Senator Markey handily beats Seth Moulton in combative Democratic primary. Here’s how election night unfolded across Mass. - The Boston Globe
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AP projects Markey win over Moulton in MassachusettsThe AP issued its projection shortly after polls closed; Moulton conceded the race.
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- The Associated Press projected Ed Markey would win the Democratic Senate primary against Representative Seth Moulton.
- Moulton conceded, saying he had congratulated Markey and would give the designated Democratic nominee his full support.
- The AP said Maura Healey won the uncontested Democratic governor’s primary; Mike Minogue was projected as the Republican winner.
- AP projections indicated that Stephen Lynch and Richard Neal also prevailed in their Democratic congressional primaries.
Are you ready to elect someone who has got the guts to stand up to giant corporate executives, to billionaires, to Republicans, to the president of the United States, and say enough screwing American families, we are here to fight back?— Elizabeth Warren at a Get Out the Vote event at a union hall in Dorchester supporting Markey
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Ed Markey will win Democratic Senate primary against Seth Moulton, the AP projects. Follow live updates. - The Boston Globe
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