10-06-2025
Taunton, Easton head to polls today to pick new state representative. Voting information
Voters in parts of Taunton and Easton will head to the polls Tuesday, June 10, to pick their new state representative.
Democrat Lisa Field and Republican Larry Quintal are facing off in a Special Election to fill the vacancy in the 3rd Bristol District, which includes parts of Easton and Taunton.
Quintal, a Taunton city councilor, is the co-owner of Silva Funeral Home. Field, a Taunton resident, is an associate director for the Massachusetts Nurses Association.
The 3rd Bristol seat has been vacant since the death of incumbent Carol Doherty, a Taunton Democrat who died of pancreatic cancer in February at the age of 82.
The special election is limited to voters in the specific areas of Taunton and Easton which make up the 3rd Bristol District:
Easton: Precincts 4A, 5, and 6
Taunton: Ward 1 Precincts A, B, Ward 2, Ward 5, Ward 7 and Ward 8
Polling locations have changed for this election. Here are the new polling locations in Taunton:
In Ward 1, Precinct A will now be at the Former Temporary City Hall, 141 Oak St., and Precinct B will be at West Congregational Church, 415 Winthrop St.
In Ward 2, both Precincts A and B will vote at the Senior Center, 'Center at Olney,' 30 Olney St.
Ward 5's Precincts A and B will vote at the Former Coyle Cassidy High School, 2 Hamilton St.
Ward 7's Precinct A will be at James L. Mulcahey School, and Precinct B at Edmund Hatch Bennett School.
Ward 8's Precinct A will be at Benjamin A. Friedman Middle School, and Precinct B at Taunton Lodge of Elks.
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In-person voting for the special Easton election is Tuesday, June 10 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Oliver Ames High School Gym, 100 Lothrop St.
Easton voters will also be deciding the fate of a $7.3 million override in Tuesday's election.
With reporting by Emma Rindlisbacher and Rebecca Hyman
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This article originally appeared on The Taunton Daily Gazette: Taunton and Easton special election: Voters will pick new state rep
