1966 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

The United States Senate election of 1966 in Massachusetts was held on November 8, 1966 with Republican State Attorney General Edward Brooke defeating his challengers. Republican incumbent, Leverett Saltonstall, was retiring after serving for 22 years.

Candidates

Democratic

Endicott Peabody - Governor of Massachusetts from January 3, 1963 to January 7, 1965. ^[1]
John F. Collins, Mayor of Boston since 1960.
Thomas Boylston Adams, academician and business executive, and scion of the Adams political family (John Adams, John Quincy Adams), running as an anti-war candidate.

Republican

Edward Brooke - Chairman of the Boston Finance Commission from 1961-1962 and Massachusetts Attorney General since 1962. ^[2]

Socialist Workers

Lawrence Gilfedder - Candidate for Lt. Governor in 1948. Ran for Governor in 1952 and 1954. Ran for Senate in 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1966, and 1970. ^[3]

Prohibition

Mark R. Shaw - was the Prohibition Party candidate for U.S. Senator from Massachusetts in 1946, 1952, 1958, 1969, 1962, and 1970. He was also the party's candidate for governor of Massachusetts in 1948 and again in 1956. In 1964 he served as Prohibition Party candidate for vice-president of the United States.

Results

Primaries

Democratic primary
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Endicott Peabody	320,967	50.35
Democratic	John F. Collins	265,016	41.85
Democratic	Thomas Boylston Adams	51,435	8.07

General election

General election
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Republican	Edward Brooke	1,213,473	60.68	+4.49
Democratic	Endicott Peabody	774,761	38.74	−4.72
Socialist Labor	Lawrence Gilfedder	6,790	0.34	+0.10
Prohibition	Mark R. Shaw	4,833	0.24	+0.12

References

^ Endicott Peabody at ourcampaigns.com
^ Edward Brooke at ourcampaigns.com
^ Lawrence Gilfedder at ourcampaigns.com

External links and references

Race details at ourcampaigns.com

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[1] Endicott Peabody at ourcampaigns.com

[2] Edward Brooke at ourcampaigns.com

[3] Lawrence Gilfedder at ourcampaigns.com

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