1988 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

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

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 fifth full term.

Major candidates

Democratic

• Ted Kennedy - incumbent U.S. Senator, first elected in 1962.

Republican

• Joe Malone - party activist

Results

1988 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Ted Kennedy (incumbent)	1,693,344	64.97	+4.16
	Republican	Joseph D. Malone	884,267	33.93	−4.33
	New Alliance	Mary Fridley	15,208	0.58	+0.58
	Libertarian	Freda Lee Nason	13,199	0.51	−0.41
	Write-in		207	0.01	+0
Total votes			2,606,225	87.77%
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1988 United States Senate elections

External links

• 1988 Congressional Election results