Politics & Government

Gomez, Markey Get the Nod in Acton

Only 19 percent of Acton voters hit the polls on Tuesday.

The Town of Acton followed the rest of the state in election Republican Gabriel Gomez and Democrat Ed Markey in Tuesday's Special State Primary Election to fill John Kerry's U.S. Senate seat.

Voter turnout in Acton was low, with only 19 percent of the town's registered voters casting a vote.

Of those who did vote in Acton, 53 percent chose Gomez while 84 percent went with Markey.

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Click on the attached pdf to see the breakdown in Acton.

The Special Election will be held June 25.

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Town Clerk Eva Szkaradek was not immediately available for comment.

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