Braintree Election 2021: Candidate Profiles, Where To Vote, More

BRAINTREE, MA — The 2021 municipal election will be held Nov. 2 in Braintree. There will be contested races for city council and school committee.

Town Council contested races are in districts 1, 2 and 3. Among those candidates are two former town councilors vying to get a seat again. Former Councilor Thomas Bowes will run in District 3 against Elizabeth Maglio, while former Councilor John Mullaney will run against Joseph Reynolds and Carol-ann Ricardo in District 2. In District 1, Councilor Julia Flaherty faces Jodi Killeffer.

As for the school committee race, Cyril Chafe, Jennifer Dolan and George Kokoros all said they won't seek re-election. Seven candidates are on the ballot to fill the seats. They include: former school committee member Lisa Fiske-Heger, Kathleen Tuffy, Treacy Lewald, Stephanie Burrell, Linda Doucette, Matthew Lynch and Thomas Thackeray.

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Braintree Patch sent out a questionnaire to all candidates in contested races and published profiles for those who submitted answers. Those profiles are linked below.

Here's what you need to know if you're headed to the polls on Election Day.

Town Council

Councilor At-large (three win)

• Shannon Hume (inc.)
• David Ringius (inc.)
• Charles Ryan (inc.)

District 1 (all districts pick one)

• Julia Flaherty (inc.)
• Jodi Walorz-Killeffer

District 2

• John Mullaney
• Joseph Reynolds
• Carol-ann Ricardo

District 3

• Thomas Bowes
• Elizabeth Maglio

District 4

• Stephen O'Brien (inc.)

District 5

• Meredith Boericke (inc.)

District 6

• Larry Mackin (inc.)

School Committee (three win)

• Lisa Fiske-Heger
• Treacy Lewald
• Stephanie Burrell
• Thomas Thackeray
• Kathleen Tuffy
• Matthew Lynch
• Linda Doucette

Library Trustee

• Timothy Carey (inc.)
• Margaret Morton (inc.)
• Jeffrey Kunz (inc.)
• Robert McKeon

Electric Light Board

• James Regan (inc.)
• Thomas Reynolds (inc.)
• John McKinley
• Stephen O'Brien

Housing Authority

Albion Fletcher

How to vote

Mail-in voting

Voters that requested mail-in ballots that haven't yet mailed them should return them at Town Hall. Mail-in ballots need to be returned before polls close.

In-person voting

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Click here to find your polling location.

Election results

Braintree's 2021 municipal election results will be available beginning Tuesday night after polls close. Barnstable-Hyannis Patch will post them as soon as they are available. Sign up for email alerts here or like us on Facebook for the latest on local elections.

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