1970 Florida Attorney General election#Results
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{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1970 Florida Attorney General election
| next_year = 1974
| ongoing = no
| election_date = November 3, 1970
| country = Florida
| flag_year = 1900
| previous_year = 1966
| next_election = 1974
| type = presidential
| nominee1 = Robert L. Shevin
| image2 = 3x4.svg
| previous_election = 1966 Florida Attorney General election
| nominee2 = Thom Rumberger
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| party2 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = 943,776
| popular_vote2 = 592,519
| percentage1 = 61.4%
| percentage2 = 38.6%
| image1 = x150px
| map_image = 1970 Florida Attorney General election.svg
| map_size = 300px
| map_caption = County results
Shevin: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}}
Rumberger: {{legend0|#E27F7F|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}}
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The 1970 Florida Attorney General election was held on November 3, 1970. Robert L. Shervin would be elected winning 61.43% of the vote and defeated Thom Rumberger.{{Cite web|title=Our Campaigns - FL Attorney General Race - Nov 03, 1970|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=881463|access-date=2021-07-25|website=www.ourcampaigns.com}}
Primary elections
= Democratic primary =
The Democratic Party would hold its primary on September 8, 1970.{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/TabulationofofficialvoteFloridaprimaryelections1970/page/n11/mode/2up|title=Tabulation of official vote. Florida primary elections : Democratic and Republican (1970)|year=1970|pages=3|via=Internet Wayback Machine}}
== Candidates ==
- Robert L. Shevin
- Elmer Friday, State Senator and former Lee County judge.{{Cite news|date=January 22, 2006|title=ELMER O. FRIDAY, JR.|page=10|work=News-Press|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20578582/elmer-o-friday-jr/|access-date=July 25, 2021}}
- William A. Meadows, Jr.
= Republican primary =
The Republican Party did not hold a primary as Thom Rumberger was unopposed.{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/TabulationofofficialvoteFloridaprimaryelections1970/page/n5/mode/2up|title=Tabulation of official vote. Florida primary elections : Democratic and Republican (1970)|year=1970|pages=2|via=Internet Wayback Machine}}
General election
= Candidates =
Robert L. Shevin, Democratic
Thom Rumberger, Republican
= Results =
{{Election box begin|title=1970 Florida Attorney General election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Robert L. Shevin|votes=943.776|percentage=61.43%|change=-4.76{{Cite web|title=Our Campaigns - FL Attorney General Race - Nov 08, 1966|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=787486|access-date=2021-07-25|website=www.ourcampaigns.com}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Thom Rumberger|votes=592,519|percentage=38.57%|change=+4.75|}}
{{Election box hold with party link||winner=Democratic Party (United States)|loser=|swing=}}
{{Election box end}}