1970 United States Senate elections (The Kennedy Legacy)

The 1970 United States Senate elections were elections for the United States Senate held on November 3, 1970 that coincided with the middle of Robert F. Kennedy's first term as President. The Democratic Party lost five seats, three to the Republicans and two seats to third-parties. Democrats won the popular vote, but were hurt in crucial swing states by ongoing racial unrest across the country and the fallout of the North Vietnamese advances in South Vietnam.