MARLBOROUGH – There are now four candidates running for mayor.
Michael Baker returned his nomination papers on June 13; he will join Councilors J. Christian Dumais and Samantha Perlman in the race to replace Mayor Arthur Vigeant, who is stepping down after 10 years.
On Wednesday, June 21, Patrick Hogan pulled papers to begin his run for mayor.
In addition to mayor, there are four at-large seats and seven ward seats on the City Council on the ballot. There’s also three seats for School Committee and one seat for the Assabet Valley Regional Technical School Committee up for election.
As of June 23, five candidates – Michael Ossing, Sean Navin, Kathleen Robey, Mark Oram and Scott King – have pulled nomination papers for the four available at-large seats.
Robey and King have yet to return papers.
Here’s an updated look at the who’s running for the seats
Ward 1 – currently held by Laura Wagner. Mark Vital has returned his papers.
Ward 2 – currently held by David Doucette (pulled papers, yet to return). James Jumonville has returned papers.
Ward 3 – currently held by Dumais. Robert Preciado has yet to return papers.
Ward 4 – currently held by Teona C. Brown (returned papers). Quincy Mosby has yet to return his papers.
Ward 5 – currently held by John Irish (pulled papers, yet to return).
Ward 6 – currently held by Navin, who is running for at-large councilor. Michael T. Cabral has yet to return papers; Albert T. Fuccillo has returned papers.
Ward 7 – currently held by Donald Landers Sr. (returned papers). Harmony Larson has yet to return papers.
School Committee – Incumbents Heidi Matthews and Katherine Hennessy have returned nomination papers; incumbent David Caruso has not returned papers.
Assabet Valley School Committee – Incumbent Peggy Ayres has yet to return papers.
How to run for office
Any registered voter interested in obtaining nomination papers to run for office should visit the city clerk’s office to pick up the necessary paperwork. Nomination papers can be obtained until Friday, Aug. 18, at 5 p.m. All nomination papers must be returned to the Office of the City Clerk/Board of Registrars for signature certification no later than Tuesday, Aug. 22, at 5 p.m.
If necessary, the Preliminary Municipal Election will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 10.
Residents will have until Friday, Sept. 29, at 5 p.m. to register to be eligible to vote in the Preliminary Municipal Election, and until Friday, Oct. 27, at 5 p.m. to register to be eligible to vote in the Municipal Election.
Absentee and/or vote-by-mail ballots will be available to residents who file an absentee/vote-by-mail ballot application; these can be obtained by either visiting the city clerk’s office or at www.marlborough-ma.gov.
Please contact the city clerk’s office at 508-460-3775 with any questions.
