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Your New Bedford ballot quizzes, how the City Council votes, and how New Bedford’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 New Bedford, 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 New BedfordEarly 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 New Bedford ballot quizzesSee which candidates match your views, and on which issues, plus where you stand on the ballot questions.7 candidate races · 9 ballot questions · about 18 minutes in allStart my ballot →
Everything on the New Bedford ballot

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

New Bedford 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 roll-call vote by every councilor, every action the council took, and who showed up, straight from the City Clerk’s minutes.11 councilors · 27 meetings · 162 recorded votes · latest Sep 10See the council votes →New Bedford School Committee2026–2027 votes · the minutes the district has posted

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 mayor runs the city day to day and proposes the budget.

Latest votes where members disagreed

  • Sep 10, 2026 · Communication, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting a request for a waiver for the education and experience requirements for the position of… Failed 0–11
  • Sep 10, 2026 · Communication, Mayor Mitchell, to City Council, submitting the Appointment of Kendra Parker, as Acting Administrative Assistant to the Board of Assessors. Failed 0–11
  • Sep 10, 2026 · Written Motion, Councillor Burgo, requesting that the Committee on Audit review the Mayor’s new staff hire, including the position, compensation, funding source,… Passed 10–1

All votes where members disagreed →

Coming up

MassVoter can’t read New Bedford’s meeting calendar automatically yet. See upcoming meetings on the official site →

How New Bedford’s state legislators voted

State House · official roll callsSee how New Bedford’s legislators voteEvery recorded vote by the 5 State Representatives and 1 State Senator who represent New Bedford, bill by bill, from the Legislature’s official record.Montigny · Sylvia · Hendricks · Cabral · Ouellette · MarkeySee their votes →

New Bedford is split among 5 House districts. Your street decides which representative is yours; the vote tracker can find yours with Use my location.

Campaign money in New Bedford’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

Bristol County District Attorney

Bristol County Treasurer

Bristol County Register of Probate

Bristol County Commissioner

State Senate · 2nd Bristol & Plymouth

State Representative · 8th Bristol

State Representative · 9th Bristol

State Representative · 10th Bristol

State Representative · 11th Bristol

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 New Bedford’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 New Bedford City Clerk’s official minutes; School Committee votes from the School Committee’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. Councilor photos: cropped from the City of New Bedford's official 2026 City Council photo (newbedford-ma.gov). The 2024–2025 group photo, and the photos of Maria E. Giesta and Linda M. Morad cropped from it: City of New Bedford, provided by the City Clerk.

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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