Watertown Voters Go for Markey, Gomez in U.S. Senate Primary

Democrat Ed Markey won handily over Stephen Lynch in Watertown's special primary for U.S. Senate, while there was a tighter race on the Republican side, according to unofficial results from the Watertown Town Clerk. 

A total of 4,104 Watertown residents voted in the April 30 special primary, with 3,096 voters (or 75 percent) going for Markey over Lynch, who netted 998 votes (or 24 percent).

On the Republican side, Gabriel Gomez ecked out a win with 297 Watertown votes (44 percent), over Michael Sullivan, who got 286 votes (42 percent), and Dan Winslow, who garnered 85 votes (12 percent). 

Watertown's results mimicked the race results as a whole for the state, with Markey and Gomez getting the nod from their parties to go head to head in the June 25 general election.

To see the precinct-by-precinct breakdown of how Watertown residents voted in the special primary, see the town clerk's unofficial results.