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1976 Massachusetts U.S. Senate Election

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Who won the 1976 Massachusetts U.S. Senate Election?

Edward M. Kennedy won the 1976 Massachusetts U.S. Senate Election. Edward M. Kennedy received 1,726,657 popular votes (69.31%). The main challenger was Michael S. Robertson (29.01%).

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

Kennedy +40.3 pts · won by 1,004,016 votes
Edward M. KennedyDemocraticWINNER69.31%
1,726,657 votes
Michael S. RobertsonRepublican29.01%
722,641 votes
Carol Henderson EvansSocialist Workers1.06%
26,283 votes
H. Graham LowryU.s. Labor0.62%
15,517 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.