1970 United States Senate election in Wyoming

1970 United States Senate election in Wyoming
	County results; McGee: 50–60% 60–70%; Wold: 50–60% 60–70%
U.S. senator before election; Gale W. McGee; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; Gale W. McGee; Democratic

The 1970 United States Senate election in Wyoming took place on November 3, 1970. Incumbent Democratic Senator Gale W. McGee ran for re-election to his third term. In a rematch of the 1964 election, he once again faced Republican John S. Wold, who at this time represented Wyoming in the U.S. House of Representatives. 1970 proved to be a fairly strong year for Wyoming Republicans; Governor Stanley Hathaway was re-elected in a landslide and the party won all of the other statewide offices. However, McGee proved popular, and managed to increase his margin from 1964, beating Wold by a solid 56–44% margin. As of 2024^[update], this was the last time that a Democratic candidate won a United States Senate election in Wyoming, currently the second-longest winning streak for the Republican Party (tied with Utah), second to Kansas.^[1]

^ Ostermeier, Eric (March 11, 2021). "Democrats and Republicans Have Record US Senate Winning Streaks in Two-Dozen States". Smart POlitics. University of Minnesota. Retrieved June 1, 2021.

[1] Ostermeier, Eric (March 11, 2021). "Democrats and Republicans Have Record US Senate Winning Streaks in Two-Dozen States". Smart POlitics. University of Minnesota. Retrieved June 1, 2021.

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