Politics & Government
As Attleboro Goes, So Goes the Commonwealth
Republican Gabriel Gomez and Democrat Edward Markey both carry Attleboro as they claim victories in their respective U.S. Senate primaries.
The percentage of the vote was different, but the order of the results in the Tuesday primary for Massachusetts' special U.S. Senate election was the same in Attleboro as it was statewide. Republican Gabriel Gomez and Democrat Edward Markey won the nominations of their respective parties. Voters will determine June 25 which of the two will head to Washington to fill the seat vacated earlier this year by John Kerry when he became U.S. secretary of state.
Gomez was supported by 42 percent of Attleboro's Republican voters. He received 51 percent of the vote statewide. Opponent Michael Sullivan received 30 percent support in Attleboro and 36 percent support statewide. Dan Winslow earned 27 percent of the vote locally and 13 percent statewide.
Markey defeated Stephen Lynch by a 56 to 43 margin in Attleboro. Statewide, 58 percent of Democratic voters picked Markey and 42 percent chose Lynch.
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Voter turnout in Attleboro was 10.58 percent with 2,725 of the 25,762 registered voters participating.
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