Upcoming Elections
August-October 2025
Municipal Preliminary Elections
Most cities in Massachusetts hold preliminary elections before their November municipal elections, if there are enough candidates running. Similar to primaries, these non-partisan elections are used to narrow down the candidates for the November ballot.
Check back later in the summer for a full list of municipal preliminary election dates.
November 4, 2025 – Municipal Election Day
Fifty-five cities and towns in Massachusetts hold biennial municipal elections in November of each odd-numbered year. All other towns annual town elections each spring.
The cities and towns below will hold municipal elections on November 4. Contact your local election office for more information about your upcoming local election.
- Agawam
- Amesbury
- Amherst
- Attleboro
- Barnstable
- Beverly
- Boston
- Braintree
- Brockton
- Cambridge
- Chelsea
- Chicopee
- Easthampton
- Everett
- Fall River
- Fitchburg
- Framingham
- Franklin
- Gardner
- Gloucester
- Greenfield
- Haverhill
- Holyoke
- Lawrence
- Leominster
- Lowell
- Lynn
- Malden
- Marlborough
- Medford
- Melrose
- Methuen
- New Bedford
- Newburyport
- Newton
- North Adams
- Northampton
- Peabody
- Pittsfield
- Quincy
- Randolph
- Revere
- Salem
- Saugus
- Somerville
- Springfield
- Taunton
- Waltham
- Watertown
- West Springfield
- Westfield
- Weymouth
- Winthrop
- Woburn
- Worcester