Projo Politics Blog

(AP Photo/Julia Cumes)
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., arrives with his wife Victoria to vote in the statewide Democratic primary at the town hall in Hyannis, Mass., today.

HYANNIS PORT, Mass. (AP) -- Sen. Edward Kennedy has had his say at the ballot box in this year's Democratic primary.

The senior senator from Massachusetts cast his ballot just after 10 a.m. today at the Town Hall in Hyannis, a section of the town of Barnstable. He arrived with his wife, Vicki.

Kennedy has been in treatment since being diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor after he had a seizure in May. On his doctors' advice, he has been working at home and will likely continue to do so through the fall.

The big race today involves Kennedy's friend, John Kerry, who's facing his first challenger in the Democratic primary since he was elected 24 years ago.

After voting, Kennedy wished for a "strong vote" for Kerry and a good turnout across the state. He said he hoped citizens would take the primary seriously.

-- The Associated Press with information from WXTK,

 Tags  Massachusetts Democratic primary Sen. Edward Kennedy Sen. John Kerry Vicki Kennedy

---