Next Tuesday’s Primary Election on Sept. 9 has left many voters puzzled by the sheer number of candidates competing for various offices, particularly within the Democratic Party. A comprehensive breakdown of the races and their contenders appears below.
Democrat:
• U.S. Senator (unopposed)
Ed Markey, Malden
• Governor
Don Berwick, Newton
Martha Coakley, Medford
Steven Grossman, Newton
• Lt. Governor
Leland Chung, Cambridge
Stephen Kerrigan, Lancaster
Michael Lake, Boston
• Attorney General
Maura Healy, Charlestown
Warren Tolman, Watertown
• Secretary of State (unopposed)
Bill Galvin
• Treasurer
Tom Conroy, Wayland
Barry Finegold, Andover
Deb Goldberg, Brookline
• Auditor (unopposed)
Suzanne Bump, Great Barrington
• U.S. Congress
Katherine Clark, Melrose
Sheldon Schwartz, Lexington
• Governor’s Council (unopposed)
Terence Kennedy, Lynnfield
• State Senator (unopposed)
Sal DiDomenico, Everett
• State Representative – 16th Suffolk (unopposed)
RoseLee Vincent, Revere
• State Representative – 2nd Suffolk
Dan Ryan, Charlestown
Roy Avellaneda, Chelsea
• Suffolk Country District Attorney (unopposed)
Dan Conley
• Suffolk Registrar of Probate
Patty Campatelli, East Boston
Felix Arroyo, Boston
Richard Joyce, Boston
David Keenan, Boston
Martin Keough, Boston
John Sepulveda, Boston
• Suffolk County Sheriff
Steven Tompkins, Boston
Doug Bennett, Boston
Jeremiah Goodwin Sr., Revere
Republican:
• U.S. Senate (unopposed)
Brian Herr, Hopkinton
• Governor
Charlie Baker, Swampscott
Mark Fisher, Shrewsbury
• Lt. Governor
Karyn Polito, Shrewsbury
• Attorney General
John Miller, Winchester
• Secretary of State
David D’Arcangelo, Malden
• Treasurer
Michael Heffernan, Wellesley
• Auditor
Patricia St. Aubin, Norfolk