Last updated: August 28, 2026
There is a Massachusetts primary election on Tuesday, September 1 to select final candidates for the November 3 state election. The offices on the ballot are: U.S. Senator, U.S. Representative, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Auditor, Governor’s Councillor, State Senator, State, Representative, District Attorney, and Register of Probate.
You can look up a sample ballot for your location to see the candidates you can vote for and to check your polling place.
Every registered voter can vote in a primary. Unenrolled voters and those registered with a political designation (such as the Green Party) can vote in the party primary of their choice; registered Democrats or Republicans are given their party’s ballot.
The deadline to register or change your party affiliation for this election has passed. You can check your registration status online.
Ways to vote
Voting in-person on election day
Vote in person on Tuesday, September 1 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Look up your polling location here. If you requested a mail-in ballot, you may still vote in person at the polls if: (a) you did not return it, or (b) you mailed your ballot but your local election office did not receive it, or (c) your local election office rejected it.
Voting by Mail
The deadline to apply for a mail-in ballot has passed.
Mailed ballots must be received by your local election office before polls close at 8 p.m. on September 1. As of this date, the Secretary of the Commonwealth advises voters with a mail-in ballot NOT to put it in the mail, but instead return it to a ballot dropbox or to vote in-person on Election Day (see below).
You may track the status of your mail-in ballot online all the way to receipt and acceptance of your returned ballot.
Early voting in-person
The period for early voting in-person at local election offices has closed.
Local Election Offices
Your local election office (city or town clerk) can assist with voter registration and all forms of voting. They have up-to-date information about early voting in-person, ballot dropboxes, and polling locations.
Below are the local offices for Boston, Watertown, Belmont and Cambridge, the cities and towns in Senator Brownsberger’s district. For other locales, look up your voting information to find your local clerk’s office (and more).
Belmont Town Clerk
455 Concord Avenue, Ground Floor
Belmont, MA 02478 (map)
Hours: Monday: 8 am – 7 pm; Tuesday through Thursday: 8 am – 4 pm; Friday: 8 am – 12 pm.
Phone: 617-993-2603
Email: townclerk@belmont-ma.gov
Website: Belmont Elections & Voting Information
Boston Election Department
1 City Hall Square, Room 241
Boston, MA 02201 (map)
Hours: Monday through Friday, 9 am – 5 pm
Phone: 617-635-8683
Website & contact form : Boston Election Department
Cambridge Election Commission
689 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02139 (map)
Hours: Monday: 8:30 am – 8 pm; Tuesday through Thursday: 8:30 am – 5 pm; Friday: 8:30 am – 12 pm
Phone: 617-349-4361
Email: elections2@cambridgema.gov
Website: Cambridge Election Commission
Watertown City Clerk
149 Main St
Watertown, MA 02472-4410 (map)
Hours: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday: 8:30 am – 5 pm; Tuesday: 8:30 am – 7 pm; Friday: 8:30 am – 12:30 pm
Phone: 617-715-8686
Email: cityclerk@watertown-ma.gov
Website: Watertown Election & Voter Information
For more information
Visit the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s elections website for comprehensive information, including situations not covered above.
Ok, so the Belmont Machine is helping out.