Election 2022: Chelmsford MA Election Voter Guide

CHELMSFORD, MA — Voters in Chelmsford will head to the polls to vote on Tuesday, Nov. 8, for the 2022 general election.

In addition to races for statewide offices like governor/lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer, auditor and Governor's Council, local voters will be casting their ballots for U.S. House, state Senate, state Representative, district attorney and sheriff. Plus, there are four statewide ballot questions and two additional questions in the 14th Middlesex District.

To help you brush up on all the races before polls open Tuesday, we've put together a guide to the people and things on the ballot, and what you need to know to cast a ballot.

Voting Times, Places

• Polls open statewide at 7 a.m. Tuesday and close at 8 p.m.
• Find your polling place here
• Check if you're registered to vote here

Voting By Mail?

If you're voting by mail and have already submitted your ballot — either by mail, drop box, clerk's office or early voting site — then you should be all set. You can check if your ballot has been counted here.

But if you're waiting until Election Day, your best bet is to drop your ballot either in a box (those close at 8 p.m.) or at your clerk's office. Putting them in the mail on Tuesday is likely too late, and you can't drop the ballots off at polling sites.

Who and what is on the ballot?

The marquee 2022 race is to replace Gov. Charlie Baker, but it hasn't been a close one. Democratic Attorney General Maura Healey has led former state lawmaker and Republican nominee Geoff Diehl in polling since the September primary.

If Diehl wins, it would be a major upset for Healey, who held a pre-election campaign rally with Vice President Kamala Harris in Boston.

Here's the spread of people and things on the 2022 ballot:

GOVERNOR

• Geoff Diehl (R)
• Maura Healey (D)

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

• Leah Allen (R)
• Kim Driscoll (D)

ATTORNEY GENERAL

• Andrea Campbell (D)
• James McMahon (R)

SECRETARY OF STATE

• William Galvin (I)(D)
• Rayla Campbell (R)
• Juan Sanchez (Green-Rainbow)

TREASURER

• Deb Goldberg (I)(D)
• Cristina Crawford (Lib)

AUDITOR

• Anthony Amore (R)
• Diana DiZoglio (D)
• Gloria Caballero-Roca (Green-Rainbow)
• Dominic Giannone (Workers)
• Daniel Riek (Lib)

GOVERNOR'S COUNCIL 3rd DISTRICT

• Marilyn Petitto Devaney (D)

DISTRICT/LOCAL

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES THIRD DISTRICT

• Lori Trahan (D)
• Dean Tran (R)

STATE SENATE THIRD MIDDLESEX DISTRICT

• Michael Barrett (D)

STATE REPRESENTATIVE SIXTEENTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT (Precincts 1,2, 3A, 5B, 6)

• Rodney Elliott (D)
• Karla Jean Miller (R)

STATE REPRESENTATIVE FOURTEENTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT (Precincts 7-11)

• Simon Cataldo (D)
• Rodney Cleaves (R)

STATE REPRESENTATIVE SECOND MIDDLESEX DISTRICT (Precincts 3B,4, 5A)

• Ames Arciero (D)
• Raymond Xie (R)

DISTRICT ATTORNEY NORTHERN DISTRICT

• Marian Ryan (D)

SHERIFF MIDDLESEX COUNTY

• Peter Koutoujian (D)

Ballot Questions

State

Question 1 — A yes vote would create a "millionaire's tax." The tax, applied to people who earn over $1 million per year, would generate money to fund schools and infrastructure upgrades. The money comes from an additional 4 percent tax on any income above $1 million.

Question 2 — A yes vote would regulate dental insurance companies so that they are required to spend at least 83% of premiums on dental expenses instead of on administrative costs.

Question 3 — A yes vote would increase the number of beer/wine licenses any single retailer could possess: from 9 to 12 licenses in 2023; to 15 in 2027; and to 18 in 2031. This would help companies that operate multiple retail locations.

Question 4 — A yes vote keeps in place a state law that allows undocumented residents to seek driver's licenses.

Fourteenth Middlesex District

• These questions are non-binding, which means they ask voters to give non-binding instructions to their local representative.

Question 5 — Shall the representative for this district be instructed to vote for legislation to create a single payer system of universal health care that provides all Massachusetts residents with comprehensive health care coverage including the freedom to choose doctors and other health care professionals, facilities, and services, and eliminates the role of insurance companies in health care by creating an insurance trust fund that is publicly administered?

Question 6 — Shall the representative from this district be instructed to vote in favor of changes to the applicable House of Representative rules to make each Legislator's vote in that body's Legislative committees publicly available on the Legislature's website?