See Results From Worcester's 2023 Preliminary Election

WORCESTER, MA — The slate of candidate who will move on to the November municipal general election in Worcester is all but set.

Tuesday's preliminary election pared down a field of more than a dozen candidates running for the District 1, 2, 4 and 5 city council seats and the District E Worcester School Committee seat.

About 8,700 voters turned out in Tuesday's preliminary against a total of about 96,000 voters eligible to vote in the election — turnout of about 9 percent. Turnout in the September 2021 preliminary with just two races on the ballot — District 1 and 5 city council — was slightly higher at 10.3 percent.

Here are the candidates who were in the lead as of Tuesday night, although these results are still unofficial until certified by the Worcester City Clerk.

Worcester City Council District 1

• David Peterson — 834
• Larry Shetler — 363
• Jenny Pacillo — 1,545

Worcester City Council District 2

• Robert Bilotta — 584
• Phil Palmieri — 320
• Candy Mero-Carlson (i) — 720

Worcester City Council District 4

• Luis Ojeda — 332
• Katia Norford — 189
• Ted Kostas — 154
• Maureen Schwab — 97
• Maria Montano — 81

Worcester City Council District 5

• Etel Haxhiaj (i) — 1,665
• Jose Rivera — 1,189
• Edson Montero — 191

Worcester School Committee District E

• Nelly Medina — 474
• Kathleen Roy — 445
• John Reed — 305

The top two candidates in each race will advance to the November general election. A number of other races that did not have enough candidates for preliminary contests will also appear on the November ballot

Worcester City Council At-Large

• Bill Coleman (also running for mayor)
• Domenica Perrone
• Donna Colorio (i)
• Guillermo Creamer (also running for mayor)
• Johanna Hampton-Dance
• Joseph Petty (i) (also running for mayor)
• Kate Toomey (i)
• Khrystian King (i) (also running for mayor)
• Maydee Morales
• Morris Bergman (i)
• Thu Nguyen (i)

Worcester City Council District 3

• Feanna Jattan-Singh
• George Russell (i)

Worcester School Committee At-Large

• Laura Clancey (i)
• Maureen Binienda
• Sue Mailman (i)
• Tracy O'Connell Novick (i)

Worcester School Committee District A

• Molly McCullough (i)

Worcester School Committee District B

• Vanessa Alvarez

Worcester School Committee District C

• Dianna Biancheria
• Jermoh Kamara (i)

Worcester School Committee District D

• Alex Guardiola

Worcester School Committee District F

• Jermaine Johnson (i)