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Markey Leads Moulton in Massachusetts Senate Primary

Senator Ed Markey leads Representative Seth Moulton in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts, with polls showing double-digit margins in August after Moulton narrowed the gap earlier this year. Both candidates hold similar progressive platforms. Voters will decide the contest on Tuesday.

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Markey Leads Moulton in Polls of Senate Primary in Massachusetts

Senator Ed Markey had double digit leads in every poll of the Democratic primary for Senate in August after Seth Moulton briefly narrowed the gap this spring.

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Progressive Ed Markey, 80, faces generational test in Massachusetts Senate primary

Markey, looking to clinch another Senate term, leads younger rival Seth Moulton in blue state’s primary poll Democrats have spent the summer ousting long-serving incumbents in primaries across the country. On Tuesday, Massachusetts voters will decide whether that generational revolt extends to the 80-year-old Ed Markey, whose younger Democratic rival has argued that the incumbent is simply too old to serve another t…

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In Massachusetts, Sen. Ed Markey and Rep. Seth Moulton vie for Senate nomination

Sen. Ed Markey faces Congressman Seth Moulton in the Massachusetts Senate primary. Both candidates have similar progressive platforms.

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