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The United States Senate election of 1984 in Massachusetts was held on November 7, 1984, with the incumbent Republican Senator Edward Brooke remaining triumphant, besting Lieutenant Governor Kerry, of the Democratic Party.

Primary elections nominating Tsongas and Brooke were held on September 19, with Brooke facing off against prominent Conservative Ray Shamie in a high profile campaign. Brooke would be endorsed by, and receive the support of, then-President Ronald Reagan, despite Brooke voting against many of his policies.

Turnout in rural areas amongst Conservatives was notoriously low due to dissatisfaction with the result of the primary, although Brooke would well make up for this by outperforming his 1978 results in Metropolitan Boston.