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The United States Senate election of 2000 in Massachusetts was held on November 7, 2000 with the incumbent Democratic Senator Ted Kennedy defeating his challengers.
[edit] Results
| Massachusetts United States Senate election, 2000 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Democratic |
Edward M. Kennedy |
1,889,494 |
72.69 |
+14.62 |
|
Republican |
Jack E. Robinson |
334,341 |
12.86 |
-28.15 |
|
Libertarian |
Carla Howell |
308,860 |
11.88 |
+11.22 |
|
Constitution |
Philip F. Lawler |
42,113 |
1.62 |
+1.62 |
|
Independent |
Dale E. Friedgen |
13,687 |
0.53 |
+0.53 |
|
Timesizing Not Downsizing |
Philip Hyde III |
8,452 |
0.33 |
+0.33 |
|
|
All others |
2,473 |
0.10 |
+0.07 |
| Total votes |
2,599,420 |
64.84 |
|
[edit] Candidates
- Senator Ted Kennedy - incumbent Senator elected in 1962 and reelected in 1964 1970, 1976, 1982, 1988, and 1994. Ran for president in 1980, and was subsequently reelected in 2006.
- Jack E. Robinson- Frequent Candidate in Massachusetts, suffered an embarressing Domestic scandal during the campaign.
[edit] External links and references
| Recent Massachusetts elections (with winners) |
| General |
2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 |
| State |
State Senate: |
2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 |
| State House: |
2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 |
| Governor: |
1982 (Dukakis), 1986 (Dukakis), 1990 (Weld), 1994 (Weld), 1998 (Cellucci), 2002 (Romney), 2006 (Patrick), 2010 |
| Council: |
2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 |
| Federal |
U.S. Senate: |
Class 1: 1982 (Kennedy), 1988 (Kennedy), 1994 (Kennedy), 2000 (Kennedy), 2006 (Kennedy), 2012
Class 2: 1978 (Tsongas), 1984 (Kerry), 1990 (Kerry), 1996 (Kerry), 2002 (Kerry), 2008 |
| U.S. House: |
2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 |
| President : |
2000, 2004, 2008 |
