Markey Fends Off Kennedy Challenge In High Profile Mass. Senate Primary
Sen. Ed Markey has prevailed in the Democratic race over Rep. Joe Kennedy III, who becomes the first member of the legendary Massachusetts political dynasty to lose an election in the state.
Updated at 11:30 p.m. ET
Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey has fended off the highest-profile Democratic primary challenge of his decades in federal office, defeating the rising Rep. Joe Kennedy III, a member of the state's legendary political dynasty.
Kennedy conceded the contest nearly two and a half hours after polls closed Tuesday night. The Associated Press projected Markey as the winner a short time later.
Prior to this race, no member of the Kennedy family had lost an election in.
