Overview
- A Fiscal Alliance Foundation poll reports Seth Moulton ahead of Ed Markey 43% to 21% among likely general-election voters and 38% to about 30% among Democrats.
- Sixty-three percent of respondents said Markey should not seek another term in 2026.
- The poll surveyed 750 likely voters Sept. 23–24 and carries a 3.6% margin of error, with the pollster cautioning it was not a traditional primary sample.
- Moulton says he is considering a challenge and has not decided, while Ayanna Pressley is also floated; in a Pressley–Markey test, Markey led 34% to 30%.
- The findings spotlight voter interest in generational change as Markey nears 80, and the same polling shows Gov. Maura Healey with 58% approval and leads over Republican opponents.