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For related races, see 1970 United States Senate elections.
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
- Josiah Spaulding, businessman[1]
- John J. McCarthy, Commissioner of Administration and Finance
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Josiah Spaulding | 109,306 | 57.32% | |
Republican | John J. McCarthy | 81,356 | 42.66% | |
Total votes | 190,662 | 100.00% |
General election
Candidates
- Ted Kennedy, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1962 (Democratic)
- Lawrence Gilfedder (Socialist Labor)
- Mark R. Shaw, perennial candidate and Prohibition nominee for Vice President in 1964 (Prohibition)
- Josiah Spaulding, businessman (Republican)
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Edward M. Kennedy (incumbent) | 1,202,856 | 62.16% | 12.1 | |
Republican | Josiah Spaulding | 715,978 | 37.00% | 11.58 | |
Socialist Labor | Lawrence Gilfedder | 10,378 | 0.54% | 0.33 | |
Prohibition | Mark R. Shaw | 5,944 | 0.31% | 0.19 |
See also
External links
- Race details at ourcampaigns.com
References
- ^ Josiah Spaulding at ourcampaigns.com
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MA US Senate- R Primary Race - Sep 15, 1970".
February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009
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