Massachusetts Incumbents Brace for Sept. 2 Primary Tests as 80-Year-Old Markey Leads Younger Challengers
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Updated · The Boston Globe · Sep 1
Massachusetts Incumbents Brace for Sept. 2 Primary Tests as 80-Year-Old Markey Leads Younger Challengers
3 articles · Updated · The Boston Globe · Sep 1
Summary
Tuesday’s Massachusetts primaries are set to test the national generational-change wave, but polls and strategists suggest most older Democratic incumbents are still favored to survive.
Ed Markey, 80, appears resilient against Representative Seth Moulton, 47, because many primary voters are prioritizing ideology over age, with Moulton running as the more moderate alternative.
Stephen Lynch, 71, faces one of the tighter House contests after challenger Patrick Roath, 39, outraised him and drew at least $470,000 from David Hogg’s Leaders We Deserve.
Richard Neal, 77, remains better positioned against 39-year-old Jeromie Whalen thanks to fundraising, institutional support and a long record in western Massachusetts.
Down-ballot, Daniel Lander, 35, is trying to unseat state Senator William Brownsberger, 69, in a race tied to Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s fight with Beacon Hill and broader frustration with the status quo.