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 a single seat to the Republicans. The Democrats did manage to maintain control nearly two-thirds of the Senate. Leading up to the elections, the country was facing a minor downturn that saw inflation rates temporarily spike. The country was also still facing the fallout of the end of the Vietnman War and the signing of the Paris Peace Accords.