NORTHAMPTON — Five candidates will appear on the Sept. 28 preliminary ballot for mayor, at which time city voters will be asked to narrow the field of candidates for the general election.
Marc Warner, founder of Warner Transportation Consulting Inc., was added to the ballot last week after turning in his certified nomination papers to the city clerk.
For Northampton’s top office, voters will choose between Warner, City Council President Gina-Louise Sciarra, social worker Shanna Fishel, multicultural organizational developer Rosechana Gordon and Roy Martin, who is making his 10th mayoral run.
The top two candidates will advance to the Nov. 2 election. Mayor David Narkewicz is not seeking a new term after serving for 10 years.
Jared Greenberg, an engineer who announced a mayoral bid in April, will not appear on the ballot. Greenberg did not submit 150 voter signatures to the Board of Registrars by the July 30 deadline.
The city clerk’s office also confirmed Friday that there will be a five-way preliminary race for two at-large City Council seats after Marissa Elkins submitted her certified nomination papers. Voters will narrow the field to four candidates.
Elkins, a lawyer who lives in Ward 2, will run against Ward 1 City Councilor Michael Quinlan, writer and former educator Jamila Gore, former city councilor David Murphy, and Michelle Serra, who has worked with Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity and Progressive Democrats of America, among other political and non-profit organizations.
Quinlan is giving up his Ward 1 seat to run at-large. Emily Coffin will face Stanley Moulton for the position.
Murphy is running in a second contested race in November. The incumbent Elector Under the Oliver Smith Will, Murphy is running for reelection to that seat and plans to hold both positions if he wins them. Mary “Mimi” Odgers is challenging Murphy for the Smith elector job.
There will be a contest for the Ward 6 School Committee seat, as well, after Edwin Burlingame Jr., turned in his certified nomination papers. Burlingame will face psychologist Margaret Miller.
Brian Steele can be reached at bsteele@gazettenet.com.