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1964 Massachusetts U.S. Senate Election

Massachusetts · 4 candidates · See every 1964 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1964 Massachusetts U.S. Senate Election?

Edward M. Kennedy won the 1964 Massachusetts U.S. Senate Election. Edward M. Kennedy received 1,716,907 popular votes (74.26%). The main challenger was Howard Whitmore (25.42%).

See the full head-to-head between Kennedy and Whitmore

Kennedy +48.8 pts · won by 1,129,244 votes
Edward M. KennedyDemocraticWINNER74.26%
1,716,907 votes
Howard WhitmoreRepublican25.42%
587,663 votes
Lawrence M. GilfedderSocialist Labor0.21%
4,745 votes
Grace F. LuderProhibition0.12%
2,700 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. Senate election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.