Woburn Primary Election Day: Where To Vote, Candidates

WOBURN, MA — Early in-person voting is complete and Election Day is upon us in Woburn for this year's state primary.

Tuesday's voting will wrap up the first election in Massachusetts to feature the state's brand-new, pandemic-tested voting system. The state legislature passed the VOTES Act in June, making mail-in voting a permanent feature of elections in Massachusetts. The law also expanded early voting to all state primaries and general elections going forward.

That means hundreds of thousands of votes have already been cast before primary day this week.

In the primary election, voters will only see candidates for their party's ballot.

On the Democratic side, that includes a race between incumbent Marilyn Petitto Devaney and Mara Dolan for the nomination to represent District Three on the Governor's Council.

Statewide, there is also a race for the Democratic nomination to be Attorney General. Once a three-person primary, that contest is now down to former Boston city councilor Andrea Campbell and labor attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan.

Quintin Palfrey will appear on the ballot alongside Campbell and Liss-Riordan, though he recently announced his decision to drop out of the race.

There are separate contested Democratic races for Auditor, Lieutenant Governor, and Secretary of State. Democratic voters will still have two names on the ballot in the governor's race, though State Sen. Sonia Chang-Díaz dropped out of the race earlier this year, leaving current Attorney General Maura Healey running unopposed.

On the Republican ballot, there are contested races for Governor and Lieutenant Governor. Geoff Diehl is facing Chris Doughty in the governor's race while Leah Allen faces Kate Campanale in the Lieutenant Governor's race.

Patch has put together a 2022 Massachusetts primary voting guide to get you primed and ready to vote. Here's everything you need to know:

Where To Vote

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. in Woburn on Tuesday.

Polling places are as follows:

• Ward 1, Precinct 1 – Joyce Middle School, 55 Locust Street
• Ward 1, Precinct 2 – Joyce Middle School, 55 Locust Street
• Ward 1, Precinct 2A – Joyce Middle School, 55 Locust Street
• Ward 2, Precinct 1 – Shamrock Elementary School, 60 Green Street
• Ward 2, Precinct 2 – Shamrock Elementary School, 60 Green Street
• Ward 3, Precinct 1 – Hurld-Wyman Elementary School, 39 Wyman Street
• Ward 3, Precinct 2 – Hurld-Wyman Elementary School, 39 Wyman Street
• Ward 4, Precinct 1 – Old Wyman School Building, 679 Main Street at Eaton Avenue
• Ward 4, Precinct 2 – White Elementary School, 36 Bow Street
• Ward 5, Precinct 1 – Goodyear Elementary School, 41 Central Street
• Ward 5, Precinct 2 – Goodyear Elementary School, 41 Central Street
• Ward 6, Precinct 1 – Altavesta Elementary School, 980 1/2 Main Street
• Ward 6, Precinct 2 – Altavesta Elementary School, 980 1/2 Main Street
• Ward 7, Precinct 1 – Reeves Elementary School, 240 Lexington Street
• Ward 7, Precinct 2 – Reeves Elementary School, 240 Lexington Street

Who's On The Ballot?

DEMOCRATS

Attorney General

• Andrea Campbell
• Shannon Liss-Riordan
• Quentin Palfrey (dropped out, but still on ballot)

Auditor

• Christopher Dempsey
• Diana DiZoglio

Governor

• Sonia Chang-Diaz (dropped out, but still on ballot)
• Maura Healey

Lieutenant Governor

• Kim Driscoll
• Tami Gouveia
• Eric Lesser

Secretary of State

• William Galvin
• Tanisha Sullivan

3rd District Governor's Council

• Marilyn Petitto Devaney, Watertown
• Mara Dolan, Concord

REPUBLICANS

Governor

• Geoff Diehl
• Chris Doughty

Lieutenant Governor

• Leah Allen
• Kate Campanale

Voting By Mail

Massachusetts briefly joined a handful of other U.S. states in allowing voting by mail during the pandemic. Then the Legislature let the practice expire last year. Then they brought it back in June after passing a big, new voting rights bill.

received a vote-by-mail application from your local clerk. Unfortunately, the deadline to request a mail-in ballot has passed, but voters will get another mail-in shot before the November election.

The state has changed vote by mail materials slightly since the pandemic, but the process is largely the same: once you get your ballot, you fill it out at home with a pen and then return it in a special security envelope to be counted. Since primary ballots must be received by the close of polls on Tuesday, the best way to return a mail-in ballot at this point is either by putting in your local ballot drop box or hand-delivering it to your city or town clerk. You CANNOT drop it off at a polling place on Tuesday.