United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 2006

United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 2006

2000 ← November 7, 2006 → 2010

Nominee Ted Kennedy Kenneth Chase Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,500,738 661,532 Percentage 69.3% 30.6%

County results

U.S. Senator before election Ted Kennedy Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy Democratic

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The 2006 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy won re-election to his eighth full term.

Republican primary

Candidates

• Kenneth Chase - Language school owner and Republican activist
• Kevin Scott - Businessman, former Wakefield Selectman

Campaign

At the Massachusetts Republican Party Convention 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 Andy Card also received 3 votes.

Results

Republican senatorial primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Kenneth Chase	35,497	50.9%	N/A
	Republican	Kevin Scott	34,179	49.1%	N/A

General election

Candidates

• Ted Kennedy (D)- Incumbent U.S. Senator
• Kenneth Chase (R)- Language school owner and Republican activist

Polling

Source	Date	MoE	Kennedy (D)	Chase (R)	Undecided
Boston Globe	Oct 22 - 25, 2006	±4.1%	66%	25%	6%
Suffolk University	Oct 20 - 23, 2006	±4.9%	60%	26%	14%

Results

Results by city and town

Kennedy captured every county in the state, winning at least 62% in each region.^{[citation needed]} Kennedy served his ninth and final term until his death on August 25, 2009 (here, the completion of John Kennedy's unexpired term is considered to be Ted Kennedy's first term).

General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Edward Kennedy (incumbent)	1,500,738	69.30	-3.1
	Republican	Kenneth Chase	661,532	30.55
Majority			839,206	38.75
Turnout			2,165,490
	Democratic hold		Swing	20.8

See also

• United States Senate elections, 2006

External links

• Ted Kennedy official campaign site
• Kevin Scott official campaign site