1978 Massachusetts U.S. Senate Election

Massachusetts · 2 candidates · See every 1978 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1978 Massachusetts U.S. Senate Election?

Paul E. Tsongas won the 1978 Massachusetts U.S. Senate Election. Paul E. Tsongas received 1,093,283 popular votes (55.06%). The main challenger was Edward W. Brooke (44.85%).

See the full head-to-head between Tsongas and Brooke

Tsongas +10.2 pts · won by 202,699 votes

Paul E. Tsongas DemocraticWINNER55.06%

1,093,283 votes

Edward W. Brooke Republican44.85%

890,584 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.