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Marblehead’s newly elected congressman, Dan Koh of Andover, hit the ground running Wednesday morning — literally. Koh, who defeated Republican Micah Jones, an attorney and military veteran, in Tuesday’s election, began his day at 5:15 a.m. meeting with Teamsters at a garbage truck yard in Peabody. He then ran 15 miles to highlight his legislative priorities. Newly elected congressman Dan Koh arrives at his Peabody Square office Wednesday morning after running 15 miles to work. COURTESY PHOTO "The democracy that we have can't take any…

Marblehead’s newly elected congressman Dan Koh ran 15 miles to his Peabody Square office on Wednesday, the morning after Marblehead and the North Shore voted to send him to Congress. Koh succeeds Marblehead native Seth Moulton representing the 6th District. Approximately 11,180 Marblehead voters cast ballots in the midterm election, 61%. Marblehead has historically posted strong turnout in midterm elections, with 11,621 residents voting in 2018 and 10,636 in 2022. The Marblehead Town Clerk's Office released these numbers on Thursday. They are still not certified.…

Marblehead votes Tuesday, Nov. 3. Polls are open 7 a.m.–8 p.m. Here is all of the Current’s coverage of the state election in one place. Voter information In-person early voting begins Saturday: key dates and deadlines for early voting, mail ballots and Election Day (Oct. 16) DECISIONS ’26: Early voting hours announced (Oct. 1) Town of Marblehead: Early voting hours for the Nov. 3 state election Secretary of the Commonwealth: 2026 Information for Voters: official summaries and arguments for and against each ballot question 6th…

Check out the Current's Election '26 Voters Guide HERE to learn more about the 10 ballot questions and congressional race. congressional race. Election Day is Nov. 3, and the Marblehead Current has pulled together everything you need to get informed before you vote. Marblehead voters will find an extra question on their Nov. 3 ballots, asking whether companies that sell fossil fuels should pay a fee for carbon pollution, with the money returned to Massachusetts residents through monthly cash payments. Question 10, known as the…

About 150 people joined Marblehead's "No Kings" rally Saturday afternoon, one of thousands of standouts across the country, with the aim of getting people out to vote. Early voting is now underway. People, bundled up against the cold and holding signs, stood at the corner of Lafayette and Maple streets. The Current was there. Check out this photo gallery by Laurie Swope.

U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton’s Salem office is among the targets of a nationwide wave of suspicious mailings containing unknown powdery substances sent to election offices and congressional offices across the country. Moulton is a Marblehead native. The FBI and Salem Police responded to Moulton’s Front Street office in Salem today, according to his Chief of Staff Neesha Suarez, who shared a photo of the suspicious envelope with the Current. At 1:30 p.m., Suarez updated the Current. “SPD officers and FBI agents came to the Salem…

Here’s a list of important dates related to the Nov. 3 election here in Massachusetts. For more information, visit sec.state.ma.us. Saturday, Oct. 17: In-person, early voting begins. Check Marblehead's schedule HERE. Saturday, Oct. 24: Voter registration deadline. Online registrations must be submitted by 11:59 p.m.; mailed registrations must be postmarked by this date. Tuesday, Oct. 27, 5 p.m.: Deadline to request a vote-by-mail ballot. The application must be received by the Town Clerk’s Office by 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30: Last day of in-person, early…

Democratic congressional candidate Dan Koh says lowering household costs, bringing federal infrastructure dollars back to communities like Marblehead and making himself accessible to constituents would be among his priorities if voters send him to Washington. Koh, the Democratic nominee for Massachusetts’ 6th Congressional District, faces Republican Micah Jones in the Nov. 3 election for the seat held for 12 years by U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton. In an interview with the Current at his campaign office in Peabody Square, Koh discussed Marblehead’s affordability and infrastructure challenges,…