Political Highlights: Mass. House, 1973-76; U.S. House of Representatives, 1976-2013 Born: July 11, 1946; Malden, Mass. Residence: Malden Religion: Roman Catholic Family: Wife, Susan Blumenthal Education: Boston College, B.A. 1968; Boston College, J.D. 1972 Elected: 2013 Committee Assignments: Commerce, Science & Transportation (Communications, Technology, Innovation & the Internet; Manufacturing, Trade, & Consumer Protection; Security - Ranking Member; Transportation & Safety); Environment & Public Works (Clean Air & Nuclear Safety; Superfund, Waste Management & Regulatory Oversight; Transportation & Infrastructure); Foreign Relations (East Asia - Ranking Member; Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions; State Department and USAID Management); Small Business & Entrepreneurship Social Media:
Roll Call Vitals
House Seniority: 42nd ranked Senate Democrat Twitter: 149,628 followers
Election History
Margin of Victory (% pts.)
House Race
Senate Race
1976 Election Results
Candidate
Edward Markey (D)
Votes
162,126
%
77.0%
1978 Election Results
Candidate
Edward Markey (D)
Votes
145,615
%
85.0%
1980 Election Results
Candidate
Edward Markey (D)
Votes
155,759
%
100.0%
1982 Election Results
Candidate
Edward Markey (D)
Votes
151,305
%
78.0%
1984 Election Results
Candidate
Edward Markey (D) S. Ralph (R)
Votes
167,211 66,930
%
71.0% 29.0%
1986 Election Results
Candidate
Edward Markey (D)
Votes
124,183
%
100.0%
1988 Election Results
Candidate
Edward Markey (D)
Votes
188,647
%
100.0%
1990 Election Results
Candidate
Edward Markey (D)
Votes
155,380
%
100.0%
1992 Election Results
Candidate
Edward Markey (D) Stephen Sohn (R) Robert Antonelli (I)
Votes
174,837 78,262 28,421
%
62.1% 27.8% 10.1%
1994 Election Results
Candidate
Edward Markey (D) Brad Bailey (R)
Votes
146,246 80,674
%
64.4% 35.5%
1996 Election Results
Candidate
Edward Markey (D) Patricia Long (R)
Votes
177,053 76,407
%
69.8% 30.1%
1998 Election Results
Candidate
Edward Markey (D) Patricia Long (R)
Votes
137,178 56,977
%
70.6% 29.3%
2000 Election Results
Candidate
Edward Markey (D)
Votes
211,543
%
98.9%
2002 Election Results
Candidate
Edward Markey (D)
Votes
170,968
%
98.2%
2004 Election Results
Candidate
Edward Markey (D) Kenneth Chase (R) James Hall (I)