Electoral history of Ed Markey

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Representative Ed Markey, 2011

This is the electoral history of Ed Markey, a Democratic Senator from Massachusetts. He was previously a Democratic Representative from Massachusetts, representing the 7th and 5th districts. Markey was first elected in a 1976 special election to replace the deceased Torbert Macdonald, and was re-elected in every subsequent election. He was also the Democratic candidate, and winner, of the 2013 special election, for the United States Senate.

Massachusetts House of Representatives[edit]

Massachusetts House of Representatives District 81 Democratic Primary election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes % +%
Democratic Edward Markey 2,433 40.5%
Democratic John McNeil 1,946 32.4%
Democratic John Brennan, Jr. 1,623 27.0%
Massachusetts House of Representatives District 81 election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes % +%
Democratic Edward Markey 5,810 81.6%
Independent Vernon Newman 1,308 18.4%

United States House of Representatives[edit]

Massachusetts 7th Congressional District Democratic Primary special election, 1976
Party Candidate Votes % +%
Democratic Edward Markey 22,137 21.6%
Democratic Joseph Croken 16,298 15.9%
Democratic Vincent LoPresti 13,787 13.4%
Democratic Stephen McGrail 13,757 13.4%
Democratic George McCarthy 12,838 12.5%
Democratic William Reinstien 5,989 5.8%
Democratic William Hogan 5,143 5.0%
Democratic Robert Donovan 5,083 5.0%
Democratic Jack Left 4,266 4.2%
Democratic Robert Leo 1,759 1.7%
Democratic Rose Marie Turino 852 0.8%
Democratic Bartholomew Conte 756 0.7%
Massachusetts 7th Congressional District Democratic Primary election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes % +%
Democratic Edward Markey (inc.) 29,190 84.8%
Democratic James Murphy 5,247 15.2%
Massachusetts 7th Congressional District Democratic Primary election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes % +%
Democratic Edward Markey (inc.) 55,248 53.9%
Democratic Samuel Rotondi 41,507 40.5%
Democratic Philip Doherty 2,873 2.8%
Democratic Michael Barrett 2,396 2.3%
Democratic Michael Gelber 387 0.4%
Massachusetts 7th Congressional District Democratic Primary election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes % +%
Democratic Edward Markey (inc.) 73,014 84.9%
Democratic James Hall 12,964 15.1%
Massachusetts's 7th congressional district: Results 1976–2010[1][2]
Year Democrat Votes % Republican Votes % Third Party Party Votes % Third Party Party Votes %
1976 Edward Markey 162,126 77% Richard Daly 37,063 18% James Murphy Independent 6,851 3% Harry Chickles Independent 4,748 2%
1978 Edward Markey (incumbent) 145,615 85% No candidate James Murphy Independent 26,017 15%
1980 Edward Markey (incumbent) 155,759 100% No candidate
1982 Edward Markey (incumbent) 151,305 78% David Basile 43,063 22%
1984 Edward Markey (incumbent) 167,211 71% S. Lester Ralph 66,930 29%
1986 Edward Markey (incumbent) 124,183 100% No candidate
1988 Edward Markey (incumbent) 188,647 100% No candidate
1990 Edward Markey (incumbent) 155,380 100% No candidate
1992 Edward Markey (incumbent) 174,837 62% Stephen Sohn 78,262 28% Robert Antonelli Independent 28,421 10%
1994 Edward Markey (incumbent) 146,246 64% Brad Bailey 80,674 36%
1996 Edward Markey (incumbent) 177,053 70% Patricia Long 76,407 30%
1998 Edward Markey (incumbent) 137,178 71% Patricia Long 56,977 29%
2000 Edward Markey (incumbent) 211,543 99% No candidate Other 2,814 1%
2002 Edward Markey (incumbent) 170,968 98% No candidate Other 2,206 1% Daniel Melnechuk write-in 863 0%
2004 Edward Markey (incumbent) 202,399 74% Kenneth Chase 60,334 22% James Hall Independent 12,139 4%
2006 Edward Markey (incumbent) 171,902 98% No candidate Other 2,889 2%
2008 Edward Markey (incumbent) 212,304 76% John Cunningham 81,802 24%
2010 Edward Markey (incumbent) 145,696 66% Gerry Dembrowski 73,467 33%
Massachusetts's 5th congressional district: Results 2012[3]
Year Democrat Votes % Republican Votes % Third Party Party Votes %
2012 Ed Markey (incumbent) 257,490 75% Tom Tierney 82,944 24% Other 675 0%

United States Senate[edit]

2013 Special Election[edit]

United States Senate special election in Massachusetts, 2013 - Democratic Primary[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ed Markey 309,854 57.4%
Democratic Stephen Lynch 229,973 42.6%
United States Senate special election in Massachusetts, 2013[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Edward Markey 642,988 54.84%
Republican Gabriel Gomez 525,080 44.78%
Twelve Visions Party Richard Heos 4,518 0.39%

2014[edit]

2014 United States Senate election in Massachusetts[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ed Markey (Incumbent) 1,285,736 61.96%
Republican Brian Herr 789,378 38.04%
Total votes 2,075,114 100%
Democratic hold

2020[edit]

2020 United States Senate election in Massachusetts - Democratic Primary[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ed Markey (incumbent) 782,694 55.4%
Democratic Joe Kennedy III 629,359 44.6%
Total votes 1,412,053 100%
2020 United States Senate election in Massachusetts - General Election[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ed Markey (incumbent) 2,357,809 66.15%
Republican Kevin O'Connor 1,177,765 33.05%
Independent Shiva Ayyadurai (write-in) 21,134 0.59%
Write-in 7,428 0.21%
Total votes 3,564,136 100.0%
Democratic hold

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Office of the House Clerk – Electoral Statistics". Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 2008-07-30.
  2. ^ "Election Results". Federal Election Commission.
  3. ^ William F. Galvin (November 28, 2012). "Return of Votes for Massachusetts State Election, November 6, 2012" (PDF). p. 3. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
  4. ^ "Massachusetts - Summary Vote Results". Associated Press. May 1, 2013.
  5. ^ Bycoffe, Aaron (June 25, 2013). "Gabriel Gomez vs. Ed Markey - Massachusetts Senate Election (LIVE RESULTS)". Huffington Post. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
  6. ^ "2014 Massachusetts Senate Election Results". Politico.com. 2014-11-04. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
  7. ^ "Live: Massachusetts State Primary Election Results 2020". 270towin.com. Sep 1, 2020.
  8. ^ "PD43+ » 2020 U.S. Senate General Election". PD43+. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
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