Newton's Nov. 3 general election ballot carries four races: U.S. Senate, the 4th Congressional District, governor and lieutenant governor.

The Sept. 1 primary set the matchups. Here are the candidates, key deadlines and how to vote, according to a voter guide published by the League of Women Voters of Newton.

How to vote

Voter registration deadline: Saturday, Oct. 24.

Vote-by-mail application deadline: 5 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 27. Applications can be submitted by email or fax and must include a handwritten signature. Typed signatures are not accepted unless the voter has a physical disability requiring an accommodation.

Early voting: Saturday, Oct. 17, through Friday, Oct. 30, at Newton City Hall, 100 Walnut St. Specific hours had not been posted as of Wednesday, Sept. 2.

Election Day hours: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Completed mail ballots can be returned by mail, hand-delivered to the Elections Office at City Hall, dropped at an early voting location or placed in a ballot drop box. Ballots cannot be dropped off at a polling place on Election Day. For the state election, ballots returned by mail that are postmarked by Election Day have three extra days to arrive and still be counted.

The Newton Election Commission can be reached at 617-796-1350 or [email protected].

U.S. Senate

Sen. Ed Markey, 80, won the Democratic primary Tuesday, Sept. 1, defeating U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton with 64.8 percent of the vote, as BC Heights reported. He faces Republican John Deaton, a lawyer and business owner from Bolton who ran unopposed in the GOP primary. Party for Socialism and Liberation candidate Joe Tache is also on the ballot.

4th Congressional District

U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss, 38, a former Newton city councilor whose district office is at 29 Crafts St., won the Democratic primary over Jason Poulos. He faces Republican Thomas Stalcup of Brookline, who ran unopposed. The Cook Political Report rates the district "Solid D," according to the Herald News.

Governor

Gov. Maura Healey, who ran unopposed in the Democratic primary, faces Republican Michael Minogue. Minogue, 59, is a West Point graduate, Army veteran and former CEO of Danvers-based medical device company Abiomed. He largely self-funded his campaign, putting $15.8 million into it since October 2025, NBC Boston reported. He defeated Brian Shortsleeve in the Republican primary.

"Because of you, this is more than a campaign, this is a movement," Minogue told supporters on primary night, Sept. 1.

Lt. Governor

Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll, the Democratic incumbent, faces Republican Shawn Oliver, a New Bedford city councilor. Oliver ran for lieutenant governor alongside Shortsleeve's gubernatorial bid in the primary; after Shortsleeve lost to Minogue, Oliver — the sole Republican remaining in the separate lieutenant governor primary — will appear alongside Minogue on the November ballot.

Early voting hours at Newton City Hall had not been posted as of Wednesday, Sept. 2. Contact the Newton Election Commission at 617-796-1350 for updates.