Electoral history of John F. Kennedy
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This page is for the electoral history of John F. Kennedy, who served as the 35th president of the United States (1961–1963), as well as a United States senator (1953–1960) and United States representative (1947–1953) from Massachusetts.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John F. Kennedy | 22,183 | 42.41% | |
| Democratic | Michael J. Neville | 11,341 | 21.68% | |
| Democratic | John F. Cotter | 6,677 | 12.76% | |
| Democratic | Joseph Russo | 5,661 | 10.82% | |
| Democratic | Catherine E. Falvey | 2,446 | 4.68% | |
| Democratic | Joseph Lee | 1,848 | 3.53% | |
| Democratic | Joseph Russo | 799 | 1.53% | |
| Democratic | Michael DeLuca | 536 | 1.03% | |
| Democratic | Francis N. Rooney | 521 | 1.00% | |
| Democratic | Robert B. DiFruscio | 298 | 0.57% | |
| Total votes | 52,310 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John F. Kennedy | 69,093 | 71.87% | ||
| Republican | Lester Bowen | 26,007 | 27.05% | ||
| Prohibition | Philip Geer | 1,036 | 1.08% | ||
| Total votes | 96,136 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John F. Kennedy (incumbent) | 106,366 | 100.00% | ||
| Total votes | 106,366 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John F. Kennedy (incumbent) | 87,699 | 82.28% | ||
| Republican | Vincent J. Celeste | 18,302 | 17.17% | ||
| Prohibition | Martha E. Geer | 582 | 0.55% | ||
| Total votes | 106,583 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
U.S. Senate elections (1952–1958)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John F. Kennedy | 1,211,984 | 51.35% | |
| Republican | Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (incumbent) | 1,141,247 | 48.35% | |
| Socialist Labor | Thelma Ingersoll | 4,683 | 0.20% | |
| Prohibition | Mark R. Shaw | 2,508 | 0.11% | |
| Total votes | 2,360,422 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John F. Kennedy (incumbent) | 1,362,926 | 73.20% | |
| Republican | Vincent J. Celeste | 488,318 | 26.23% | |
| Socialist Labor | Lawrence Gilfedder | 5,457 | 0.29% | |
| Prohibition | Mark R. Shaw | 5,335 | 0.29% | |
| Total votes | 1,862,036 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
