Elections / 1976 · Senate · MA
The Democratic candidate won Massachusetts's Senate seat D+40.3.
Massachusetts, 1976. Candidate results and statewide totals below. The presidential race shared this ballot.
Massachusetts — 1976 Senate result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1976–2024 Senate returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
Democratic (D)
1,726,657
69.3%
Republican (R)
722,641
29.0%
All others
41,957
1.7%
Margin
D+40.3
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1976 Senate returns.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward M. Kennedy | DDemocrat | 1,726,657 | 69.3% |
| Michael S. Robertson | RRepublican | 722,641 | 29.0% |
| Carol Henderson Evans | OSocialist Workers | 26,283 | 1.1% |
| H. Graham Lowry | OU.S. Labor | 15,517 | 0.6% |
| Scatter | OOther | 157 | 0.0% |
Massachusetts's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1976–2024
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1976 | +40.3% |
| 1978 | +10.2% |
| 1982 | +22.6% |
| 1984 | +10.1% |
| 1988 | +31.0% |
| 1990 | +13.6% |
| 1994 | +17.1% |
| 1996 | +7.5% |
| 2000 | +59.8% |
| 2002 | +81.0% |
| 2006 | +38.8% |
| 2008 | +34.9% |
| 2012 | +7.5% |
| 2014 | +23.9% |
| 2018 | +24.2% |
| 2020 | +33.2% |
| 2024 | +19.8% |