The 2006 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democrat Ted Kennedy won re-election to his ninth (his eighth full) term. This would be Kennedy's last election to the Senate; he died three years later of brain cancer, with which he was diagnosed in 2008. Senator Kennedy was the fourth longest-serving Senator in U.S. history, having served for nearly 47 years.
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Republican primary
Candidates
Campaign
At the Massachusetts Republican Party Convention[1] Kenneth Chase received the official endorsement with a majority of delegates, though both candidates qualified for the September primary. Former White House Chief-of-Staff Andrew Card also received 3 votes.[2]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kenneth Chase | 35,497 | 50.94% | |
| Republican | Kevin Scott | 34,179 | 49.05% | |
| Total votes | 69,676 | 100.00 | ||
General election
Candidates
- Ted Kennedy (D), incumbent U.S. Senator since 1962
- Kenneth Chase (R), language school owner and Republican activist
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[4] | Solid D | November 6, 2006 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[5] | Safe D | November 6, 2006 |
| Rothenberg Political Report[6] | Safe D | November 6, 2006 |
| Real Clear Politics[7] | Safe D | November 6, 2006 |
Polling
| Source | Date | MoE | Ted Kennedy (D) |
Kenneth Chase (R) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suffolk University[8] | October 20–23, 2006 | ±4.9% | 60% | 26% | 14% |
| Boston Globe[9] | October 22–25, 2006 | ±4.1% | 66% | 25% | 6% |
Results
Kennedy won every county in the state, winning at least 60% in each county.[10] Kennedy served his ninth, and final, term until his death on August 25, 2009 (here, the completion of John F. Kennedy's unexpired term is considered to be Ted Kennedy's first term).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ted Kennedy (incumbent) | 1,500,738 | 69.30 | −3.1'"`UNIQ−−ref−00000042−QINU`"' | |
| Republican | Kenneth Chase | 661,532 | 30.55 | +17.7 | |
| Majority | 839,206 | 38.75 | |||
| Turnout | 2,165,490 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing |  20.8 |
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Results by county
| 2006 United States Senate election in Massachusetts (by county)[10] | |||||||
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| County | Kennedy - D % | Kennedy - D # | Chase - R % | Chase - R # | Others % | Others # | Total # |
| Barnstable | 60.2% | 63,412 | 37.4% | 39,471 | 2.4% | 2,517 | 105,400 |
| Berkshire | 77.3% | 36,135 | 20.1% | 9,382 | 2.6% | 1,231 | 46,748 |
| Bristol | 68.0% | 115,125 | 28.5% | 48,204 | 3.6% | 6,050 | 169,379 |
| Dukes | 74.5% | 5,735 | 22.5% | 1,734 | 3.0% | 230 | 7,699 |
| Essex | 63.7% | 166,003 | 32.3% | 84,150 | 4.0% | 10,335 | 260,488 |
| Franklin | 74.7% | 21,517 | 22.8% | 6,570 | 2.5% | 715 | 28,802 |
| Hampden | 63.8% | 87,430 | 32.1% | 44,040 | 4.1% | 5,575 | 137,045 |
| Hampshire | 73.7% | 41,867 | 23.7% | 13,496 | 2.6% | 1,476 | 56,839 |
| Middlesex | 68.7% | 369,685 | 27.9% | 150,257 | 3.4% | 18,502 | 538,444 |
| Nantucket | 68.4% | 2,759 | 29.1% | 1,172 | 2.5% | 101 | 4,032 |
| Norfolk | 66.0% | 172,766 | 30.2% | 79,087 | 3.7% | 9,793 | 261,646 |
| Plymouth | 60.6% | 111,198 | 36.3% | 66,574 | 301% | 5,735 | 183,507 |
| Suffolk | 78.3% | 142,018 | 15.9% | 28,753 | 5.8% | 10,494 | 181,265 |
| Worcester | 62.8% | 165,088 | 33.8% | 88,942 | 3.4% | 8,811 | 262,841 |
See also
References
External links
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