1982 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

The 1982 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held on November 2, 1982. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy won re-election to his fifth (his fourth full) term.

1982 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

November 2, 1982

Nominee Ted Kennedy Ray Shamie Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,247,084 784,602 Percentage 60.81% 38.26%

Kennedy:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Shamie:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election Ted Kennedy Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy Democratic

General election

Candidates

• Howard S. Katz (Libertarian)
• Ted Kennedy, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1962 (Democratic)
• Ray Shamie, metalwork entrepreneur (Republican)

Results

General election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Ted Kennedy (Incumbent)	1,247,084	60.81	−8.50
	Republican	Ray Shamie	784,602	38.26	+9.25
	Libertarian	Howard S. Katz	18,878	0.92	+0.92
		All others	205	0.01	+0.00
Total votes			2,050,769	70.26%
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1982 United States Senate elections

External links

• 1982 Congressional Election results