Wellesley votes during the annual town-wide election on Tuesday, March 4, 2025.
Below is information about the election.
Swellesley interviews the candidates for contested races
Meet the Select Board candidates (in ballot order)
Meet the Recreation Commission candidates (in ballot order)
Meet the 2025 candidate for Wellesley School Committee 1-year term
Plus: Candidates discuss green initiatives at Sustainable Wellesley event
How to vote in person on Election Day
Election Day is Tuesday, March 5, 2025. Polls will be open 7am-8pm.
Sample ballots for each precinct can be found here.
Polling locations
Precincts A, C: Upham Elementary School, 35 Wynnewood Road *** NEW LOCATION
Precinct B, Sprague School, 401 School St.
Precincts D, E: Warren Building, 90 Washington Street
Precinct F, G: Dana Hall School, Shipley Center, 142 Grove St.
Precinct H: Tolles Parsons Center, 500 Washington Street
Call the Town Clerk’s office for additional information on any voting question (781-431-1019 ext 2252).
How to cast your Vote-By-Mail ballot by deadline
All Vote by Mail ballots must be received no later than Tuesday, March 4, at 8pm, at Town Hall, 525 Washington St.
OR
Vote by Mail ballots may be returned to the Payment and Elections Drop Box at Town Hall, 525 Washington Street, no later than Tuesday, March 4, at 8pm.
Submitted vote-by-mail ballot at #Wellesley Town Hall drop box: Election Day is Tuesday, March 4 #vote
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At this point, it is too late to send in your Vote by Mail ballot via the United States Postal Service.
Vote by Mail ballots may NOT be dropped off at polling locations.
Contested races and not on Tuesday, March 4, 2025
There are two contested races this year:
- three candidates are running for only one open slot for Select Board
- three candidates are running two open positions on Recreation Commission
Uncontested or not, the School Committee vote is always closely watched. This year, the race is uncontested, with two candidates running for two open positions:
- one School Committee candidate is running for the open 1-year slot
- one School Committee candidate is running for the open 3-year slot
Sample ballots for each precinct can be found here.
Candidates, in ballot order
MODERATOR—vote for ONE for a one-year term
- Mark G. Kaplan
SELECT BOARD—vote for ONE for a three-year term
- Odessa M.B. Sanchez
- Kenneth C. Largess III
- Michael Tauer
BOARD OF ASSESSORS—vote for ONE for a three-year term
- Stephen D. Mahoney
BOARD OF HEALTH—vote for ONE for a three-year term
- Linda Oliver Grape
WELLESLEY LIBRARY TRUSTEES—vote for not more than TWO for three-year terms
- Marla L. Robinson
- Ann Howley
NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION—vote for ONE for a three-year term
- Thomas William Hammond, Jr.
PLANNING BOARD—vote for ONE for a five-year term
- Thomas M. Taylor
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS—vote for ONE for a three-year term
- Ellen Ledley Korpi
RECREATION COMMISSION—vote for not more than TWO for three-year terms
- Laurance N. Stuntz
- Nathalie de Fontnouvelle
- Garfield H. Miller
SCHOOL COMMITTEE—vote for ONE for a three-year term
- Illana S. Nissenbaum
SCHOOL COMMITTEE—vote for ONE for a one-year term
- Sharon J. Clarke
Candidates for Town Meeting 2025
Depending on your precinct, your neighbors might be competing with gusto to serve on Town Meeting (that would be Precinct H, with 16 candidates vying for only 10 open slots), or haven’t been able to produce the numbers needed to fill open positions (as is the case with Precinct G, with only 9 candidates stepping up for the 11 open slots).
See the list of all Town Meeting candidates here.
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