# Electoral history of Ed Markey

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% |
| Democratic | John McNeil | 1,946 | 32.4% |
| Democratic | John Brennan, Jr. | 1,623 | 27.0% |
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% | |

## United States House of Representatives

Massachusetts 7th Congressional District Democratic Primary special 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% |
| 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% |
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% | |
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% |
Massachusetts 7th Congressional District Democratic Primary election, 2002 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | +% |
| Democratic | Edward Markey (inc.) | 73,014 | 84.9% | |
| Democratic | James Hall | 12,964 | 15.1% | |
Massachusetts's 7th congressional district: Results 1976–2010 :
| Year | Democrat | Votes | % | Republican | Votes | % | Third Party | Party | Votes | % | Third Party | Party | Votes | % |
| 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 (incumbent) | 145,615 | 85% | No candidate | | | James Murphy | Independent | 26,017 | 15% | | | | |
| 1980 | Edward Markey (incumbent) | 155,759 | 100% | No candidate | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1982 | Edward Markey (incumbent) | 151,305 | 78% | David Basile | 43,063 | 22% | | | | | | | | |
| 1984 | Edward Markey (incumbent) | 167,211 | 71% | S. Lester Ralph | 66,930 | 29% | | | | | | | | |
| 1986 | Edward Markey (incumbent) | 124,183 | 100% | No candidate | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1988 | Edward Markey (incumbent) | 188,647 | 100% | No candidate | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1990 | Edward Markey (incumbent) | 155,380 | 100% | No candidate | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1992 | Edward Markey (incumbent) | 174,837 | 62% | Stephen Sohn | 78,262 | 28% | Robert Antonelli | Independent | 28,421 | 10% | | | | |
| 1994 | Edward Markey (incumbent) | 146,246 | 64% | Brad Bailey | 80,674 | 36% | | | | | | | | |
| 1996 | Edward Markey (incumbent) | 177,053 | 70% | Patricia Long | 76,407 | 30% | | | | | | | | |
| 1998 | Edward Markey (incumbent) | 137,178 | 71% | Patricia Long | 56,977 | 29% | | | | | | | | |
| 2000 | Edward Markey (incumbent) | 211,543 | 99% | No candidate | | | Other | | 2,814 | 1% | | | | |
| 2002 | Edward Markey (incumbent) | 170,968 | 98% | No candidate | | | Other | | 2,206 | 1% | Daniel Melnechuk | write-in | 863 | 0% |
| 2004 | Edward Markey (incumbent) | 202,399 | 74% | Kenneth Chase | 60,334 | 22% | James Hall | Independent | 12,139 | 4% | | | | |
| 2006 | Edward Markey (incumbent) | 171,902 | 98% | No candidate | | | Other | | 2,889 | 2% | | | | |
| 2008 | Edward Markey (incumbent) | 212,304 | 76% | John Cunningham | 81,802 | 24% | | | | | | | | |
| 2010 | Edward Markey (incumbent) | 145,696 | 66% | Gerry Dembrowski | 73,467 | 33% | | | | | | | | |
Massachusetts's 5th congressional district: Results 2012 :
| Year | Democrat | Votes | % | Republican | Votes | % | Third Party | Party | Votes | % |
| 2012 | Ed Markey (incumbent) | 257,490 | 75% | Tom Tierney | 82,944 | 24% | Other | | 675 | 0% |

## United States Senate
### 2013 Special Election

United States Senate special election in Massachusetts, 2013 - Democratic Primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Ed Markey | 309,854 | 57.4% |
| | Democratic | Stephen Lynch | 229,973 | 42.6% |
United States Senate special election in Massachusetts, 2013 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Edward Markey | 642,988 | 54.84% |
| Republican | Gabriel Gomez | 525,080 | 44.78% |
| Twelve Visions Party | Richard Heos | 4,518 | 0.39% |

### 2014

2014 United States Senate election in Massachusetts :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Ed Markey (Incumbent) | 1,285,736 | 61.96% |
| | Republican | Brian Herr | 789,378 | 38.04% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,075,114 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2020

2020 United States Senate election in Massachusetts - Democratic Primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Ed Markey (incumbent) | 782,694 | 55.4% |
| | Democratic | Joe Kennedy III | 629,359 | 44.6% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,412,053 | 100% |
2020 United States Senate election in Massachusetts - General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Ed Markey (incumbent) | 2,357,809 | 66.15% |
| | Republican | Kevin O'Connor | 1,177,765 | 33.05% |
| | Independent | Shiva Ayyadurai (write-in) | 21,134 | 0.59% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 7,428 | 0.21% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,564,136 | 100.0% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |