Candidate Pool Keeps Growing for Newton's Fall Municipal Election

As we begin the final month of nominations for Newton's 2013 fall municipal election, the field has become a bit crowded.

In particular, the race for Newton mayor is shaping up to have three challengers vying for incumbent Setti Warren's seat.

The list below shows the state of the races – who has requested nomination papers – as of Friday, June 28 at 10 a.m.

(I) = incumbent

Ward 1

Ward 2

Ward 3

Ward 4

Ward 5

Ward 6

Ward 7

Ward 8

Mayor

The city's charter states that candidates running for alderman-at-large and School Committee must collect 150 signatures before the nomination papers are certified. Aldermen-at-large and School Committee seats are elected by all city voters.

Ward aldermen, who are only elected by residents in their home ward, must gather 50 signatures.

Mayoral candidates must collect 400 signatures, the charter says.

All 24 Board of Aldermen and eight School Committee seats are up for reelection this fall. The office of mayor is also up for reelection, and Mayor Setti Warren announced last summer his plans to run for a second term.

If needed, a municipal primary election will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013. A primary will be held if the number of candidates totals one more than twice the number of open seats; for example, a primary will be held if there are three candidates for one School Committee seat.

Editor's Note: We incorrectly listed Robin Clemens as running for an alderman-at-large seat. She has, in fact, pulled papers for the Ward Alderman seat. We've updated the information above.