2023 Marlborough Voting Guide: Key Races, How To Vote, Profiles

MARLBOROUGH, MA — The main event in the 2023 Marlborough city election is the mayoral race between city councilors Christian Dumais and Samantha Perlman — but there's much more on the ballot this year.

There are multiple contested city council races in 2023, including a six-way race for four at-large seats that includes Sean Navin, who wants to move from his current Ward 6 seat. With Dumais in also leaving his Ward 3 seat to run for mayor, and Laura Wagner stepping down from her Ward 1 seat at the end of 2023, the city council will have three new members after Tuesday's election.

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 will be open in Marlborough from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. If you're going to be away from
There are six polling locations across Marlborough.

• WARD ONE: Precincts 1 and 2 Francis J. Kane School, 520 Farm Road
• WARD TWO: Precincts 1 and 2 Francis J. Kane School, 520 Farm Road
• WARD THREE: Precinct 1 Senior Center, 40 New St.
• WARD THREE: Precinct 2 Raymond J. Richer School, 80 Foley Road
• WARD FOUR: Precincts 1 and 2 Senior Center, 40 New St.
• WARD FIVE: Precincts 1 and 2 Masonic Lodge, 8 Newton St.
• WARD SIX: Precincts 1 and 2 1LT Charles W. Whitcomb School, 25 Union St.
• WARD SEVEN: Precincts 1 and 2 Hildreth School Gymnasium, 85 Sawin St.

The deadline to register to vote passed several weeks ago. If you're not sure about your registration status, check online at the Secretary of the Commonwealth website.

Who's running?

Here are all the candidates on the ballot in Marlborough's 2023 election. Click on the links to read profiles on candidates who responded to our questionnaires. There's an additional candidate who won't appear on the ballot running as a write-in in Ward 3. Candidates marked with (i) are incumbents.

Marlborough Mayor

• Christian Dumais
• Samantha Perlman

At-large City Council (pick 4)

• Mark Oram
• Michael Ossing
• Kathleen Robey
• Scott King
• Sean Navin

City Council Ward 1

• Mark Vital

City Council Ward 2

• David Doucette (i)
• James Jumonville

City Council Ward 3

• Robert Preciado

City Council Ward 4

• Teona Brown (i)
• Thomas Dalton

City Council Ward 5

• John Irish (i)

City Council Ward 6

• Maureen Brennan
• Albert Fuccillo

City Council Ward 7

• Donald Landers Sr. (i)
• Harmony Larson

Marlborough School Committee (pick 3)

• Daniel Caruso (i)
• Katherine Hennessey (i)
• Heidi Adler Matthews (i)

Assabet Valley School Committee

• Peggy Ayres (i)

Marlborough Election Results

Patch will be covering the Nov. 7 election live, and will send out an alert about results as soon as they are available. Sign up for email alerts here.