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Primary election guide

This year's primary elections will be held on Tuesday, September 6. Check below to see who will be on the ballot.

Berkshire County — This year’s primary elections will be held on Tuesday, September 6, with polls open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at all polling locations.

The deadline for voter registration was on Saturday, August 27, with the vote by mail application deadline on Monday, August 29.
Early voting will be held from August 27 until Friday, September 2.

State elections will be held on Tuesday, November 8.

The following is a guide to this year’s Democratic and Republican primaries and includes candidates for offices listed on both ballots. This guide includes the available links to websites for candidates. The inclusion of these links in this article does not imply any endorsements by The Berkshire Edge or its employees.

Democratic candidates

Governor:



Sonia Rosa Chang-Díaz, Boston.
Maura Healy, Boston.

Lieutenant Governor:

Kimberly Driscoll, Salem.
Tami Gouveia, Acton.
Eric Lesser, Longmeadow.

Attorney General:

Andrea Joy Campbell, Boston.

Shannon Erika Liss-Riordan, Brookline.

Quentin Palfrey, Weston.



Secretary of State:



William Francis Galvin, Boston.

Tanisha M. Sullivan, Boston.



Treasurer:



Deborah B. Goldberg, Brookline.

Auditor:



Christopher S. Dempsey, Brookline.

Diana DiZoglio, Methuen.



Representative in Congress:

Richard E. Neal, Springfield.

Councillor:

Senator in General Court



Paul W. Mark, Becket.

Huff Tyler Templeton, Williamstown.



Representative in General Court

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First Berkshire District

John Barrett, III, North Adams.
Paula R. Kingsbury-Evans, North Adams.



Second Berkshire District



Tricia Farley-Bouvier, Pittsfield.

Third Berkshire District



William “Smitty” Pignatelli, Lenox.

District Attorney

Andrea Harrington, Richmond.
Timothy J. Shugrue, Pittsfield.

Sheriff

Thomas N. Bowler, Pittsfield.
Alf Barbalunga, Pittsfield.

Republican primary ballot

Governor

Geoff Diehl, Whitman.

Chris Doughty, Wrentham.



Lieutenant Governor

Leah V. Allen, Danvers.

Kate Campanale, Spencer.



Attorney General

James R. McMahon, III, Bourne.

Secretary of State

Rayla Campbell, Whitman.

Auditor



Anthony Amore, Winchester.

Representative in Congress



Dean James Martilli, West Springfield.

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