MASSACHUSETTS: Markey, Gomez declared Senate primary winners. “GOP businessman Gabriel Gomez and Democratic U.S. Rep. Edward Markey have been declared the nominees in the special Senate election battle. Markey beat his Democratic rival, U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch, by double digits, according to multiple reports. Gomez, a political newcomer and ex-Navy SEAL, beat former U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan and state Rep. Dan Winslow, who trailed badly in third place.”