# Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey faces younger, more moderate primary challenger

https://mins.news/en/item/40857

- ABC News, 2026-09-01 17:02 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://abcnews.com/Politics/massachusetts-sen-ed-markey-faces-younger-moderate-primary/story?id=135986827

> Young progressives have increasingly challenged older moderates in primary contests. In Massachusetts, however, 80-year-old progressive Sen. Ed Markey is facing a 47-year-old moderate challenger.

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