1970 United States Senate election in Massachusetts explained

Election Name:1970 United States Senate election in Massachusetts
Country:Massachusetts
Flag Year:1908
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1964 United States Senate election in Massachusetts
Previous Year:1964
Next Election:1976 United States Senate election in Massachusetts
Next Year:1976
Election Date:November 3, 1970
Image1:File:Ted Kennedy in New York.jpg
Nominee1:Ted Kennedy
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:1,202,856
Percentage1:62.16%
Nominee2:Josiah Spaulding
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:715,978
Percentage2:37.00%
Map Size:250px
U.S. Senator
Before Election:Ted Kennedy
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Ted Kennedy
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

The 1970 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held on November 3, 1970. The incumbent Democratic Senator Ted Kennedy defeated his challengers. This was Kennedy's first election run since the 1969 Chappaquiddick incident.Kennedy won 62.2% of the vote, down from the 74.3% that he won in the previous election in 1964, indicating that Chappaquiddick did affect his popularity.

This was the last election in which Ted Kennedy lost any Massachusetts county. Spaulding carried Barnstable, Dukes, Franklin, and Nantucket Counties.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Candidates

Results

See also

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=6859 Josiah Spaulding