Voters in Both Towns Back Primary Winners

Voters in Hamilton and Wenham both backed the eventual winners of Tuesday's U.S. Senate primary.

In Hamilton, Republican Gabriel Gomez received 244 votes, Michael Sullivan 102 and Daniel Winslow 60 votes.

Things were much the same in Wenham, where Gomez received 126 votes, Sullivan got 60 and Winslow had 42.

Eventual winner Ed Marley was tops in both towns for Democrats, with 212 votes in Wenham to Stephen Lynch's 58. Hamilton Democrats backed Markey with 308 votes over Lynch's 151 votes.

Turnout was low, as expected. In Hamilton, 15 percent of voters went to the poll sat Winthrop Elementary School, In Wenham turnout was 17 percent.

Gomez and Markey will face each other in the June 25 general election.