Melrose 2026 Election Results: Polls Close, Votes Being Counted

MELROSE, MA — Massachusetts voters will head to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 3, to decide races for governor, U.S. Senate, state legislative seats and other offices.

Democratic Gov. Maura Healey is seeking reelection against Republican Michael Minogue and independent candidate Andrea James. Democratic U.S. Sen. Ed Markey faces Republican John Deaton and two other candidates.

Other statewide races include attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer, and auditor. Voters will also decide nine statewide ballot questions.

Election Day Voting

All Melrose wards and precincts vote at Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School, 90 Melrose St. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Nov. 3.

Voters can confirm their registration and polling information at VoteInMA.com.

Candidates

The following candidates will appear on Melrose ballots, according to the city's sample ballot and the Secretary of the Commonwealth's candidate list.

U.S. Senate: Edward J. Markey (D); John Deaton (R); Shiva Ayyadurai (I); Joe Tache (Socialism and Liberation).

Governor and Lieutenant Governor: Maura Healey and Kim Driscoll (D); Michael Minogue and Shawn Oliver (R); Andrea James and Kayla Kittredge (I).

Attorney General: Andrea Joy Campbell (D); Michael C. Walsh (R).

Secretary Of The Commonwealth: William Francis Galvin (D); Anne R. Brensley (R).

State Treasurer: Deborah B. Goldberg (D); Elizabeth Dionne (R).

State Auditor: Diana DiZoglio (D); Al Ozonoff (Libertarian).

U.S. House, 5th Congressional District: Katherine M. Clark (D).

Governor's Council, 6th District: Terrence W. Kennedy (D).

State Senate, 5th Middlesex District: Kate Lipper-Garabedian (D), Melrose.

State House, 32nd Middlesex District: Leila Bhatti Migliorelli (D), Melrose.

Northern Middlesex District Attorney: Marian T. Ryan (D).

Middlesex Register of Probate: Tara E. DeCristofaro (D); Tara Martorella (Justice for All).

Northeastern Metropolitan Regional School Committee, Malden seat (to fill a vacancy): James Bancroft Perry; Sean M. Salazar.

Sample Ballot And More Information

Melrose has posted a sample ballot for the Nov. 3 election covering all seven wards and their precincts.

Voters can also look up their sample ballot through the Secretary of the Commonwealth's website.

Additional election information is available on the Melrose Elections Office's website.