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The 1976 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy won re-election to his fourth (his third full) term.
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The 1976 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy won re-election to his fourth (his third full) term.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Ted Kennedy (incumbent) | 534,725 | 73.86% | |
| Democratic | Robert Dinsmore | 117,496 | 16.23% | |
| Democratic | Frederick C. Langone | 59,315 | 8.19% | |
| Democratic | Bernard Shannon (withdrawn) | 12,399 | 1.71% | |
| Write-in | All others | 53 | 0.01% | |
| Total votes | 723,988 | 100.00% | ||
Robertson was unopposed for the Republican nomination.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Edward M. Kennedy (Incumbent) | 1,726,657 | 69.31 |  7.15 | |
| Republican | Michael S. Robertson | 722,641 | 29.01 |  7.99 | |
| Socialist Workers | Carol Henderson Evans | 26,283 | 1.06 | 0.52 | |
| U.S. Labor | H. Graham Lowry | 15,517 | 0.62 | N/A | |
| Write-in | All others | 157 | 0.01 |  | |
| Total votes | 2,491,255 | 85.55% | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
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