- United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1966
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United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1966 
1960 ← November 8, 1966 → 1972 
Nominee Edward Brooke Endicott Peabody Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,213,473 774,761 Percentage 60.68% 38.74%
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The United States Senate election of 1966 in Massachusetts was held on November 8, 1966 with Republican State Attorney General Edward Brooke defeating his challengers. Republican incumbent, Leverett Saltonstall, was retiring after serving for 22 years.
Contents
Candidates
Democratic
- Endicott Peabody - Governor of Massachusetts from January 3, 1963 to January 7, 1965. [1]
- John F. Collins, Mayor of Boston since 1960.
- Thomas Boylston Adams, retired hotel executive, anti-war activist, and a descendant of U.S. Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams.
Republican
- Edward Brooke - Chairman of the Boston Finance Commission from 1961-1962 and Massachusetts Attorney General since 1962. [2]
Socialist Workers
- Lawrence Gilfedder - Candidate for Lt. Governor in 1948. Ran for Governor in 1952 and 1954. Ran for Senate in 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1966, and 1970. [3]
Prohibition
- Mark R. Shaw - was the Prohibition Party candidate for U.S. Senator from Massachusetts in 1946, 1952, 1958, 1969, 1962, and 1970. He was also the party's candidate for governor of Massachusetts in 1948 and again in 1956. In 1964 he served as Prohibition Party candidate for vice-president of the United States.
Results
Primaries
Democratic primary Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Endicott Peabody 320,967 50.35 Democratic John F. Collins 265,016 41.85 Democratic Thomas Boylston Adams 51,435 8.07 General election
General election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Republican Edward Brooke 1,213,473 60.68 +4.49 Democratic Endicott Peabody 774,761 38.74 -4.72 Socialist Labor Lawrence Gilfedder 6,790 0.34 +0.10 Prohibition Mark R. Shaw 4,833 0.24 +0.12 References
- ^ Endicott Peabody at ourcampaigns.com
- ^ Edward Brooke at ourcampaigns.com
- ^ Lawrence Gilfedder at ourcampaigns.com
External links and references
- Race details at ourcampaigns.com
Categories:- Massachusetts elections, 1966
- United States Senate elections, 1966
- United States Senate elections in Massachusetts
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- United States election stubs
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