In yesterday’s U.S. Senate special election primary for the Democrats, Ed Markey defeated Steve Lynch, 309,487 to 229,594 (57% to 43%). On the Republican side, Gabriel Gomez was victorious, receiving 96,072 votes (51%) to Michael Sullivan’s 67,756 (36%) and Danny Winslow’s 24,547 (13%). The above image which shows the town-by-town Democratic results is a screen shot of the excellent election results graphic on boston.com. (On the boston.com image, you just move your mouse over each town to get that town’s results). The Republican version of the map is here.

In Lowell, with a turnout of just 11%, on the Democratic side, Lynch defeated Markey, 2690 to 2110 (56% to 44%) while on the Republican side, Gomez received 614 votes (49%) to Sullivan’s 462 (37%) and Winslow’s 159 (13%).

In the Commonwealth’s ten largest cities, each of the Democrats won five. Here are the results with percentages:

1. Boston – Markey won 53% to 47%
2. Worcester – Markey won, 51% to 49%
3. Springfield – Markey won, 65% to 35%
4. Lowell – Lynch won, 56% to 44%
5. Cambridge – Markey won, 88% to 12%
6. New Bedford – Markey won, 58% to 42%
7. Brockton – Lynch won, 71% to 29%
8. Quincy – Lynch won, 76% to 24%
9. Lynn – Lynch won, 56% to 44%
10. Fall River – Lynch won, 57% to 43%

(And be honest, before reading that list, who could name the ten largest cities in Massachusetts population-wise, according to the 2010 census?).