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1988 Massachusetts U.S. Senate Election

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Who won the 1988 Massachusetts U.S. Senate Election?

Edward M. Kennedy won the 1988 Massachusetts U.S. Senate Election. Edward M. Kennedy received 1,693,344 popular votes (64.97%). The main challenger was Joseph D. Malone (33.93%).

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

Kennedy +31.0 pts · won by 809,077 votes
Edward M. KennedyDemocraticWINNER64.97%
1,693,344 votes
Joseph D. MaloneRepublican33.93%
884,267 votes
Mary FridleyNew Alliance0.58%
15,208 votes
Freda Lee NasonLibertarian0.51%
13,199 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.