Dem Rep. Markey wins US Senate election in Mass. by By STEVE LeBLANC and BOB SALSBERG BOSTON (AP) -- Longtime Democratic U.S. Rep. Edward Markey defeated Republican political newcomer Gabriel Gomez in a special election on Tuesday for the state's U.S. Senate seat long held by John Kerry, a race that failed to draw the attention that the state's 2010 special Senate election did.... hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MASSACHUSETTS_SENATE?SITE=NYWNE&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT