Edward M. Kennedy
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- February 22, 1932
- Died
- August 25, 2009
- Age at death
- 77
- Home state
- Massachusetts
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1962–2006
9-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Kennedy13.4M
Opponents7.0M
9
Elections run
Between 1962 and 2006, Edward M. Kennedy ran in 9 U.S. Senate elections, winning all 9. Kennedy's biggest single-election total was 1,889,494 votes, in the 2000 U.S. Senate election in Massachusetts. Kennedy's closest win came in the 1962 U.S. Senate election in Massachusetts, decided by 284,943 votes.
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How many votes has Edward M. Kennedy received?
Edward M. Kennedy has received 13,405,688 popular votes across 9 U.S. elections, with a career record of 9–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | U.S. SenateMassachusetts | Won | 1,500,73866.88% | Kenneth G. Chase |
| 2000 | U.S. SenateMassachusetts | Won | 1,889,49469.11% | Carla A. Howell Jack E. Robinson III Philip F. Lawler Dale E. Friedgen Philip Hyde III |
| 1994 | U.S. SenateMassachusetts | Won | 1,265,99758.07% | Mitt Romney Lauraleigh Dozier William A. Ferguson Jr. |
| 1988 | U.S. SenateMassachusetts | Won | 1,693,34464.97% | Joseph D. Malone Mary Fridley Freda Lee Nason |
| 1982 | U.S. SenateMassachusetts | Won | 1,247,08460.81% | Raymond Shamie Howard S. Katz |
| 1976 | U.S. SenateMassachusetts | Won | 1,726,65769.31% | Michael S. Robertson Carol Henderson Evans H. Graham Lowry |
| 1970 | U.S. SenateMassachusetts | Won | 1,202,85662.16% | Josiah A. Spaulding Lawrence M. Gilfedder (head-to-head) Mark R. Shaw |
| 1964 | U.S. SenateMassachusetts | Won | 1,716,90774.26% | Howard Whitmore Lawrence M. Gilfedder (head-to-head) Grace F. Luder |
| 1962 | U.S. SenateMassachusetts · Special | Won | 1,162,61155.44% | George C. Lodge |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (K000105) and Wikidata (Q134549). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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