Boston voters can get a head start on filling out their ballot, with early voting sites set to pop up around the city starting on Sat., Aug. 27. The state primary is set for Tues., Sept. 6, the day after Labor Day, and it features an array of statewide races, as well as Democrats jockeying to be the next state representative from the Fifth Suffolk and the next state senator representing the Second Suffolk.

Early voting will return later ahead of the Nov. 8 general election.

For the state primary, early voting runs from Aug. 27 to Friday, Sept. 2. Voters can also cast their ballot via mail by applying for vote-by-mail ballots through a mailing sent to their homes. Applications for mail-in voting must be made by 5 p.m., Mon., Aug. 29. The ballot must be received by the Election Department by 8 p.m. on Tues., Sept. 6, to count.

Four early voting locations are in Dorchester and Mattapan, including the Murphy School, the Kroc Center, Mildred Avenue Community Center, and the Perkins Community Center. The full citywide list is available below.

The primary ballot will include the races for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, auditor, Congress, state-level House and Senate, and Suffolk sheriff and district attorney.

Attorney General Maura Healey is giving up her post in running for governor. Outgoing state Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz’s name will appear on the ballot because she dropped out of the race after ballots were already set.

The three Democrats running for AG are former Boston Councillor Andrea Campbell, labor attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan of Brookline, and former Obama administration official Quentin Palfrey of Weston.

The secretary of state primary features longtime incumbent William Galvin of Brighton and former NAACP Boston head Tanisha Sullivan of Hyde Park. The two candidates for auditor are former transportation official Chris Dempsey of Brookline and state Sen. Diana DiZoglio of Methuen. For lieutenant governor, Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll is facing off against Acton state Rep. Tami Gouveia of Acton and state Sen. Eric Lesser of Longmeadow.

In the Second Suffolk Senate district, an open seat created by Chang-Diaz’s departure has drawn five candidates: Pastor Miniard Culpepper, state Reps. Nika Elugardo and Liz Miranda, former state Sen. Dianne Wilkerson, and newcomer James Grant.

The three candidates running for Miranda’s House seat are Danielson Tavares and Chris Worrell. Perennial candidate Althea Garrison is also running.
In the Sixth Suffolk House, incumbent Russell Holmes is facing Haris Hardaway.

For district attorney, voters will get to choose between interim DA Kevin Hayden and Hyde Park Councillor Ricardo Arroyo. Steven Tompkins, the current sheriff, is running for reelection against a former top aide, Sandy Zamore-Calixte.

State Treasurer Deb Goldberg and US Reps. Ayanna Pressley and Stephen Lynch are running unopposed for their Democratic nominations.
Contested races on the Republican ballot include governor (former state Rep. Geoff Diehl of Whitman versus Wrentham businessman Chris Doughty, who are running together with lieutenant governor candidates Leah Allen and Kate Campanale) and Lynch’s Congressional district (Robert Burke of Milton and Hamilton Rodrigues of Canton).

There are no Republican candidates for treasurer, Second Suffolk Senate and Fifth Suffolk House, Suffolk DA, and Suffolk sheriff, so the Democratic primary will likely determine the winner in November.

EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS
Sat., Aug. 27; Sun., Aug. 28
11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

BCYF Paris Street Community Center, 112 Paris St., East Boston;
James F Condon Elementary School, 200 D St., South Boston;
Richard J. Murphy School, 1 Worrell St., Dorchester;
Margarita Muniz Academy, 20 Child St., Jamaica Plain;
Another Course to College, 612 Metropolitan Ave., Hyde Park;
BCYF Roche Community Center, 1716 Centre St., West Roxbury;
The Salvation Army Boston Kroc Center, 650 Dudley St., Dorchester;
Central Library in Copley Square, 700 Boylston St.;
Jackson Mann School, 500 Cambridge St., Allston;
BCYF Quincy Community Center, 885 Washington St., Chinatown.

Mon., Aug. 29 – Fri., Sept. 2
Boston City Hall will be open on Monday from 9 a.m.to 5 p.m., on Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., on Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., on Thursday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tues, Aug. 30, 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
BCYF Tobin Community Center, 1481 Tremont St., Boston; Harvard/Kent School, 50 Bunker Hill St., Charlestown; BCYF Shelburne Community Center, 2730 Washington St., Roxbury; BCYF Mildred Ave Community Center, 5 Mildred Ave., Mattapan

Thurs., Sept. 1, Noon to 8 p.m.
Saint Nectarios Greek Orthodox Church, 39 Belgrade Ave., Roslindale; District Hall, 75 Northern Avenue, Boston; BCYF Perkins Community Center, 155 Talbot Ave., Dorchester; ABCD Thelma D. Burns Building, 575 Warren St., Dorchester