2000 Massachusetts U.S. Senate Election

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Who won the 2000 Massachusetts U.S. Senate Election?

Edward M. Kennedy won the 2000 Massachusetts U.S. Senate Election. Edward M. Kennedy received 1,889,494 popular votes (69.11%). The main challenger was Jack E. Robinson III (12.23%).

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

Kennedy +56.9 pts · won by 1,555,153 votes

Edward M. Kennedy DemocraticWINNER69.11%

1,889,494 votes

Jack E. Robinson III Republican12.23%

334,341 votes

Carla A. HowellLibertarian11.3%

308,860 votes

Philip F. LawlerConstitution1.54%

42,113 votes

Dale E. FriedgenUnenrolled0.5%

13,687 votes

Philip Hyde IIITimesizing Not Downsizing0.31%

8,452 votes

Other candidates received the remaining 5.0% 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.