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  MA US Senate - D Primary
RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Massachusetts > Senate Class II
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
TypeDemocratic Primary Election
Filing Deadline June 02, 2020 - 04:00pm Central
Polls Open September 01, 2020 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close September 01, 2020 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 2021 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2027 - 12:00pm
Invalid Votes Under Votes: 13,880
ContributorRP
Last ModifiedCharlotte Rose October 04, 2020 03:07pm
Data Sources[Link]
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Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/04/2014
NameEdward J. Markey Votes1,289,944 (61.87%)
Term01/03/2015 - 01/03/2021 Margin497,994 (+23.88%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/03/2020
NameEdward J. Markey Votes2,357,809 (66.15%)
Term01/03/2021 - 01/03/2027 Margin1,180,044 (+33.11%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceMA US Senate 11/03/2020
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
04/11/2019 09/01/2020
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Joseph P. Kennedy, III 3 1 3 --
Edward J. Markey 8 6 2 --
Leaning Call: Edward J. Markey (65.00%)
Weighted Call: Edward J. Markey (98.67%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

06/05/2019 08/27/2020

CANDIDATES
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Name (I) Sen. Edward J. Markey Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy, III (W) Write-In  
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 782,694 (55.35%) 629,359 (44.51%) 1,935 (0.14%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -153,335 (-10.84%) -780,759 (-55.22%)  
Predict Avg.52.49% 47.51% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $--  
Website [Campaign Site] [Campaign Site]  
Entry Date 10/14/2018 09/21/2019 06/02/2020  
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MATCHUP POLLS (12 from 8 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg50.02%-- 42.06%-- 0.00%--  
Emerson College 
08/25/20-08/27/20
56.40% 14.4 43.60% 14.4 0.00% --
Data for Progress 
08/24/20-08/25/20
50.00% -- 43.00% -- 0.00% --
University of Massachusetts 
08/13/20-08/21/20
52.00% 1.0 40.00% 4.0 0.00% --
Survey USA 
08/12/20-08/16/20
44.00% -- 42.00% -- 0.00% --
University of Massachusetts 
07/31/20-08/07/20
51.00% 8.0 36.00% 4.0 0.00% --
JMC Analytics and Polling 
07/29/20-07/30/20
44.00% -- 41.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
 

DROPPED OUT - NO VOTES
Shannon Liss-Riordan (D)
May 20, 2019 - Jan 17, 2020
Steve Pemberton (D)
Jul 23, 2019 - Oct 14, 2019
Ayanna S. Pressley (D)
Oct 04, 2019

EVENTS
Start Date End Date Type Title Contributor

VIDEO ADVERTISEMENTS
Start Date Candidate Category Ad Tone Lng Title Run Time Contributor
08/21/2020 Edward J. Markey vs Joseph P. Kennedy, III TVAd Endorsement eng Sticking with Ed  00:00:30 RP 
08/13/2020 Edward J. Markey Web Only Ad Mixed eng The Green New Dealmaker  00:02:56 E Pluribus Unum 
07/30/2020 Edward J. Markey TVAd Endorsement eng Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Ideas  00:00:30 RP 

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INFORMATION LINKS

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Aug 12, 2020 03:00pm News Kennedy allies sweat as Massachusetts Senate race tightens  Article WA Indy 
Jul 27, 2020 01:55pm Oops Kennedy hit Markey for ignoring the towns of Dana, Enfield, and Prescott. But there was just one problem  Article IndyGeorgia 
Jan 29, 2020 10:40am News Joe Kennedy to host Spanish-only town halls for Senate campaign  Article WA Indy 
Sep 24, 2019 05:00am News Democrats dread Kennedy-Markey showdown in 2020  Article WA Indy 
Sep 19, 2019 08:00am News Joe Kennedy to challenge Sen. Markey in primary  Article Bojicat 
Aug 16, 2019 05:15pm News Joe Kennedy-for-Senate backers mount drive to drum out Ed Markey  Article EastTexasDem 

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