The November election includes races for the following city offices: mayor, 16 at-large councilors, 8 ward councilors, and 8 school committee members.
Application deadline for mail-in voting is Wednesday, October 27, 2021. Early voting is available at City Hall from Monday, October 25 through Saturday, October 30
Read below for more information on who the candidates are and how to plan your vote.
Who are the candidates and how can Newton voters learn more?
The candidates for Mayor are:
The candidates for at-large councilors include:
- Ward 1: Alison Leary and John Oliver (incumbents) with challenger Allan Ciccone
- Ward 2: Susan Albright and Tarik Lucas (incumbents)
- Ward 3: Andrea Kelley and Pamela Wright (incumbents) with challenger Meryl Kessler
- Ward 4: Leonard Gentile and Josh Krintzman (incumbents)
- Ward 5: Deborah Crossley and Andreae Downs (incumbents) with challenger Rena Getz
- Ward 6: Alicia Bowman and Victoria Danberg (incumbents) with challenger Lisa Gordon
- Ward 7: Becky Grossman and Marc Laredo (incumbents)
- Ward 8: David Kalis and Richard Lipof (incumbents)
Links to candidate websites are provided where available.
The candidates for ward councilors include:
- Ward 1: Maria Scibelli Greenberg (incumbent) and challenger Kevin Riffe
- Ward 2: Emily Norton (incumbent)
- Ward 3: Julia Malakie (incumbent) and challenger James R. Cote
- Ward 4: Chris Markiewicz (incumbent)
- Ward 5: Bill Humphrey (incumbent) and challenger Debra Waller
- Ward 6: Brenda Noel (incumbent) and challenger Barry Bergman
- Ward 7: Lisle Baker (incumbent)
- Ward 8: Holly Ryan (incumbent)
Links to candidate websites are provided where available.
The candidates for school committee members include:
- Ward 1: Rajeev Parlikar
- Ward 2: Chris Brezski
- Ward 3: Anping Shen (incumbent)
- Ward 4: Tamika Olszewski (incumbent)
- Ward 5: Emily Prenner (incumbent)
- Ward 6: Shawn Fitzgibbons and Paul Levy
- Ward 7: Kathy Shields (incumbent) and challenger Valerie Pontiff
- Ward 8: Cove Davis
Links to candidate websites are provided where available.
Ways to Vote
Mail-In Voting
Applications for mail-in voting must be received by 5:00pm, Wednesday, October 27, 2021. A completed and signed application is required for voters to receive a mail-in ballot.
Print out, sign, and return your application:
by mail to:
City Clerk
1000 Commonwealth Avenue
Room 105
Newton, MA 02459
by email to:
elections@newtonma.gov
by Fax to:
617-796-1214
or
Drop it in one of the Drop Boxes at City Hall.
Once you receive your ballot…
- Vote the ballot and place it in the ballot (inner) envelope
- Sign the inner envelope (with your ballot inside)
- Return your ballot in the mailing (outer) envelope provided. Ballots can be mailed with proper postage or returned to an elections drop box at City Hall.
Please allow ample mailing time for your application and for the ballot. Ballots must be returned to your the Clerk’s Office by 8pm on Tuesday, November 2, 2021.
Early Voting:
Early, in-person voting will take place at City Hall on Monday, October 25 through Friday, October 29, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and on Saturday, October. 30 from 8:30 a.m. to noon.
Election Day Voting: November 2, 2021
Vote at your polling location on November 2 from 7am to 8pm. Find your Election Day polling location here.
More information
- Check to see if you’re registered here
- Learn more about registering here
- Use the Massachusetts Online Voter Registration System to register online or to update a current registration.
- For Election Day voting, find your polling location here.
- City of Newton Elections webpage
NOTE: Certain voters must submit a copy of their identification with their voter registration or present it at their polling place on Election Day. For more information on identification requirements, please see Identification Requirements.