Dem Katherine Clark To Fill Ed Markey’s Vacated House Seat

Democrat Katherine Clark reacts to supporters as her husband, Rod, and Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley applaud, background right, at her election night party in Stoneham, Mass., Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013, ... Democrat Katherine Clark reacts to supporters as her husband, Rod, and Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley applaud, background right, at her election night party in Stoneham, Mass., Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013, where she claimed victory in a special election for the vacated seat in Massachusetts' 5th Congressional District. MORE LESS

By Catherine Thompson

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December 11, 2013 1:36 a.m.

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Democratic state Sen. Katherine Clark handily defeated her opponents Tuesday in a low-turnout special election to fill Sen. Ed Markey’s (D-MA) vacated U.S. House seat, the Boston Globe reported.

Clark could be sworn in as early as Thursday, according to the Globe.

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Catherine Thompson (@kt_thomps) Catherine Thompson is a senior editor for Talking Points Memo in New York City. She came to the site in 2013 and reported on national affairs. Previously, she worked as a research assistant to investigative reporter Wayne Barrett. She can be reached at catherine@talkingpointsmemo.com.

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