- United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1984
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United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1984 
1978 ← November 5, 1984 → 1990 
Nominee John Kerry Ray Shamie Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,393,150 1,136,913 Percentage 55.06% 44.94%
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The Massachusetts Senate election of 1984 was held in November 1984. Democratic Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts John Kerry was elected to succeed out-going Senator Paul Tsongas.
Contents
Candidates
Democratic Party
- John Kerry - Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, was elected to the open seat
- David M. Bartley - Former Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1969-1975) and Secretary of of Administration and Finance (1981-1983)
- Michael Connolly - Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts since 1979 and a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1973-1978
- James Shannon - Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 5th congressional district since 1979.
Republican Party
- Ray Shamie- Ran for Senate in 1982 against Ted Kennedy.
- Elliot Richardson - Former United States Secretary of Commerce (1976-1977), United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (1975-1976), United States Attorney General (1973), United States Secretary of Defense (1973), United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (1970-1973), Under Secretary of State (1969-1970), Massachusetts Attorney General (1967-1969), and Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (1965-1967)
Results
Primaries
Democratic Primary [1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic John Kerry 322,470 40.83 Democratic James Shannon 297,941 37.72 Democratic David M. Bartley 85,910 10.88 Democratic Michael Connolly 82,999 10.51 All others 502 0.06 Republican Primary [2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Republican Ray Shamie 173,851 62.38 Republican Elliot Richardson 104,761 37.59 All others 70 0.03 General election
General election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic John Kerry 1,393,150 55.06 Republican Ray Shamie 1,136,913 44.94 All others 408 0.02 Turnout 2,530,063 See also
- U.S. presidential election, 1984
Further reading
- Kranish, Michael, Brian C. Mooney, and Nina J. Easton. John F. Kerry: The Complete Biography by the Boston Globe Reporters Who Know Him Best, PublicAffairs, 2004. ISBN 1-58648-273-4.
References
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