Nov. 4 municipal election: What Boston voters need to know

With Boston s city council and mayoral balloting upcoming on Tuesday here s what voters need to know Boston residents will decide the layout of the city s next -member City Council on Nov The mayor s race will also appear on voter s ballots though incumbent Mayor Michelle Wu will be the only candidate listed after challenger Josh Kraft withdrew following the September primary and third-place finisher Domingo DaRosa failed to meet a -vote minimum to advance to the general referendum ballot In the City Council At-Large race the four incumbents Councilors Ruthzee Louijeune Julia Mejia Erin Murphy and Henry Santana will face four challengers former District Councilor Frank Baker local businessman Marvin Dee Mathelier long-time city regime figure Will Onuoha and City Hall worker Alexandra Valdez Santana appeared the most of vulnerable incumbent following the September preliminary vote trailing behind his fellow at-large councilors with of the vote Baker finished the preliminary leading the challengers with Voters will also decide seven district City Council races with only District Councilor John FitzGerald and District Councilor Sharon Durkan running unopposed The District seat representing Roxbury Dorchester and Fenway will be particularly contested after former Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson s arrest and resignation earlier this year After a crowded primary candidates Miniard Culpepper and Declared Coach Ahmed emerged from the September referendum as the two frontrunners by razor-thin margins Culpepper works as the Senior Pastor of the Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church while Muhammad serves as a BPS educator and founder of a local track effort in Boston In the remaining races District Councilor Gabriela Coletta Zapata will face Andretti Mcduffie-Stanziani District Councilor Ed Flynn will face Charles Jeffrey Delaney District Councilor Brian Worrell will face Helen Cameron District Councilor Enrique Pep n will face Winston Pierre District Councilor Ben Weber will face Steven Ray Berry and District Councilor Liz Breadon will face Pilar Ortiz Both in-person early voting and voter registration deadlines for the Nov referendum have passed Voters who have received absentee or vote-by-mail ballots are encouraged to return them to any of the city s drop boxes or in person at City Hall to ensure they have reached the Boston Voting process Department by no later than p m on ballot day Residents may also apply to vote absentee in-person at the City Hall Poll Department and cast their ballot by Monday Nov at p m Related Articles Boston kicks off early voting issues reminders ahead of November ballot Editorial Herald endorses Onuoha Murphy Louijeune and Baker Ahmed Culpepper remain District City Council finalists after preliminary balloting recount Preliminary electoral process results City Council at-large District candidates narrow Boston Preliminary Polling Hyde Park polling place runs into tabulator issue On balloting day polls will open at a m and close at p m Each location will have Spanish Chinese and Vietnamese printed ballots accessible and language interpreters by request Polls are also wheelchair accessible and equipped with an AutoMark Voter Assist Terminal for voters with disabilities More information about each race on voters individual ballots and polling locations can be unveiled through the boston gov departments electoral process site