THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, November 6, 2026 Page 7 ELECTION | FROM PAGE 1 consensus in many political circles that a “Blue Wave” of wins for Democratic candidates in both the U.S. House and U.S. Senate was coming in the wake of perceived dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump and policies since he took office after the 2024 election. “It won’t be simply a ‘Blue Wave’ across our nation today, it will be a ‘Blue Tsunami.’ People are angry; people are really feeling it in their pocketbooks; anytime they fill up their tank of gasoline, it is ‘Trump at the Pump.’ They are feeling it with food, heating oil, anything they buy,” Senator Markey (D-Mass.) asserted, with a mighty swing of an answer, hitting it well out of the park. “Tsunami” was certainly an apt way to describe the now thirdterm Senator Markey’s newest election, a landslide victory over Republican challenger John Deaton on Tuesday, by a more than two-to-one margin, 65%-30%, the Associated Press reported. In his hometown of Malden, Senator Markey stormed to victory by an even greater margin, 72%-22% over Deaton (8,462-2,569 votes), with two third-party candidates, Joe Tache (3%) and Shiva Ayyadurai (1.5%), accounting for most of the rest of the votes. The Senator also was on the mark about the national picture, as the “Blue Tsunami” did indeed sweep his Democratic party back into control of both the U.S. Senate and U.S. House with major wins across the board, for the first time in two years. Senator Markey, 80, early on the campaign trail announced that this election would be his last, and on Tuesday, he and his wife. Susan Blumenthal, arrived promptly at 11:00 a.m. to cast their votes at the Irish America hall in Ward 2. Malden’s most accomplished and successful politician, who is now a perfect, undefeated 32-0 — in all primaries, special and general elections — since his first run for elected office in 1973, was greeted warmly by poll workers and Malden citizens at the voting precinct, drawing instant recognition from just about everyone he encountered. When Senator Markey walked back out into the bright, sunny den from 1973-1976, before winning a 12-candidate Democratic primary election (to go to 2-0 in elections) to succeed incumbent Congressman Torbert Macdonald, who died in office. He then served 19 terms as a U.S. Representative in Congress, some 40 years in all, before becoming a U.S. Senator. After the leisurely paced visit to his hometown and his final vote as an elected official in Malden, it was off to Santarpio’s in East Boston for lunch at one of Massachusetts’ most wellknown pizza palaces — a fitting stop for one of the most familiar faces on the local, state and national political scene. While Senator Markey certainly foretold the “Blue Tsunami” that swept the nation on Election Day, we are still just guessing if he would have made that shot if someone had produced a basketball at Devir Park that morning. Why not? When you’re hot, you’re hot and newly reelected U.S. Senator Ed Markey of Malden has not cooled off for the past 53 years in office. Like us on Facebook advocate newspaper Facebook.com/Advocate.news.ma Santa’s Workshop Artists & Crafters Wanted 630 Salem Street Knitting & Crafts Club Annual Holiday Craft Fair U.S. Senator Ed Markey, D-Mass., fielded questions in front of the Irish American Club in Malden, where he cast his vote in his final election at his hometown Malden polling place. (Advocate Photo) morning, an array of reporters and a microphone greeted him. He quickly made it clear what this election was about. “This election is about prices at the gas pump, groceries for the family and utility costs for families in Malden, across our state and in our country,” Senator Markey said. “This whole crisis of costs that are just too high is caused by the policies of Trump and the Republicans, and today we all get to fight back at the polls.” When the mini-press conference concluded, Senator Markey, clearly enjoying the moment, shook some more Maldonians’ hands and took some “selfie” and other photos with whomever asked. He was in no hurry, clearly enjoying his final Election Day in his Malden hometown. The Senator then leisurely walked over to the adjacent Devir Park basketball court, past the basketball hoop and net to center court. Someone in the entourage joked, “Does anyone have a basketball in their trunk?” Senator Markey then immediately reminisced about how many hours he spent as a youth at this park. It was up for debate whether he would have tossed up a jumper or free throw had someone come up with said basketball. The “Yes” voters would probably win that one. He then proudly described to those gathered on the court how a major redo of Devir Park, which is nearly complete — a $5 million project in total — had come about. It was a project he helped initiate at the federal level by supporting a grant for seed money, then furthered by American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds and completed with an addition of state grants and municipal funds. More photos followed, with Markey campaign staff members on the court from his 2026 election run, as well as other Senate elections dating all the way back to the 2013 special election he won to serve the remainder of the term of longtime U.S. Sen. John Kerry, who resigned to become Secretary of State under then President Barack Obama. 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