U.S. Senate Special Primary Election Results: Markey Wins in Sharon

Tuesday was a strong day for Democratic U.S. Congressman Edward Markey of Malden. 

Voters in Sharon showed up in support of Markey during Tuesday's U.S. Senate special primary election; Markey won in Sharon with 1,431 votes, according to Sharon Town Clerk Marlene Chused Wednesday morning.

By comparison, Lynch came in second in Sharon with 416 of the votes. Republican businessman and former U.S. Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez of Cohasset received 231 votes in Sharon, while U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan of Abington received 138 votes and State Rep. Dan Winslow of Norfolk received 84.

Markey beat U.S. Congressman Stephen Lynch of South Boston statewide, and will face Gomez in the general election on June 25.

Brett Rhyne of Needham ran as write-in candidate during the primary election; there were no write-in votes in Sharon.  

A total of 2,301 of Sharon's 12,420 registered voters (about 19 percent) voted Tuesday, a number that was larger than expected at Sharon Town Hall.  

"It honestly is a little more than I expected," Chused said Wednesday morning. "It was a great turnout. Every election has its own characteristics to it. I can't say two elections are alike. Sharon is a voting community, Sharon does come out to vote, so I really shouldn't be that surprised, because our voters come out."

Patch editors interviewed each of the candidates running for U.S. Senate on Tuesday. Click here to read the questions and answers with each candidate.