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Democrats'
oldest senator overcame pressure for a generational change in the Massachusetts Senate primary.
Senator Ed Markey, 81, defeated 47-year-old Rep. Seth Moulton in the race Tuesday, Sept. 1. Markey's win comes amid a slew of losses for Democratic incumbents during recent primaries and signals how age has become a divisive factor among the party.
See how Markey performed and other results from Massachusetts' Senate, House and governor primaries, according to the Associated Press and CNN.
Massachusetts House primary results
District 1
- Republican: No Republican candidate ran in this race.
- Democrat: Incumbent Rep. Richard Neal (53.7% of votes) defeated Jeromie Whalen (46.3% of votes) with an estimated 93% of votes counted.
District 2
- Republican: No Republican candidate ran in this race.
- Democrat: Incumbent Rep. Jim McGovern won the race uncontested.
District 3
- Republican: Gary Grossi won the race uncontested.
- Democrat: Incumbent Rep. Lori Trahan won the race uncontested.
District 4
- Republican: Thomas Stalcup won the race uncontested.
- Democrat: Incumbent Rep. Jake Auchincloss (73.3% of votes) defeated Jason Poulos (26.7% of votes) with an estimated 94% of votes counted.
District 5
- Republican: No Republican candidate ran in this race.
- Democrat: Incumbent Rep. Katherine Clark (73.8% of votes) defeated Jonathan Paz (19.7% of votes) with an estimated 99% of votes counted.
District 6
- Republican: Micah Jones won the race uncontested.
- Democrat: Dan Koh (41.1% of votes) defeated Tram Nguyen (29.5% of votes) with an estimated 96% of votes counted.
District 7
- Republican: No Republican entered this race.
- Democrat: Incumbent Rep. Ayannah Pressley won the race uncontested.
District 8
- Republican: Robert Burke won the race uncontested.
- Democrat: Incumbent Rep. Stephen Lynch (55.2% of votes) defeated Patrick Roath (44.8 % of votes), with an estimated 94% of votes counted.
District 9
- Republican: Tyler MacAllister won the race uncontested.
- Democrat: Incumbent Rep. Bill Keating (77.8% of votes) defeated Craig Swallow (22.2% of votes) with an estimated 89% of votes counted.
Massachusetts Senate primary results
- Republican: John Deaton won the race uncontested.
- Democrat: Sen. Ed Markey (64.9% of votes) defeated Seth Moulton (35.1% of votes) with an estimated 96% of votes counted.
Massachusetts governor primary results
- Republican: Michael Minogue (75.8% of votes) defeated Brian Shortsleeve (24.2% of votes) with an estimated 94% of votes counted.
- Democrat: Incumbent Gov. Maura Healey won the race uncontested.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Massachusetts election results: Latest on primary races for House, Senate, governor
