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.

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Massachusetts House of Representatives

Massachusetts House of Representatives District 81 Democratic Primary election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes%+%
DemocraticEdward Markey2,43340.5%
DemocraticJohn McNeil1,94632.4%
DemocraticJohn Brennan, Jr.1,62327.0%
Massachusetts House of Representatives District 81 election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes%+%
DemocraticEdward Markey5,81081.6%
IndependentVernon Newman1,30818.4%

United States House of Representatives

Massachusetts 7th Congressional District Democratic Primary special election, 1976
PartyCandidateVotes%+%
DemocraticEdward Markey22,13721.6%
DemocraticJoseph Croken16,29815.9%
DemocraticVincent LoPresti13,78713.4%
DemocraticStephen McGrail13,75713.4%
DemocraticGeorge McCarthy12,83812.5%
DemocraticWilliam Reinstien5,9895.8%
DemocraticWilliam Hogan5,1435.0%
DemocraticRobert Donovan5,0835.0%
DemocraticJack Left4,2664.2%
DemocraticRobert Leo1,7591.7%
DemocraticRose Marie Turino8520.8%
DemocraticBartholomew Conte7560.7%
Massachusetts 7th Congressional District Democratic Primary election, 1980
PartyCandidateVotes%+%
DemocraticEdward Markey (inc.)29,19084.8%
DemocraticJames Murphy5,24715.2%
Massachusetts 7th Congressional District Democratic Primary election, 1984
PartyCandidateVotes%+%
DemocraticEdward Markey (inc.)55,24853.9%
DemocraticSamuel Rotondi41,50740.5%
DemocraticPhilip Doherty2,8732.8%
DemocraticMichael Barrett2,3962.3%
DemocraticMichael Gelber3870.4%
Massachusetts 7th Congressional District Democratic Primary election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%+%
DemocraticEdward Markey (inc.)73,01484.9%
DemocraticJames Hall12,96415.1%
Massachusetts's 7th congressional district : Results 19762010 [1] [2]
YearDemocratVotes %RepublicanVotes %Third PartyPartyVotes %Third PartyPartyVotes %
1976 Edward Markey162,12677%Richard Daly37,06318%James Murphy Independent 6,8513%Harry Chickles Independent 4,7482%
1978 Edward Markey(incumbent)145,61585%No candidateJames Murphy Independent 26,01715%
1980 Edward Markey(incumbent)155,759100%No candidate
1982 Edward Markey(incumbent)151,30578%David Basile43,06322%
1984 Edward Markey(incumbent)167,21171% S. Lester Ralph 66,93029%
1986 Edward Markey(incumbent)124,183100%No candidate
1988 Edward Markey(incumbent)188,647100%No candidate
1990 Edward Markey(incumbent)155,380100%No candidate
1992 Edward Markey(incumbent)174,83762%Stephen Sohn78,26228%Robert Antonelli Independent 28,42110%
1994 Edward Markey(incumbent)146,24664%Brad Bailey80,67436%
1996 Edward Markey(incumbent)177,05370%Patricia Long76,40730%
1998 Edward Markey(incumbent)137,17871%Patricia Long56,97729%
2000 Edward Markey(incumbent)211,54399%No candidateOther2,8141%
2002 Edward Markey(incumbent)170,96898%No candidateOther2,2061%Daniel Melnechuk write-in 8630%
2004 Edward Markey(incumbent)202,39974%Kenneth Chase60,33422%James Hall Independent 12,1394%
2006 Edward Markey(incumbent)171,90298%No candidateOther2,8892%
2008 Edward Markey(incumbent)212,30476%John Cunningham81,80224%
2010 Edward Markey(incumbent)145,69666%Gerry Dembrowski73,46733%
Massachusetts's 5th congressional district : Results 2012 [3]
YearDemocratVotes %RepublicanVotes %Third PartyPartyVotes %
2012 Ed Markey(incumbent)257,49075%Tom Tierney82,94424%Other6750%

United States Senate

2013 Special Election

United States Senate special election in Massachusetts, 2013 - Democratic Primary [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ed Markey309,85457.4%
Democratic Stephen Lynch 229,97342.6%
United States Senate special election in Massachusetts, 2013 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Edward Markey 642,988 54.84%
Republican Gabriel Gomez 525,08044.78%
Twelve Visions Party Richard Heos4,5180.39%

2014

2014 United States Senate election in Massachusetts [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ed Markey (Incumbent) 1,285,736 61.96%
Republican Brian Herr789,37838.04%
Total votes2,075,114 100%
Democratic hold

2020

2020 United States Senate election in Massachusetts - Democratic Primary [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ed Markey (incumbent) 782,694 55.4%
Democratic Joe Kennedy III 629,35944.6%
Total votes1,412,053 100%
2020 United States Senate election in Massachusetts - General Election [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ed Markey (incumbent) 2,357,809 66.15%
Republican Kevin O'Connor1,177,76533.05%
Independent Shiva Ayyadurai (write-in)21,1340.59%
Write-in 7,4280.21%
Total votes3,564,136 100.0%
Democratic hold

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