Residents who want to run for a seat on Wellesley Town Meeting must pull nomination papers by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 26.
Currently, there are several precincts that have potentially contested races, and two precincts (Precinct A and Precinct D) that still need candidates.
The information below shows candidate information in more detail.
| Precinct | Seats Up for Election | # of Candidates (Incumbents/New Returned/Unreturned)** |
|---|
| A | 11 total seats: 10 seats for 3-year terms, 1 seat for a 2-year term
| 10 |
| B | 13 total seats: 10 seats for 3-year terms, 1 seat for a 2-year term, 2 seats for 1-year terms | 17 (9/2/6) |
| C | 10 total seats for 3-year terms | 13 (7/1/5) |
| D | 10 total seats for 3-year terms | 9 (8/1) |
| E | 10 total seats for 3-year terms | 12 (9/1/4) |
| F | 11 total seats: 10 seats for 3-year terms, 1 seat for 1-year term | 15 (10/4/1) |
| G | 10 total seats for 3-year terms | 10 (6/2/2) |
| H | 10 total seats for 3-year terms | 14 10/1/3) |
The number of potential candidates for each precinct are listed in parentheses as follows:
- Incumbents - current Town Meeting members who have returned nomination papers by deadline
- New Returned - new candidates who have returned nomination papers
- Unreturned - potential candidates who have requested nomination papers but have not returned them yet
To be eligible to run for a Town Meeting member seat, individuals must be Wellesley residents and must collect at least 10 signatures of registered voters in their precinct. Nomination papers are available in the Town Clerk's office at 888 Worcester Street, Suite 140.
Please return papers! All nomination papers are due in the Town Clerk's office no later than 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 30.