LYNN — Polling places and times for the upcoming special elections to fill Mayor Thomas M. McGee’s former senate seat were set by the City Council on Tuesday night.
State Rep. Brendan Crighton (D-Lynn) is running unopposed for McGee’s former 3rd Essex District senate seat, which he vacated upon becoming mayor. The district encompasses the communities of Lynn, Lynnfield, Marblehead, Nahant, Saugus, and Swampscott.
Polling places for the Feb. 6 primary and the March 6 final election are Shoemaker School on Clearwater Avenue for Ward 1, Precinct 1; Pondview Lodge at 112 Kernwood Drive for Ward 1, Precinct 2; Sisson School at 56 Conomo Ave. at Ward 1, Precincts 3 and 4; St. Pius Lower Church Hall on Maple Street for Ward 2, Precincts 1-4; Marshall Middle School for all of Ward 3; KIPP Academy at Ward 4, Precincts 1 and 2; Lynn Museum at 590 Washington St. for Ward 4, Precincts 3 and 4; Lynn Vocational Technical Institute Annex on Commercial Street for Ward 5, Precincts 1-3; Community Hall at 10 Church St. for Ward 5, Precinct 4; Lynn Tech Field house on Neptune Boulevard for Ward 6, Precincts 1-4; and Breed Middle School at 90 O’Callaghan Way for Ward 7, Precincts 1-4.
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.