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1996 Massachusetts U.S. Senate Election

Massachusetts · 4 candidates · See every 1996 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1996 Massachusetts U.S. Senate Election?

John Kerry won the 1996 Massachusetts U.S. Senate Election. John Kerry received 1,334,135 popular votes (52.2%). The main challenger was Bill Weld (44.72%).

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

Kerry +7.5 pts · won by 191,015 votes
John KerryDemocraticWINNER52.2%
1,334,135 votes
Bill WeldRepublican44.72%
1,143,120 votes
Susan C. GallagherConservative2.74%
70,007 votes
Robert C. StoweNatural Law0.28%
7,169 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.