UPDATED: Andover Voters Pick Markey, Gomez in State Primary

Andover voters did not buck the trend this election, choosing the two candidates that are showing up on the General Election ballot on June 25. 

Democratic U.S. Congressman Edward Markey of Malden and Republican businessman and former U.S. Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez of Cohasset won the voters' sentiments in Andover, and the entire state. 

According to unofficial election results, 3,606 ballots were cast among the two polling locations in Andover, representing a 15.84 percent voter turnout. 

Markey garnered 68.06 percent of total votes, or 1,549, with Congressman Stephen Lynch earning the remaining 31.05 percent, or 717. 

Gomez won the majority of votes on the Republican ticket, with 672 or 50.53 percent. Michael Sullivan came in second with 34.14 percent of votes or 454 and Daniel B. Winslow coming in at a distant third at 14.81 percent, or 197. 

Andover Town Clerk Lawrence Murphy said that this primary was fairly uneventful, citing the fact that, even during the most recent Presidential elections, the activity never overwhelmed election workers and volunteers. 

Murphy said that he was expecting between a 12 and 15 percent voter turnout, with the actual turnout ending as expected.