Politics & Government
How Did Woburn Vote in the Special State Election?
The state went with Democrat Edward Markey, did Woburn follow the same trend?

The results are in from yesterday's special state election to fill the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by now Secretary of State John Kerry.
The contest was between Massachusetts 5th District Congressman Democrat Ed Markey and Republican Gabriel Gomez, the former Navy SEAL from Cohasset. Additionally, Richard Heos ran as a candidate from the Twelve Visions Party.
According to Boston.com Markey won the election after he received 54 percent of the vote.
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But how did Woburn vote?
According to voter results provided by the Woburn City Clerk's office, Woburn bucked the state trend and went with Gomez. According to the results a total of 3,921 Woburn residents voted for Gomez compared to 3,491 who went with Markey. Heos garnered 59 votes.
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A total of 7,493 voters out of the 24,175 of Woburn's registered voters, or 30.9 percent, came out to vote in the election, Town Clerk William Campbell said in an email.
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