Edward J. Markey
★ U.S. Senator● In office
- Born
- July 11, 1946
- Current age
- 80
- Home state
- Massachusetts
- Party
- Democratic
- In office
- U.S. Senator, Massachusetts (present)
- On the ballot
- 1976–2020
21-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Markey6.9M
Opponents2.8M
21
Elections run
Between 1976 and 2020, Edward J. Markey ran in 21 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning all 21. Markey's biggest single-election total was 2,357,809 votes, in the 2020 U.S. Senate election in Massachusetts. Markey's closest win came in the 1994 U.S. House election in Massachusetts's District 7, decided by 65,572 votes.
Browse every U.S. Senate election in Massachusetts, every U.S. House race in Massachusetts's District 5, or every U.S. House race in Massachusetts's District 7.
How many votes has Edward J. Markey received?
Edward J. Markey has received 6,905,595 popular votes across 21 U.S. elections, with a career record of 21–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | U.S. SenateMassachusetts | Won | 2,357,80964.46% | Kevin J. O'Conner Shiva Ayyadurai |
| 2014 | U.S. SenateMassachusetts | Won | 1,289,94458.99% | Brian J. Herr |
| 2012 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 257,49070.7% | Thomas P. Tierney |
| 2010 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 145,69666.42% | Gerry Dembrowski |
| 2008 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 212,30470.48% | John Cunningham |
| 2006 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 171,90276.02% | — |
| 2004 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 202,39969.27% | Kenneth G. Chase James O. Hall |
| 2002 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 170,96872.44% | — |
| 2000 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 211,54375.56% | — |
| 1998 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 137,17870.6% | Patricia H. Long (head-to-head) |
| 1996 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 177,05369.82% | Patricia H. Long (head-to-head) |
| 1994 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 146,24664.43% | Brad Bailey |
| 1992 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 174,83762.1% | Stephen A. Sohn Robert B. Antonelli |
| 1990 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 155,38065.68% | — |
| 1988 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 188,64799.97% | — |
| 1986 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 124,18371.72% | — |
| 1984 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 167,21171.4% | S. Lester Ralph |
| 1982 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 151,30577.84% | David M. Basile |
| 1980 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 155,75999.98% | — |
| 1978 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 145,61584.83% | James J. Murphy (head-to-head) |
| 1976 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 162,12676.91% | Richard W. Daly James J. Murphy (head-to-head) Harry G. Chickles |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M000133) and Wikidata (Q1282411). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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