Democratic Rep. Edward Markey, with his wife, Dr. Susan Blumenthal, celebrates his victory in the Massachusetts special election for the US Senate at his campaign party in Boston on Tuesday. Congressman Markey defeated Republican candidate Gabriel Gomez for the Senate seat vacated by John Kerry. (Elise Amendola/AP)

Markey wins a low-turnout, big-spending Mass. Senate race

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Republican Gabriel Gomez was outspent and out-organized in a Massachusetts Senate race that netted a record low turnout. But Democrats working for Edward Markey were determined not to repeat Scott Brown's stunning 2010 upset.

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