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1990 Massachusetts U.S. Senate Election

Massachusetts · 2 candidates · See every 1990 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1990 Massachusetts U.S. Senate Election?

John Kerry won the 1990 Massachusetts U.S. Senate Election. John Kerry received 1,321,712 popular votes (54.51%). The main challenger was Jim Rappaport (40.95%).

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

Kerry +13.6 pts · won by 328,795 votes
John KerryDemocraticWINNER54.51%
1,321,712 votes
Jim RappaportRepublican40.95%
992,917 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 4.5% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
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.