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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Massachusetts: U.S. Senators</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 338,260 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Varnum</a> 1811-17 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gore.html#027.00.14">Christopher Gore</a> 1813-16 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ashlock-athelston.html#194.54.84">Eli Porter Ashmun</a> 1816-18 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/otis.html#498.51.02">Harrison Gray Otis</a> 1817-22 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/meekins-mellen.html#657.28.96">Prentiss Mellen</a> 1818-20 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mills.html#732.81.53">Elijah H. Mills</a> 1820-27 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lloyd.html#485.40.47">James Lloyd</a> 1822-26 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/silsbee-simmonds.html#829.31.18">Nathaniel Silsbee</a> 1826-35 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/webster.html#062.19.45">Daniel Webster</a> 1827-41 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis5.html#119.70.19">John Davis</a> 1835-41 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bates.html#682.30.06">Isaac C. Bates</a> 1841-45 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/choate-chrisman.html#001.70.89">Rufus Choate</a> 1841-45 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/webster.html#062.19.45">Daniel Webster</a> 1845-50 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis5.html#119.70.19">John Davis</a> 1845-53 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/winterberg-wisdom.html#613.51.62">Robert C. Winthrop</a> 1850-51 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ransome-rattliff.html#706.44.51">Robert Rantoul, Jr.</a> 1851 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sumner.html#134.74.24">Charles Sumner</a> 1851-74 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/everett.html#682.37.80">Edward Everett</a> 1853-54 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rockwell.html#509.48.99">Julius Rockwell</a> 1854-55 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilson4.html#990.49.45">Henry Wilson</a> 1855-73 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/boude-bowe.html#603.44.72">George S. Boutwell</a> 1873-77 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/warrick-washers.html#870.78.95">William B. Washburn</a> 1874-75 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis-dawsey.html#770.93.16">Henry L. Dawes</a> 1875-93 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hoagland-hobbie.html#657.30.33">George F. Hoar</a> 1877-1904 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lockyer-loftus.html#780.84.04">Henry Cabot Lodge</a> 1893-1924 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/crane.html#725.29.18">W. Murray Crane</a> 1904-13 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/weeks.html#098.67.90">John W. Weeks</a> 1913-19 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/walsh.html#875.91.37">David I. Walsh</a> 1919-25 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/butler9.html#441.30.42">William M. Butler</a> 1924-26 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gillet-gillhaus.html#318.96.48">Frederick H. Gillett</a> 1925-31 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/walsh.html#875.91.37">David I. Walsh</a> 1926-47 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/coolidge.html#906.54.42">Marcus A. Coolidge</a> 1931-37 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lockyer-loftus.html#838.41.69">Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.</a> 1937-44 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/weeks.html#224.33.09">Sinclair Weeks</a> 1944 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/salmons-salzman.html#037.90.62">Leverett Saltonstall</a> 1945-67 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lockyer-loftus.html#838.41.69">Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.</a> 1947-53 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kennedy5.html#288.06.12">John F. Kennedy</a> 1953-60 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith1.html#672.36.85">Benjamin A. Smith II</a> 1960-61 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith1.html#672.36.85">Benjamin A. Smith II</a> 1961-62 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kennedy3.html#527.91.82">Edward M. Kennedy</a> 1962-2009 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bronstein-brookover.html#021.53.62">Edward W. Brooke</a> 1967-79 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/trump-tuck.html#279.31.87">Paul E. Tsongas</a> 1979-85 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kerrey-keydel.html#928.28.53">John F. Kerry</a> 1985-2013 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kirchdorfer-kirkby.html#608.09.85">Paul G. Kirk, Jr.</a> 2009-10 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brown8.html#724.26.87">Scott Brown</a> 2010-13 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/warren.html#090.86.31">Elizabeth Warren</a> 2013- <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cowan.html#471.65.30">Mo Cowan</a> 2013 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/marianetti-markowitz.html#470.88.29">Ed Markey</a> 2013- Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!) <li> 1803 Mar 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/foster.html#629.52.99">Dwight Foster</a>, resigned. <li> 1808 Jun 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/adams5.html#951.27.66">John Quincy Adams</a>, resigned. <li> 1818 May 10: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ashlock-athelston.html#194.54.84">Eli Porter Ashmun</a>, resigned. <li> 1845 Mar 16: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bates.html#682.30.06">Isaac C. Bates</a>, died in office. <li> 1874 Mar 11: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sumner.html#134.74.24">Charles Sumner</a>, died in office. <li> 1904 Sep 30: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hoagland-hobbie.html#657.30.33">George F. Hoar</a>, died in office. <li> 1916 Nov 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lockyer-loftus.html#780.84.04">Henry Cabot Lodge</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fitzgerald.html#208.89.14">John F. Fitzgerald</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcdonald.html#863.02.03">William N. McDonald</a> (Socialist), defeated. <li> 1918 Nov 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/walsh.html#875.91.37">David I. Walsh</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/weeks.html#098.67.90">John W. Weeks</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/laws-lawyer.html#130.40.95">Thomas W. Lawson</a> (Ind), defeated. <li> 1922 Nov 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lockyer-loftus.html#780.84.04">Henry Cabot Lodge</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/garza-gately.html#251.90.67">William A. Gaston</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nexsen-nicholoff.html#113.18.28">John A. Nicholls</a> (Prohibition & Progressive), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sherman.html#192.66.88">J. Weaver Sherman</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cook9.html#534.76.92">Washington Cook</a> (Ind), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/weeks.html#944.80.05">William E. Weeks</a> (Progressive), defeated. <li> 1924: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dales-dalto.html#506.55.91">Frederick W. Dallinger</a>, defeated for nomination. <li> 1924 Nov 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gillet-gillhaus.html#318.96.48">Frederick H. Gillett</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/walsh.html#875.91.37">David I. Walsh</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kolter-kopriver.html#365.77.15">Antoinette F. Konikow</a> (Workers), defeated. <li> 1924 Nov 9: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lockyer-loftus.html#780.84.04">Henry Cabot Lodge</a>, died in office. <li> 1926 Nov 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/walsh.html#875.91.37">David I. Walsh</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/butler9.html#441.30.42">William M. Butler</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ballam-bancroft.html#041.33.85">John J. Ballam</a> (Workers), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cook9.html#534.76.92">Washington Cook</a> (Modification of Volstead Act), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lewis1.html#061.58.25">Alfred B. Lewis</a> (Socialist), defeated. <li> 1928 Nov 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/walsh.html#875.91.37">David I. Walsh</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/young1.html#470.80.63">B. Loring Young</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lewis1.html#061.58.25">Alfred B. Lewis</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ballam-bancroft.html#041.33.85">John J. Ballam</a> (Workers), defeated. <li> 1930: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/obrien-oconner.html#023.68.98">Joseph F. O'Connell</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1930 Nov 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/coolidge.html#906.54.42">Marcus A. Coolidge</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/butler9.html#441.30.42">William M. Butler</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcbride.html#912.25.78">Sylvester J. McBride</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kinnison-kipp.html#082.89.11">Oscar Kinsalas</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/leonardo-lessler.html#175.98.40">Max Lerner</a> (Communist), defeated. <li> 1934: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/warrick-washers.html#666.07.47">Robert M. Washburn</a>, defeated. <li> 1934 Nov 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/coolidge.html#188.03.37">Albert S. Coolidge</a> (Socialist), defeated. <li> 1936 Nov 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lockyer-loftus.html#838.41.69">Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cuomo-curlin.html#960.34.84">James M. Curley</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/obrien8.html#870.70.20">Thomas C. O'Brien</a> (Union), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cook1.html#716.87.62">Alonzo B. Cook</a> (Townsendite, Prohibition, Economy), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gravolet-gray.html#677.21.17">Guy M. Gray</a> (Townsend Social Justice), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/coolidge.html#188.03.37">Albert S. Coolidge</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/guess-gunderman.html#160.57.18">Moses H. Gulesian</a> (Townsend Plan), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dodge.html#930.31.00">Ernest L. Dodge</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/flagg-flake.html#081.41.43">Charles Flaherty</a> (Communist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mooers-mooradian.html#740.09.89">Wilbur D. Moon</a> (Prohibition), defeated. <li> 1940 Nov 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/walsh.html#875.91.37">David I. Walsh</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/parkhill-parkman.html#177.42.45">Henry Parkman, Jr.</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thompson4.html#036.30.95">George L. Thompson</a> (Prohibition), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/frankberg-frankland.html#065.36.17">Philip Frankfeld</a> (Communist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/paine.html#080.60.84">George L. Paine</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hillings-hinerman.html#723.66.57">Horace I. Hillis</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated. <li> 1942: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lee5.html#382.87.20">Joseph Lee</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1942 Nov 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lockyer-loftus.html#838.41.69">Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/casebolt-caseyjones.html#925.97.33">Joseph E. Casey</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/paine.html#080.60.84">George L. Paine</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hillings-hinerman.html#723.66.57">Horace I. Hillis</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thompson4.html#036.30.95">George L. Thompson</a> (Prohibition), defeated. <li> 1944 Feb 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lockyer-loftus.html#838.41.69">Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.</a>, resigned. <li> 1944 Feb 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/weeks.html#224.33.09">Sinclair Weeks</a>, appointed. <li> 1944 Nov 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/salmons-salzman.html#037.90.62">Leverett Saltonstall</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/corcoran.html#379.83.81">John H. Corcoran</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kelly1.html#153.35.36">Bernard G. Kelly</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/root.html#067.87.61">E. Tallmadge Root</a> (Prohibition), defeated. <li> 1946 Nov 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lockyer-loftus.html#838.41.69">Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/walsh.html#875.91.37">David I. Walsh</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/blodget-blouin.html#156.34.76">Henning A. Blomen</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shaw.html#631.91.35">Mark R. Shaw</a> (Prohibition), defeated. <li> 1948 Nov 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/salmons-salzman.html#037.90.62">Leverett Saltonstall</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fitzgerald.html#641.89.05">John I. Fitzgerald</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/blodget-blouin.html#156.34.76">Henning A. Blomen</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/root.html#067.87.61">E. Tallmadge Root</a> (Prohibition), defeated. <li> 1952: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lockyer-loftus.html#838.41.69">Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.</a>, defeated. <li> 1952 Nov 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shaw.html#631.91.35">Mark R. Shaw</a> (Prohibition), defeated. <li> 1954: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dalton.html#603.68.14">Mark Dalton</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1954 Nov 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/salmons-salzman.html#037.90.62">Leverett Saltonstall</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fulwood-fyke.html#342.35.70">Foster Furcolo</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ingersoll.html#603.52.02">Thelma Ingersoll</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ireland.html#711.00.06">Harold J. Ireland</a> (Prohibition), defeated. <li> 1958 Nov 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kennedy5.html#288.06.12">John F. Kennedy</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cavarly-chaka.html#906.30.83">Vincent J. Celeste</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gilberta-gilgun.html#596.22.45">Lawrence Gilfedder</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shaw.html#631.91.35">Mark R. Shaw</a> (Prohibition), defeated. <li> 1960: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fulwood-fyke.html#342.35.70">Foster Furcolo</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1960: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/oconnor.html#388.31.76">Thomas J. O'Connor, Jr.</a>, defeated. <li> 1962: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccooey-mccormack.html#615.09.90">Edward J. McCormack</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1962: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hughes.html#503.98.65">H. Stuart Hughes</a>, defeated. <li> 1962 Sep 18: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lockyer-loftus.html#873.64.12">George C. Lodge</a> (Rep), nominated. <li> 1962 Nov 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lockyer-loftus.html#873.64.12">George C. Lodge</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1964 Nov 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kennedy3.html#527.91.82">Edward M. Kennedy</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/whitmore-whitner.html#937.28.38">Howard Whitmore, Jr.</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gilberta-gilgun.html#596.22.45">Lawrence Gilfedder</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lucero-ludlam.html#925.31.91">Grace Farnsworth Luder</a> (Prohibition), defeated. <li> 1966: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/adams8.html#433.61.01">Thomas B. Adams</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1966 Nov 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bronstein-brookover.html#021.53.62">Edward W. Brooke</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/payson-pealy.html#913.34.82">Endicott Peabody</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gilberta-gilgun.html#596.22.45">Lawrence Gilfedder</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shaw.html#631.91.35">Mark R. Shaw</a> (Prohibition), defeated. <li> 1970 Nov 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kennedy3.html#527.91.82">Edward M. Kennedy</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sparling-spellman.html#080.46.96">Josiah A. Spaulding</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gilberta-gilgun.html#596.22.45">Lawrence Gilfedder</a> (Socialist Labor), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shaw.html#631.91.35">Mark R. Shaw</a> (Prohibition), defeated. <li> 1972 Nov 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bronstein-brookover.html#021.53.62">Edward W. Brooke</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/driver-dryzga.html#963.61.53">John W. Droney</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gundry-guthery.html#084.15.39">Donald Gurewitz</a> (Socialist Workers), defeated. <li> 1976 Nov 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kennedy3.html#527.91.82">Edward M. Kennedy</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/robertson.html#816.90.17">Michael S. Robertson</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/evans2.html#554.78.80">Carol Henderson Evans</a> (Socialist Workers), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lowry.html#387.58.58">H. Graham Lowry</a> (U.S. Labor), defeated. <li> 1978: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/alexandre-allee.html#074.31.13">Kathleen Sullivan Alioto</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/phillips.html#659.59.64">Howard Phillips</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gutierrez-gyger.html#179.96.00">Paul H. Guzzi</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1978 Nov 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/trump-tuck.html#279.31.87">Paul E. Tsongas</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bronstein-brookover.html#021.53.62">Edward W. Brooke</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1982 Nov 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kennedy3.html#527.91.82">Edward M. Kennedy</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shaffner-shanley.html#283.03.14">Raymond Shamie</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/karol-kauffman.html#620.14.68">Howard Katz</a> (Libertarian), defeated. <li> 1984: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shannon.html#308.35.24">James M. Shannon</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/connolly.html#457.49.41">Michael J. Connolly</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1984: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/richardson.html#575.77.93">Elliot L. Richardson</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 1984 Nov 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kerrey-keydel.html#928.28.53">John F. Kerry</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shaffner-shanley.html#283.03.14">Raymond Shamie</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1988 Nov 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kennedy3.html#527.91.82">Edward M. Kennedy</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/malloy-malone.html#492.33.48">Joseph D. Malone</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/freye-frimodig.html#727.34.86">Mary Fridley</a> (New Alliance), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nason-nazaire.html#945.77.81">Freda L. Nason</a> (Libertarian), defeated. <li> 1990 Nov 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kerrey-keydel.html#928.28.53">John F. Kerry</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ransome-rattliff.html#216.89.66">James Rappaport</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1994 Nov 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kennedy3.html#527.91.82">Edward M. Kennedy</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/romano-roosa.html#902.25.17">Mitt Romney</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dracos-drane.html#946.97.26">Lauraleigh Dozier</a> (Libertarian), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ferguson.html#476.48.63">William A. Ferguson, Jr.</a> (LaRouche Was Right), defeated. <li> 1996 Nov 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kerrey-keydel.html#928.28.53">John F. Kerry</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/welcome-wellborn.html#385.97.08">William F. Weld</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gallagher.html#210.67.23">Susan C. Gallagher</a> (Conservative), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stoutenburgh-strang.html#857.45.26">Robert C. Stowe</a> (Natural Law), defeated. <li> 2000 Nov 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kennedy3.html#527.91.82">Edward M. Kennedy</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/robinson5.html#841.32.13">Jack E. Robinson III</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/howell.html#692.78.09">Carla A. Howell</a> (Libertarian), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lawe-lawr.html#513.34.61">Philip F. Lawler</a> (Constitution), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/freye-frimodig.html#443.84.45">Dale E. Friedgen</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hyde.html#263.90.27">Philip Hyde III</a> (Timesizing Not Downsizing), defeated. <li> 2002 Nov 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kerrey-keydel.html#928.28.53">John F. Kerry</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clippert-clynick.html#496.13.06">Michael E. Cloud</a> (Libertarian), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fornance-forsythe.html#936.61.32">Randall Forsberg</a>, defeated. <li> 2008 Sep 16: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kerrey-keydel.html#928.28.53">John F. Kerry</a> (Dem), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/onen-orner.html#518.52.12">Edward J. O'Reilly</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 2008 Sep 16: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/beatty.html#028.55.09">Jeffrey K. Beatty</a> (Rep), nominated unopposed. <li> 2008 Nov 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kerrey-keydel.html#928.28.53">John F. Kerry</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/beatty.html#028.55.09">Jeffrey K. Beatty</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/underwood.html#590.65.14">Robert J. Underwood</a> (Libertarian), defeated. <li> 2009 Aug 25: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kennedy3.html#527.91.82">Edward M. Kennedy</a>, died in office. <li> 2009 Sep 24: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kirchdorfer-kirkby.html#608.09.85">Paul G. Kirk, Jr.</a>, appointed. <li> 2009 Dec 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/coad-coatsworth.html#443.43.65">Martha Coakley</a> (Dem), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/capozzi-carew.html#741.41.68">Mike Capuano</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kittredge-kleier.html#937.55.43">Alan Klazei</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pagenkopf-paige.html#856.99.29">Stephen Pagliuca</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 2009 Dec 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brown8.html#724.26.87">Scott Brown</a> (Rep), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/robinson5.html#841.32.13">Jack E. Robinson III</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 2010 Jan 19: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brown8.html#724.26.87">Scott Brown</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/coad-coatsworth.html#443.43.65">Martha Coakley</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kennedy5.html#902.14.34">Joseph L. Kennedy</a> (Ind), defeated. <li> 2012 Nov 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/warren.html#090.86.31">Elizabeth Warren</a> (Dem), elected. <li> 2013 Jun 25: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/marianetti-markowitz.html#470.88.29">Ed Markey</a> (Dem), elected. <li> 2018 Nov 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/aylesworth-azro.html#338.40.04">Shiva Ayyadurai</a> (Independent), defeated. <li> 2020: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/aylesworth-azro.html#338.40.04">Shiva Ayyadurai</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 2024 Nov 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/aylesworth-azro.html#338.40.04">Shiva Ayyadurai</a> (Independent), defeated. </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="center"> </td></tr></table> <hr> <table width=100%> <tr><td align="center"> "Enjoy the hospitable entertainment of a political graveyard." Henry L. 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