Politics & Government
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.
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Of the over 35,000 registered voters in Medford, a total of 8,413 cast ballots on Tuesday, representing a 23.53 percent turnout.
Gomez and Markey will face off in the general election to fill the seat vacated by John Kerry June 25.
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DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY
Candidate Votes Cast Percentage Edward Markey 4,786 65.89 Stephen Lynch 2,458 33.84 Write-ins 20 0.28REPUBLICAN PRIMARY
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