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1982 Massachusetts U.S. Senate Election

Massachusetts · 3 candidates · See every 1982 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1982 Massachusetts U.S. Senate Election?

Edward M. Kennedy won the 1982 Massachusetts U.S. Senate Election. Edward M. Kennedy received 1,247,084 popular votes (60.81%). The main challenger was Raymond Shamie (38.26%).

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

Kennedy +22.6 pts · won by 462,482 votes
Edward M. KennedyDemocraticWINNER60.81%
1,247,084 votes
Raymond ShamieRepublican38.26%
784,602 votes
Howard S. KatzLibertarian0.92%
18,878 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.