Swampscott Ballot Field Set For Townwide Races In 2025 Annual Election

SWAMPSCOTT, MA — There will be a three-candidate contested race for two Select Board seats and an incumbent write-in candidacy for a School Committee seat as part of the Swampscott annual town election on April 29.

While there are various candidates for town meeting in each precinct, the ballot for the townwide races appears set with Select Board incumbents MaryEllen Fletcher, Katie Phelan and Water and Sewer Advisory Committee Chair Liz Smith running for the two spots on the Select Board.

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There are also two seats open on the School Committee with only one candidate — newcomer Michael Contreras — on the ballot. Amy O'Connor, currently serving on the School Committee, said she has launched a write-in campaign for re-election.

Each of the other townwide positions — Board of Assessors, Board of Health, Housing Authority, Library Trustees, Planning Board, Moderator, and Constable — has only enough candidates on the ballot to fill the seats up for election in this cycle.

The town clerk's office said there are between 16 and 24 candidates for town meeting member spots with the six precinct ballots set to be finalized to reflect that over the next few days.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. X/Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)