Senate Primary: How North Andover Voted

and North Andover seems to agree.

Congressman Ed Markey won the Democratic nomination over fellow Congressman Stephen Lynch, and Gabriel Gomez won in the three-man Republican primary against Michael Sullivan and State Rep. Daniel Winslow.

And in North Andover, it was the same.

Democratic voters in town handily picked Markey for the nomination. Markey garnered more than 58 percent, while Lynch received just less than 42 percent.

Markey won every precinct in town. Lynch made his strongest showing in Precinct 1, with about 48 percent of the votes there. Markey's strongest precinct was Precinct 4, in which he received about 64 percent of the votes.

For a three-man Republican race, Gomez made a strong showing in most precincts, most notably in Precinct 8, which gave him 50 percent. Sullivan won Precinct 3 with 46 percent.

Communities across the region reported low turnout, but North Andover bucked that trend with more than 14 percent (which is pretty good turnout for a special election primary).

Town Clerk Joyce Bradshaw said the slow start to the day (turnout was reportedly at less than 5 percent at 1 p.m.) gave way to a busier evening.

How North Andover Voted

Democrats

Republicans