1970 United States Senate campaign in Michigan

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The 1970 United States Senate campaign in Michigan was Lenore Romney’s high-profile but ultimately unsuccessful bid as the Republican candidate to unseat incumbent Democratic Senator Philip Hart.

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instanceOf United States Senate election
political campaign
country United States of America
surface form: United States
followedBy 1976 United States Senate election in Michigan NERFINISHED
hasChallengerCandidate Lenore Romney NERFINISHED
hasElectionType general election
hasElectionYear 1970
hasIncumbentCandidate Philip Hart NERFINISHED
hasIncumbentTenureContext Philip Hart was a long-serving liberal Democratic senator NERFINISHED
hasMajorPartyCandidates Lenore Romney GENERATED
Philip Hart GENERATED
hasNotableAspect Lenore Romney was the mother of future presidential candidate Mitt Romney NERFINISHED
Lenore Romney was the wife of former Michigan Governor George Romney NERFINISHED
hasOfficeContested United States Senator from Michigan
hasPartyOfChallenger Republican Party NERFINISHED
hasPartyOfIncumbent Democratic Party NERFINISHED
hasState Michigan NERFINISHED
isHighProfile true
locatedIn Michigan NERFINISHED
outcomeForLenoreRomney defeat
outcomeForPhilipHart re-election
partOf 1970 United States Senate elections NERFINISHED
positionClass Class 2 Senate seat from Michigan
precededBy 1964 United States Senate election in Michigan
tookPlaceInDecade 1970s

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Lenore Romney notableWork 1970 United States Senate campaign in Michigan