Sudbury Primary Election Guide 2018

SUDBURY, MA—The state primaries take place on Tuesday, Sept. 4, for all parties, with candidates vying for a slot on the Nov. 6 election ballot.

Massachusetts has incumbent Elizabeth Warren as the sole Democrat on the ballot for state senator, with Geoff Diehl, John Kingston and Beth Lindstrom on the ballot for the Republicans. Independents Shiva Ayyadurai, John Devine and Joshua Ford are also running for state senate. Scott D. Lively, from Springfield, is taking on Republican Governor Charlie Baker. Jay Gonzalez and Bob Maissie are on the ballot for Governor for the Democrats.

Attorney General candidates in the Republican camp are James R. McMahon and Daniel Shores.

Democrat Katherine M. Clark is uncontested for U.S. Congress for the Fifth District, which includes Sudbury. For the Republicans, John Hugo and Louis Kuchnir are battling it out for the Fifth District.

Also in Sudbury, contested races include a heated battle between 10 candidates in the Democratic race hoping to win the seat from the retiring Niki Tsongas, a three-way contest for Republican senator in congress, Republican governor and Republican attorney general.

View all the candidates and specimen ballots for Sudbury: Precinct 1; Precincts 1A, 4 and 5; and Precincts 2 and 3.

Polls are open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m.

Polling stations:

PCT. 1, 1A, 2, and 5 vote at Fairbank Community Center, 40 Fairbank Road
PCT. 3 and 4 vote at the Town Hall, 322 Concord Road

If you will be out of town or unable to come to the polls on Election Day, you can find information here regarding Absentee Ballots. Absentee Ballot Applications are available for the State Primary Election. Deadline to apply for an absentee ballot is 5 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 31.

Wednesday, Aug. 15, is the deadline to register to vote or to change enrollment either to another party or to “unenrolled,” which means not affiliated with an party. Voters registered as Democratic, Republican, or Libertarian must vote the party ballot as they are registered. Voters who are unenrolled or enrolled in a political designation other than Democratic, Republican, or Libertarian, may choose a party ballot.

Click on this link to check your voter registration status, view specimen ballots and find your precinct and polling location.

Visit Sudbury Patch for primary results on the evening of the election.

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