Ed Markey Wins Massachusetts Democratic Senate Primary

[Tx4obama]

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Source: HuffPo

BOSTON -- Businessman and former Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez and veteran U.S. Rep. Edward Markey will face each other in a special election in Massachusetts for the U.S. Senate seat previously held by John Kerry.

Unofficial returns show Markey won the Democratic nomination in a primary on Tuesday and Gomez won the Republican nod.

Markey defeated fellow U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch. Gomez won a three-way primary against former U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan and state Rep. Daniel Winslow.

Markey has served in the U.S. House since 1976 and is the dean of the state's congressional delegation. He had the early backing of Kerry, who resigned from the Senate to become U.S. secretary of state.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/30/ed-markey-wins_n_3189362.html

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The Special Election will be June 25th.

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Edited to add the primary numbers...

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Gomez garnered 88,325, or 51 percent of the votes, compared with 62,848 votes, or 36 percent, for former US attorney Michael J. Sullivan, and 22,830, or 13 percent, for state Representative Daniel B. Winslow, with 95 percent of precincts reporting.

Markey received 293,273, or 57 percent of the votes, compared with 217,174 votes, or 43 percent, for his opponent, US Representative Stephen F. Lynch, with 95 percent of precincts reporting.

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http://boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2013/04/30/three-democrats-two-republicans-compete-special-senate-primary/NZVqJxD6hBFeo4X264aLcJ/story.html

[Tx4obama]

1. BIO links below

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Democratic candidate: Ed Markey: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Markey

Republican candidate: Gabriel Gomez: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_E._Gomez

Independent: Richard Heos (no bio on Wiki)

[FailureToCommunicate]

2. We did it! (Not that the results were too much in doubt) Link to numbers also

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returns by county here:
http://www.boston.com/news/special/politics/2013/senate-primary/mass-us-senate-dem-primary-results-2013.html

[Cha]

5. Congrats to you all, FailureToCommunicate and to us,

too! Out here in other states..

Thanks for the pic and the link.. "58%" Yay.. I take it that's Mrs Markey?

[FailureToCommunicate]

11. Yes, that is his wife Dr. Susan Blumenthal

[Cha]

12. Thank you! And, a Rear Admiral.. wow..

http://susan-blumenthal.org/about/biography/

[FailureToCommunicate]

18. Yes! They are quite the power couple...

[No Vested Interest]

3. Numbers, please

I didn't see any voting numbers in the HuffPo article.
I realize the primary numbers will be different from a regular election, but would find them interesting.

[Tx4obama]

4. I haven't seen any numbers yet. A link to an AP article below

Here: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/mass-voters-decide-us-senate-primary-winners

[cloudythescribbler]

6. I looked w/a google search as of 10:13 and couldn't find them

I would be very interested in the numbers and turnout of both parties

offyear offseason elections are so unpredictable you can't be sure Markey will win June 25 even though he is well known and liberal and more in tune with most of the state's residents. After that creep Scott Brown pulled an upset, I'm always nervous about these elections

[Tx4obama]

8. See Comment #7

[Tx4obama]

7. Here are the NUMBERS, below

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Gomez garnered 88,325, or 51 percent of the votes, compared with 62,848 votes, or 36 percent, for former US attorney Michael J. Sullivan, and 22,830, or 13 percent, for state Representative Daniel B. Winslow, with 95 percent of precincts reporting.

Markey received 293,273, or 57 percent of the votes, compared with 217,174 votes, or 43 percent, for his opponent, US Representative Stephen F. Lynch, with 95 percent of precincts reporting.

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http://boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2013/04/30/three-democrats-two-republicans-compete-special-senate-primary/NZVqJxD6hBFeo4X264aLcJ/story.html

[No Vested Interest]

10. Thanks! I like the numbers!

I had the feeling they would run about as this reveals.
About 3 to 1 Dem to Repub.
Sounds good.

[sheshe2]

13. True Blue Boston!

We love our State!

[cloudythescribbler]

17. but beware all -- off-season election turnout is unpredictable

my prediction is that the united GOP here in MA will get lots of money, from out of state especially, to bolster their candidacy

turnout for june 25 is anyone's guess (students in boston area and elsewhere are on vacation) and we DON'T want another creepy "great guy" like Scott Brown in there

[Tx4obama]

9. And here's a link to a Markey/'Lynch' DEM map

Here: https://twitter.com/DKElections/status/329422207988142082/photo/1

[sheshe2]

14. I have my, I voted sticker!

Thanks, Tx, we did it.

Next step, Gomez.

Yea Boston!

[Tx4obama]

15. Congratulations! :)

I've got my fingers and toes crossed for Markey

[sheshe2]

16. Markey!

We will say no to that young whippersnapper!

MA thanks TX for it's support!

[madokie]

19. I really really really like Ed Markey

He has always been on the right side of every issue that is dear to my heart. What little I get to read of him all the way over here in fly over land that is. I like the guy, I trust him. I want him to win this one so bad. He and Elizabeth will be good for the people of Massachusetts as well as the 99% of the rest of us.