1970 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

none March 2026 September 2023 1970 United States Senate election in Massachusetts Massachusetts 1908 presidential no 1964 United States Senate election in Massachusetts 1964 1976 United States Senate election in Massachusetts 1976 November 3, 1970 Edward Kennedy 1966 (cropped 3c4).jpg Ted Kennedy Democratic Party (United States) 1,202,856 62.16% JosiahSpaulding.png Josiah Spaulding Republican Party (United States) 715,978 37.00% 300px County results 300px| Municipality results 1 250px Kennedy: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% Spaulding: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy Democratic Party (United States) Ted Kennedy Democratic Party (United States) 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, as well as the only regularly scheduled one in which he did not sweep the commonwealth's counties. Spaulding carried Barnstable, Dukes, Franklin, and Nantucket Counties. Republican primary Candidates Josiah Spaulding, businessmanJosiah Spaulding at ourcampaigns.com John J. McCarthy, Commissioner of Administration and Finance Results 1970 Republican U.S. Senate primaryhttp://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=349912 Our Campaigns - MA US Senate- R Primary Race - Sep 15, 1970 Republican Party (United States) Josiah Spaulding 109,306 57.32% Republican Party (United States) John J. McCarthy 81,356 42.66% 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 General election Democratic Party (United States) Edward M. Kennedy (incumbent) 1,202,856 62.16% 12.1 Republican Party (United States) Josiah Spaulding 715,978 37.00% 11.58 Socialist Labor Party of America Lawrence Gilfedder 10,378 0.54% 0.33 Prohibition Party (United States) Mark R. Shaw 5,944 0.31% 0.19 See also United States Senate elections, 1970 1970 in the United States External links Race details at ourcampaigns.com References 1970 Massachusetts United States Senate Category:Ted Kennedy