomineeRobert D. Fulton with 50.98% of the vote.
Primary elections were held on June 2, 1970.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Robert D. Fulton | 48,459 | 46.69 | |
| Democratic | William J. Gannon | 46,524 | 44.83 | |
| Democratic | Robert L. Nereim | 8,796 | 8.48 | |
| Democratic | Write-ins | 8 | 0.01 | |
| Total votes | 103,787 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Robert D. Ray (incumbent) | 144,635 | 99.98 | |
| Republican | Write-ins | 35 | 0.02 | |
| Total votes | 144,670 | 100.00 | ||
Major party candidates
Other candidates
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Robert D. Ray (incumbent) | 403,394 | 50.98% | ||
| Democratic | Robert D. Fulton | 368,911 | 46.62% | ||
| American Independent | Robert Dilley | 18,933 | 2.39% | ||
| Write-ins | 3 | 0.00% | |||
| Majority | 34,483 | 4.36% | |||
| Turnout | 791,241 | ||||
| Republicanhold | Swing | ||||
