Electoral history of Ed Markey
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.
Representative Ed Markey, 2011
Massachusetts House of Representatives
| 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
| 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% | |
| Demcoratic | James Hall | 12,964 | 15.1% | |
United States Senate
2013 Special Election
| 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% | |
2014
thumb|right|200px|Results by county, 2014
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ed Markey | 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 | |||||
References
- "Office of the House Clerk – Electoral Statistics". Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 2008-07-30.
- "Election Results". Federal Election Commission.
- William F. Galvin (November 28, 2012). "Return of Votes for Massachusetts State Election, November 6, 2012" (PDF). p. 3. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
- "Massachusetts - Summary Vote Results". Associated Press. May 1, 2013.
- Bycoffe, Aaron (June 25, 2013). "Gabriel Gomez vs. Ed Markey - Massachusetts Senate Election (LIVE RESULTS)". Huffington Post. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
- "2014 Massachusetts Senate Election Results". Politico.com. 2014-11-04. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
- "Live: Massachusetts State Primary Election Results 2020". 270towin.com. Sep 1, 2020.
- "PD43+ » 2020 U.S. Senate General Election". PD43+. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
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