The 1988 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held on November 8, 1988. Incumbent
Democratic
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U.S. Senator
Ted Kennedy won re-election to his sixth (his fifth full) term.
General election
Candidates
* Mary Fridley (New Alliance)
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Ted Kennedy, incumbent U.S. Senator since
1962
Events January
* January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand.
* January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism.
* January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wors ...
(Democratic)
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Joe Malone, political activist (Republican)
* Freda Lee Nason (Libertarian)
Results
See also
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1988 United States Senate elections
The 1988 United States Senate elections was an election for the United States Senate in which, in spite of the Republican victory by George H. W. Bush in the presidential election, the Democrats gained a net of one seat in the Senate. Seven seats ...
External links
1988 Congressional Election results
{{Ted Kennedy
Massachusetts
1988
File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian ...
1988 Massachusetts elections