United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1984

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United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1984

← 1978 November 6, 1984 1990 →
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Nominee John Kerry Ray Shamie
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,393,150 1,136,913
Percentage 55.06% 44.94%

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Results by town. Red indicates towns carried by Ray Shamie, blue indicates towns carried by John Kerry.

Senator before election

Paul Tsongas
Democratic

Elected Senator

John Kerry
Democratic

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Candidates

Democratic Party

Republican Party

Results

Primaries

Democratic Primary [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John Kerry 322,470 40.83
Democratic James Shannon 297,941 37.72
Democratic David M. Bartley 85,910 10.88
Democratic Michael Connolly 82,999 10.51
All others 502 0.06
Republican Primary [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Ray Shamie 173,851 62.38
Republican Elliot Richardson 104,761 37.59
All others 70 0.03

General election

General election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John Kerry 1,393,150 55.06
Republican Ray Shamie 1,136,913 44.94
All others 408 0.02
Turnout 2,530,063

See also

Further reading

  • Kranish, Michael, Brian C. Mooney, and Nina J. Easton. John F. Kerry: The Complete Biography by the Boston Globe Reporters Who Know Him Best, PublicAffairs, 2004. ISBN 1-58648-273-4.

References


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