Politics & Government
Lynch, Gomez Win in Plymouth
Democrat Ed Markey and Republican Gabriel Gomez won their U.S. Senate primaries across the state, but the battles were especially close in Plymouth, with Stephen Lynch defeating Markey.
With all precincts reporting in Plymouth, voters went against the tide on the Democrats' side, but went with the grain on the Republican ticket in the U.S. Senate primaries.
Gabriel Gomez of Scituate won the Republican ticket statewide, defeating Abington Republican and former U.S. Attorney Mike Sullivan, and former judge Dan Winslow of Norfolk.
The final tally was 1,167 for Gomez, 1,079 for Sullivan, and 180 for Winslow.
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On the Democratic ticket, Plymouth voters went against eventual winner Ed Markey, a Congressman from Malden, instead going with South Boston Congressman Stephen Lynch: 2,274 votes to 2,058.
We'll have the precinct numbers as soon as possible.
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