Kennedy Won Worcester, But Markey Carried 3 Key Wards

WORCESTER, MA — U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy won in seven of Worcester's 10 voting wards, underscoring Kennedy's strategy targeting working class cities in Massachusetts. But incumbent Ed Markey still carried a wide swath of Worcester, according to unofficial results released Tuesday.

Markey's biggest win was in Ward 9, which runs from Elm Park west to Tatnuck and the Paxton town line. Markey also won Ward 10 (by three votes), which includes parts of Main South, one of the most diverse neighborhoods in Worcester.

Bernie Sanders' biggest win on Super Tuesday in Worcester was Ward 10. Sanders didn't endorse in the Markey-Kennedy race, but Markey was embraced by younger Sanders supporters and seen as more progressive than Kennedy.

Markey did carry Ward 8, precinct 3, which encompasses the Clark University campus. But Markey lost every other precinct in Ward 8, which includes the core of Main South.

Markey also took Ward 1, which borders Ward 9 and runs from Elm Park northwest to the Holden line. In the end, Kennedy's dominance in Worcester earned him 52 percent of the vote to Markey's 48 percent.

Here's a look at each ward's results, and how they compare to the 2020 presidential primary, which Sanders carried over Joe Biden.

Ward 1

Northwest corner of the city from I-190 to Indian Lake and south to Highland Street.

(W) Markey 2,274
Kennedy 2,161
Presidential primary winner: Bernie Sanders

Ward 2

The northeast corner of Worcester from Route 12 south through Burncoat and down to I-290.

Markey 1,527
(W) Kennedy 1,774
Presidential primary winner: Joe Biden

Ward 3

Runs from Dodge Park along I-290 to Highland Street and Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Markey 1,034
(W) Kennedy 1,038
Presidential primary winner: Bernie Sanders

Ward 4

Spans Lake Quinsigamond west to City Hall and between Belmont and Hamilton streets on the north and south.

Markey 997
(W) Kennedy 1,180
Presidential primary winner: Bernie Sanders

Ward 5

Runs from Hamilton Street to Grafton along the lake and as far west as Route 122A.

Markey 1,337
(W) Kennedy 1,712
Presidential primary winner: Joe Biden

Ward 6

Includes Union Hill and Vernon Hill, plus Holy Cross and all the neighborhoods south to Route 20.

Markey 692
(W) Kennedy 954
Presidential primary winner: Bernie Sanders

Ward 7

Runs from Hope Cemetery along the Leicester line to the airport, also includes the Beaver Brook area.

Markey 1,267
(W) Kennedy 1,590
Presidential primary winner: Bernie Sanders

Ward 8

Includes an area from Clark University northeast to Cromtpon Park.

Markey 608
(W) Kennedy 645
Presidential primary winner: Bernie Sanders

Ward 9

Includes Worcester State University and the area along the Paxton and Holden borders.

(W) Markey 2,186
Kennedy 1,901
Presidential primary winner: Joe Biden

Ward 10

Encompasses the west side of downtown south to Main South; it also includes Becker College.

(W) Markey 730
Kennedy 727
Presidential primary winner: Bernie Sanders