Incumbent Ed Markey Faces Primary Challenge From Rep. Seth Moulton in Massachusetts

What to Watch in the Massachusetts Primary Election

Senator Edward Markey, who began his congressional career in 1976, faces a challenge from Representative Seth Moulton.

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Can 80-year-old Democrat Ed Markey clinch another US Senate term?

Age on the agenda in Massachusetts but octogenarian leftwinger leads younger rival Seth Moulton in primary poll Democrats have spent the summer ousting long-serving incumbents in primaries across the country. On Tuesday, Massachusetts voters will decide whether that generational revolt extends to the 80-year-old Ed Markey, whose younger Democratic rival has argued that the incumbent is simply too old to serve another term. But the Senate primary in this heavily Democratic state flips a centra...

By Robert Tait in Washington

In Massachusetts, Sen. Ed Markey and Rep. Seth Moulton vie for Senate nomination

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

By Anthony Brooks

Democrats’ generational battle erupts as 80-year-old senator faces younger challenger

Ed Markey and Seth Moulton clash over generational change and progressive priorities in a Massachusetts Senate primary reshaping the Democratic Party.