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2006 Massachusetts U.S. Senate Election

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Who won the 2006 Massachusetts U.S. Senate Election?

Edward M. Kennedy won the 2006 Massachusetts U.S. Senate Election. Edward M. Kennedy received 1,500,738 popular votes (66.88%). The main challenger was Kenneth G. Chase (29.48%).

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

Kennedy +37.4 pts · won by 839,206 votes
Edward M. KennedyDemocraticWINNER66.88%
1,500,738 votes
Kenneth G. ChaseRepublican29.48%
661,532 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.6% 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.