Sept. 19, 1962 - Edward M. Kennedy (pictured with Governor Volpe), 30-year-old brother of the President, won a landslide victory over Edward J. McCormack Jr. yesterday in the Massachusetts Democratic Senatorial primary. Mr. Kennedy’s opponent in November will be George Cabot Lodge, 35, who won a hard-fought Republican primary battle with Rep. Laurence Curtis of Brookline. With 1,294 precincts reported, Edward Kennedy had a statewide lead of 333,755 to 153,592 for Mr. McCormack. Late last night, Mr. McCormack, 39, nephew of the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, conceded defeat and pledged support to Mr. Kennedy in the general election. “I want everyone who worked for me and voted for me to work and vote for Ted Kennedy and all other Democratic nominees,” Mr. Cormack told a dejected band of supporters. Mr. Kennedy’s victory, he said, was “a great tribute to the Administration of President Kennedy and the loyalty and love and affection in which he is held by the people of Massachusetts.” Edward Kennedy, in a victory statement, thanked Mr. McCormack for his offer of support and predicted party unity for the fall campaign.
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