The 2006 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held November 7, 2006.
Incumbent
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Democrat
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Ted Kennedy
Edward Moore Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Massachusetts for almost 47 years, from 1962 until his death in 2009. A member of the Democratic ...
won re-election to his ninth (his eighth full) term. This would be Kennedy's last election to the Senate; he died three years later of
brain cancer
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, with which he was diagnosed in 2008. Senator Kennedy was the
fourth longest-serving Senator in U.S. history, having served for nearly 47 years.
Republican primary
Candidates
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Kenneth Chase, language school owner and activist
* Kevin Scott, businessman and former
Wakefield
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Selectman
Campaign
At the Massachusetts
Republican Party Convention 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
Andrew Card
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also received 3 votes.
Results
General election
Candidates
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Ted Kennedy
Edward Moore Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Massachusetts for almost 47 years, from 1962 until his death in 2009. A member of the Democratic ...
(D), incumbent U.S. Senator since 1962
* Kenneth Chase (R), language school owner and Republican activist
Predictions
Polling
Results
Kennedy won every county in the state, winning at least 62% in each region. 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).
See also
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2006 United States Senate elections
References
External links
Ted Kennedy official campaign siteKevin Scott official campaign site
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United States Senate
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The composition and pow ...
2006
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