Newton Election Guide: Special Senate Primary

Massachusetts voters will head to the polls today for a special primary election for the U.S. Senate seat formerly held by Secretary of State John Kerry. 

Today's primary election will include a race for both the Democrats and Republicans:

• U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-8th), U.S. Rep. Ed Markey (D-5th) and Brett Rhyne (write-in candidate) will face off in the Democratic primary

• Former Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez, former U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan and State Rep. Dan Winslow (R-Norfolk) will face off in the Republican primary.

The winners in today's primaries will go head-to-head in the June 25 special Senate election.

Below is a guide to today's special primary election, with all that you need to know before heading out to the polls:

Q&As with the candidates

Patch interviewed all six candidates running in the Senate race. Check out Q&As with the candidates here. 

News coverage on the races

Check out this page to read Patch coverage on the special Senate election.

Ballots

Wondering what the ballots will look like? .PDF files for both the Democratic and Republican ballots are included in the media section above (below the photo).

Polling locations

Polls will be open today from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

A list of all the polling locations in the city is available here.

If you're not sure what ward/precinct you are in, use this handy online tool from the Newton Election Commission to verify your polling location.

Where can I get results?

We will be posting the statewide results on our homepage. We will also be posting Newton-specific results first thing Wednesday morning.

You can sign up for our daily email newsletters to get all the election results delivered right to your inbox.

You can follow live Newton-specific election results through the city's website. Results will be posted after 8 p.m.

How YOU can contribute

• Do you have an update from the polls? Comment on this story with the number ballot you were at your precinct. This will let readers know how many Newton residents are getting out there to vote.

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