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The 1976 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator
Ted Kennedy
Edward Moore Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009) was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts who served as a member of the United States Senate from 1962 to his death in 2009. A member of the Democratic Party and ...
won re-election to his fourth (his third full) term.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
*Robert Emmet Dinsmore, candidate for Boston City Council in 1971 *Ted Kennedy
Edward Moore Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009) was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts who served as a member of the United States Senate from 1962 to his death in 2009. A member of the Democratic Party and ...
, incumbent U.S. Senator
* Frederick C. Langone, member of the Boston City Council
Withdrawn
*Albert Onessimo *Bernard P. Shannon (endorsed Dinsmore)Results
Republican primary
Candidates
* Michael Robertson, businessmanResults
Robertson was unopposed for the Republican nomination.Results
See also
*1976 United States Senate elections
The 1976 United States Senate elections was an election for the United States Senate. Held on November 2, the 33 seats of Classes of United States senators, Class 1 were contested in regular elections. They coincided with Democratic Party (United ...
References
Massachusetts
Massachusetts ( ; ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode ...
1976
Events January
* January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 18 – Full diplomatic ...
1976 Massachusetts elections
Ted Kennedy
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