BOSTON — With a light turnout expected, it’s all about how the U.S. Senate candidates get their voters to the polls. Be prepared for some surprises.

BOSTON — The South Boston Democrat will seek to take a page from Republican Scott Brown’s atlas.

BOSTON — Lynch’s campaign says all public events have been canceled except for a scheduled rally at the Iron Workers Hall in South Boston.

BOSTON — The candidates were still gingerly re-entering the race this weekend after the Boston Marathon bombings interrupted not just politics but life in Massachusetts.

By far the largest amount spent so far — nearly 84 percent — is supporting Democrat Edward Markey. The primary is Tuesday.

BOSTON — By any traditional measure, it’s been a good week for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez. But has he really narrowed the contest to a one-on-one battle with the early favorite, former U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan?

BOSTON — Candidates have just one more weekend to shore up support after the Boston Marathon bombings effectively froze the race in place.

BOSTON — Republican Senate candidate Dan Winslow has held high-level jobs in every branch of state government and says ideas are his “hobby.”

BOSTON — Could the iron worker who grew up in the projects of South Boston surprise everyone once again?

BOSTON — When Ed Markey ran for the U.S. House in 1976, he was a darkhorse at best. He wasn’t a war hero, didn’t have a famous last name. What he had was a great TV ad.

The two Democratic U.S. Senate hopefuls have clashed for a second night, with Stephen Lynch accusing Edward Markey of lying about Lynch’s record.

COHASSET, Mass. — On primary day, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, Gabriel Gomez, will find out if his run as an outsider to politics appeals to Massachusetts voters.

BOSTON — Democratic U.S. Senate hopefuls Edward Markey and Stephen Lynch clashed Monday night in their first debate since the Boston Marathon attacks.

BOSTON — The former Republican governor called Gabriel Gomez “exactly the new American leader that this state needs in the Senate.”

BOSTON — National security issues are likely to be at the forefront of the first debate since the Boston Marathon bombing.

BOSTON — Hardworking and humble: that’s the character Mike Sullivan hopes will resonate with voters who don’t agree with his conservative positions.

BOSTON — Candidates Michael Sullivan and Gabriel Gomez have launched competing attack ads.

BOSTON — The three Republican candidates in Massachusetts’ U.S. Senate race split Wednesday on the question of whether they would support a compromise gun measure designed to require expanded background checks.

BOSTON — Time is running out to register to vote in the Republican and Democratic primaries in Massachusetts’ special U.S. Senate election.

LOWELL, Mass. — The two Democratic candidates in the state’s special U.S. Senate election defended their votes and vied for blue-collar credibility.