The Lazio regional election of 1970 took place on 7–8 June 1970.
Events
editChristian Democracy resulted the largest party, followed by the Italian Communist Party. After the election Christian Democrat Girolamo Mechelli formed a centre-left government which included the Italian Socialist Party, the Unitary Socialist Party and the Italian Republican Party (organic Centre-left). In 1972 Mechelli was replaced by fellow Christian Democrat Luigi Cipriani, to whom Rinaldo Santini succeeded in 1973.
Results
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| Parties | votes | votes (%) | seats |
| Christian Democracy | 890,749 | 33.2 | 18 |
| Italian Communist Party | 710,273 | 26.4 | 13 |
| Italian Social Movement | 274,244 | 10.2 | 5 |
| Italian Socialist Party | 235,730 | 8.8 | 4 |
| Unitary Socialist Party | 205,206 | 7.7 | 3 |
| Italian Liberal Party | 156,645 | 5.8 | 3 |
| Italian Republican Party | 98,572 | 3.7 | 2 |
| Italian Socialist Party of Proletarian Unity | 70,421 | 2.6 | 1 |
| Italian Democratic Party of Monarchist Unity | 33,631 | 1.3 | 1 |
| Red Star | 6,665 | 0.3 | - |
| National Democratic Party | 1,958 | 0.1 | - |
| Total | 2,684,094 | 100.0 | 50 |
Source: Ministry of the Interior