United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1978

United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1978

← 1972 November 7, 1978 1984 →
Nominee Paul Tsongas Edward Brooke Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,093,283 890,584 Percentage 55.06% 44.85%
Results by town. Red indicates towns carried by Edward Brooke, blue indicates towns carried by Paul Tsongas.
Senator before election Edward Brooke Republican Elected Senator Paul Tsongas Democratic

Edward Brooke
Republican

Paul Tsongas
Democratic

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.