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% | |
| 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% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ed Markey | 309,854 | 57.4% | |
| Democratic | Stephen Lynch | 229,973 | 42.6% | |
| 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% | |
| 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 | ||||
| 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% | ||
| 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 | |||||
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