Candidates Guide

Marblehead voters will head to the polls on Tuesday, June 10, to decide contested races for Select Board, School Committee, Town Clerk and several key boards and commissions. The annual election comes amid heightened public interest in education, governance and long-term planning.

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day. Due to an ongoing Americans with Disabilities Act compliance review, the town has reassigned polling locations. Voters in Precincts 1 and 2 will cast ballots at Abbot Hall, 188 Washington St., while voters in Precincts 3 through 6 will vote at the Marblehead High School Field House, 2 Humphrey St. These locations will be evaluated for permanent use following the 2025 election. The deadline to register to vote is Friday, May 30.

School Committee: Five candidates, two seats

Emily Dunham DeJoy

Sarah Fox (incumbent)

Henry Gwazda

Katherine Schmeckpeper

Alison Taylor (incumbent)

Select Board: Two candidates, one seat

Yael Magen

Jim Zisson

Board of Health: Two candidates, one seat

Kim Crowley

Dr. Amanda Ritvo

Town Clerk: Three candidates

Melissa Flanagan

Terri Tauro

Robin Michaud (incumbent)

Planning Board: Two candidates, one seat

Edward Nilsson (incumbent)

Timothy Swigor

Cemetery Commission: Two candidates, one seat

Rose McCarthy

Gerald Tucker Jr.

Current coverage

Allegations fly after Marblehead clerk targets rivals on Facebook (June 8)

Campaign spending tops $20K as Marblehead Election Day approaches (June 6)

Early voting underway to decide contested races, $14.35M in debt exclusion overrides (June 2)

ELECTION 2025: Candidates share policies, goals at LWV forum (May 21)

ELECTION 2025: Candidates’ Night (May 12)

ELECTION 2025: Alison Taylor seeks second School Committee term (May 7)

ELECTION 2025: Crowded field vies to shape school district’s future (April 23)

2025 ELECTION: Michaud seeks 7th term as Marblehead town clerk (April 16)

ELECTION 2025: Emily DeJoy announces run for School Committee (April 14)

2025 ELECTION: Flanagan brings banking, service to town clerk contest (March 26)

ELECTION 2025: Union president Terri Tauro to run for Marblehead town clerk (March 13)