Polls open 7am-8pm in 18 communities including Somerville, Fall River, Northampton and Methuen as voters narrow fields for November's general election.

Boston might have gotten all the attention. But voters across the state also had their say in a handful of no less important preliminary elections on Tuesday night.

TODAY — Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll make an announcement related to housing development at 11:30 a.m. in Medford. Driscoll speaks at an event rebranding the Lawrence General and Holy Family Hospitals at 10 a.m. in Methuen and chairs a Local Government Advisory Commission meeting at 1 p.m.

The city's election practices have been overhauled after several polling locations ran out of ballots during the 2024 presidential election. Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin said he's "very confident" all Boston polling places will have enough ballots for every voter for the preliminary election Tuesday.

The incumbent and her Democratic challenger finished first and second in Tuesday's primary election, NBC News projects.

On Election Day last November, several Boston polling places ran out of ballots. The state says that won't happen again today.

A vote on Tuesday will test the city's appetite for a change of leadership in a city seen as a liberal enclave.

Democratic mayor Michelle Wu advances to Boston's November election amid ICE operation targeting Massachusetts and ongoing sanctuary policy disputes.

The group said Wednesday that some 3,300 provisional ballots were rejected on Election Day 2024 because of the lack of same-day registration.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu won the Boston nonpartisan mayoral primary with majority support, advancing to face New England Patriots heir Josh Kraft in the general election. Wu pulled in more than 60% of the vote,