Voters heading to the polls for Tuesday’s midterm elections will be given a chance to choose their Congressional, state and local representatives.
Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
United States Senate
U.S. Sen Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass), an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump, is running for a second, four-year term and faces a challenge from Republican Geoff Diehl, a supporter of the president.
Sixth Congressional District
U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass), another outspoken critic of the president, is seeking a second term and faces a challenge from Republican Joseph Schneider. Both attended Harvard University and have a military background, Moulton as a U.S. Marine who served in Iraq and Schneider as a Green Beret. Mary Charbonneau is also running for the seat as an independent.
Governor
Gov. Charlie Baker, a Republican from Swampscott, is vying for a second four-year term. Baker, the most popular governor in the country, faces a challenge from Democrat Jay Gonzalez, a Needham resident who served as budget chief for former Gov. Deval Patrick.
9th Essex District
State Rep. Donald Wong (R-Saugus) faces a challenge from Democrat Matthew Crescenzo and independent Michael Coller.
Wong has held the seat since 2011, which includes precincts 1, 2, 4-9 in Saugus, precincts 1, 2, 3 and 7 in Wakefield; and Ward 1 precincts 1 and 2 in Lynn. He’s also served locally as a former chairman of the Saugus Board of Selectmen.
Crescenzo, 25, a military veteran who served in Afghanistan and South Korea, works for the Lynn Community Health Center.
Coller is a private investigator.
13th Essex District
State Rep. Theodore C. “Ted” Speliotis (D-Danvers) has served in the State House from 1979 to 1986 and from 1996 until the present.
Republican Mark Mezzina, a Danvers Town Meeting member, will seek to unseat him.
The district encompasses Peabody, Danvers and Middleton.
Running unopposed
Many incumbents on the North Shore do not face opposition.
State Sen. Brendan Crighton (D-Lynn) won the seat for the Third Essex District in a special election earlier this year after Thomas M. McGee became the city’s mayor. The district includes Lynn, Lynnfield, Marblehead, Nahant, Saugus and Swampscott.
State Sen. Joseph Boncore (D-Winthrop) represents Revere out of the First Suffolk and Middlesex District. State Sen. Joan Lovely (D-Salem) represents Peabody in the Second Essex.
Also unopposed are state representatives Daniel Cahill (10th Essex, which includes parts of Wards 1, 3, 4 and 5 and all of Ward 2 in Lynn), Lori Ehrlich (8th Essex, Swampscott, Marblehead and Precincts 4 in Wards 3 and 4 in Lynn); Thomas Walsh, 12th Essex (Wards 1-4 in Peabody and Precincts 1-3 in Ward 5), RoseLee Vincent, 16th Suffolk (Precincts 3 and 10 in Saugus; and parts of Wards 1, 3, and 5 and all of Wards 4 and 6 in Revere); and Robert DeLeo, 19th Suffolk (Ward 2 in Revere, as well as parts of Wards 1, 3, and 5. All are Democrats.
Democrat Peter Capano, a Lynn City Council member, won a contested primary for the 11th Essex seat vacated by Crighton when he won the special election to the senate. The district includes parts of Wards 4 and 5 and all of 6 and 7 in Lynn, as well as Nahant. He is running unopposed.
In the 20th Middlesex District, which takes in Lynnfield, Rep. Bradley Jones Jr., a Republican, is also unopposed. Jones is the minority leader of the Massachusetts house.
Jonathan W. Blodgett is unopposed in his re-election as Essex District Attorney.
Attorney General
Democrat Maura Healey, another outspoken critic of the president, is vying for a second term and faces a challenge from Republican James McMahon.
Secretary of State
William Galvin, a Democrat, will try to fend off Republican Anthony Amore, director of security for the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, and Juan Sanchez, of the Green Rainbow Party, for a seventh term.
State Treasurer
Democrat Deborah B. Goldberg is vying for a second term, but faces a challenge from Republican Keiko M. Orrall, a state representative since 2011 and the first Asian-American elected to the State House, and Jamie M. Guerin, a member of the Green Rainbow Party.
State Auditor
Democrat Suzanne M. Bump is facing off against Republican Helen Brady, who works for the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and Libertarian Daniel Fishman, a computer scientist, in her bid for a third term.
Suffolk District Attorney
Daniel F. Conley opted not to run for re-election and stepped down in September leaving an opening in the job he held for 16 years.
John P. Pappas was appointed by Gov. Charlie Baker to serve out the remainder of the term.
Two people are seeking election as Suffolk District Attorney. Democrat Rachael S. Rollins, general counsel of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation is facing Independent Michael Maloney, a criminal defense attorney.
Southern Essex Register of Deeds
John O’Brien, who has held the position since 1976, will try to fend off Republican Jonathan Ring and Independent Don Colpitts.
The Southern Essex District encompasses 30 communities.
Ballot Questions
Voters will be faced with three ballot questions.
Question 1: A proposed law would limit how many patients could be assigned to each registered nurse in Massachusetts hospitals and certain other healthcare facilities.
A “yes” vote would limit the number of patients that could be assigned to one registered nurse in hospitals and certain other healthcare facilities.
A “no” vote would make no change in current laws relative to patient-to-nurse limits.
Question 2: A proposed law would create a citizens commission to consider and recommend potential amendments to the United States Constitution to establish that corporations do not have the same Constitutional rights as human beings and campaign contributions and expenditures may be regulated.
A “yes” vote would create a citizens commission to advance an amendment to the United States Constitution to limit the influence of money in elections and establish that corporations do not have the same rights as human beings.
A “no” vote would not create this commission.
Question 3: A law would add gender identity to the list of prohibited grounds for discrimination in places of public accommodation, resort of amusement.
A “yes” vote would keep in place the current law, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender identity in places of public accommodation.
A “no” vote would repeal this provision of the public accommodation law.