Ted is not old enough to have any personal memory of JF Kennedy, or LBJ. History books have strayed from accurate portrayals into propaganda. Unless one is curious enough to read about specific people they will get a very cleansed version. Even I did not know who his first opponent was. I have the intellectual curiosity to look it up.
Election, 1946:
John F. Kennedy was elected to the United States House of Representatives from the 11th Congressional District of Massachusetts, the same district represented earlier by his grandfather, John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald. The district was composed of Cambridge, wards 1, 2, 3, and 22 of Boston, and wards 1, 2, and 3 of Somerville. John Kennedy's address at the time of the election was 122 Bowdoin Street, Boston. The results of the Democratic Party primary held on June 18, 1946 were as follows:
CANDIDATE VOTES
John F. Kennedy (Boston) 22,183
Michael Neville (Cambridge) 11,341
John F. Cotter (Boston) 6,667
Joseph Russo (Boston) 5,661
Catherine Falvey (Somerville) 2,446
Joseph Lee (Boston) 1,848
Joseph Russo (Boston) 799
Michael Delucca (Boston) 536
Francis X. Rooney (Somerville) 521
Robert DiFruscio (Boston) 298
Blank Ballots 2,444
The results of the general election held on November 5, 1946 were as follows:
CANDIDATE VOTES
John F. Kennedy (D-Boston) 69,093
Lester W.Bowen (R-Somerville) 26,007
Philip Geer (Prohib.-Boston) 1,036
Blank Ballots 9,237
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