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1976-11-02 Senatorial Election Results for Massachusetts (Class 1)


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County Turnout Edward Kennedy*
(D)		 Michael Robertson
(R)		 Carol Evans
(Socialist Workers)		 Graham Lowry
(U.S. Labor)		 Other Margin TOTAL
Barnstable79%41,83358.3%29,06440.5%6520.9%2520.4%30.0%12,769 71,804
Berkshire66%47,80671.1%18,36127.3%6591.0%3930.6%30.0%29,445 67,222
Bristol60%136,04072.2%49,77426.4%1,3570.7%1,1170.6%50.0%86,266 188,293
Dukes89%3,32066.0%1,56731.2%1052.1%350.7%10.0%1,753 5,028
Essex68%206,99670.1%84,25528.5%2,4120.8%1,6280.6%200.0%122,741 295,311
Franklin71%20,38566.4%9,62531.3%5381.8%1710.6%00.0%10,760 30,719
Hampden59%124,23168.8%53,12229.4%1,7120.9%1,3810.8%60.0%71,109 180,452
Hampshire60%41,22669.9%16,19527.4%1,2752.2%3060.5%10.0%25,031 59,003
Middlesex66%448,23770.8%172,85927.3%7,8411.2%3,7570.6%710.0%275,378 632,765
Nantucket78%1,62363.1%89134.6%361.4%230.9%00.0%732 2,573
Norfolk70%192,43265.0%98,84733.4%2,7450.9%1,8240.6%240.0%93,585 295,872
Plymouth67%103,54964.4%55,04934.2%1,3080.8%8860.6%110.0%48,500 160,803
Suffolk44%155,20470.7%58,39426.6%3,5961.6%2,2821.0%00.0%96,810 219,476
Worcester64%203,77572.3%74,63826.5%2,0470.7%1,4620.5%120.0%129,137 281,934
TOTAL 62% 1,726,65769.3% 722,64129.0% 26,2831.1% 15,5170.6% 1570.0% 1,004,016 2,491,255
Total R vote: 722,641 (29.0%)      Total D vote: 1,726,657 (69.3%)      Total Other vote: 41,957 (1.7%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements: $896,196 $168,854 $0 $0
Total Receipts: $0 $0 $0 $0

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/MA/1976



1976 Senate class 1, Barnstable County
CandidateVotesPct
Edward Kennedy* (D) 41,833 58.3%
Michael Robertson (R) 29,064 40.5%
Carol Evans (SW) 652 0.9%
Graham Lowry (USL) 252 0.4%
TOTAL 71,804
Turnout: 79%


1976 Senate class 1, Berkshire County
CandidateVotesPct
Edward Kennedy* (D) 47,806 71.1%
Michael Robertson (R) 18,361 27.3%
Carol Evans (SW) 659 1.0%
Graham Lowry (USL) 393 0.6%
TOTAL 67,222
Turnout: 66%


1976 Senate class 1, Bristol County
CandidateVotesPct
Edward Kennedy* (D) 136,040 72.2%
Michael Robertson (R) 49,774 26.4%
Carol Evans (SW) 1,357 0.7%
Graham Lowry (USL) 1,117 0.6%
TOTAL 188,293
Turnout: 60%


1976 Senate class 1, Dukes County
CandidateVotesPct
Edward Kennedy* (D) 3,320 66.0%
Michael Robertson (R) 1,567 31.2%
Carol Evans (SW) 105 2.1%
Graham Lowry (USL) 35 0.7%
TOTAL 5,028
Turnout: 89%


1976 Senate class 1, Essex County
CandidateVotesPct
Edward Kennedy* (D) 206,996 70.1%
Michael Robertson (R) 84,255 28.5%
Carol Evans (SW) 2,412 0.8%
Graham Lowry (USL) 1,628 0.6%
TOTAL 295,311
Turnout: 68%


1976 Senate class 1, Franklin County
CandidateVotesPct
Edward Kennedy* (D) 20,385 66.4%
Michael Robertson (R) 9,625 31.3%
Carol Evans (SW) 538 1.8%
Graham Lowry (USL) 171 0.6%
TOTAL 30,719
Turnout: 71%


1976 Senate class 1, Hampden County
CandidateVotesPct
Edward Kennedy* (D) 124,231 68.8%
Michael Robertson (R) 53,122 29.4%
Carol Evans (SW) 1,712 0.9%
Graham Lowry (USL) 1,381 0.8%
TOTAL 180,452
Turnout: 59%


1976 Senate class 1, Hampshire County
CandidateVotesPct
Edward Kennedy* (D) 41,226 69.9%
Michael Robertson (R) 16,195 27.4%
Carol Evans (SW) 1,275 2.2%
Graham Lowry (USL) 306 0.5%
TOTAL 59,003
Turnout: 60%


1976 Senate class 1, Middlesex County
CandidateVotesPct
Edward Kennedy* (D) 448,237 70.8%
Michael Robertson (R) 172,859 27.3%
Carol Evans (SW) 7,841 1.2%
Graham Lowry (USL) 3,757 0.6%
TOTAL 632,765
Turnout: 66%


1976 Senate class 1, Nantucket County
CandidateVotesPct
Edward Kennedy* (D) 1,623 63.1%
Michael Robertson (R) 891 34.6%
Carol Evans (SW) 36 1.4%
Graham Lowry (USL) 23 0.9%
TOTAL 2,573
Turnout: 78%


1976 Senate class 1, Norfolk County
CandidateVotesPct
Edward Kennedy* (D) 192,432 65.0%
Michael Robertson (R) 98,847 33.4%
Carol Evans (SW) 2,745 0.9%
Graham Lowry (USL) 1,824 0.6%
TOTAL 295,872
Turnout: 70%


1976 Senate class 1, Plymouth County
CandidateVotesPct
Edward Kennedy* (D) 103,549 64.4%
Michael Robertson (R) 55,049 34.2%
Carol Evans (SW) 1,308 0.8%
Graham Lowry (USL) 886 0.6%
TOTAL 160,803
Turnout: 67%


1976 Senate class 1, Suffolk County
CandidateVotesPct
Edward Kennedy* (D) 155,204 70.7%
Michael Robertson (R) 58,394 26.6%
Carol Evans (SW) 3,596 1.6%
Graham Lowry (USL) 2,282 1.0%
TOTAL 219,476
Turnout: 44%


1976 Senate class 1, Worcester County
CandidateVotesPct
Edward Kennedy* (D) 203,775 72.3%
Michael Robertson (R) 74,638 26.5%
Carol Evans (SW) 2,047 0.7%
Graham Lowry (USL) 1,462 0.5%
TOTAL 281,934
Turnout: 64%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Edward Kennedy*
Total Disbursements: $896,196

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/MA/1976

Michael Robertson
Total Disbursements: $168,854

Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Michael Robertson 81,341 99.8%
    Other 182 0.2%
TOTAL VOTES 81,523  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Edward Kennedy* 534,725 73.9%
2   Robert Dinsmore 117,496 16.2%
3   Frederick Langone 59,315 8.2%
4   Bernard Shannon 12,399 1.7%
    Other 53 0.0%
TOTAL VOTES 723,988