Town Clerk Denise Quist is predicting a very good turnout as Winthrop voters head to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 8 for the general election.
Quist said 1,600 residents have participated in the mail-in balloting or early voting in-person processes. More than 1,100 residents requested absentee ballots.
“The governor’s race and the ballot questions (especially Questions 1 and 4) are driving up voter turnout,†said Quist.
Indeed, history could be in the making as Attorney Maura Healey seeks to become the first woman to be elected governor of the Commonwealth (Jane Swift served as governor of Massachusetts after Gov. Paul Cellucci was appointed U.S. Ambassador to Canada in 2001).
Healey’s running mate is lieutenant gubernatorial candidate Kim Driscoll, who is the current mayor of Salem.
Republican candidate Geoff Diehl is running for governor. His running mate is former state representative Leah Allen. Representing the Libertarian Party on the ballot are gubernatorial candidate Kevin Reed and lieutenant gubernatorial candidate Peter Everett.
State Rep. Jeff Turco of Winthrop and State Sen. Lydia Edwards of East Boston are unopposed in their bids for re-election. Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins and Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden are also unopposed in Tuesday’s election.
Congresswoman Katherine Clark, who is now a resident of Revere, is being challenged by Caroline Colarusso for the Fifth Congressional District seat in the 435-member House of Representatives.
Quist said polls will be open on Election Daay from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the old Middle School Gymnasium (Precincts 1,2,3,5, and 6) and O’Connell Hall on Golden Drive (Precinct 4).