Candidates.
Where and When to Vote.
State Representative candidate statements and debates.
Guidelines for submitting Letters to the Editor.
The State Primary Election will be held on September 3. Early voting starts August 24, and mail-in ballots are available before that. The result of the Primary Election will determine political parties’ candidates for the General Election on November 5.
Candidates
There are nine different sample ballots, separated by party and by State Representative district.
Many candidates are running unopposed. The only contested elections are:
Democrats
- Councilor (on Governor’s Council): Marilyn M. Petitto Devaney, Mara Dolan
- State Representative (see map)
- 11th Middlesex (Ward 1 Precincts 2 & 3; Ward 2; Ward 3 Precincts 1,2,3; Ward 4; Ward 7 Precincts 2, 3, 4): Alexander Jablon, Amy Mah Sangiolo
- 12th Middlesex (Ward 5; Ward 6; Ward 7 Precinct 1; Ward 8): Bill Humphrey, Rick Lipof, Greg Schwartz
Republicans
- U.S. Senator: Robert J. Antonellis, Ian Cain, John Deaton
Where and When to Vote
Early voting is at City Hall (1000 Commonwealth Avenue) at these dates/times:
- Sat/Sun – August 24 & 25 — 11AM-5PM
- Mon/Tues – August 26 & 27 — 8:30AM-5PM
- Wed – August 28 — 8:30AM-8PM
- Thurs/Fri – August 29 & 30 — 8:30AM-5PM
Voting by mail and absentee voting.
Election Day voting in-person is on September 3 (7AM-8PM).
The deadline to register to vote for this election is 5PM on Saturday, August 24.
State Representative Candidate Statements and Debates
Links to Fig City News articles, including links to videos where available:
- Candidates’ Fig City News op-eds:
11th — Alex Jablon, Amy Sangiolo.
12th — Bill Humphrey, Rick Lipof, Greg Schwartz - League of Women Voters / NewTV Debates: 11th Middlesex candidates, 12th Middlesex candidates
- Charles River Regional Chamber Debates:
11th Middlesex candidates, 12th Middlesex candidates - Climate Forum: all candidates
- Newton Democratic City Committee Debate: 11th Middlesex candidates, 12th Middlesex candidates
- Chinese American Association of Newton: all candidates
- Engine 6 Newton Housing Advocates Forum: all candidates
- Campaign kickoff events:
11th — Alex Jablon, Amy Sangiolo.
12th — Bill Humphrey, Rick Lipof, Greg Schwartz - Announcements of candidacy:
11th — Alex Jablon, Amy Sangiolo.
12th — Bill Humphrey, Rick Lipof, Greg Schwartz
Guidelines for Letters to the Editor
We invite readers to submit letters to the editor endorsing candidates. Letters must follow our submission guidelines (including a maximum of 300 words) and should be sent to letters@figcitynews.com.
We do not have a set deadline for submitting letters. We recommend submitting them as soon as possible, since voting by mail is already underway. We will do our best to publish letters as they come in, but we cannot make guarantees. It all depends on volume. If we need to restrict publication due to volume, we will aim to publish letters representing a variety of views.
Our final Wednesday Fig City News newsletter before the September 3 Primary election will be sent on August 28. We may publish letters after that, but letters that are included in that newsletter will have more visibility.
Ed. Note: We have updated this article to include links to Fig City News articles about candidates’ initial announcements, kickoff events, and debates/forums. We have also added a section on Letters to the Editor.
