1976 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

The 1976 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy won re-election to his fourth (his third full) term.

1976 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

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Nominee Ted Kennedy Michael Robertson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,726,657 722,641
Percentage 69.31% 29.01%

Kennedy:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Robertson:      40–50%      50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Ted Kennedy
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Ted Kennedy
Democratic

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Declared

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  • Robert Emmet Dinsmore, candidate for Boston City Council in 1971
  • Ted Kennedy, incumbent U.S. Senator
  • Frederick C. Langone, member of the Boston City Council

Withdrawn

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  • Albert Onessimo
  • Bernard P. Shannon (endorsed Dinsmore)

Results

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Democratic primary results
1976 Democratic U.S. Senate Primary[1]
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Democratic Bernard Shannon (withdrawn) 12,399 1.71%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 All others 53 0.01%
Total votes 723,988 100.00%

Republican primary

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Candidates

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  • Michael Robertson, businessman[2]

Results

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Robertson was unopposed for the Republican nomination.

Results

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General election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Edward M. Kennedy (Incumbent) 1,726,657 69.31  7.15
Republican Michael S. Robertson 722,641 29.01  7.99
Socialist Workers Carol Henderson Evans 26,283 1.06  0.52
U.S. Labor H. Graham Lowry 15,517 0.62 N/A
Write-in All others 157 0.01  
Total votes 2,491,255 85.55%
Democratic hold Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - MA US Senate - D Primary Race - Sep 18, 1984". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
  2. ^ "St. Petersburg Times - Google News Archive Search".
  3. ^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1976" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 20.