Photos: Scenes from election night
Democrat Edward Markey and his wife, Susan Blumenthal, thanked supporters Tuesday night at the Park Plaza Hotel.
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Senator-elect Markey rolled up large enough margins in the party’s strongholds to overwhelm Republican Gabriel Gomez.
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Senator-elect Markey acknowledged his supporters after winning the US Senate special election .
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Senator-elect Markey, 66, now heads to the Senate to finish the final 17 months of John F. Kerry’s term.
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GOP candidate Gabriel Gomez gave his concession speech at the Seaport Hotel in Boston.
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Gomez thanked his supporters after conceding the race.
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A volunteer for Gomez's campaign wore pants with the Republican symbol on them at the election night party.
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Ned Lipsett, 16, of Hingham reacted as he watched the returns at Gomez's party at the Seaport Hotel in Boston.
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Massachusetts Republican Party Chairwoman Kirsten Hughes warmed up the crowd at Gomez's election night party.
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Supporters watched election results come in on television screens at Edward Markey's election night party.
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