Dem Ed Markey Up 6 Points Over Republican Gabriel Gomez in MA Special Senate Race

4th Senate election in 5 years in Massachusetts

A new WBUR poll (PDFs – topline, crosstabs) shows U.S. Rep. Edward Markey leading former Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez 41 to 35 percent in the Massachusetts U.S. Senate race.

Markey's six-point edge expands to an eight-point margin — 46 to 38 percent — when undecided voters leaning toward one candidate or the other are included.