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 three seats and managed to maintain control over the House as many voters supported the status quo. Important topics that affected the elections was the downward direction of the economy and the negotiation of a peace settlement formally ending the Vietnam War.