Politics & Government
5th Congressional Primaries Tuesday
Find voting-related information on the congressional candidates and where to vote.
By John Waller
The 10 candidates – seven Democrats and three Republicans – vying for U.S. Sen. Ed Markey’s former 5th Congressional seat will be narrowed down to two (one from each party) Tuesday, Oct. 15, in the primaries.
The Democrats (with links to their campaign sites):
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State Rep. Carl Sciortino (Medford)
The Republicans:
Polling Hours and Locations
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Q&As
On foreign policy, Israel and Syria (Democrats, Republicans)
On working across party lines (Democrats, Republicans)
On gun control (Democrats, Republicans)
On college (Democrats, Republicans)
On economy, unemployment (Democrats, Republicans)
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