Politics & Government

Milton Bucks State Trend With Lynch Top Vote Getter

U.S. Rep. Ed Markey will face Gabriel Gomez in the general election.

Milton went against the tide in picking U.S. Congressman Stephen Lynch of South Boston as the top vote getter with 3,589 votes, over U.S. Congressman Edward Markey of Malden with 2322 votes in the state's special Democratic Primary for U.S. Senate.

It was a tight race in Milton between Republican businessman and former U.S. Navy SEAL Gabriel E. Gomez of Cohasset  and U.S. Attorney Michael J. Sullivan of Abington for the state's special Republican Primary for U.S. Senate. Gomez received 597 votes; Sullivan received 535 votes.

For a complete breakdown of the election results in Milton, click here.

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