1982 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

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1982 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

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Nominee Ted Kennedy Ray Shamie
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,247,084 784,602
Percentage 60.8% 38.3%

1982 United States Senate election in Massachusetts results map by municipality.svg
Municipal results

U.S. senator before election

Ted Kennedy
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Ted Kennedy
Democratic

The 1982 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held on November 2, 1982. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy won re-election to his fourth full term.

Major candidates[]

Democratic[]

  • Ted Kennedy - incumbent U.S. Senator, elected in 1962 and re-elected in 1964, 1970, and 1976. Ran for president in 1980.

Republican[]

  • Ray Shamie - a millionaire businessman and metalwork entrepreneur

Results[]

Results by county
General election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Ted Kennedy (Incumbent) 1,247,084 60.81 -8.50
Republican Ray Shamie 784,602 38.26 +9.25
Libertarian Howard S. Katz 18,878 0.92 +0.92
All others 205 0.01 +0.00
Total votes 2,050,769 70.26%
Democratic hold

See also[]

  • 1982 United States Senate elections

External links[]

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