Medford Election Guide 2012

As we look ahead to November’s elections, Medford Patch is devoted to bring you the information you need about every race in town. Here's our start on the candidates and issues we'll be covering as November draws near. We'll be updating the guide with all election coverage up to November, so be sure to bookmark this page.

The Race Everyone is Talking About: Democrat Elizabeth Warren challenges Republican Scott Brown for his seat in the U.S. Senate. Warren, a professor at Harvard and former Special Advisor for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has visited Medford twice already. She stumped at and made . Brown, a former member of the state senate who has served in the U.S. Senate since 2010, hasn't made a campaign stop in Medford yet. There are currently 53 Democrats in the Senate and 47 Republicans.

Challengers to Markey: Two Republican are looking to seize on the redistricting shake up that has changed longtime Democrat U.S. Congressman Ed Markey's constituency base. Lexington's Jeff Semon and Malden's Frank Addivinola are looking to take on Markey. They both attended an event in Watertown in May, Markey, a Democrat from Malden, has represented Medford for 36 years and he'll continue to after redistricting. Markey's 7th district will be renamed the 5th district; he'll continue to represent Medford and Malden, but Everett will be traded for a sliver of Cambridge, and suburbs Southborough, Ashland, Holliston, Sherborn and a large portion of Sudbury. Markey is on several energy committee in congress. He has been a vocal opponent of the Keystone pipeline and

Two Outta Three: Of Medford's three representatives to the state house, two face challengers this year. Democrat Sean Garballey is seeking his third term in the house, representing Arlington and West Medford. He is challenged by Joe Monju, a Republican from Arlington who thinks "Beacon Hill is broken." State Rep. Carl Sciortino, who represents parts of Somerville, South Medford and the Hillside neighborhood, faces a challenger in Republican Dave Rajczewski, we don't know too much about him, other than Sciortino, the Vice Chair of the house's Joint Committee on Transportation, seeks his fifth term. State Rep. Paul Donato, a Democrat who represents Medford and Malden, is running unopposed.

Then There's the Rest: Democratic State Senator Patricia Jehlen is running unopposed. County Sheriff Peter Koutoujian, who was , faces challenger Ernesto Petrone, of Everett, who is unenrolled. When he took office, Koutoujian said There are six candidates for Middlesex county registry of Deeds:

• Thomas Concannon, Jr., of Newton
• Frank Ciaro, of Arlington
• Robert B. Antonelli, of Somerville
• Maryann Heuston, of Somerville
• Maria Curtatone, of Somerville
• Tiziano Doto, of Wakefield

Election Day is Tuesday Nov. 6: If you have questions about where to vote or registering, call the city's Registrar of Voters at 781-393-2491.