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%
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

2013 Special Election
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

2014
Results by county, 2014
2014 United States Senate election in Massachusetts[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

2020
2020 United States Senate election in Massachusetts - Democratic Primary[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ed Markey 782,694 55.4
Democratic Joe Kennedy III 629,359 44.6
Total votes 1,412,053 100
2020 United States Senate election in Massachusetts - General Election[8]
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
  1. "Office of the House Clerk – Electoral Statistics". Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 2008-07-30.
  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.
  7. "Live: Massachusetts State Primary Election Results 2020". 270towin.com. Sep 1, 2020.
  8. "PD43+ » 2020 U.S. Senate General Election". PD43+. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
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