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2000 US Senate election in Massachusetts

Ted Kennedy (Democrat) beat Jack E. Robinson III (Republican) in Massachusetts in 2000, 69.1% to 12.2%, a margin of 56.9 points and 1,555,153 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1994, when Edward M. Kennedy won.

Democrats led in 14 of the 14 counties. The largest, Middlesex, cast 666,731 votes and went to the Democrat by 60.1 points. The closest was Nantucket, where 2,612 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ted Kennedy won Democratic 1,889,494 69.1%
Jack E. Robinson III Republican 334,341 12.2%
Carla Howell Libertarian 308,860 11.3%
All other candidates 201,311 7.4%
Total2,734,006

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Middlesex 470,257 70.5% 69,400 10.4% 127,074 666,731 D+60.1
Norfolk 221,390 68.8% 36,186 11.2% 64,362 321,938 D+57.5
Worcester 207,109 64.6% 37,535 11.7% 75,735 320,379 D+52.9
Essex 213,609 67.9% 41,142 13.1% 59,874 314,625 D+54.8
Plymouth 139,443 64.0% 29,168 13.4% 49,103 217,714 D+50.7
Bristol 153,422 72.3% 27,938 13.2% 30,969 212,329 D+59.1
Suffolk 162,406 77.4% 19,134 9.1% 28,291 209,831 D+68.3
Hampden 116,894 68.4% 30,416 17.8% 23,653 170,963 D+50.6
Barnstable 79,222 64.1% 19,218 15.5% 25,215 123,655 D+48.5
Hampshire 47,896 69.6% 9,678 14.1% 11,265 68,839 D+55.5
Berkshire 45,259 77.1% 7,868 13.4% 5,563 58,690 D+63.7
Franklin 22,505 65.3% 4,844 14.0% 7,131 34,480 D+51.2
Dukes 6,641 74.5% 985 11.1% 1,284 8,910 D+63.5
Nantucket 3,441 69.9% 829 16.8% 651 4,921 D+53.1

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Massachusetts Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Elizabeth Warren (D) D+19.8
2020 Ed Markey (D) D+33.1
2018 Elizabeth A. Warren (D) D+24.2
2014 Ed Markey (D) D+23.9
2012 Elizabeth Warren (D) D+7.5
2008 John Kerry (D) D+34.9
2006 Ted Kennedy (D) D+38.8
2002 John Kerry (D) D+80.0
2000 Ted Kennedy (D) D+56.9
1996 John F. Kerry (D) D+7.5
1994 Edward M. Kennedy (D) D+17.1
1990 John Kerry (D) D+14.2
1988 Edward M. Kennedy (D) D+31.0
1984 John F. Kerry (D) D+10.1
1982 Edward M. Kennedy (D) D+22.6
1978 Paul E. Tsongas (D) D+10.2
1976 Edward M. Kennedy (D) D+40.3
1972 Edward Brooke (R) R+28.8
1970 Ted Kennedy (D) D+25.2
1966 Edward Brooke (R) R+21.9
1964 Ted Kennedy (D) D+48.8
1960 Leverett Saltonstall (R) R+12.7
1958 John F. Kennedy (D) D+47.0
1954 Leverett Saltonstall (R) R+1.5
1952 John F. Kennedy (D) D+3.0
1948 Leverett Saltonstall (R) R+6.5
1946 Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (R) R+19.8
1942 Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (R) R+5.8
1940 David I. Walsh (D) D+12.8
1936 Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (R) R+7.5
1934 David I. Walsh (D) D+22.0
1930 Marcus A. Coolidge (D) D+9.3
1928 David I. Walsh (D) D+8.2
1924 Frederick H. Gillett (R) R+1.7
1922 Henry Cabot Lodge (R) R+0.8
1918 David I. Walsh (D) D+4.6
1916 Henry Cabot Lodge (R) R+6.4