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Your Lowell ballot quizzes, how the City Council votes, and how Lowell’s legislators vote at the State House, all in one place. Nonpartisan, and every fact links to its source.

An email when new quizzes are added for Lowell, voting reminders, and from November a monthly email on how its local boards and state legislators voted.

Election DayTuesday, November 3, 202622 days away
How to vote in LowellEarly voting, polling places, mail ballots

These links go to the official state election pages. Questions: the Elections Division, 1-800-392-6090, or your city or town clerk.

Your November 3 ballot

Election Day · Tuesday, November 3, 2026Take the Lowell ballot quizzesSee which candidates match your views, and on which issues, plus where you stand on the ballot questions.4 candidate races · 9 ballot questions · about 14 minutes in allStart my ballot →
Everything on the Lowell ballot

Statewide

Ballot questions

Candidates are listed as on the ballot. Names link to each candidate’s page, built the same way for everyone.

Lowell City Government

How your elected boards vote, straight from their official minutes.

2026–2027 Council · sworn in January 5, 2026See how the City Council votesEvery vote by every councilor, who showed up to each meeting, and every action the council took, straight from the council’s official minutes.11 councilors · 28 meetings · 260 recorded votes · latest Aug 25See the council votes →

What does the City Council do? It is the city’s lawmaking body. It passes local laws (ordinances), votes on the yearly budget, and approves borrowing and zoning changes. The council hires the city manager, who runs the city day to day and proposes the budget.

Latest votes where members disagreed

  • Aug 25, 2026 · Adopt: Vote - Transfer $251,268.75 - Supplemental Appropriation (HHS Lease) Passed 10–1
  • Aug 25, 2026 · Motion: Ask the City Manager to determine the feasibility of, and at his discretion take, legal action, including the right of to… Failed 2–9
  • Jul 28, 2026 · Adopt: Vote - Transfer $249,708 - Supplemental Appropriation (HHS Lease) Failed 7–4

All votes where members disagreed →

Coming up

From the agendas Lowell posts on its official site. Agendas can change; the posted agenda is the official one.

How Lowell’s state legislators voted

State House · official roll callsSee how Lowell’s legislators voteEvery recorded vote by the 3 State Representatives and 2 State Senators who represent Lowell, bill by bill, from the Legislature’s official record.Kennedy · Howard · Elliott · Howard · HongSee their votes →

Lowell is split among 3 House districts. Your street decides which representative is yours; the vote tracker can find yours with Use my location.

Campaign money in Lowell’s races

Raised and spent in 2025–26, and cash on hand, as reported to the state’s Office of Campaign and Political Finance (OCPF). Every candidate is shown the same way, in ballot order. Tap a race for where the money came from. Cash on hand is as of each committee’s latest report.

Governor

Secretary of State

Attorney General

Treasurer

Auditor

These numbers describe the money; they are not a grade. Federal races (U.S. Senate and House) report to the FEC. Ballot question committees and more →

In the news

The newest stories that name Lowell’s board members or legislators in the headline or opening, from free news outlets (see the list). Headlines appear as each outlet published them; MassVoter does not write, choose or rate them. Each person’s page lists more.

Disclosure: MassVoter’s founder, Michael Silvia, is the publisher of Fall River Reporter and New Bedford Guide.

Ballot quizzes use only the candidates’ own words and the official Information for Voters guide. City Council votes come from the Lowell City Clerk’s official minutes; State House votes from the Massachusetts Legislature’s roll calls. MassVoter never grades officials or endorses anyone; votes and attendance are shown exactly as the minutes record them. Photos: the City of Lowell’s official councilor headshots, from each councilor’s page in the city’s staff directory (linked from “Meet the City Council” on lowellma.gov).

How to read these pagesWhere the votes come from, how we check them against the official minutes, what isn't included yet, and how to report a mistake.About city pages →
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