Electoral history of Ed Markey
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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 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% | |