Peabody Election 2019: Here's Who's Running

PEABODY, MA — Peabody will have several contested races in this fall's election, including a seven-way race for five at-large seats on City Council and contested races for city council seats in four of the city's six wards. Mayor Ted Bettencourt will run for a fifth, two-year term and will be challenged by Jacqueline Conway of Newbury Street.

Candidates had until 5 p.m. Tuesday to return nomination papers to have their names includes on the ballot. There will be no preliminary election in Peabody this year. The general election is Nov. 5. The last day to register to vote in the general election is October 16.

Are you running for office in Peabody? Contact Dave Copeland at dave.copeland@patch.com for information on being featured in a candidate's profile and submitting campaign announcements to Peabody Patch.

The complete list of candidates is below. Candidates for reelection are marked with an asterisk (*).

Mayor

Jacqueline Conway

Ted Bettencourt *

Councilor At Large (Five Seats)

John DeRosa Jr.

Tom Gould *

Jarrod Hochman

Anne Manning-Martin *

Ryan Melville *

Thomas Rossignoll *

Jon Turco

Note: Incumbent David Gravel is not running for reelection.

Ward One City Council (One Seat)

Russell Donovan

Craig Welton

Note: Incumbent Jon Turco is running for an at-large seat and is not running for reelection in Ward 1.

Ward Two City Council (One Seat)

Jaclyn Corriveau

Peter McGinn *

Ward Three City Council (One Seat)

James Moutsoulas *

Ward Four City Council (One Seat)

Edward Charest *

John W. Salisbury-Rowswell

Ward Five City Council (One Seat)

Joel Saslaw *

Ward Six City Council (One Seat)

Keith Doucette

Mark O’Neill *

School Committee (Three Seats)

Joseph Amico *

Brandi Carpenter *

John Olimpio *

Library Trustee (Four Seats)

Peter Bakula

Stephanie Dallaire

Donald McAllister *

Stephanie Najjar *

Library Trustee, Two-Year Term (One Seat)

Morgan Yeo

Municipal Light Commission

Charles Bonfanti *

Raymond Melvin