Voters are invited to cast their ballots in the Massachusetts primary election at their designated polling location from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6.
Massachusetts residents must have registered to vote at least 10 days before Election Day. Pre-registered mail-in voters must also deliver their completed ballots to their local election office by 8 p.m. on Sept. 6. Those wishing to track their ballot, check their voter registration status, and find their precinct’s polling location can do so on the Massachusetts Secretary of State’s website.
Election Day staffers will require in-person voters to state their name and address upon check-in at their assigned polling location. Inactive voters or those casting a provisional or challenged ballot may also be required to provide identification confirming their name and address.
Democratic Essex County voters will effectively determine the fate of the sheriff, district attorney, and 8th Essex District state representative races, as all candidates for those positions are running as Democrats.
The six 8th Essex District candidates — Jenny Armini, Diann Slavit Baylis, Tristan Smith, Terri Tauro, Doug Thompson, and Polly Titcomb — are running to serve Marblehead, Swampscott, and Lynn in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
The two district attorney candidates are Middleton-based criminal defense attorney James O’Shea and state representative and former Salem police chief Paul Tucker. The two sheriff candidates are longtime Lynn Police Chief Kevin Coppinger and clinical social worker Virginia Leigh.
Voters will also pick their political party’s nominee in the Massachusetts gubernatorial election as current Gov. Charlie Baker is not seeking reelection. Democratic voters will decide between Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey and state senator Sonia Chang-Diaz. Republican voters will decide between former state representative Geoff Diehl, who has received former President Donald Trump’s endorsement, and Wrentham businessman Chris Doughty.
Similarly, because incumbent Karyn Polito is also not seeking reelection, voters will choose their party’s nominee for lieutenant governor. Democrats will choose between Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll, state representative Tami Gouveia, and state senator Eric Lesser. Republicans will choose between state representative Kate Campanale and former state representative Leah Cole Allen.
Democratic voters will also determine which candidate — incumbent William Galvin or NAACP Boston Branch President Tanisha Sullivan — will face off against the only Republican candidate, Rayla Campbell, in the Massachusetts Secretary of State race.
Democrats will also choose between multiple candidates to face off against sole Republican candidates in the state Attorney General and Auditor of the Commonwealth races.
Voters will also effectively determine the result of the Massachusetts Treasurer race, in which incumbent Democrat Deb Goldberg is running unopposed.
