Marlborough 2019 Election Guide: Poll Sites, Voting Hours, More

MARLBOROUGH, MA — The main event in the 2019 Marlborough city election is the contest between longtime incumbent Mayor Arthur Vigeant and city police officer David Garceau — but there's plenty more on the ballot.

There are four contested City Council races, including a seven-way at-large Marlborough Council race. The Ward 1 and Ward 6 Council races are wide open. There's also a four-way Marlborough School Committee race, and an Assabett Valley School Committee race.

To help you prepare for Election Day, Patch has put together a voting guide to help you pick candidates and find your nearest polling location — plus other pertinent election information.

Where, When To Vote

Polls are open in Massachusetts from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. If you're going to be away from Marlborough on Nov. 5, you can apply for an absentee ballot. The deadline to apply for one is noon on Nov. 4.
There are five polling locations across Marlborough. Many people will vote at the Senior Center, including everyone in Wards 3, 4, and 5 — except Ward 3 precinct 2.

• Ward 1 and 2, all precincts — Francis J. Kane School, 520 Farm Road
• Wards 3, 4, 5, all precincts — Senior Center, 40 New St.
• Ward 3, precinct 2 — Raymond J. Richer School, 80 Foley Road
• Ward 6, all precincts — Lt. Charles W. Whitcomb School, 25 Union St.
• Ward 7, all precincts — Hildreth School Gymnasium, 85 Sawin St.

Who's running?

Earlier this year, Patch sent questionnaires to every person running in a contested race in the Nov. 5 election. Click on a candidate's name to see their profile. Candidates with no link did not respond. We will be updating this list as more responses come in before Election Day.

Candidates with an (i) are incumbents.

Marlborough Mayor

• (i) Arthur Vigeant
• David Garceau

At-large City Council

• (i) Peter Juaire
• (i) Mark Oram
• (i) Michael Ossing
• (i) Kathleen Robey
• Paul Ferro
• James Jummonville
• Samantha Perlman

City Council Ward 1

• Bhaskar Purimetla
• Laura Wagner

City Council Ward 2

• (i) David Doucette
• Kenneth Vigeant

City Council Ward 6

• Michael Cabral
• Sean Navin

Marlborough School Committee

• (i) Katherine Hennessy
• (i) Heidi Adler Matthews
• Daniel Caruso
• Mark Dexter

Campaign Spending

Want to know how much money candidates raised and spent before the Nov. 5 election? You can search by name on the Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance website. All candidates were required to file their pre-election campaign finance reports by 11:50 p.m. on Oct. 28.

Marlborough Election Results

Patch will be covering the Nov. 5 election live, and will send out an alert about results as soon as they are available. But you can typically find election results an hour or two after polls close on Nov. 5 at the City Clerk website.