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2006 US Senate election in Massachusetts

Ted Kennedy (Democrat) beat Kenneth Chase (Republican) in Massachusetts in 2006, 69.3% to 30.5%, a margin of 38.8 points and 839,206 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 2000, when Ted Kennedy also won.

Democrats led in 14 of the 14 counties. The largest, Middlesex, cast 519,942 votes and went to the Democrat by 42.2 points. The closest was Nantucket, where 1,587 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 1,500,738 69.3%
Kenneth Chase Republican 661,532 30.5%
All other candidates 3,220 0.1%
Total2,165,490

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Middlesex 369,685 71.1% 150,257 28.9% 519,942 D+42.2
Worcester 165,088 65.0% 88,942 35.0% 254,030 D+30.0
Norfolk 172,766 68.6% 79,087 31.4% 251,853 D+37.2
Essex 166,003 66.4% 84,150 33.6% 250,153 D+32.7
Plymouth 111,198 62.7% 66,274 37.3% 177,472 D+25.3
Suffolk 142,018 83.2% 28,753 16.8% 170,771 D+66.3
Bristol 115,125 70.5% 48,204 29.5% 163,329 D+41.0
Hampden 87,430 66.5% 44,040 33.5% 131,470 D+33.0
Barnstable 63,412 61.6% 39,471 38.4% 102,883 D+23.3
Hampshire 41,867 75.6% 13,496 24.4% 55,363 D+51.2
Berkshire 36,135 79.4% 9,382 20.6% 45,517 D+58.8
Franklin 21,517 76.6% 6,570 23.4% 28,087 D+53.2
Dukes 5,735 76.8% 1,734 23.2% 7,469 D+53.6
Nantucket 2,759 70.2% 1,172 29.8% 3,931 D+40.4

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