1970 United States House of Representatives elections (The Kennedy Legacy)

The 1970 United States House of Representatives elections were elections for the United States House of Representatives held on November 3, 1970 that took place in the middle of Robert F. Kennedy's first terms as President. As typical with midterm elections, the incumbent party, the Democrats lost seats to the opposing party, the Republicans. Even so, the Democrats only lost six seats and managed to maintain control over the House. Important topics that affected the elections was the direction of the economy and the end of American involvement in the Vietnam War.