Markey defeats Kennedy handily in Lincoln primary

Lincolnites overwhelmingly voted for incumbent U.S. Senator Edward M. Markey over U.S. Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy III in the September 1 Democratic primary by a margin of 76%–24%. The margin far exceeded Markey’s statewide result, where he won 55% to 45%.

Interestingly, several other Democratic incumbents (U.S. Rep. Katharine Clark, State Sen. Michael Barrett, and State Rep. Thomas Stanley) each got more votes than Markey, even though all three were running unopposed.

Largely as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, almost three-quarters of Lincolnites voted in some nontraditional way (mail-in, absentee ballot, or early voting in person). Of the 2,378 ballots cast, only 630 (24%) were voted on Election Day in the Smith gym.

In the Republican primary, 178 votes were cast. Kevin J. O’Connor edged out Shiva Ayyadurai, 93–82 (52%–46%, not including one write-in and two blank ballots). Though still in the minority, a much larger percentage of Lincoln Republicans (45%) cast their ballots on Election Day compared to the Democrats.

Democratic primary in Lincoln

	Precinct 1	Precinct 2	CTF for Precinct 1*	CTF for Precinct 2*	Total
U.S. Senator
Edward J. Markey	314	161	881	445	1,801
Joseph P. Kennedy III	96	57	253	166	572
Write-in	0	1	1	0	2
Blank	1	0	0	2	3
U.S. Representative
Katherine M. Clark	351	178	988	527	2,044
Write-in	1	1	6	5	13
Blank	59	40	141	81	321
Register of Probate
Marilyn M. P. Devaney	315	162	817	443	1,737
Write-in	2	1	6	5	14
Blank	94	56	312	165	627
State Senator
Michael J. Barrett	337	171	934	497	1,939
Write-in	1	1	6	4	12
Blank	73	47	195	112	427
State Representative
Thomas M. Stanley	331	165	894	489	1,879
Write-in	2	1	1	3	7
Blank	78	53	240	121	492
Councillor
Tara E. DeCristoforo	317	160	840	458	1,775
Write-in	1	1	5	3	10
Blank	93	58	290	152	593

*CTF stands for Central Tabulating Facility, which totals all the votes cast by mail, absentee ballot, and early in-person voting.

 

Republican primary in Lincoln

	Precinct 1	Precinct 1	CTF for Precinct 1*	CTF for Precinct 2*	Total
U.S. Senator
Shiva Ayyadurai	30	13	20	19	82
Kevin J. O'Connor	21	15	38	19	93
Write-in	0	0	0	1	1
Blank	0	1	1	0	2
U.S. Representative
Caroline Colarusso	39	26	51	30	146
Write-in	1	0	0	1	2
Blank	11	3	8	8	30
Councillor
Write-in	6	2	9	5	22
Blank	45	27	50	34	156
State Senator
Write-in	8	1	11	4	24
Blank	43	28	48	35	154
State Representative
Write-in	6	1	11	4	22
Blank	45	28	48	35	156
Register of Probate
Write-in	5	1	10	4	20
Blank	46	28	49	35	158

*CTF stands for Central Tabulating Facility, which totals all the votes cast by mail, absentee ballot, and early in-person voting.