Woburn Election Could Feature Several Contested Races

WOBURN, MA — Candidates in Woburn have until 5 p.m. on July 23 to return signatures on their nomination papers to get their name on the ballot, and there are already several contested races shaping up. The mayor, all aldermen and all school committee members are up for reelection this year. The preliminary election is on Sept. 10 and the general election is on Nov. 5.

The preliminary election will be held as needed if there are three or more candidates for mayor, five or more candidates for alderman at large, three or more candidates for ward alderman or eleven or more candidates for school committee.

As of Wednesday, the following candidates had taken out nomination papers from City Clerk William C. Campbell. Candidates listed in bold type are up for reelection. An asterisk (*) signifies candidates who have returned their nomination papers and will be listed on the ballot.

Mayor

Scott Galvin *

Elizabeth Pedrini

Kerstin J. D. Lochrie

Alderman-At-Large (2 seats)

Robert J. Ferullo, Jr *

Michael P. Concannon

Alderman, Ward One

Joanne Campbell *

Alderman, Ward Two

Richard Gately *

Alderman, Ward Three

Jeff Dillon *

James Fletcher, Jr.

Claire Malaguti

Note: Incumbent Ward 3 Alderman Mark E. Gaffney had not taken out nomination papers as of Wednesday afternoon.

Alderman, Ward Four

Michael D. Anderson *

Alderman, Ward Five

Darlene Mercer-Bruen *

James Todino *

Alderman, Ward Six

Edward Tedesco *

Alderman, Ward Seven

Lindsey Higgins *

Michael Scire

Charles Viola

School Committee (5 seats)

Patricia E. Chisholm *

Colleen Cormier *

Andrew Lipsett *

John M. Wells *

Ellen Crowley *

Joseph E. Demers

Michael Scire

Charles Viola

Note: Incumbent Rick Metter had not taken out nomination papers as of Wednesday afternoon. Christopher Kisiel and Michael Mulrenan were elected to four-year terms in 2017 by receiving the highest number of votes and are not up for reelection until 2021. An earlier version of this story said Kisiel and Mulrenan were up for reelection this year. Patch regrets the error.