Newton municipal elections will take place on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, with options for vote-by-mail, as well as absentee voting and early voting. (Early voting takes place Saturday, October 28 through Wednesday, November 1. See details below),
Voters will elect a new City Council and School Committee. There are 24 city council seats and 8 School Committee seats to be determined.
Still deciding who to vote for?…
View candidates responses for our 2023 Online Voters Guide. Please note that we have not yet received responses from every candidate.
LWVN, together with NewTV, has recorded candidate forums in the races that are contested. You can view those recorded forums using the links below:
- Ward 2 Ward Councilor
- Ward 4 Ward Councilor
- Ward 5 At-Large Councilor
- Ward 6 At-Large Councilor
- Ward 6 Ward Councilor
- Ward 8 Ward Councilor
We have also recorded interviews for The League Presents… with the new Ward 7 and Ward 8 candidates for School Committee who are running unopposed in the upcoming municipal elections. View these recording at the following links:
- Ward 7 School Committee – Candidate Amy Davenport
- Ward 8 School Committee – Candidate Barry Greenstein
Learn more about the candidates and how to vote below.
Who are the candidates and how can Newton voters learn more?
City Council Candidates
Newton’s City Council consists of…
- 16 At-large City Councilors (2 per ward)
Elected by voters across the city - 8 Ward City Councilors (1 per ward)
Elected only by the voters in each ward
The candidates for at-large councilors include:
- Ward 1: Alison Leary and John Oliver (incumbents)
- Ward 2: Susan Albright and Tarik Lucas (incumbents)
- Ward 3: Andrea Kelley and Pamela Wright (incumbents)
- 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 Alan Lobovits
- 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)
- Ward 2: Dan Gaynor, and David Micley
- Ward 3: Julia Malakie (incumbent)
- Ward 4: Randall Block and Doris Ann Sweet
- Ward 5: Bill Humphrey (incumbent)
- Ward 6: Martha Bixby and Lisa Gordon
- Ward 7: Lisle Baker (incumbent)
- Ward 8: Holly Ryan (incumbent) and challenger Stephen Farrell
Links to candidate websites are provided where available.
School Committee Candidates
Newton’s School Committee consists of…
- 8 members (1 per ward)
Elected by voters across the city - the Mayor.
The candidates for school committee members include:
- Ward 1: Rajeev Parlikar (incumbent)
- Ward 2: Chris Brezski (incumbent)
- Ward 3: Anping Shen (incumbent)
- Ward 4: Tamika Olszewski (incumbent)
- Ward 5: Emily Prenner (incumbent)
- Ward 6: Paul Levy (incumbent)
- Ward 7: Amy Davenport
- Ward 8: Barry Greenstein
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 on Tuesday, October 31, 203, but voters are encouraged to apply as early as possible.
Print out, sign, and return your application:
| by mail to: | by email to: | by Fax to: |
| City Clerk 1000 Commonwealth Avenue Room 105 Newton, MA 02459 |
elections@newtonma.gov | 617-796-1214 |
| OR drop it in one of the ballot 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 7, 2023.
Early Voting:
Early, in-person voting will take place at City Hall on the following days:
- Saturday, October 28 – 11am to 5pm
- Sunday October 29 – 11am to 5pm
- Monday, October 30 – 9am to 8pm
- Tuesday, October 31 – 8:30am to 5pm
- Wednesday, November 1 – 8:30am to 5pm
Election Day Voting: November 7, 2023
Vote at your polling location on November 7 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.