Somerville Municipal Election 2017 Guide

SOMERVILLE, MA – Somerville will hold its municipal elections this coming Tuesday, Nov. 7. This year several incumbents, most notably Mayor Joseph Curtatone, face challengers. Four ward aldermen and two school committee races are contested, and four aldermen-at-large will be voted into new terms.

A preliminary election was held Sept. 19 to vote on which mayoral candidates and candidates for school committee in Ward 1 would partake in the general election.

An already blue city, Somerville saw several progressive candidates emerge this year in the vein of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders. Local activist group Our Revolution hosted Sanders last month to stump for many of the progressive candidates in Somerville and neighboring Cambridge.

Mayoral candidate Payton Corbett, who was endorsed by Our Revolution before old social media posts cost him the group's support, centered his campaign around the rights of the working class and the rising cost of living in Somerville.

Here's who will be on the ballot Nov. 7:

Mayor

• Curtatone, Joseph A
• Corbett, Payton

Alderman At Large­

• Sullivan, Dennis
• Mbah, Will
• Tarpley, Kevin Allen
• Rossetti, Mary Jo
• White Jr., William A
• Connolly Jr., John M
• Hirsch, Stephanie A

Ward Alderman

Ward 1

• McLaughlin, Matthew C
• Lorusso, Elio

Ward 2

• Scott, JT
• Heuston, Mary Ann

Ward 3

• McWatters, Robert
• Ewen­-Campen, Ben

Ward 4

• Clingan, Jesse
• Boukili, Omar

Ward 5

• Niedergang, Mark

Ward 6

• Davis, Lance

Ward 7

• Ballantyne, Katjana

School Committee

Ward 1

• Salvato, Kenneth M
• Ackman, Emily

Ward 2

• Futrell, Dan J
• McDonald Nionakis, Susan

Ward 3

• Palmer, Lee Erica

Ward 4

• Green, Andre L

Ward 5

• Pitone, Laura J

Ward 6

• O'Sullivan, Paula G

Ward 7

• Normand, Caroline Carrie

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Polling locations are below.

Ward One

• Precinct 1. A room in the Capuano School, 150 Glen Street.
• Precinct 2. The East Somerville Community School, 50 Cross Street - Glen Street Entrance.
• Precinct 3. The East Somerville Community School, 50 Cross Street - Glen Street Entrance.

Ward Two

• Precinct 1. A room in the Police Department, 220 Washington Street.
• Precinct 2. A room in the Albert F Argenziano School at Lincoln Park, 290 Washington Street.
• Precinct 3. A room in the Lowell Street Fire Station, 651 Somerville Avenue.

Ward Three

• Precinct 1. The Atrium, Somerville High School, 81 Highland Avenue.
• Precinct 2. The Atrium, Somerville High School, 81 Highland Avenue.
• Precinct 3. A room in The Dante Club, 5 Dante Terrace.

Ward Four

• Precinct 1. A room in the Mystic Activity Center, 530 Mystic Avenue.
• Precinct 2. A room in the Winter Hill Community School, 115 Sycamore Street.
• Precinct 3. A room in the Winter Hill Community School, 115 Sycamore Street.

Ward Five

• Precinct 1. A room in the DPW Water Department Building, 17 Franey Road.
• Precinct 2. A room in the Brown School, 201 Willow Avenue - Kidder Avenue Entrance
• Precinct 3. A room in the Engine 7 Fire Station, 265 Highland Avenue.

Ward Six

• Precinct 1. A room in the John F Kennedy School, 5 Cherry Street. - Sartwell Avenue Entrance.
• Precinct 2. A room in the Somerville Community Baptist Church, 31 College Avenue.
• Precinct 3. A room in the Holy Bible Baptist Church, 14 Chapel Street.

Ward Seven

• Precinct 1. A room in the senior center, 167 Holland Street.
• Precinct 2. A room in the West Somerville Neighborhood School, 177 Powder House Boulevard - Raymond Avenue Entrance.
• Precinct 3. The VNA Assisted Living Facility, 405 Alewife Brook Parkway.

Don't know your precinct? Don't worry, you can click here to find out. Not sure if you're registered? Click here to check your voter registration status.

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