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Progressives scored another big primary win with Ed Markey’s Massachusetts victory, signaling continued leftward momentum that could shape November battlegrounds, even as centrists fret about the Democrats’ ability to unite and the cycle’s mixed results show the shift isn’t uniform.
Massachusetts kept veteran Democrats in place, with Sen. Ed Markey and Rep. Stephen Lynch winning re-nominations despite progressive challenges; Biden-backed Dan Koh won the North Shore seat to succeed Rep. Seth Moulton, signaling a mixed night for progressives in the blue state.
Massachusetts’ primaries favored veteran Democrats: Ed Markey defeated Seth Moulton for the Democratic nomination, and long-serving Reps. Lynch and Neal won their races, with Dan Koh taking the open 6th District. While younger progressives mounted competitive campaigns, the results underscored incumbents’ strength in a state that leans heavily Democratic ahead of November.
Incumbents Ed Markey (U.S. Senate) and Katherine Clark (U.S. House) won their Massachusetts Democratic primaries as results continue to come in; Erika Uyterhoeven leads the 2nd Middlesex State Senate race with Barbe r and McLaughlin concessions noted. Ben Ewen-Campen and Will Mbah captured the 27th and 34th Middlesex State House seats respectively, with Barber and Oates-area races in flux. Republican Michael Minogue claimed the governor nomination. Cambridge vote tallies were still pending at the time of update. AP is providing results and updates are ongoing.
Massachusetts voters head to the polls Sept. 1, 2026 for a marquee US Senate primary between incumbent Ed Markey and Rep. Seth Moulton, underscoring a Democratic split between progressives and moderates, with competitive Democratic primaries in the 6th and 8th districts and a largely uncontested gubernatorial race for Gov. Maura Healey; Markey currently leads Moulton by a wide margin in recent polling (60-32).
80-year-old Sen. Ed Markey is running for six more years in a Massachusetts Democratic Senate primary, framing himself as the anti‑establishment revolutionary against Rep. Seth Moulton, who runs on generational change. The race centers on progressive priorities like Medicare for All and the Green New Deal, with Warren and Sanders among Markey’s backers, while Moulton argues Markey hasn’t delivered enough on energy and housing. The contest highlights intra‑party tensions and could shape future leadership in a blue state as Massachusetts weighs its political direction and potential shifts in the broader party landscape.
Senator Ed Markey, 80, touts his role as the voice of Massachusetts’ youth while facing a diminishing online support network known as the Markeyverse that helped him win previously, highlighting a tension between his appeal to young voters and changing online enthusiasm as he pursues reelection.
In Massachusetts, Sen. Ed Markey—an outspoken defender of transgender rights—campaigns in a primary against Rep. Seth Moulton, arguing that transgender athletes should be allowed to compete. The race has highlighted tensions over Democratic strategy on trans issues, with Moulton previously drawing criticism for remarks about Democrats’ losses that Markey and others urged him to reconsider.
In a Massachusetts Senate primary debate, Ed Markey defends pro-trans messaging with an endorsement from the Human Rights Campaign, while Seth Moulton faces scrutiny over his evolving stance on trans athletes and backs the Equality Act, highlighting how Democrats are calibrating their trans-rights messaging amid GOP attacks and public polling on the issue.
In a Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll ahead of the September Massachusetts Democratic primary, incumbent Sen. Ed Markey leads Rep. Seth Moulton 52.2% to 38%, up from 47%–30% in April, with Markey's margin widening. The survey also queried opinions on Markey's age, other state leaders, major issues, November ballot questions, and the 2028 Democratic presidential primary.
Connecticut voters ousted longtime incumbent John Larson in a landslide, highlighting a push for generational renewal as Luke Bronin—47 and a former mayor—defeated Larson by about 22 points. Analysts see the result as a potential warning for Ed Markey’s Massachusetts Senate campaign, where he, at age 80, faces Seth Moulton, but Massachusetts dynamics differ: Markey enjoys strong endorsements and broader support within his state, suggesting the CT outcome could foreshadow attention on age and renewal without dictating MA's race.
U.S. Sen. Ed Markey won a decisive endorsement from Massachusetts Democrats at the Worcester convention, taking 73% of delegate votes to Rep. Seth Moulton's 27% and cementing his front-runner status for the Senate primary; Moulton still cleared the 15% threshold to appear on the Sept. 1 ballot amid questions about Markey's age and seniority.
Democratic Representative Seth Moulton has announced his challenge to incumbent Senator Ed Markey in the 2026 Massachusetts primary, citing a desire for new leadership and emphasizing that his challenge is not ideological, as he largely agrees with Markey on issues.
Senator Ed Markey has urged President Joe Biden to invoke the 14th Amendment to end the standoff over raising the debt limit, which he believes is crucial to defusing Republicans’ efforts to block the president’s policies, including climate legislation. GOP House members have laid out a series of policy demands as part of the talks on raising the limit, including speedier approvals of energy permits and a rescinding of much of Biden’s signature climate law. Markey believes that Biden needs to bypass Congress to prevent Republicans from extracting unreasonable concessions.