Democratic US Rep. Edward Markey defeated political newcomer Gabriel Gomez in a special election Tuesday.
He won overall and he won in Swampscott, emerging victorious in each of the town's six precincts, according to voting results provided by Town Clerk Susan Duplin.
Markey will fill the state's U.S. Senate seat vacated by John Kerry when he became secretary of state.
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The turnout in Swampscott was stronger than expected for a special election, ending up at 34 percent.
Below is the breakdown on local voting Tuesday as provided by the town clerk.
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34% Voter turnout Registered Voters 1579 1645 1561 1680 1668 1769 9902 SPECIAL STATE ELECTION 06/25/13 SWAMPSCOTT Precinct 1 Precinct 2 Precinct 3 Precinct 4 Precinct 5 Precinct 6 Total SENATOR IN CONGRESS BLANKS 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 GABRIEL E. GOMEZ 207 218 185 272 232 264 1378 EDWARD J. MARKEY 312 328 286 411 314 349 2000 RICHARD A. HEOS 1 0 4 1 2 0 8 Write-Ins 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 TOTAL 523 547 476 685 548 615 3394
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