2006 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:ElectionsMA 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.

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 %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Kenneth Chase Script error: No such module "string". 50.94%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Kevin Scott Script error: No such module "string". 49.05%
Total votes Script error: No such module "string". 100.00

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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
The Cook Political Report[4] Template:USRaceRating November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball[5] Template:USRaceRating November 6, 2006
Rothenberg Political Report[6] Template:USRaceRating November 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics[7] Template:USRaceRating November 6, 2006

Polling

Source Date MoE Ted
Kennedy (D) 		Kenneth
Chase (R) 		Undecided
Suffolk University[8] October 20–23, 2006 ±4.9% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 60% 26% 14%
Boston Globe[9] October 22–25, 2006 ±4.1% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | 66% 25% 6%

Results

Kennedy 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).

Template:Election box winning candidate with party link
General election[11]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Kenneth Chase 661,532 30.55 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 839,206 38.75 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 2,165,490 Script error: No such module "String".
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Results by county

2006 United States Senate election in Massachusetts (by county)[10]
County Kennedy - D % Kennedy - D # Chase - R % Chase - R # Others % Others # Total #
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Barnstable 60.2% 63,412 37.4% 39,471 2.4% 2,517 105,400
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Berkshire 77.3% 36,135 20.1% 9,382 2.6% 1,231 46,748
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Bristol 68.0% 115,125 28.5% 48,204 3.6% 6,050 169,379
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Dukes 74.5% 5,735 22.5% 1,734 3.0% 230 7,699
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Essex 63.7% 166,003 32.3% 84,150 4.0% 10,335 260,488
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Franklin 74.7% 21,517 22.8% 6,570 2.5% 715 28,802
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Hampden 63.8% 87,430 32.1% 44,040 4.1% 5,575 137,045
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Hampshire 73.7% 41,867 23.7% 13,496 2.6% 1,476 56,839
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Middlesex 68.7% 369,685 27.9% 150,257 3.4% 18,502 538,444
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Nantucket 68.4% 2,759 29.1% 1,172 2.5% 101 4,032
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Norfolk 66.0% 172,766 30.2% 79,087 3.7% 9,793 261,646
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Plymouth 60.6% 111,198 36.3% 66,574 3.13% 5,735 183,507
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Suffolk 78.3% 142,018 15.9% 28,753 5.8% 10,494 181,265
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Worcester 62.8% 165,088 33.8% 88,942 3.4% 8,811 262,841

See also

References

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  3. ↑ Massachusetts primary results Boston.com, last updated 11:04 AM, September 20, 2006
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  8. ↑ Suffolk University Template:Webarchive
  9. ↑ Boston Globe
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  11. ↑ 2006 General Election Results - US Senate Boston.com as of 2:47 PM EST November 8, 2006

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External links

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