2013 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts

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2013 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts
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Nominee Ed Markey Gabriel E. Gomez
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 645,429 525,307
Percentage 54.80% 44.60%
2013 US Senate special election in Massachusetts results by municipality.svg
Municipal results
U.S. senator before election

Mo Cowan
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Ed Markey
Democratic

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The 2013 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts was held on June 25, 2013, in order to fill the Massachusetts Class 2 United States Senate seat for the remainder of the term ending January 3, 2015.

The vacancy that prompted the special election was created by the resignation of Senator John Kerry, in order to become U.S. Secretary of State.[1] On January 30, 2013, Governor Deval Patrick chose his former chief of staff Mo Cowan to serve as interim U.S. Senator. Cowan declined to participate in the election. A party primary election was held on April 30 to determinate the nominees of each party for the general election. The Massachusetts Democrats nominated U.S. Representative Ed Markey, while the Massachusetts Republicans nominated Gabriel E. Gomez, a businessman and former Navy SEAL.

The race drew remarks from the media, because of its potential similarity to the 2010 special election, when Republican state senator Scott Brown upset the Democratic nominee, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley.[2][3][4][5] However Gomez trailed Markey in every opinion poll taken, and Markey defeated him by a 10.2 percentage point margin despite low turnout.[6]

Background[]

The incumbent senator, John Kerry (Democratic), was nominated to serve as U.S. Secretary of State by President Barack Obama on December 21, 2012.[7][8] He was confirmed by the Senate on January 29, 2013,[9][10] and in a letter to Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, Kerry announced his resignation from the Senate effective February 1.[11] Kerry was sworn in as secretary of state on the same day.[12]

Patrick's former chief of staff Mo Cowan was appointed to replace Kerry in the Senate on the same day and immediately ruled himself out of the special election.[13] The special primary elections took place on April 30. Democratic U.S. Representative Ed Markey and Republican businessman Gabriel E. Gomez won their respective primaries.

Democratic primary[]

U.S. Representatives Ed Markey and Stephen F. Lynch both announced campaigns for the open seat. Markey was perceived as more left-wing than Lynch.[14]

Candidates[]

  • Stephen F. Lynch, U.S. Representative from South Boston[15]
  • Ed Markey, U.S. Representative from Malden[16][17][18]

Declined[]

  • Ben Affleck, actor[19][20]
  • Michael Capuano, U.S. Representative, 2010 Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate[21]
  • Martha Coakley, Attorney General of Massachusetts and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2010[22]
  • Mo Cowan, appointed incumbent U.S. Senator[23]
  • Benjamin Downing, State Senator[16][24]
  • Kimberly Driscoll, Mayor of Salem[25]
  • Barney Frank, former U.S. Representative[26]
  • Edward M. Kennedy Jr., entrepreneur, investment banker, lawyer and son of Senator Ted Kennedy[27]
  • Victoria Reggie Kennedy, widow of Senator Ted Kennedy[28]
  • Gerard Leone, Middlesex County District Attorney[29]
  • Jim McGovern, U.S. Representative[30]
  • Marty Meehan, chancellor of the University of Massachusetts, Lowell and former U.S. Representative[16]
  • Carmen Ortiz, U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts[31]
  • Deval Patrick, Governor of Massachusetts[31]
  • Jonah Pesner, rabbi[32]
  • Niki Tsongas, U.S. Representative and widow of Senator Paul Tsongas[33]

Debates[]

Endorsements[]

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Stephen F. Lynch

Politicians

  • Cheryl Coakley-Rivera, State Representative from the 10th Hampden District[34]
  • Frank A. Moran, State Representative from the 17th Essex District,[35]
  • Michael Finn, State Representative from the 6th Hampden District[36]
  • John Sweeney, West Springfield City Councilor[36]
  • George Kelley, West Springfield City Councilor[36]
  • John Merrigan, Franklin County Register of Probate[37]
  • Johnathan Blodgett, District Attorney of Essex County[38]
  • Susan Kay, Mayor of Weymouth[39]
  • Joe Connolly, Treasurer of Norfolk County[39]
  • Arthur Matthews, Weymouth Town Councilor[39]
  • T.J. Lacey, Weymouth Town Councilor[39]
  • Jane Hackett, Weymouth Town Councilor[39]
  • Frank Burke, Weymouth Town Councilor[39]
  • Greg Shanahan, former Weymouth Town Councilor[39]
  • Linda M. Pereira, Fall River City Council President
Labor unions
  • Professional Firefighters of Massachusetts[40]
  • International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 2222[41]
  • Massachusetts Building Trades Council[40]
  • Transport Workers Union Local 2054[41]
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Ed Markey

Politicians

  • Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States[42]
  • Joe Biden, 47th Vice President of the United States[43]
  • Bill Clinton, former President of the United States[44]
  • Al Gore, former Vice President of the United States[43]
  • John Kerry, former U.S. Senator (D-MA) and U.S. Secretary of State[28]
  • Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator (D-CO)[45]
  • Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Senator (D-MA)[46]
  • Barney Frank, former U.S. Representative (D-MA)[47]
  • Xavier Becerra, U.S. Representative (D-CA)[48]
  • Debbie Wasserman Schultz, U.S. Representative (D-FL) and Chairperson of the Democratic National Committee[48]
  • Martha Coakley, Massachusetts Attorney General and Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in 2010[49]
  • Steve Grossman, Massachusetts State Treasurer[49]
  • Robert DeLeo, Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[50]
  • Deval Patrick, Governor of Massachusetts[51]
  • Lincoln Chafee, Governor of Rhode Island[52]
  • Katherine Clark, State Senator from the Middlesex and Essex District[53]
  • Karen Spilka, State Senator from the 2nd Middlesex and Norfolk District[53]
  • Sal DiDomenico, State Senator from the Middlesex, Suffolk and Essex District[53]
  • Will Brownsberger, State Senator from the 2nd Suffolk and Middlesex District[53]
  • James Welch, State Senator from the Hampden District[54]
  • Gale Candaras, State Senator from the 1st Hampden and Hampshire District[54]
  • Patricia Jehlen, State Senator from the 2nd Middlesex District[53]
  • Michael Barrett, State Senator from the 3rd Middlesex District[53]
  • Ken Donnelly, State Senator from the 4th Middlesex District[53]
  • Anthony Petruccelli, State Senator from the 1st Suffolk and Middlesex District[53]
  • Mark Pacheco, State Senator from the 1st Plymouth and Bristol District[53]
  • David Linsky, State Representative from the 5th Middlesex District[53]
  • Thomas Stanley, State Representative from the 9th Middlesex District[53]
  • Paul Brodeur, State Representative from the 32nd Middlesex District[53]
  • John Lawn, State Representative from the 10th Middlesex District[53]
  • Paul Donato, State Representative from the 35th Middlesex District[53]
  • Sean Garballey, State Representative from the 23rd Middlesex District[53]
  • Jon Hecht, State Representative from the 29th Middlesex District[53]
  • Tom Conroy, State Representative from the 13th Middlesex District[53]
  • Jay Kaufman, State Representative from the 15th Middlesex District[53]
  • Jason Lewis, State Representative from the 31st Middlesex District[53]
  • Tom Sannicandro, State Representative from the 7th Middlesex District[53]
  • Carl Sciortino, State Representative from the 34th Middlesex District[53]
  • James Dwyer, State Representative from the 30th Middlesex District[53]
  • Chris Walsh, State Representative from the 6th Middlesex District[53]
  • Carolyn Dykema, State Representative from the 8th Middlesex District[53]
  • Marjorie Decker, State Representative from the 25th Middlesex District[53]
  • Marcos Devers, State Representative from the 16th Essex District[55]
  • Dave Rogers, State Representative from the 24th Middlesex District[53]
  • Ellen Story, State Representative from the 3rd Hampshire District[54]
  • Aaron Vega, State Representative from the 5th Hampden District[54]
  • Brian Ashe, State Representative from the 2nd Hampden District[54]
  • Thomas Petrolati, State Representative from the 7th Hampden District[54]
  • Gailanne Cariddi, State Representative from the 1st Berkshire District[54]
  • Peter Kocot, State Representative from the 1st Hampshire District[54]
  • Denise Andrews, State Representative from the 2nd Franklin District[54]
  • Tricia Farley-Bouvier, State Representative from the 3rd Berkshire District[54]
  • Sean Curran, State Representative from the 9th Hampden District[54]
  • Benjamin Swan, State Representative from the 11th Hampden District[54]
  • Stephen Kulik, State Representative from the 1st Franklin District[54]
  • Gary Christenson, Mayor of Malden[53]
  • Michael J. McGlynn, Mayor of Medford[53]
  • Scott Galvin, Mayor of Woburn[53]
  • Robert Dolan, Mayor of Melrose[53]
  • Daniel Rizzo, Mayor of Revere[53]
  • Richard Alcombright, Mayor of North Adams[54]
  • Richard Cohen, Mayor of Agawam[54]
  • Michael Tautznik, Mayor of Easthampton[54]
  • David Narkewicz, Mayor of Northampton[54]
  • Daniel Bianchi, Mayor of Pittsfield[54]
  • Dave Sullivan, District Attorney of Northwestern County[54]
  • Tom Bowler, Sheriff of Berkshire County[54]
  • Michael Bloomberg, Independent Mayor of New York City[56]
  • Thomas Menino, Mayor of Boston[57]
  • Domenic Sarno, Mayor of Springfield[58]
Celebrities and prominent individuals
  • Victoria Kennedy, widow of former U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA)[28]
  • Caroline Kennedy, daughter of 35th President of the United States John F. Kennedy[59]
  • Michelle Obama, First Lady of the United States[60]
  • Carole King, singer-songwriter[61]
Newspapers and publications
Labor Unions
  • AFSCME Council 93[64]
  • [65]
  • National Education Association[65]
  • United Steelworkers[66]
  • Association of Flight Attendants[67]
  • National Nurses United[68]
  • Massachusetts Nurses Association[68]
Business people
  • Jeffrey Katzenberg, CEO of DreamWorks Animation[56]
  • Larry Lucchino, President and CEO of the Boston Red Sox[56]
  • David Stern, Commissioner of the National Basketball Association[56]
  • Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman of Google[56]
  • Greg Foster, President of IMAX Corporation[56]
  • George Tsunis, Founder and CEO of Chartwell Hotels[56]
  • Peter Slavin, President of Massachusetts General Hospital[56]
  • John Donahue, President and CEO of Arbella Insurance Group[56]
  • Robert Epstein, President of Horizon Beverages[56]
  • Peter Lynch, stock investor and research consultant at Fidelity Investments[56]
  • Kenneth Feinberg, head of The One Fund Boston[56]
Organizations
  • Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee[28]
  • League of Conservation Voters[69]
  • MassEquality[70]
  • United States High School Democrats
  • Progressive Massachusetts[71]
  • NARAL Pro-Choice America[72]
  • MoveOn.org[73]
  • Massachusetts AFL-CIO[74]
  • Human Rights Campaign[75]
  • Planned Parenthood[76]
  • Sierra Club[77]
  • Alliance for Retired Americans[78]

Polling[]

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Stephen
Lynch 		Ed
Markey 		Other Undecided
Public Policy Polling January 29–30, 2013 763 ±4.9% 19% 52% — 29%
Public Policy Polling February 13–14, 2013 426 LV ±4.8% 28% 43% — 29%
WBUR/MassINC March 19–21, 2013 610 LV ±4.1% 24% 35% 0% 41%
Public Policy Polling March 26–27, 2013 496 LV ±4.4% 32% 49% 0% 19%
WNEU April 11–18, 2013 270 LV ±6% 34% 44% 0% 21%

Results[]

Municipal results of the 2013 Democratic Senate primary
2013 Democratic Senate primary[79]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ed Markey 311,219 57.35%
Democratic Stephen F. Lynch 230,335 42.44%
Democratic All others 1,150 0.21%
Total votes 542,704 100%

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

  • Gabriel E. Gomez, businessman and former Navy SEAL[18][80]
  • Michael J. Sullivan, former United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts and former Acting Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives[81]
  • Daniel Winslow, State Representative[82]

Withdrawn[]

Declined[]

  • Keith Ablow, psychiatrist and Fox News contributor[85]
  • Charlie Baker, former state cabinet secretary and nominee for Governor of Massachusetts in 2010[86]
  • Scott Brown, former U.S. Senator[87]
  • Lew Evangelidis, sheriff of Worcester County[88]
  • Kerry Healey, former lieutenant governor and nominee for governor in 2006[89]
  • Joe Malone, former Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts[90]
  • Ann Romney, former First Lady of Massachusetts[88]
  • Tagg Romney, businessman and son of former Governor Mitt Romney[91]
  • Jane Swift, former lieutenant governor and acting governor[92]
  • Bruce Tarr, State Senate Minority Leader[93]
  • Richard Tisei, former State Senate Minority Leader[94]
  • William Weld, former Governor of Massachusetts and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1996[29][88][95]

Debates[]

Endorsements[]

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Gabriel E. Gomez
Politicians
  • William Weld, former governor of Massachusetts[96]
  • Daniel Winslow
  • Michael J. Sullivan
  • John McCain, 2008 Republican presidential candidate and United States Senator from Arizona
  • Rudy Giuliani, 2008 presidential candidate and former Mayor of New York City
  • , Republican Candidate for Councilor-At-Large for Leominster
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Michael J. Sullivan
Politicians
  • Karyn Polito, former state representative[97]
  • Joe McDonald, Sheriff of Plymouth County[98]
  • Frank Cousins, Sheriff of Essex County[98]
  • Tom Hodgson, Sheriff of Bristol County[98]
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Daniel Winslow
Social and political activists
  • Barbara Anderson, veteran anti-tax activist[99]
Newspapers
  • Boston Herald[100]
  • The Boston Globe[101]
  • Lowell Sun[102]
  • Springfield Republican

Polling[]

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Gabriel
Gomez 		Michael
Sullivan 		Daniel
Winslow 		Other Undecided
WBUR/MassINC March 19–21, 2013 610 LV ±4.1% 8% 28% 10% 3% 50%
WNEU April 11–18, 2013 128 LV ±9% 33% 27% 9% — 30%

Results[]

Primary results by municipality
2013 Republican Senate primary[103]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gabriel E. Gomez 96,057 50.75%
Republican Michael J. Sullivan 67,946 35.89%
Republican Daniel Winslow 24,662 13.03%
Republican All others 628 0.33%
Total votes 189,293 100%

General election[]

Candidates[]

Withdrawn[]

Debates[]

Fundraising[]

Candidate (party) Receipts Disbursements Cash on hand Debt
Ed Markey (D) $7,866,591 $8,652,479 $2,264,701 $0
Gabriel Gomez (R) $3,304,338 $2,307,217 $997,120 $900,100
Source: Federal Election Commission[107][108]

Top contributors[]

Ed Markey Contribution Gabriel Gomez Contribution
League of Conservation Voters $147,518 Advent International $38,850
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky, and Popeo $35,950 Berkshire Partners $36,300
Dish Network $32,000 Summit Partners $28,900
Bain Capital $26,000 Bain Capital $11,400
Harvard University $24,400 Easterly Capital $10,400
DLA Piper $24,400 William Blair & Company $10,300
Comcast Corporation $23,350 HarbourVest Partners $7,800
WilmerHale $23,000 Power Financial Corporation $6,200
Berkshire Group $20,700 BMO Capital Markets $5,200
American Cable Association $20,500 Carlyle Group $5,200
Source: Center for Responsive Politics[109]

Top industries[]

Ed Markey Contribution Gabriel Gomez Contribution
Lawyers/Law Firms $528,470 Financial Institutions $211,800
Financial Institutions $228,050 Retired $37,250
Entertainment Industry $179,400 Misc Finance $16,105
Environmental Organizations $171,568 Lawyers/Law Firms $13,250
Real Estate $134,900 Business Services $13,050
Lobbyists $134,900 Commercial Banks $7,750
Retired $107,101 Manufacturing & Distributing $6,200
Business Services $101,200 High-Tech Industry $6,000
High-Tech Industry $65,450 Retail Industry $5,600
Universities $65,150 Misc Business $5,100
Source: Center for Responsive Politics[110]

Polling[]

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Ed
Markey (D) 		Gabriel E.
Gomez (R) 		Other Undecided
UMass Lowell-Boston Herald March 2–5, 2013 309 RV ±4% 47% 28% 7% 19%
WBUR/MassINC March 19–21, 2013 610 LV ±4.1% 44% 25% 3% 26%
WNEU April 11–18, 2013 480 LV ±4.5% 51% 36% — 12%
Emerson College May 1, 2013 797 RV ±2.5% 42% 36% — 16%
Public Policy Polling May 1–2, 2013 1,539 LV ±2.5% 44% 40% — 16%
WBUR/MassINC May 5–6, 2013 497 LV ±4.4% 41% 35% 0% 23%
Suffolk May 4–7, 2013 500 LV ±4.4% 52% 35% — 13%
Public Policy Polling May 13–15, 2013 880 LV ±3.3% 48% 41% — 11%
Emerson College May 20–22, 2013 867 LV ±3.26% 45% 33% — 22%
New England College June 1–2, 2013 734 RV ±3.62% 52% 40% — 8%
UMass Amherst-YouGov America May 30 – June 4, 2013 357 RV ±5.4% 51% 40% — 9%
Public Policy Polling June 3–4, 2013 560 LV ±5.4% 47% 39% — 14%
WBUR June 6–9, 2013 500 LV ±3.4% 43% 36% — 17%
Suffolk University June 6–9, 2013 500 LV ±3.4% 44% 36% — 10%
Harper Polling June 10–11, 2013 498 RV ±4.39% 49% 37% — 14%
Boston Globe June 11–14, 2013 508 LV ±4.3% 54% 41% — 4%
UMass Lowell-Boston Herald[permanent dead link] June 15–19, 2013 608 RV ±4% 56% 36% — 7%
WNEU June 16–20, 2013 566 LV ±4.1% 49% 41% — 9%
Emerson College June 19–20, 2013 1,422 RV ±2.5% 51% 41% — 8%
Suffolk University June 19–22, 2013 500 LV ±4.4% 52% 42% 1% 5%

Results[]

Results by county
2013 U.S. Senate special election in Massachusetts[111]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Ed Markey 645,429 54.80% Decrease11.06
Republican Gabriel Gomez 525,307 44.60% Increase13.67
Twelve Visions Richard Heos 4,550 0.39% N/A
Write-in 2,504 0.21% N/A
Total votes 1,177,790 100.00% N/A
Democratic hold

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