- United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1988
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United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1988 1982 ← November 1, 1988 → 1994 Nominee Ted Kennedy Joseph D. Malone Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,693,344 884,267 Percentage 64.97% 33.93%
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The United States Senate election of 1988 in Massachusetts was held on November 1, 1988. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy won re-election.
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Major candidates
Democratic
- Ted Kennedy - incumbent U.S. Senator elected in 1962 and reelected in 1964, 1970, 1976, and 1982. He also ran for president in 1980.
Republican
- Joseph D. Malone- Subsequently elected to State Treasurer in 1990 and reelected in 1994. Later ran an abortive campaign for Governor in 1998.
Results
Massachusetts United States Senate election, 1988 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Edward M. Kennedy 1,693,344 64.97 +4.16 Republican Joseph D. Malone 884,267 33.93 -4.33 New Alliance Mary Fridley 15,208 0.58 +0.58 Libertarian Freda Lee Nason 13,199 0.51 -0.41 All others 207 0.01 +0 Total votes 2,606,225 87.77%% External links
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Ted Kennedy February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009Electoral history 1962 Senate · 1964 Senate · 1970 Senate · 1976 Senate · 1980 Presidential · 1982 Senate · 1988 Senate · 1994 Senate · 2000 Senate · 2006 SenateBooks My Senator and Me: A Dog's-Eye View of Washington, D.C. · True CompassFamily Joan Bennett Kennedy (first wife) · Victoria Reggie Kennedy (second wife) · Kara Kennedy Allen (daughter) · Ted Kennedy, Jr. (son) · Patrick Joseph Kennedy II (son) · Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Sr. (father) · Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald Kennedy (mother) · Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Jr. (brother) · John Fitzgerald Kennedy (brother) · Robert Francis Kennedy (brother)Related topics Awards and honors · Political positions · Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate · Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act · Chappaquiddick incident · Mary Jo KopechneCategories:- United States Senate elections, 1988
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