1976 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

1976 United States Senate election in Massachusetts
	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

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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

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Withdrawn

Albert Onessimo
Bernard P. Shannon (endorsed Dinsmore)

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	Democratic	Bernard Shannon (withdrawn)	12,399	1.71%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

Candidates

Michael Robertson, businessman^[2]

Results

Robertson was unopposed for the Republican nomination.

Results

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

References

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

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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.

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v t e Ted Kennedy
February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009 United States Senator from Massachusetts, 1962–2009
Electoral history	U.S. Senate elections in Massachusetts: 1962 (special) 1964 1970 1976 1982 1988 1994 2000 2006 1980 United States presidential election (Democratic primaries) Ted Kennedy 1980 presidential campaign
Books	My Senator and Me: A Dog's-Eye View of Washington, D.C. (2006) True Compass (2009)
Speeches	The Dream Shall Never Die
Family, family tree	Joan Bennett Kennedy (first wife) Victoria Reggie Kennedy (second wife, widow) Kara Kennedy (daughter) Edward M. Kennedy Jr. (son) Patrick J. Kennedy II (son) Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. (father) Rose Kennedy (mother) Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (brother) John F. Kennedy (brother presidency) Rosemary Kennedy (sister) Kathleen Kennedy (sister) Eunice Kennedy Shriver (sister) Patricia Kennedy Lawford (sister) Robert F. Kennedy (brother) Jean Kennedy Smith (sister) Patrick J. Kennedy I (grandfather) John F. Fitzgerald (grandfather)
Related	Awards and honors Political positions Kennedy Compound Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act Chappaquiddick incident Mary Jo Kopechne Friends of Ireland Chappaquiddick (2018 film)
Category

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Withdrawn

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Results

See also

References