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Special Election Primary Today: Which U.S. Senate Candidate Gets Your Vote to Replace John Kerry?

Massachusetts voters go to the polls today to make their primary choices for the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by John Kerry when he became Secretary of State. Who gets your vote, and why? Tell us in the comments.

Are you still undecided about whom to choose? Patch editors interviewed each of the candidates running for U.S. Senate in today's special election primary.

We gathered questions from editors across our coverage area in Massachusetts. The editors asked broad questions about policy, as well as opinions on more local, regional issues.

Click on the links below to read the questions and answers with each candidate:

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Democrats

Stephen Lynch

Edward Markey

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Brett Rhyne (write-in candidate)

Republicans

Gabriel Gomez

Michael Sullivan

Daniel Winslow

Who gets your vote today? Why do you choose him? Tell us in the comments.

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