1988 Senate elections · Massachusetts history
Massachusetts U.S. Senate election 1988
Edward M. Kennedy DEM +31.0 · Class I seat · held 11/8/88
- Votes counted
- 2,606,225
- Margin
- 31.0 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in MA
- D+7.8same year
General election 11/8/88
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward M. Kennedy Won | DEM | 1,693,344 | 64.97% | |
| Joseph D. Malone | REP | 884,267 | 33.93% | |
| Mary Fridley | NA | 15,208 | 0.58% | |
| Freda Lee Nason | LIB | 13,199 | 0.51% | |
| Other | — | 207 | 0.01% | |
| Total | 2,606,225 | |||
Official source: data
Other Massachusetts Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Elizabeth Ann Warren | 19.3 |
| 2020 | Class II | Edward J. Markey | 32.3 |
| 2018 | Class I | Elizabeth Ann Warren | 23.8 |
| 2014 | Class II | Edward J. Markey | 22.8 |
| 2013 special | Class II | Edward J. Markey | 10.2 |
| 2012 | Class I | Elizabeth Ann Warren | 7.5 |
| 2010 special | Class I | Scott Brown | 4.8 |
| 2008 | Class II | John Kerry | 33.7 |
| 2006 | Class I | Edward M. Kennedy | 37.4 |
| 2002 | Class II | John Kerry | 55.7 |
| 2000 | Class I | Edward M. Kennedy | 56.9 |
| 1996 | Class II | John Kerry | 7.5 |
Full Massachusetts Senate history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 1988 Massachusetts Senate race?
Edward M. Kennedy (DEM) won with 65.0% of the vote, ahead of Joseph D. Malone (33.9%), a margin of 31.0 points.
Did the Massachusetts Senate seat change party in 1988?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1988 Massachusetts Senate race?
2,606,225 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.