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Elections contested by Ted Kennedy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Electoral history of Ted Kennedy, United States Senator from Massachusetts (1962–2009) and, at the time of his death, the second most senior member of the Senate.
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Ted Kennedy | 559,303 | 69.33 | |
Democratic | Edward J. McCormack Jr. | 247,403 | 30.67 | |
Total votes | 806,706 | 100.00 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Ted Kennedy | 1,162,611 | 55.44 | |
Republican | George C. Lodge | 877,668 | 41.85 | |
Independent | H. Stuart Hughes | 50,013 | 2.38 | |
Socialist Labor | Lawrence Gilfedder | 5,330 | 0.25 | |
Prohibition | Mark R. Shaw | 1,439 | 0.07 | |
Total votes | 2,097,081 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Ted Kennedy (incumbent) | 608,791 | 99.99 | |
Write-in | 32 | 0.01 | ||
Total votes | 608,823 | 100.00 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Ted Kennedy (incumbent) | 1,716,907 | 74.26 | |
Republican | Howard J. Whitmore Jr. | 587,663 | 25.42 | |
Socialist Labor | Lawrence Gilfedder | 4,745 | 0.21 | |
Prohibition | Grace F. Luder | 2,700 | 0.12 | |
Total votes | 2,312,028 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ted Kennedy (incumbent) | 1,202,856 | 62.16 | |
Republican | Josiah Spaulding | 715,978 | 37.00 | |
Socialist Labor | Lawrence Gilfedder | 10,378 | 0.54 | |
Prohibition | Mark R. Shaw | 5,944 | 0.31 | |
Total votes | 1,935,156 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Ted Kennedy (incumbent) | 534,725 | 73.86 | |
Democratic | Robert Dinsmore | 117,496 | 16.23 | |
Democratic | Frederick C. Langone | 59,315 | 8.19 | |
Democratic | Bernard Shannon (withdrawn) | 12,399 | 1.71 | |
Write-in | 53 | 0.01 | ||
Total votes | 723,988 | 100.00 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Ted Kennedy (incumbent) | 1,726,657 | 69.31 | |
Republican | Michael Robertson | 722,641 | 29.01 | |
Socialist Workers | Carol Henderson Evans | 26,283 | 1.06 | |
U.S. Labor | H. Graham Lowry | 15,517 | 0.62 | |
Write-in | 157 | 0.01 | ||
Total votes | 2,491,255 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ted Kennedy (incumbent) | 1,247,084 | 60.81 | |
Republican | Ray Shamie | 784,602 | 38.26 | |
Libertarian | Howard S. Katz | 18,878 | 0.92 | |
Write-in | 205 | 0.01 | ||
Total votes | 2,050,769 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ted Kennedy (incumbent) | 1,693,344 | 64.97 | |
Republican | Joe Malone | 884,267 | 33.93 | |
New Alliance | Mary Fridley | 15,208 | 0.58 | |
Libertarian | Freda Lee Nason | 13,199 | 0.51 | |
Write-in | 207 | 0.01 | ||
Total votes | 2,606,225 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Ted Kennedy (incumbent) | 391,637 | 98.87 | |
Democratic | Others | 4,498 | 1.13 | |
Total votes | 396,135 | 100.00 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Ted Kennedy (incumbent) | 1,266,011 | 58.07 | |
Republican | Mitt Romney | 894,005 | 41.01 | |
Libertarian | Lauraleigh Dozier | 14,484 | 0.66 | |
LaRouche | William A. Ferguson Jr. | 4,776 | 0.22 | |
Write-in | 688 | 0.03 | ||
Total votes | 2,179,964 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ted Kennedy (incumbent) | 1,889,494 | 72.69 | |
Republican | Jack Robinson III | 334,341 | 12.86 | |
Libertarian | Carla Howell | 308,860 | 11.88 | |
Constitution Party | Philip F. Lawler | 42,113 | 1.62 | |
Independent | Dale E. Friedgen | 13,687 | 0.53 | |
Independent | Philip Hyde III | 8,452 | 0.33 | |
Write-in | 2,473 | 0.10 | ||
Total votes | 2,734,006 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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General election | ||||
Democratic | Ted Kennedy (incumbent) | 1,500,738 | 69.30 | |
Republican | Kenneth Chase | 661,532 | 30.55 | |
Total votes | 2,165,490 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
1964 Massachusetts Democratic presidential primary:[1]
1968 Democratic Party presidential primaries:[2]
1968 Democratic National Convention (presidential tally):[3]
1968 Democratic National Convention (vice-presidential tally):[4]
1968 Liberal Party presidential convention:[5]
1972 Democratic Party presidential primaries:[6]
1972 Democratic National Convention (presidential tally):[7]
1972 Democratic National Convention (vice-presidential tally):[8]
1976 Democratic Party presidential primaries:[9]
1976 Democratic National Convention (presidential tally):[10]
1980 Democratic Party presidential primaries:[11]
1980 Democratic National Convention (presidential tally):[12]
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