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 and lost the popular vote by only a 0.4% margin, one of the closest in the Senate's history. Leading up to the elections, Democrats touted their legislative agenda and American withdrawal from Vietnam but were hurt by ongoing riots across the nation and the fallout of the Fall of Saigon.