Live results: Moulton vies to unseat Markey in Massachusetts Senate primary

Sen. Ed Markey and Rep. Seth Moulton are duking it out for the Democratic nod in the Massachusetts Senate race. Moulton has made the race about generational change, arguing it’s time for “a new generation of leadership.” Markey has held the seat since 2013 and has served in Congress for a total of five decades.…

If the polls are correct, an 80-year-old incumbent will move ahead to November’s general election.

Massachusetts is holding its 2026 primary election on Tuesday, with the ballot featuring a Senate race between Ed Markey and Seth Moulton.

Sen. Ed Markey faces Congressman Seth Moulton in the Massachusetts Senate primary. Both candidates have similar progressive platforms.

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The 2026 midterms have brought a number of generational challenges like the one Moulton is waging against Markey, with younger Democrats taking on — and in some cases unseating — longtime incumbents.

Sen. Ed Markey is 80, while his rival, Rep. Seth Moulton, is 47.

Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts has emerged as a vocal defender of transgender rights as he tries to fend off a primary challenge from Representative Seth Moulton.