Chelmsford Election 2021: Voting, Who Is Running, Where To Vote

CHELMSFORD, MA — Election Day is here. Polls open in Chelmsford at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. Here's what to know:

Who is running:

There are two town wide contested races to watch: Select Board and Planning Board.

There are two seats up on the Select Board; and five people, including an incumbent are running. As for Planning Board, there are two seats up for election and both incumbents plan to fight for them with two others vying to take over. Click on the blue hyperlinks to read more about each candidate.

Two Select Board Members for three years: Contested

• Mark Charles Carota: Read more about why Mark Carota is running
• April E. Danielson: Read more about why April Danielson is running
• Latosha Denise Dixon, Read more about why she is running
• George R. Dixon, Jr. (Incumbent), Read more about why George Dixon is running again

Three Planning Board Members for three years; Contested

• Deirdre Connolly, Read more about why she's running.
• Paul A. McDougall, Jr., Read more about why he's running.
• Glenn A. Kohl (I),
• Timothy R. Shanahan (I)

Patch reached out to Kohl and Shanahan, but neither replied to request for a profile.

Then there are 65 seats up for a vote for the town's legislative body. But only Town Meeting member seats contested are in Precincts 1 and Precinct 3. Here's a complete list of the candidates.

Precinct voting locations

Vote by mail

Those who requested ballots, must return those by April 6. If you never recieved your ballot, and did not vote in person early, you can still vote in person Tuesday.

Contact townclerk@chelmsfordma.gov if you have questions.

Candidate debates: