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 County results Humphrey: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% MacGregor: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1970 United States Senate election in Minnesota took place on November 3, 1970. Incumbent DemocraticU.S. SenatorEugene McCarthy opted not to seek reelection. Former Democratic U.S. Senator, formerVice President and1968 presidential nomineeHubert Humphrey defeated RepublicanU.S. RepresentativeClark MacGregor.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic (DFL) | Hubert H. Humphrey | 338,705 | 79.25% | |
| Democratic (DFL) | Earl D. Craig | 88,709 | 20.76% | |
| Total votes | 427,414 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Clark MacGregor | 220,353 | 93.31% | |
| Republican | John D. Baucom | 15,797 | 6.69% | |
| Total votes | 236,150 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic (DFL) | Hubert H. Humphrey | 788,256 | 57.75% | |
| Republican | Clark MacGregor | 568,025 | 41.62% | |
| Socialist Workers | Nancy Strebe | 6,122 | 0.45% | |
| Industrial Government | William Braatz | 2,484 | 0.18% | |
| Total votes | 1,364,887 | 100.00% | ||
| Majority | 220,231 | 16.14% | ||
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