Markey Leads Gomez in New Suffolk/WHDH Poll

Congressman leads Gabriel Gomez by 17 points.

A new Suffolk University/7NEWS (WHDH) poll shows a strong lead for Democratic U.S. Congressman Edward Markey over Republican businessman and former U.S. Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez in the race for the U.S. Senate special election. The poll of 500 likely voters has Markey at 52 percent and Gomez at 35 percent. Eleven percent of voters in the poll were undecided. A third-party candidate, Richard Heos of the Twelve Visions Party, got 1 percent and another 1 percent refused to respond. David Paleologos, director of the Suffolk University Political Research Center in Boston, said along with the announcement of the poll that Markey has "a large lead over his Republican opponent who voters are unsure about." Indeed, 32 percent of those polled said …

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Unofficial Medford Senate Primary Election Results

Ed Markey wins big, Gabriel Gomez by a much smaller amount over Michael Sullivan in Medford voting.

Unofficial results from the voting in Medford for the 2013 U.S. Senate special primary election indicates the city's choices reflecting those made by the state overall Tuesday. U.S. Congressman Edward Markey of neighboring Malden handily won the most votes in the Democratic primary in Medford, beating fellow Congressman Stephen Lynch of South Boston by a nearly two-to-one margin. Cohasset businessman and former U.S. Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez took the most Republican ballots but by just a 47-41 margin over former U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan of Abington. State Rep. Dan Winslow of Norfolk got just shy of 10 percent of the GOP vote. Of the over 35,000 registered voters in Medford, a total of 8,413 cast ballots on Tuesday, representing a 23.53…

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Primary Voting Slow in Medford Tuesday

City clerk estimate some locations have seen "mid-teens" turnout so far.

Voting in today's U.S. Senate special primary election has been expectedly slow in Medford as of early afternoon, according to City Clerk Ed Finn. Finn said he was unsure of things would pick up after 4 p.m., once people are able to get out of work and possibly head to one of Medford's 16 polling locations. According to Finn, voting was going smoothly with no problems with ballots or machines as of about 2 p.m. Finn couldn't predict a possible final turnout number for Medford but said some locations in Medford were in the "mid-teens" as of about 2 p.m. As far as he knew, the only campaign observing the polls in Medford Tuesday was for U.S. Congressman Edward Markey of Malden. Polls in Medford will be open until 8 p.m. Tuesday. Here are the…

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Lynch, Markey Debate Health Care, Outside Funding

Candidates for U.S. Senate Democratic nomination squared off in Lowell Monday.

Lynch, Markey Debate Health Care, Outside Funding

Candidates for U.S. Senate Democratic nomination squared off in Lowell Monday.

U.S. Congressmen Stephen Lynch and Edward Markey met in their second debate Monday ahead of the Democratic U.S. Senate special primary in a contest that contained few fireworks outside of an exchange on health care. The debate, held at the University of Massachusetts Lowell and sponsored by the college and the Boston Herald, lasted about 45 minutes and touched a wide variety of issues on which the two Democrats mostly agreed. An early question was asked about the candidates' positions on the Affordable Care Act. Markey (D-Malden) voted in favor of the bill that passed in 2010 while Lynch (D-South Boston) was one of few Democrats who opposed it. Markey said voting for the bill was the "proudest vote of my Congressional career." He said …

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MassGOP to File Ethics Complaint Against Markey

State party believes congressman is using taxpayer-funded resources for his campaign among other complaints, Boston Herald reports.

Congressman Edward Markey (D-Malden) will face an ethics complaint from the Bay State Republican Party that alleges coordination between the U.S. Senate candidate’s campaign and congressional office and improper use of footage from Congress in TV ads, according to a report in the Boston Herald Tuesday. MassGOP Executive Director Nate Little told the Herald they believe Markey has been using taxpayer-funded resources from his congressional office for campaign purposes. The state GOP plans on filing a letter with the House Committee on Ethics Tuesday, according to the Herald. Little also said two Markey campaign ads feature video footage from the House floor, as well as committee sessions, which Little told the Herald is forbidden under …

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Markey, Sullivan Leading New WBUR Senate Poll

Over 40 percent of likely voters in both primaries yet to make up their minds for the special election.

Congressman Edward Markey and former U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan are leading their respective Democratic and Republican primary fields for the upcoming U.S. Senate special election, according to a new WBUR poll. Markey, a Malden Democrat, has an 11-point edge (35 percent to 24 percent) over fellow Congressman Stephen Lynch of South Boston. Sullivan, of Abington, leads the Republican candidates with 28 percent followed by Norfolk Rep. Dan Winslow at 10 percent and former U.S. Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez of Cohasset with 8 percent. Both races have a high number of undecided voters. According to the poll, 41 percent of likely Democratic voters have not made up their minds. That number is even bigger among likely GOP voters, where 46 percent …

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On the Agenda: Senate Primary To Be Set

See the polling places and times for next month's special Senate primary.

The Medford City Council's agenda is a light one tonight, with the only resolution on the agenda involving the setting of the upcoming U.S. Senate special primary election. The meeting is set to take place at 7 in the Howard F. Alden Auditorium at Medford City Hall. The full agenda can be seen here. The primary will be taking place Tuesday, April 30 to decide the Democratic and Republican nominees for the Tuesday, June 25 special election to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Secretary of State John Kerry. According to the agenda, polls will be open April 30 in Medford from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. The following are the voting wards and precincts as outlined in the agenda:

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