2000 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

none March 2026 September 2023 2000 United States Senate election in Massachusetts Massachusetts presidential no 1994 United States Senate election in Massachusetts 1994 2006 United States Senate election in Massachusetts 2006 November 7, 2000 File:Ted Kennedy, official photo portrait crop (cropped2).jpg 150x150px Ted Kennedy Democratic Party (United States) 1,889,494 72.69% File:3x4.svg Jack Robinson III Republican Party (United States) 334,341 12.86% File:3x4.svg Carla Howell Libertarian Party (United States) 308,860 11.88% 300px County results 300px| Municipality results 1 250px Kennedy: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy Democratic Party (United States) Ted Kennedy Democratic Party (United States) The 2000 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held on November 7, 2000. It ran concurrently with the U.S. presidential election and elections to the U.S. Senate in other states, as well as elections to the House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy easily won re-election to his eighth (a seventh full) term. For only the second (and final) time in his career, Kennedy polled more than 70% of the vote. The election was notable for a strong third-party performance from Libertarian Carla Howell, who finished less than a percent behind Republican Jack E. Robinson III. The divided opposition enabled Kennedy to record his highest-ever margin of victory, although he recorded a higher percentage of the popular vote in 1964, and also to win every municipality in the state for the only time in his career. General election Candidates Dale E. Friedgen (Independent) Carla Howell, political activist and small government advocate (Libertarian) Philip Hyde III (Timesizing Not Downsizing) Ted Kennedy, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1962 (Democratic) Philip F. Lawler (Constitution) Jack E. Robinson III, perennial candidate (Republican) Results General election resultshttp://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2000/2000Stat.htm 2000 ELECTION STATISTICS house.gov May 9, 2015 Democratic Party (US) Ted Kennedy (incumbent) 1,889,494 72.69% 14.62 Republican Party (US) Jack E. Robinson III 334,341 12.86% 28.15 Libertarian Party (US) Carla Howell 308,860 11.88% 11.22 Constitution Party (US) Philip F. Lawler 42,113 1.62% N/A Independent politician Dale E. Friedgen 13,687 0.53% N/A Independent politician Philip Hyde III 8,452 0.33% N/A 2,473 0.10% +0.07% 2,734,006 100% N/A Democratic Party (US) By county CountyTed KennedyDemocraticJack RobinsonRepublicanAll Others#%#%#%Barnstable79,22267.7%19,46016.6%18,33515.6%Berkshire45,25979.0%7,85913.7%4,1957.4%Bristol153,42275.1%28,05313.7%22,90111.2%Dukes6,64177.5%99111.6%93911.0%Essex213,60971.5%41,17413.8%44,05314.7%Franklin22,50569.1%4,86514.9%5,22016.1%Hampden116,89470.8%30,52318.5%17,69510.7%Hampshire47,89672.7%9,69514.7%8,31312.7%Middlesex470,25774.3%68,51710.8%94,08014.9%Nantucket3,44172.3%84117.7%47910.0%Norfolk221,39072.5%36,37411.9%47,49815.5%Plymouth139,44368.1%29,44314.4%35,72817.5%Suffolk162,40680.3%18,6849.2%21,17610.5%Worcester207,10969.0%37,86212.6%54,97318.3% Totals1,889,49472.7%334,34112.9%375,58514.4% right 300px Shift by county 300px Trend by county Legend #d40000 Republican — >15% #ff0000 Republican — +12.5−15% #ff2a2a Republican — +10−12.5% #ff5555 Republican — +7.5−10% #ff8080 Republican — +5−7.5% #ffaaaa Republican — +2.5−5% #ffd5d5 Republican — +0−2.5% #d5f6ff Democratic — +0−2.5% #aaeeff Democratic — +2.5−5% #77e3ff Democratic — +5−7.5% #4bdbff Democratic — +7.5-10% #09ceff Democratic — +10−12.5% #00bdec Democratic — +12.5−15% #00a1c8 Democratic — >15% See also 2000 United States Senate elections References External links Official campaign websites (archived) Ted Kennedy (D) for Senate Jack Robinson III (R) for Senate Carla Howell (L) for Senate Massachusetts 2000 United States Senate Category:Ted Kennedy