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United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1978

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Start date
  
November 7, 1978

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Winner
  
Paul Tsongas

The United States Senate election of 1978 in Massachusetts was held on November 7, 1978, with the incumbent Republican Senator Edward Brooke being defeated by then Democratic Congressman Paul E. Tsongas.

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Republican

  • Edward Brooke, incumbent Senator, former Massachusetts Attorney General.
  • Avi Nelson, radio-television host.

    • Democratic

  • Paul Tsongas, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 5th congressional district since 1975.
  • Kathleen Sullivan, then member of the Boston School Committee. Daughter of New England Patriots owner Billy Sullivan (1915-1998) and later wife of former Mayor of San Francisco Joseph Alioto .
  • Paul Guzzi, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth since 1975, Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1971-1975.
  • Elaine Noble, Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives since 1975. Noble was the first openly gay or lesbian candidate elected to a state legislature.
  • Howard Phillips, Former Nixon Administration official. Served as the acting Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity in 1973.

    • References

    United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1978 Wikipedia
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