Markey, Gomez Win Senate Primaries, But Stoughton Voters Back Lynch, Sullivan

Stoughton voters bucked the state trend in both the Democratic and Republican primaries for U.S. Senate in Tuesday's special election.  

While the state backed Congressman Edward Markey (D-Malden) by a comfortable margin over Congressman Stephen Lynch (D-South Boston), Stoughton voters taking a Democrat ballot preferred Lynch to Markey by a 2 to 1 margin.

Lynch received 2,025 votes in Stoughton to Markey's 1,030. He carried all eight precincts in town. 

On the Republican side, voters statewide picked Gabriel Gomez by a comfortable margin over former U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan and state representative Dan Winslow.

But Stoughton voters taking a Republican ballot backed Sullivan over Gomez by a slim 5-vote margin, 398 to 393. Winslow received 83 votes and finished a distant third here. 

Overall, 3,947 Stoughton voters cast a ballot in the primary on April 30 (22.1 percent of registered voters), with 3,061 taking a Democrat ballot and 886 taking a Republican one. 

Although Stoughton voted for Lynch and Sullivan, Markey will represent the Democrats and Gomez the Republicans in the general election. 

The special general election to fill the seat held by former Senator John Kerry, now U.S. Secretary of State, is June 25.