United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 2006

United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 2006

2000 ← November 7, 2006 → 2010

Nominee Ted Kennedy Kenneth Chase Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,500,738 661,532 Percentage 69.30% 30.55%

County Results

Senator before election Ted Kennedy Democratic Elected Senator Ted Kennedy Democratic

The 2006 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held on November 7, 2006 with the incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy winning over little-known Republican challenger Kenneth Chase. Kennedy captured every county in the state, winning at least 62% in each region^{[citation needed]}. Kennedy served his ninth and final term until his death on August 25, 2009 (here, the completion of John Kennedy's unexpired term is considered to be Ted Kennedy's first term).

Republican primary

Candidates

• Kenneth Chase - Language school owner and Republican activist
• Kevin Scott - Businessman, 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 Andy Card also received 3 votes.^[2]

Results

Republican senatorial primary[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Kenneth Chase	35,497	50.9%	N/A
	Republican	Kevin Scott	34,179	49.1%	N/A

General election

Candidates

• Ted Kennedy (D)- Incumbent U.S. Senator
• Kenneth Chase (R)- Language school owner and Republican activist

Polling

Source	Date	MoE	Kennedy (D)	Chase (R)	Undecided
Boston Globe	Oct 22 - 25, 2006	±4.1%	66%	25%	6%
Suffolk University	Oct 20 - 23, 2006	±4.9%	60%	26%	14%

Results

Results by city and town

General election[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Edward Kennedy (incumbent)	1,500,738	69.30	-3.1[5]
	Republican	Kenneth Chase	661,532	30.55	+17.7[5]
Majority			839,206	38.75
Turnout			2,165,490
	Democratic hold		Swing	-20.8

See also

• United States Senate elections, 2006

References

1. ^ http://www.lowell2006.com
2. ^ Hub Politics: Lowell 2006
3. ^ Massachusetts primary results Boston.com, last updated 11:04 AM, Sept 20, 2006
4. ^ 2006 General Election Results - US Senate Boston.com as of 2:47 PM EST November 8, 2006
5. ^ ^{a b} Election 2000 Results from CNN.com

External links

• Ted Kennedy official campaign site
• Kevin Scott official campaign site