Voters to Select Candidates for State, Federal Offices

Today voters head to the polls to select candidates for a variety of state and federal offices. One hotly contested race is that between State Representative Carl Sciortino (D-Medford) and Somerville Alderman Bob Trane as Rep. Sciortino struggles to hold onto his seat after failing to get on the ballot. Above, supporters for both camps take a break and pose for a photo at the polls at Tufts University.

Below, supporters of State Representative Paul Donato (D-Medford) and one of his challengers, Patrick McCabe, share sidewalk space in front of the polls at the Andrews Middle School:

A supporter for Jim Caralis, another Democratic challenger for Rep. Donato, stakes out his own spot near the Andrews Middle School polls: