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1984 Massachusetts U.S. Senate Election

Massachusetts · 2 candidates · See every 1984 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1984 Massachusetts U.S. Senate Election?

John Kerry won the 1984 Massachusetts U.S. Senate Election. John Kerry received 1,393,150 popular votes (55.05%). The main challenger was Raymond Shamie (44.93%).

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

Kerry +10.1 pts · won by 256,237 votes
John KerryDemocraticWINNER55.05%
1,393,150 votes
Raymond ShamieRepublican44.93%
1,136,913 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.