2006Final results

2006 election for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts

Name: 2006 election for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts
Start: 2006-11-07
Location: Massachusetts

U.S. Senate · Massachusetts

Edward Kennedy (D) won with 69.3% of the vote, defeating Kenneth G. Chase (R) by 38.8 points.

Edward KennedyDemocrat · winner

69.3%1,500,738

30.5%661,532

2,165,490 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2006

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Edward KennedyKenneth G. Chase

$8.9M

Raised by the campaign

$874K

$7M

Spent by the campaign

$853.7K

$6.6M

Cash on hand

$20.3K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2006.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2006