Polls are open today from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. in all 26 Franklin County towns for a primary election that locally features few party contest.
In addition to a Democratic contest for a Governor’s Council seat across all Western Massachusetts, nine West County towns will also help decide a three-way race for the Democratic nominee for a state Senate seat in the Berkshire-Hampshire-Franklin-Hampden District.
Voters in Ashfield, Buckland, Charlemont, Conway, Hawley, Heath, Monroe, Rowe and Shelburne will choose among Rinaldo Del Gallo of Lenox, Andrea C. Harrington of Richmond and Adam G. Hinds of Pittsfield as the Democratic nominee for the two-year Senate seat. The winner will face Republican candidate Christine M. Canning of Lanesborough two months from today to fill a vacancy being left by 10-year veteran Sen. Benjamin Downing, D-Pittsfield.
There are no races on local GOP ballots today.
In the Democratic Governor’s Council race, former Springfield Mayor Mary E. Hurley, a retired district court judge, faces Hampden County Bar Association President Jeffrey S. Morneau. Both are East Longmeadow residents.
The Democratic winner will face no opposition on the Nov. 8 ballot.