Woburn Will Have Preliminary Election In Mayor's Race

WOBURN, MA — With three candidates on the ballot, Woburn will hold a citywide preliminary election on Sept. 10 to narrow the field to two. In addition to Mayor Scott Galvin, first-time candidates Elizabeth Pedrini and Kerstin J. D. Lochrie are running for the city's top post. In the general election on Nov. 5, there will be contested races for mayor, school committee and for city council in wards three, five and seven.

Candidates had until Tuesday to return nomination papers to City Clerk William Campbell. The candidates who will appear on the ballot are listed below, with candidates for reelection listed in bold type.

Mayor

Scott Galvin

Elizabeth Pedrini

Kerstin J. D. Lochrie

Alderman-At-Large (2 seats)

Robert J. Ferullo, Jr

Michael P. Concannon

Alderman, Ward One

Joanne Campbell

Alderman, Ward Two

Richard Gately

Alderman, Ward Three

Jeff Dillon

Claire Malaguti

Note: Incumbent Ward 3 Alderman Mark E. Gaffney is not running for reelection.

Alderman, Ward Four

Michael D. Anderson *

Alderman, Ward Five

Darlene Mercer-Bruen

James Todino *

Alderman, Ward Six

Edward Tedesco

Alderman, Ward Seven

Lindsey Higgins

Michael Scire

School Committee (5 seats)

Luke Anderson

Patricia E. Chisholm

Colleen Cormier

Ellen Crowley

Andrew Lipsett

Charles Viola

John M. Wells

Note: Incumbents Joseph Demers and Rick Metter are not running for reelection. Christopher Kisiel and Michael Mulrenan were elected to four-year terms in 2017 by receiving the highest number of votes and are not up for reelection until 2021.

Dave Copeland covers Woburn for Patch and can be reached at dave.copeland@patch.com or by calling 617-433-7851. Follow him on Twitter (@CopeWrites) and Facebook (/copewrites).