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 three seats to the Republicans, as typical with midterm elections for the incumbent party to lose seats. The Democrats did manage to maintain a sizable number of seats and thus retained control over the Senate.

Leading up to the elections, the country's economy was slowing down from previous years and was marked with higher rates of inflation which hurt the Democrats standing. Also taking place on the onset of the elections was the continued withdrawal of American forces from Vietnam, something that prompted divided reactions across the country.