Office Overview
- Office: U.S. Senator from Massachusetts
- Government Level: Federal
- Jurisdiction: United States; Massachusetts
- District: Massachusetts (Class 1 seat)
- Counties: Statewide — 14 Counties
- Municipalities: Statewide — 351 Municipalities
- Status: Former
- Selection Method: Elected; reelected in 1958
- Service Began: January 3rd, 1953
- Scheduled Term End: January 3rd, 1965
- Last Election for This Office: November 4th, 1958; 1,362,926 votes
- Service Ended: December 22nd, 1960; resigned
- Party: Democratic
Public Office Contact
This Page records historical service. Historical office contact details have not been verified; the official resources below provide institutional information.
Official Resources
Sources and Verification
Last Reviewed: October 18th, 2026
Portrait Credit: U.S. Senate Historical Office (credit); Undated image published in the named institutional biography; capture date Not Verified
- Massachusetts Senators — John F. Kennedy row
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy — Senate service and election history
- Congressional Election Statistics, November 4, 1958 — Printed page 13, PDF page 14, Massachusetts — U.S. Senator; dated heading November 4th, 1958
- Portrait source
- Scheduled Term End: 1958 reelection was for a six-year term that began Jan. 3, 1959; actual service ended on resignation Dec. 22, 1960.
- Service Ended: The official Senate service endpoint precedes the presidential inauguration in January 1961.