September 9 is the Primary to select candidates who will appear on the ballot for the November 4 State General Election.
Voter Registration
August 20 was the last day to register as a new voter in Wellesley, or change party affiliation, to participate in the primary.
Absentee Ballots
Absentee ballots for the primary are available from the Town Clerk. Voter who are unable to go to the polls on election/primary day are encouraged to vote by absentee ballot. Massachusetts does not currently allow at will absentee voting, you must be absent from town on election day or have a physical disability that prevents you from accessing the polls. All absentee ballots received on or before the close of the polls are counted the same as any ballot cast at the polls.
If a voter wishes to vote absentee please file a written request with the clerk stating your name, address and the address to mail the ballot. For the primary specify the party ballot you choose. Requests may be mailed or emailed, but must show an original signature. Requests may be filed by the voter or a family member. Absentee voters may also vote in person at the office of the Town Clerk, Monday– Friday 8 am – 5 pm until Monday September 8 at NOON.
Polling Places
All regular polling places will be open from 7 am to 8 pm on September 9th, as follows:
– Precinct A Bates School
– Precinct B Sprague School
– Precinct C Upham School
– Precinct D Schofield School
– Precinct E Fiske School
– Precinct F Dana Hall School (Shipley Center) 142 Grove Street
– Precinct G Wellesley Free Library (Wakelin Room) 530 Washington Street (rear entrance)
– Precinct H Wellesley High School
Please avoid school locations during arrival and dismissal times to ease parking and traffic issues.
Offices on the Ballot
Office | Democrats | Republicans |
Senator in Congress | Edward J Markey | Brian J Herr |
Governor | Donald M Berwick Martha Coakley Steven Grossman | Charles D Baker Mark R Fisher |
Lieutenant Governor | Leland Cheung Stephen J Kerrigan Michael E Lake | Karyn E Polito |
Attorney General | Maura Healey Warren E Tolman | John B Miller |
Secretary of State | William Francis Galvin | David D’Arcangelo |
Treasurer | Thomas P Conroy Barry E Finegold Deborah B Goldberg | Michael J Heffernan |
Auditor | Suzanne M Bump | Patricia S Saint Auburn |
Representative in Congress (4th District) | Joseph P Kennedy III | none |
Councillor (3rd District) Precincts A,C,D,E,H | Marilyn Pettito Devaney Charles N Shapiro | none |
Councillor (2nd District) Precincts B,F,G | Robert I Jubinville Bart Andrew Timilty | none |
Senator in General Court 1st Middlesex and Norfolk Precincts A,C,D,E,H | Cynthia Stone Cream | none |
Senator in General Court Norfolk, Bristol, and Middlesex Precincts B,F,G | Dylan Hayre Sara Lynn Reynolds | Richard J Ross |
Representative in General Court (14th Norfolk) | Alice Hanlon Peisch | none |
District Attorney (Norfolk County) | Michael W Morrissey | none |
Register of Probate | Patrick McDermott | none |
County Treasurer | Joseph A Connolly | none |
County Commissioner | Peter H Collins | Michael J Soter |
