Third Candidate Steps Into Marlborough Mayoral Race

MARLBOROUGH, MA — The race to replace Marlborough Mayor Arthur Vigeant got a little more crowded this week.

A third candidate — Gibbon Street resident Michael Baker — pulled papers to run for the seat. He joins City Councilors Christian Dumais and Samantha Perlman. Vigeant will conclude 30 years in office, including six terms as mayor, at the end of 2023.

The filing period to run for office opened on May 8 and will close Aug. 18. During that time, candidates can pull papers and collect signatures in order to get on the ballot for the Nov. 7 election (and an Oct. 10 preliminary, if one is necessary).

In 2023, Marlborough voters will go to the polls to elect a new mayor, four at-large councilors, seven ward city councilors, three school committee members and one Assabet Valley Regional Technical School Committee member.

As of June 7, here are the candidates who have pulled papers to run. An (i) indicates an incumbent, and an (r) indicates that a candidate who has returned filing papers for certification.

Mayor

• Christian Dumais (r)*
• Samantha Perlman (r)*
• Michael A. Baker

At-Large City Council (4 seats)

• James Jumonville
• Sean Navin (i)(r)**
• Mark Oram (i)
• Michael Ossing (r) (i)
• Kathleen Robey (i)

Ward 1 Councilor

• Mark Vital

Ward 2 Councilor

• David Doucette (i)
• James Jumonville

Ward 3 Councilor

• Robert Preciado

Ward 4 Councilor

• Teona Brown (i)

Ward 5 Councilor

• John Irish

Ward 6 Councilor

• Michael Cabral
• Albert Trey Fuccillo (r)

Ward 7 Councilor

• Donald Landers Sr. (i)
• Harmony Larson

Marlborough School Committee (3 seats)

• Daniel Caruso (i)
• Katherine Hennessy (i)
• Heidi Adler Matthews (r)(i)

Assabet Valley School Committee (1 seat)

• Peggy Margaret Ayres (i)

*Dumais and Perlman are the sitting Ward 3 and At-Large councilors, respectively. They are vacating those seats to run for mayor.

**Navin is vacating his Ward 6 Councilor seat to run for an At-Large seat.