周二，参议员埃德·马基击败了他更著名的挑战者众议员乔·肯尼迪三世，这是进步运动的胜利，进步运动花费了更多的精力和资源来推翻现任议员，而不是为他们辩护。
马基在周二对支持者的演讲中说:“今晚不仅仅是一场运动的庆典。”“这是对需要有一个运动的真正重申，一个青年人要求彻底变革、要求正义的进步运动。进步运动知道如何战斗，我们不会投降。我们知道我们的工作还没有完成。”
根据美联社的预测，马基的胜利标志着肯尼迪家族成员首次在马萨诸塞州落败。
多位消息人士告诉美国广播公司，就在美联社宣布竞选之前，肯尼迪要求马基让步，当时参议员领先他的挑战者约10个百分点。
“参议员是个好人。你从没听我说过别的。我们之间有时很难相处。周二晚上，肯尼迪在他位于沃特敦的竞选总部外说:“好的选举往往会引起激烈的争论，我很感谢辩论，感谢他对我们联邦的承诺。”
74岁的马基在华盛顿生活了将近半个世纪，一直保持相对低调，直到去年9月，39岁的肯尼迪作为最受欢迎的候选人参加了竞选。一些民主党人猜测，随着一名美国政治皇室成员在马萨诸塞州初选中胜出，马基可能会优雅地退出并退休。
史蒂文·塞纳/美联社
2020年9月1日，在波士顿，众议员乔·肯尼迪三世站在支持者面前，向媒体发表演讲。
在周二之前的几周里，他们的角色完全颠倒了，肯尼迪被视为失败者，尽管赢得了众议院议长南希·佩洛西的支持，而来自马尔登的送奶人的儿子作为领先者进入了选举之夜。
这是肯尼迪家族不熟悉的政治领域，但这是在一场激烈的初选之后出现的，初选充满了关于记录和优先权的争斗，因为两人之间几乎没有政策分歧。
塔夫茨大学政治学教授杰弗里·贝里周二表示，马基和肯尼迪“在意识形态上是一丘之貉。”“他们有一些不同的优先事项——马基在环境问题上，最引人注目的是，肯尼迪在民权和精神健康问题上。但如果他们在接下来的六年里一起在参议院任职，他们的投票记录将几乎完全相同。”
肯尼迪带着一个紧急的信息进入初选，他认为“现在不是等待的时候”，但他很难说出他参选的理由。在肯尼迪出生之前，马基第一次被选入国会，在这次竞选之前，他在全州范围内鲜为人知。他给马基留下了成功重塑自己的空间，利用他与进步派的关系和强大的数字运营来吸引年轻选民。
马基还受益于他与众议员亚历山大·奥西奥-科尔特斯的联盟，以及他们在绿色新政上的伙伴关系，而肯尼迪只是在最后几周才接受了他家族的遗产，在这一年的大部分时间里他都与自己的姓保持距离。
史蒂文·塞纳/美联社
2020年9月1日，在波士顿的一次竞选活动中，参议员埃德·马基向媒体发表讲话。
直到最后一段时间，肯尼迪才试图给马基下定义，主要是针对他的记录和他在这个州呆的时间，并让他的家人和他一起参加竞选。但是这些努力被证明是无效的。
在左翼的帮助下，马基最终避免了一个熟悉的命运，那就是在最近几个周期中，长期任职的人都被更年轻的挑战者所取代。
现任参议员凯文·奥康纳是一名律师和小企业主，他将在两个月之后面对凯文·奥康纳，预计他将在深蓝的马萨诸塞州连任六年。
众议员理查德·尼尔为自己的席位辩护，反对进步的挑战者阿莱克斯·摩尔斯
众议院筹款委员会主席、众议员理查德·尼尔在马萨诸塞州第一选区击败了进步的霍尔约克市长阿莱克斯·摩尔斯。
在做出决定时，尼尔获得了25，499张选票，或目前60.7%的选票份额，莫尔斯紧随其后，获得16，517张选票，或39.3%。
第一选区初选是另一场比赛，一名年轻的进步挑战者与一名强大的现任众议院议员进行了正面交锋。莫尔斯得到了奥西奥-科尔特斯委员会的支持，以及正义民主党和反企业垄断委员会的支持。
大卫·莱恩/波士顿环球报
在马萨诸塞州奇科皮市奇科皮市中央维修车库举行的新闻发布会上，众议员理查德·尼尔与奇科皮市市长约翰·维尤一起出席。，2020年8月13日。
尼尔作为众议院最有权力的成员之一，得到了佩洛西的支持。
在整个竞选过程中，莫尔斯批评尼尔没有利用他在众议院的地位在医疗保健和绿色新政等议题上采取更进步的立法。
斯蒂芬妮·佐尔山/伯克希尔·哈撒韦公司
马萨诸塞州第四届国会选区初选的民主党候选人霍利约克市长阿莱克斯·摩尔斯和他的支持者站在马萨诸塞州皮茨菲尔德的东大街和第四大街的拐角处。，2020年9月1日。
在这个覆盖了马萨诸塞州西部大部分地区的选区里，这是一场痛苦的初选。尼尔正在捍卫自己的席位，此前支持这位资深国会议员的马萨诸塞州大学阿姆赫斯特分校的民主党人据称策划了针对莫尔斯的不当指控。
22岁当选的莫尔斯否认利用自己的市长职位和麻省阿默斯特大学的讲师职位向学生施加压力，迫使他们建立关系，尽管他承认与大学生之间存在双方同意的关系。
尼尔和他的竞选团队否认了对莫尔斯的攻击。
Markey triumphs over Kennedy, ending contentious Massachusetts primary
Sen. Ed Markey defeated his better-known challenger Rep. Joe Kennedy III on Tuesday, a victory for the progressive movement that has spent more energy and resources unseating incumbents than defending them.
"Tonight is more than just a celebration of a movement," Markey said in a speech before supporters on Tuesday. "It is a real reaffirmation of the need to have a movement, a progressive movement of young people demanding radical change, demanding justice. The progressive movement knows how to fight, we will not surrender. We know our work is not done."
Markey's win, according to an Associated Press projection, marks the first time a member of the Kennedy clan has lost in Massachusetts.
Just before AP called the race, Kennedy called Markey to concede, multiple sources told ABC News, when the senator was leading his challenger by about 10 points.
"The senator is a good man. You have never heard me say otherwise. It was difficult at times between us. Good elections often get heated, and I'm grateful for the debates, for his commitment to our Commonwealth," Kennedy said late Tuesday night outside his campaign headquarters in Watertown, adding that he pledged his support to Markey during the call between the two candidates.
Markey, 74, has spent nearly half a century in Washington, keeping a relatively low profile until last September when Kennedy, 39, entered into the race as the favorite. Some Democrats speculated that with a member of American political royalty in a Massachusetts primary, Markey might gracefully bow out and retire.
Rep. Joe Kennedy III stands in front of supporters while addressing members of the media during a campaign stop, Sept. 1, 2020, in Boston.
In the weeks leading into Tuesday, their roles reversed entirely, with Kennedy seen as the underdog, despite earning House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's endorsement, while the son of a milkman from Malden entered election night as the front-runner.
It's political territory unfamiliar to the Kennedy clan, but one that emerged after a bitter primary riddled with fights over records and priorities, since there was little policy disagreements between the two men.
Markey and Kennedy "are ideological peas in the same pod," Jeffrey Berry, a professor of political science at Tufts University, said ahead of Tuesday. "They have some different priorities -- Markey on the environment, most notably, and Kennedy on civil rights and mental health. But if they served in the Senate together for the next six years, they would have almost identical voting records."
After initially stepping into the primary with a message of urgency, arguing that "this isn't the moment for waiting," Kennedy struggled to articulate a reason for his bid. He left Markey, who was first elected to Congress before Kennedy was born and largely unknown statewide before this campaign, room to successfully rebrand himself, using his ties to the progressive wing and a strong digital operation to appeal to younger voters.
Markey also benefited from his alliance with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and their partnership on the Green New Deal, while Kennedy only embraced his family's legacy in the final weeks, after distancing himself from his last name for most of the year.
Sen. Ed Markey addresses members of the media during a campaign stop, Sept. 1, 2020, in Boston.
Only in the final stretch did Kennedy attempt to define Markey, sharpening his attacks primarily on his record and how much time he spends in the state, and deploying his family members to join him on the stump. But those efforts proved ineffective.
Markey, with the help of the left, ultimately avoided a familiar fate for longtime incumbents who have fallen to younger challengers in recent cycles.
The incumbent senator, who will face Kevin O'Connor, an attorney and small business owner, in just over two months from now, is expected to be re-elected to another six-year term in deep blue Massachusetts.
Rep. Richard Neal defends his seat against progressive challenger Alex Morse
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Richard Neal has beat progressive Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse in Massachusetts' 1st Congressional District.
At the time of determination, Neal had 25,499 votes, or 60.7% of the vote share thus far, with Morse trailing at 16,517 votes, or 39.3%.
The 1st district primary is another race where a young progressive challenger went head-to-head against a powerful House incumbent. Morse had support from Ocasio-Cortez's PAC and backing from Justice Democrats and Fight Corporate Monopolies PAC.
Congressman Richard E. Neal joins Chicopee Mayor John Vieau at a press conference at the City of Chicopee Central Maintenance Garage in Chicopee, Mass., Aug. 13, 2020.
Neal, as one of the most powerful members of the House, had backing from Pelosi.
Throughout the race, Morse criticized Neal of not using his position in the House to take up more progressive legislation on topics such as health care and the Green New Deal.
Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse, Democratic candidate in Massachusetts' 4th Congressional District primary election, stands with supporters at the corner of East Street and Fourth Street in Pittsfield, Mass., Sept. 1, 2020.
In what has been a bitter primary for the district -- which covers most of western Massachusetts -- Neal is defending his seat after College Democrats at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, who are supporting the veteran congressman, reportedly engineered allegations of impropriety against Morse.
Morse, who was elected at 22, denied using his position as mayor and as a lecturer at U-Mass Amherst to pressure students into relationships, though he acknowledged having consensual relationships with college students.
Neal and his campaign have denied knowledge of the effort against Morse.
