Electoral history of Ed Markey

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.

United States House of Representatives

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 145,615 85% No candidate James Murphy Independent 26,017 15%
1980 Edward Markey 155,759 100% No candidate
1982 Edward Markey 151,305 78% David Basile 43,063 22%
1984 Edward Markey 167,211 71% S. Lester Ralph 66,930 29%
1986 Edward Markey 124,183 100% No candidate
1988 Edward Markey 188,647 100% No candidate
1990 Edward Markey 155,380 100% No candidate
1992 Edward Markey 174,837 62% Stephen Sohn 78,262 28% Robert Antonelli Independent 28,421 10%
1994 Edward Markey 146,246 64% Brad Bailey 80,674 36%
1996 Edward Markey 177,053 70% Patricia Long 76,407 30%
1998 Edward Markey 137,178 71% Patricia Long 56,977 29%
2000 Edward Markey 211,543 99% No candidate Other 2,814 1%
2002 Edward Markey 170,968 98% No candidate Other 2,206 1% Daniel Melnechuk write-in 863 0%
2004 Edward Markey 202,399 74% Kenneth Chase 60,334 22% James Hall Independent 12,139 4%
2006 Edward Markey 171,902 98% No candidate Other 2,889 2%
2008 Edward Markey 212,304 76% John Cunningham 81,802 24%
2010 Edward Markey 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 257,490 75% Tom Tierney 82,944 24% Other 675 0%

United States Senate

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
Results by county
General election results[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

References

  1. ↑ "Office of the House Clerk – Electoral Statistics". Clerk of the United States House of Representatives.
  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.
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