Boston.com readers are split whether Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., should launch a primary challenge against Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass. Moulton, 46, is reportedly weighing a run against the 79-year-old senator.

According to an earlier report, two people with knowledge of his activities but not authorized to speak publicly, have said a campaign kickoff could come in early October . Recently, he was spotted with a film crew in Massachusetts. The election for U.S. Senate will be Nov. 3, 2026.

Markey was first elected to Congress in 1976 and later to the Senate in 2013. By the end of the next Senate term he will be 86 years old.

A Marine Corps veteran, Moulton has been described as smart and ambitious — and offers a younger option on the ballot. He first won his House seat in 2014 by unsea

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