Electoral history of Ed Markey
Representative Ed Markey, 2011
This is the electoral history of Ed Markey, a Democratic Senator from Massachusetts. He was previously a Democratic Representative from Massachusetts, representing the 7th and 5th districts. Markey was first elected in a 1976 special election to replace the deceased Torbert Macdonald, and was re-elected in every subsequent election. He was also the Democratic candidate, and winner, of the 2013 special election, for the United States Senate.
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Massachusetts House of Representatives District 81 Democratic Primary election, 1974 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
+% |
Democratic |
Edward Markey |
2,433 |
40.5% |
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Democratic |
John McNeil |
1,946 |
32.4% |
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Democratic |
John Brennan, Jr. |
1,623 |
27.0% |
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Massachusetts House of Representatives District 81 election, 1974 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
+% |
Democratic |
Edward Markey |
5,810 |
81.6% |
|
Independent |
Vernon Newman |
1,308 |
18.4% |
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United States House of Representatives
Massachusetts 7th Congressional District Democratic Primary election, 1976 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
+% |
Democratic |
Edward Markey |
22,137 |
21.6% |
|
Democratic |
Joseph Croken |
16,298 |
15.9% |
|
Democratic |
Vincent LoPresti |
13,787 |
13.4% |
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Democratic |
Stephen McGrail |
13,757 |
13.4% |
|
Democratic |
George McCarthy |
12,838 |
12.5% |
|
Democratic |
William Reinstien |
5,989 |
5.8% |
|
Democratic |
William Hogan |
5,143 |
5.0% |
|
Democratic |
Robert Donovan |
5,083 |
5.0% |
|
Democratic |
Jack Left |
4,266 |
4.2% |
|
Democratic |
Robert Leo |
1,759 |
1.7% |
|
Democratic |
Rose Marie Turino |
852 |
0.8% |
|
Democratic |
Bartholomew Conte |
756 |
0.7% |
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Massachusetts 7th Congressional District Democratic Primary election, 1980 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
+% |
Democratic |
Edward Markey (inc.) |
29,190 |
84.8% |
|
Democratic |
James Murphy |
5,247 |
15.2% |
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Massachusetts 7th Congressional District Democratic Primary election, 1984 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
+% |
Democratic |
Edward Markey (inc.) |
55,248 |
53.9% |
|
Democratic |
Samuel Rotondi |
41,507 |
40.5% |
|
Democratic |
Philip Doherty |
2,873 |
2.8% |
|
Democratic |
Michael Barrett |
2,396 |
2.3% |
|
Democratic |
Michael Gelber |
387 |
0.4% |
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Massachusetts 7th Congressional District Democratic Primary election, 2002 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
+% |
Democratic |
Edward Markey (inc.) |
73,014 |
84.9% |
|
Demcoratic |
James Hall |
12,964 |
15.1% |
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Massachusetts's 7th congressional district: Results 1976–2010[1][2]
Year |
|
Democrat |
Votes |
% |
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Republican |
Votes |
% |
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Third Party |
Party |
Votes |
% |
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Third Party |
Party |
Votes |
% |
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1976 |
|
Edward Markey |
162,126 |
77% |
|
Richard Daly |
37,063 |
18% |
|
James Murphy |
Independent |
6,851 |
3% |
|
Harry Chickles |
Independent |
4,748 |
2% |
|
1978 |
|
Edward Markey |
145,615 |
85% |
|
No candidate |
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James Murphy |
Independent |
26,017 |
15% |
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1980 |
|
Edward Markey |
155,759 |
100% |
|
No candidate |
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1982 |
|
Edward Markey |
151,305 |
78% |
|
David Basile |
43,063 |
22% |
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1984 |
|
Edward Markey |
167,211 |
71% |
|
S. Lester Ralph |
66,930 |
29% |
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1986 |
|
Edward Markey |
124,183 |
100% |
|
No candidate |
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1988 |
|
Edward Markey |
188,647 |
100% |
|
No candidate |
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1990 |
|
Edward Markey |
155,380 |
100% |
|
No candidate |
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1992 |
|
Edward Markey |
174,837 |
62% |
|
Stephen Sohn |
78,262 |
28% |
|
Robert Antonelli |
Independent |
28,421 |
10% |
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1994 |
|
Edward Markey |
146,246 |
64% |
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Brad Bailey |
80,674 |
36% |
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1996 |
|
Edward Markey |
177,053 |
70% |
|
Patricia Long |
76,407 |
30% |
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1998 |
|
Edward Markey |
137,178 |
71% |
|
Patricia Long |
56,977 |
29% |
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2000 |
|
Edward Markey |
211,543 |
99% |
|
No candidate |
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Other |
|
2,814 |
1% |
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2002 |
|
Edward Markey |
170,968 |
98% |
|
No candidate |
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Other |
|
2,206 |
1% |
|
Daniel Melnechuk |
write-in |
863 |
0% |
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2004 |
|
Edward Markey |
202,399 |
74% |
|
Kenneth Chase |
60,334 |
22% |
|
James Hall |
Independent |
12,139 |
4% |
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2006 |
|
Edward Markey |
171,902 |
98% |
|
No candidate |
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Other |
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2,889 |
2% |
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2008 |
|
Edward Markey |
212,304 |
76% |
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John Cunningham |
81,802 |
24% |
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2010 |
|
Edward Markey |
145,696 |
66% |
|
Gerry Dembrowski |
73,467 |
33% |
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United States Senate
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