Markey Leads Gomez in New Suffolk/WHDH Poll

Congressman leads Gabriel Gomez by 17 points.

  A new Suffolk University/7NEWS (WHDH) poll shows a strong lead for Democratic U.S. Congressman Edward Markey over Republican businessman and former U.S. Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez in the race for the U.S. Senate special election. The poll of 500 likely voters has Markey at 52 percent and Gomez at 35 percent. Eleven percent of voters in the poll were undecided. A third-party candidate, Richard Heos of the Twelve Visions Party, got 1 percent and another 1 percent refused to respond. David Paleologos, director of the Suffolk University Political Research Center in Boston, said along with the announcement of the poll that Markey has "a large lead over his Republican opponent who voters are unsure about." Indeed, 32 percent of those polled said …

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Markey or Gomez: Who Would You Vote for Today?

The two will face off on June 25 in the U.S. Senate special election.

    After months of campaigning we now know who is going head to head in the June 25 special U.S. Senate election. Democratic Congressman Edward Markey (D-Malden) took the Democratic vote in the Tuesday election over fellow Congressman Stephen Lynch (D-South Boston). Political newcomer and former U.S. Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez of Cohasset came out on top of a field of Republican candidates  - including more seasoned opponents former U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan and State Rep. Dan Winslow of Norfolk. With a month and a half of campaigning still to come we wanted to stop and ask you this question. If the Special Election were today - who would you vote for right now? Markey or Gomez? Tell us in our comments section below.

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Rob C.

3:20 pm on Sunday, May 19, 2013

Rush, the overweight ex pill popper and is losing market share by the minute(he's actually pretty stable in market share). Obama, the anorexic ex pothead/cokehead losing popularity by the minute. Great choice.   more ›

How Did Burlington Vote in the Special State Primary?

Burlington voters chose the same candidates that voters elected state-wide.

The results are in from the Massachusetts Special State Primary to fill the vacant seat left by now Secretary of State John Kerry. The primary consisted of two official Democratic candidates and one write-in candidate and three Republican candidates. On the Democrat side, U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-8th), U.S. Rep. Ed Markey (D-5th) and Brett Rhyne (write-in candidate) faced off in the primary. Former Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez, former U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan and State Rep. Dan Winslow (R-Norfolk) faced off in the Republican primary.  Massachusetts party voters elected Markey to run for the Democrats and Gomez to run for the Republicans. How did Burlington vote? Burlington Democrats also went with Markey with 997 votes compared to Lynch…

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Special State Primary - Burlington's Election Guide

Voting will take place in the Burlington High School

It's time to vote in the Special State Primary to choose party candidates to run in the special election to fill now Secretary of State John Kerry's former seat. In Burlington, voting will take place from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Burlington High School. Volunteers at the school will help voters find their correct precinct and party ballot. Town Clerk Amy Warfield suggests voters plan ahead when heading to the polls since school will still be in session today. "School will be in session that day so traffic at the polls during the 7 to 8 a.m. hour and the 2 to 3 p.m. hour may be heavier," she said. "Please plan on accordingly if you are coming during those hours." Today's primary election will include a race for both the Democrats and Republicans…

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Patch Interviews U.S. Senate Candidates

We gathered questions from editors across Patch’s coverage area in Massachusetts.

Patch editors interviewed each of the candidates running for U.S. Senate in the April 30 special election. We gathered questions from editors across Patch’s coverage area in Massachusetts. The editors asked both broad questions about policy, as well as opinions on more local, regional issues. Click on the links below to read the questions and answers with each candidate… Stephen Lynch Edward Markey Brett Rhyne (write-in candidate) Gabriel Gomez Michael Sullivan Daniel Winslow

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Larry

6:47 pm on Wednesday, May 1, 2013

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Burlington Bucks Nationwide Trend by Going Republican but Buying Hybrids

Burlington voted for Scott Brown and owns more hybrid cars than the state average.

Burlington is red and green: That’s what we found when we compared data from the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles to the vote in the 2012 U.S. Senate race. You can see the results in the map above: Large circles suggest towns with more hybrid ownership per capita, and the red/blue color suggests which way those towns voted last year. In Burlington, 18.4 of every 1,000 vehicles is a hybrid, compared to the state average of 18. Patch’s research suggests the state has a good number of what might be called “green Republican” communities. More than 40 percent of the communities where Republican Scott Brown carried the vote have an above average numbers of hybrids. The data is a nice rebuttal to the national trends of hybrid/GOP …

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A Week of Key Debates, Endorsements

A look back at what happened over the past week in the U.S. Senate race.

Just a little more than two weeks until the primary election to see which Democrat and Republican will go head to head to fill the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by John Kerry’s appointment to Secretary of State. Monday night, U.S. Congressmen Stephen Lynch (D-South Boston) and Edward Markey (D-Malden) met in their second debate which contained few fireworks. The debate, held at the University of Massachusetts Lowell and sponsored by the college and the Boston Herald, lasted about 45 minutes and touched a wide variety of issues on which the two Democrats mostly agreed. On Wednesday night, it was the Republicans’ turn as they went face to face in the WBZ-TV studios moderated by the station’s Jon Keller. Former U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan…

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Anna Bucciarelli

9:46 am on Monday, April 15, 2013

PS ... I too feel that Lynch is the better of the 2 dems but certainly not my first choice. At this point, I am still VERY ambivalent and have no clue where I'll go with my vote but I strongly feel this Commonwealth would fair better with diversity of opinion rather than to continue as it is, a one-party governing body.   more ›

Letter: Bill Pepicelli 'Thanks for Your Support'

A letter from newly-reelected First Constable Bill Pepicelli.