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The 1988 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held on November 8, 1988. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy won re-election to his sixth (his fifth full) term.

General election

Candidates

  • Mary Fridley (New Alliance)
  • Ted Kennedy, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1962 (Democratic)
  • Joe Malone, political activist (Republican)
  • Freda Lee Nason (Libertarian)

Results

1988 United States Senate election in Massachusetts
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Ted Kennedy (incumbent) 1,693,344 64.97% Increase 4.16
Republican Joe Malone 884,267 33.93% Decrease 4.33
New Alliance Mary Fridley 15,208 0.58% N/A
Libertarian Freda Lee Nason 13,199 0.51% Decrease 0.41
Write-in 207 0.01 +0
Total votes 2,606,225 100.00%
Democratic hold

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