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Markey Leads Kennedy by 15 Points in Mass. Senate Primary According to New Umass Amherst/WCVB Poll

A new UMass Amherst / WCVB poll shows incumbent Sen. Edward Markey leading challenger Rep. Joseph Kennedy III by 15 points in the Massachusetts Democratic Senate primary, notably expanding Markey’s lead since the last time the race was polled by UMass Amherst in February“With three weeks until Election Day, a majority of the Commonwealth’s likely Democratic voters have thrown their support behind incumbent Senator Edward Markey in his primary race against Representative Joseph Kennedy III,” says Tatishe Nteta, associate professor of political science and director of the poll. (WCVB, MassLive, WBSM Radio [New Bedford], 8/12/20; News Office release)

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