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Official portrait of Ted Kennedy

Ted Kennedy

U.S. senator from Massachusetts (1962–2009)

Born
February 22, 1932
Terms in office
9
Elections in our data
66 won

Terms in office

OfficePartyFromTo
Senator, Massachusetts (class 1) Senate history Democrat 2007-01-042009-08-25
Senator, Massachusetts (class 1) Senate history Democrat 2001-01-032007-01-03
Senator, Massachusetts (class 1) Senate history Democrat 1995-01-042001-01-03
Senator, Massachusetts (class 1) Senate history Democrat 1989-01-031995-01-03
Senator, Massachusetts (class 1) Senate history Democrat 1983-01-031989-01-03
Senator, Massachusetts (class 1) Senate history Democrat 1977-01-041983-01-03
Senator, Massachusetts (class 1) Senate history Democrat 1971-01-211977-01-03
Senator, Massachusetts (class 1) Senate history Democrat 1965-01-041971-01-03
Senator, Massachusetts (class 1) Senate history Democrat 1962-11-071965-01-03

Election results

YearRaceStagePartyVotesShareResult
2006 U.S. Senate, Massachusetts General election DEM 1,500,738 66.9% Won
2000 U.S. Senate, Massachusetts General election DEM 1,889,494 69.1% Won
1994 U.S. Senate, Massachusetts General election DEM 1,265,997 58.1% Won
1988 U.S. Senate, Massachusetts General election DEM 1,693,344 65.0% Won
1982 U.S. Senate, Massachusetts General election DEM 1,247,084 60.8% Won
1976 U.S. Senate, Massachusetts General election DEM 1,726,657 69.3% Won

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Questions and answers

What offices has Ted Kennedy held?

U.S. senator from Massachusetts (1962–2009).

When was Ted Kennedy born?

February 22, 1932.

What was Ted Kennedy's most recent election result?

Won in the 2006 U.S. Senate general election in Massachusetts, with 66.9% of the vote.

Terms: congress-legislators (public domain); portrait: official congressional photo (public domain). Election results since 1976: FiveThirtyEight.