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2000 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

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For related races, see 2000 United States Senate elections.

The 2000 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held on November 7, 2000. It ran concurrently with the U.S. presidential election and elections to the U.S. Senate in other states, as well as elections to the House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

2000 United States Senate election in Massachusetts
← 1994 November 7, 2000 2006 →
 
Nominee Ted Kennedy Jack Robinson III Carla Howell
Party Democratic Republican Libertarian
Popular vote 1,889,494 334,341 308,860
Percentage 72.69% 12.86% 11.88%
Kennedy:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
U.S. senator before election

Ted Kennedy
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Ted Kennedy
Democratic

Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy easily won re-election to his eighth (a seventh full) term. For only the second (and final) time in his career, Kennedy polled more than 70% of the vote.

The election was notable for a strong third-party performance from Libertarian Carla Howell, who finished less than a percent behind Republican Jack E. Robinson III. The divided opposition enabled Kennedy to record his highest-ever margin of victory, although he recorded a higher percentage of the popular vote in 1964, and also to win every municipality in the state for the only time in his career.

General election

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Candidates

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  • Dale E. Friedgen (Independent)
  • Carla Howell, political activist and small government advocate (Libertarian)
  • Philip Hyde III (Timesizing Not Downsizing)
  • Ted Kennedy, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1962 (Democratic)
  • Philip F. Lawler (Constitution)
  • Jack E. Robinson III, perennial candidate (Republican)

Results

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General election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Ted Kennedy (incumbent) 1,889,494 72.69%  14.62
Republican Jack E. Robinson III 334,341 12.86%  28.15
Libertarian Carla Howell 308,860 11.88%  11.22
Constitution Philip F. Lawler 42,113 1.62% N/A
Independent Dale E. Friedgen 13,687 0.53% N/A
Independent Philip Hyde III 8,452 0.33% N/A
Write-in 2,473 0.10% +0.07%
Total votes 2,734,006 100% N/A
Democratic hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2000 ELECTION STATISTICS". house.gov. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
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