Politics & Government
Danvers Goes for Markey, Gomez in Senate Primary
Here's how Danvers voted in the U.S. Senate Primary on Tuesday. Overall turnout was 15 percent of registered voters.
The race to become Massachusetts' next U.S. Senator now comes down to Democrat Congressman Ed Markey and Republican businessman and former Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez.
Tuesday in Danvers, the results were similar to the final tally statewide -- Gomez with a solid victory over his Republican opponents Michael Sullivan and Dan Winslow and Markey with about 5 points on Democratic opponent and fellow Congressman Stephen Lynch.
Here's a look at the local results:
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Senator in Congress
DEMOCRAT Stephen Lynch 819 47% Edward Markey 907 52% Total votes 1,728 REPUBLICANS Gabriel Gomez 526 52% Michael Sullivan 333 33% Daniel Winslow 159 16% Total votes 1,019
Overall turnout for the special election primary to eventually succeed former Sen. John Kerry was 15 percent in Danvers. The total number of registered voters is about 18,000.
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Town Clerk Joe Collins indicated he wasn't surprised by the low turnout, with the race coming at an off time of year for state and federal elections.
Collins said the number of registered voters did increase last fall, heading into the presidential election -- that total was 18,965 as of Oct. 17 -- but he expects that amount to dwindle going forward, as new voters fail to return the annual town census and fall off the rolls.
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