WEST SPRINGFIELD — Only one party’s ballot has a contested race locally, but polls will be open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. across Massachusetts for the state primary election on Tuesday, Sept. 3, including at the usual voting locations in West Springfield.
Additionally, the town is offering in-person early voting at a central location on Aug. 24 and Aug. 26-30. Early voting for West Springfield residents is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, and 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on the weekdays, in the Community Room at the library, 200 Park St., West Springfield.
Aug. 3 polling places in West Springfield are the Senior Center (precincts 1 and 2), 128 Park St., and the gymnasium of West Springfield High School (precincts 3-8), 425 Piper Rd. Voters can look up their address to find their assigned precinct at www.sec.state.ma.us/WhereDoIVoteMA.
Each voter can cast only one ballot. Registered members of the Democratic, Libertarian or Republican parties can vote in their party’s primary election only. Voters who are registered but unenrolled in a party — also called “independent” — can choose any one of the three party ballots.
Republican ballots are the only ones presenting a decision for voters to make. The GOP has three candidates for U.S. Senator, Robert J. Antonellis of Medford, Ian Cain of Quincy and John Deaton of Swansea. There are no other candidates on Republican ballots in West Springfield.
Democratic ballots feature no contested races. Incumbent U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Cambridge) is the only person seeking nomination for that six-year seat; she will face the Republican nominee in November. Others seeking the nomination for their current seats include U.S. Rep. Richard Neal (D-Springfield), Governor’s Councilor Tara Jacobs (D-North Adams), state Sen. John Velis (D-Westfield), state Rep. Michael Finn (D-West Springfield), Clerk of Courts Laura Gentile (D-East Longmeadow) and Register of Deeds Cheryl Coakley-Rivera (D-Springfield).
There are no candidates for any of these offices on the Libertarian Party ballots in West Springfield.
