1988 United States Senate election in Massachusetts
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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.
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Mary Fridley (New Alliance)
- Ted Kennedy, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1962 (Democratic)
- Joe Malone, political activist (Republican)
- Freda Lee Nason (Libertarian)
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Ted Kennedy (incumbent) | 1,693,344 | 64.97% | 4.16 | |
Republican | Joe Malone | 884,267 | 33.93% | 4.33 | |
New Alliance | Mary Fridley | 15,208 | 0.58% | N/A | |
Libertarian | Freda Lee Nason | 13,199 | 0.51% | 0.41 | |
Write-in | 207 | 0.01 | +0 | ||
Total votes | 2,606,225 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic hold |