2006 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

2006 United States Senate election in Massachusetts
	Municipal results
U.S. senator before election; Ted Kennedy; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; Ted Kennedy; Democratic

The 2006 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democrat Ted Kennedy won re-election to his eighth full term. This would be Kennedy's last election to the Senate; he died three years later of brain cancer, with which he was diagnosed in 2008. Senator Kennedy was the 4th longest-serving Senator in U.S. history, having served for nearly 47 years.

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Kenneth Chase, language school owner and activist
Kevin Scott, businessman and former Wakefield Selectman

Campaign[]

At the Massachusetts Republican Party Convention^[1] Kenneth Chase received the official endorsement with a majority of delegates, though both candidates qualified for the September primary. Former White House Chief-of-Staff Andrew Card also received 3 votes.^[2]

Results[]

Republican primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kenneth Chase	35,497	50.94%
	Republican	Kevin Scott	34,179	49.05%
Total votes			69,676	100.00

General election[]

Candidates[]

Ted Kennedy (D), incumbent U.S. Senator since 1962
Kenneth Chase (R), language school owner and Republican activist

Predictions[]

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[4]	Safe D	November 6, 2006
Rothenberg Political Report^[5]	Safe D	November 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics^[6]	Safe D	November 6, 2006

Polling[]

Source	Date	MoE	Ted Kennedy (D)	Kenneth Chase (R)	Undecided
Suffolk University	October 20–23, 2006	±4.9%	60%	26%	14%
Boston Globe	October 22–25, 2006	±4.1%	66%	25%	6%

Results[]

Kennedy captured every county in the state, winning at least 62% in each region.^{[citation needed]} Kennedy served his ninth and final term until his death on August 25, 2009 (here, the completion of John Kennedy's unexpired term is considered to be Ted Kennedy's first term).

General election^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Ted Kennedy (incumbent)	1,500,738	69.30	-3.1^[8]
	Republican	Kenneth Chase	661,532	30.55	+17.7
Majority			839,206	38.75
Turnout			2,165,490
	Democratic hold		Swing	20.8

References[]

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 18, 2006. Retrieved April 7, 2019.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Hub Politics: Lowell 2006". Archived from the original on June 18, 2006. Retrieved May 5, 2006.
^ Massachusetts primary results Boston.com, last updated 11:04 AM, September 20, 2006
^ "Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
^ "2006 Senate Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
^ "Election 2006". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
^ 2006 General Election Results - US Senate Boston.com as of 2:47 PM EST November 8, 2006
^ Election 2000 Results from CNN.com

External links[]

[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 18, 2006. Retrieved April 7, 2019.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "Hub Politics: Lowell 2006". Archived from the original on June 18, 2006. Retrieved May 5, 2006.

[3] Massachusetts primary results Boston.com, last updated 11:04 AM, September 20, 2006

[4] "Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved June 25, 2021.

[5] "2006 Senate Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved June 25, 2021.

[6] "Election 2006". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved June 25, 2021.

[Massresults-7] 2006 General Election Results - US Senate Boston.com as of 2:47 PM EST November 8, 2006

[cnn2000-8] Election 2000 Results from CNN.com

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U.S. Senate Class 2 (with winners)	1788 (Strong) 1793 (Strong) s/1796 (Sedgwick) 1798 (Dexter) s/1800 (Foster) s/1803 (Pickering) 1805 (Pickering) s/1811 (Varnum) 1816 (Otis) s/1822 (Lloyd) 1822 (Lloyd) s/1826 (Silsbee) 1828 (Silsbee) 1835 (Davis) [[January 1841 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts\|Jan 1841 (Bates)]] 1841 (Bates) s/1845 (Davis) 1847 (Davis) 1853 (Everett) s/1855 (Wilson) 1859 (Wilson) 1865 (Wilson) 1871 (Wilson) s/1873 (Boutwell) 1877 (Hoar) 1883 (Hoar) 1889 (Hoar) 1895 (Hoar) 1901 (Hoar) s/1905 (Crane) 1907 (Crane) 1913 (Weeks) 1918 (Walsh) 1924 (Gillett) 1930 (Coolidge) 1936 (Lodge Jr.) 1942 (Lodge Jr.) s/1944 (Saltonstall) 1948 (Saltonstall) 1954 (Saltonstall) 1960 (Saltonstall) 1966 (Brooke) 1972 (Brooke) 1978 (Tsongas) 1984 (Kerry) 1990 (Kerry) 1996 (Kerry) 2002 (Kerry) 2008 (Kerry) s/2013 (Markey) 2014 (Markey) 2020 (Markey)
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show v t Ted Kennedy
February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009 United States Senator from Massachusetts, 1962–2009
Electoral history	U.S. Senate elections in Massachusetts: 1962 (special) 1964 1970 1976 1982 1988 1994 2000 2006 1980 United States presidential election (Democratic primaries) Ted Kennedy 1980 presidential campaign
Books	My Senator and Me: A Dog's-Eye View of Washington, D.C. (2006) True Compass (2009)
Speeches	The Dream Shall Never Die
Family, family tree	Joan Bennett Kennedy (first wife) Victoria Reggie Kennedy (second wife, widow) Kara Kennedy (daughter) Edward M. Kennedy Jr. (son) Patrick J. Kennedy II (son) Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. (father) Rose Kennedy (mother) Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (brother) John F. Kennedy (brother presidency) Rosemary Kennedy (sister) Kathleen Kennedy (sister) Eunice Kennedy Shriver (sister) Patricia Kennedy Lawford (sister) Robert F. Kennedy (brother) Jean Kennedy Smith (sister) Patrick J. Kennedy I (grandfather) John F. Fitzgerald (grandfather)
Related	Awards and honors Political positions Kennedy Compound Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act Chappaquiddick incident Mary Jo Kopechne Friends of Ireland Chappaquiddick (2018 film)
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2006 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

Contents

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Campaign[]

Results[]

General election[]

Candidates[]

Predictions[]

Polling[]

Results[]

See also[]

References[]

External links[]