Progressive victory in Massachusetts as Markey sweeps Democratic Senate primary

Progressive incumbent Ed Markey pulled ahead of a younger moderate to sweep the Democratic primary in Massachusetts. CBS News' Fin Gómez analyzes Markey's success.

Running as a progressive, Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey forced his centrist challenger to apologize for his anti-trans remarks.

Joan Walsh Moulton, a centrist opportunist, sought to unseat his incumbent opponent by posturing as a young progressive. Voters didn't fall for it.

The progressive Senator, who is seeking a third term in the upper chamber, has defeated moderate Rep. Seth Moulton.

The infighting inside the Democratic Party is more about ideology than a generational change in leadership. That’s one key takeaway from Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA), 80, winning his primary in a landslide over 47-year-old Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA). The race was called barely a half hour after the polls closed in Massachusetts

The most high-profile races in Massachusetts mirrored other recent Democratic primaries nationwide, with match ups between progressives and moderates, and questions about the future of the party.

Markey secures the Democratic nomination as Massachusetts voters back several of the state’s long-serving lawmakers.

NBC News’ Steve Kornacki breaks down numbers in the Democratic primary races in Massachusetts including U.S. Senate and House Districts 8 and 1.

‘We need to end the war in Iran and stop the bombing in Gaza,’ the 80-year-old incumbent told his supporters.

No challenger to the all-Democratic Massachusetts delegation won on Tuesday.

Kylie Cooper / REUTERS Progressive Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey fended off a challenge by Rep. Seth Moulton in a race that inverted a 2026 trend of younger Democratic primary candidates being more liberal. Markey, 80, comfortably defeated Moulton, 47, with about 65 percent of the vote to Moulton’s 35 percent, according

Richard Neal wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Massachusetts' 1st Congressional District

Incumbent Sen. Ed Markey has won the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts.

Markey, an 80-year-old progressive, staved off a challenge by Rep. Seth Moulton, a 47-year-old member of the moderate New Democrat Coalition.

The oldest senator in Massachusetts history used a progressive message to beat Representative Seth Moulton, 47, defying calls for generational change.

Incumbent, 80, beats back challenge from Seth Moulton, who argued Markey was too old to be effective at his job Senator Ed Markey won the Democratic primary in Massachusetts on Tuesday, beating back a challenge from Seth Moulton, a congressman who tried to unseat him by arguing to voters his opponent was too old to be

The race centered on whether Markey, 80, was too old to serve a third term in the Senate. The longtime liberal stalwart will be 86 by the end of his next term.

The 80-year-old incumbent prevailed after a primary dominated by questions about age and the party’s future. He will face Republican John Deaton in November.

Markey Wins Key Primary In Victory For Progressives  HuffPost

Live results: Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey will defeat Rep. Seth Moulton in Democratic primary, CNN projects  CNN

Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey won the state’s Democratic primary on Tuesday, NBC and AP projected, beating back a challenge from a congressman who argued he was too old to continue serving in the chamber.

The primary is crucial in heavily Democratic Massachusetts, and the winner will be expected to prevail in November's general election.

Democrats across the U.S. are showing a strong desire for change

Massachusetts voters head to the polls Tuesday for primaries, deciding between Democrats Sen. Ed Markey and Rep. Seth Moulton for a Senate seat.

Massachusetts Democratic primary is a generational clash as Rep. Seth Moulton targets Sen. Ed Markey  apnews.com

Massachusetts Democratic primary is a generational clash as Rep. Seth Moulton targets Sen. Ed Markey  Toronto Star

Moulton says it's time for new Democratic leadership. Are Massachusetts voters ready to pick him over their longtime senator?

Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) is handily leading Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) in a primary race for his seat in the upper chamber, according to a new poll. In the Emerson College Polling poll, 60.4 percent of respondents that are likely to vote in the  Democratic primary or have already voted said that they would back…