He then served there for decades to come. New Jersey New Mexico Incumbent Democrat Joseph Montoya successfully ran for re-election to a second term, defeating Republican Anderson Carter. New York Incumbent Republican Charles Goodell, who was recently appointed to the seat by Governor Nelson Rockefeller after senator Bobby Kennedy (D) was assassinated, ran for a full term, but was defeated by the Conservative Party of New York nominee James L. Buckley. Other candidates included: Richard Ottinger, U.S. Congressman (1965–1971, 1975–1985), Kevin P. McGovern, Paul O'Dwyer, Former New York City Council Member from Manhattan, Ted Sorensen, Former Advisor and Speechwriter to President John F. Kennedy, Richard D. McCarthy, U.S. Congressman (1965-1971). North Dakota Incumbent Democratic-NPL Party Senator Quentin N. Burdick was re-elected to his third term, defeating Republican candidate Thomas S. Kleppe, who later became the United States Secretary of the Interior. Only Burdick filed as a Dem-NPLer, and the endorsed Republican candidate was Thomas S. Kleppe, who was finishing his second and final term as a Representative for North Dakota's second congressional district. Burdick and Kleppe won the primary elections for their respective parties. One independent candidate, Russell Kleppe, also filed before the deadline. Ohio Pennsylvania Incumbent Republican Hugh Scott won re-election, defeating Democratic nominee State senator William Sesler. Rhode Island Tennessee Republican Bill Brock defeated incumbent senator Albert Gore Sr. Texas Incumbent Democrat Ralph Yarborough was defeated by former Representative Lloyd Bentsen in the Democratic primary. Bentsen then defeated Representative George H. W. Bush in the general election. When Bush was running for President in 1988, his Democratic opponent, Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis, selected Bentsen as his vice presidential running mate. Utah Vermont Virginia Incumbent Harry F. Byrd Jr. was re-elected to his first full term after winning a race 4 years earlier to finish the remainder of his father's term. He beat George C. Rawlings Jr. (D), a former member of the Virginia House of Delegates, and Ray L. Garland (R), a member of Virginia House of Delegates. Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming See also 1970 United States elections 1970 United States gubernatorial elections 1970 United States House of Representatives elections 91st United States Congress 92nd United States Congress Notes References