1988 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

The 1988 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held on November 8, 1988. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy won re-election to his sixth (his fifth full) term.

1988 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

November 8, 1988
 
Nominee Ted Kennedy Joe Malone
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,693,344 884,267
Percentage 65.0% 33.9%

County results

U.S. senator before election

Ted Kennedy
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Ted Kennedy
Democratic

General election

Candidates

  • Mary Fridley (New Alliance)
  • Ted Kennedy, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1962 (Democratic)
  • Joe Malone, political activist (Republican)
  • Freda Lee Nason (Libertarian)

Results

1988 United States Senate election in Massachusetts
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Ted Kennedy (incumbent) 1,693,344 64.97% Increase 4.16
Republican Joseph D. Malone 884,267 33.93% Decrease 4.33
New Alliance Mary Fridley 15,208 0.58% N/A
Libertarian Freda Lee Nason 13,199 0.51% Decrease 0.41
Write-in 207 0.01 +0
Total votes 2,606,225 100.00%
Democratic hold

See also

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