The 2006 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democrat Ted Kennedy won re-election to his ninth (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 fourth longest-serving Senator in U.S. history, having served for nearly 47 years.
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Republican primary
editCandidates
edit- Kenneth Chase, language school owner and activist
- Kevin Scott, businessman and former Wakefield Selectman
Campaign
editAt 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
edit| 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
editCandidates
edit- Ted Kennedy (D), incumbent U.S. Senator since 1962
- Kenneth Chase (R), language school owner and Republican activist
Predictions
edit| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[4] | Solid D | November 6, 2006 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[5] | Safe D | November 6, 2006 |
| Rothenberg Political Report[6] | Safe D | November 6, 2006 |
| Real Clear Politics[7] | Safe D | November 6, 2006 |
Polling
edit| Source | Date | MoE | Ted Kennedy (D) |
Kenneth Chase (R) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suffolk University[8] | October 20–23, 2006 | ±4.9% | 60% | 26% | 14% |
| Boston Globe[9] | October 22–25, 2006 | ±4.1% | 66% | 25% | 6% |
Results
editKennedy won every county in the state, winning at least 60% in each county.[10] Kennedy served his ninth, and final, term until his death on August 25, 2009 (here, the completion of John F. Kennedy's unexpired term is considered to be Ted Kennedy's first term).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ted Kennedy (incumbent) | 1,500,738 | 69.30 | −3.1'"`UNIQ−−ref−00000027−QINU`"' | |
| Republican | Kenneth Chase | 661,532 | 30.55 | +17.7 | |
| Majority | 839,206 | 38.75 | |||
| Turnout | 2,165,490 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing |  20.8
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Results by county
edit| 2006 United States Senate election in Massachusetts (by county)[10] | |||||||
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| County | Kennedy - D % | Kennedy - D # | Chase - R % | Chase - R # | Others % | Others # | Total # |
| Barnstable | 60.2% | 63,412 | 37.4% | 39,471 | 2.4% | 2,517 | 105,400 |
| Berkshire | 77.3% | 36,135 | 20.1% | 9,382 | 2.6% | 1,231 | 46,748 |
| Bristol | 68.0% | 115,125 | 28.5% | 48,204 | 3.6% | 6,050 | 169,379 |
| Dukes | 74.5% | 5,735 | 22.5% | 1,734 | 3.0% | 230 | 7,699 |
| Essex | 63.7% | 166,003 | 32.3% | 84,150 | 4.0% | 10,335 | 260,488 |
| Franklin | 74.7% | 21,517 | 22.8% | 6,570 | 2.5% | 715 | 28,802 |
| Hampden | 63.8% | 87,430 | 32.1% | 44,040 | 4.1% | 5,575 | 137,045 |
| Hampshire | 73.7% | 41,867 | 23.7% | 13,496 | 2.6% | 1,476 | 56,839 |
| Middlesex | 68.7% | 369,685 | 27.9% | 150,257 | 3.4% | 18,502 | 538,444 |
| Nantucket | 68.4% | 2,759 | 29.1% | 1,172 | 2.5% | 101 | 4,032 |
| Norfolk | 66.0% | 172,766 | 30.2% | 79,087 | 3.7% | 9,793 | 261,646 |
| Plymouth | 60.6% | 111,198 | 36.3% | 66,574 | 301% | 5,735 | 183,507 |
| Suffolk | 78.3% | 142,018 | 15.9% | 28,753 | 5.8% | 10,494 | 181,265 |
| Worcester | 62.8% | 165,088 | 33.8% | 88,942 | 3.4% | 8,811 | 262,841 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2006 Massachusetts GOP State Convention". Archived from the original on April 18, 2006. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- ^ "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
- ^ "2006 Senate Race Ratings for November 6, 2006" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 5, 2008. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Suffolk University Archived March 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Boston Globe
- ^ a b "Elections". Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
- ^ 2006 General Election Results - US Senate Boston.com as of 2:47 PM EST November 8, 2006
- ^ Election 2000 Results from CNN.com