Brookline Town Election — May 5, 2026
Brookline voters head to the polls on Tuesday, May 5 (7 a.m. to 8 p.m.; early voting begins April 25) to decide several contested races and a major property tax override question. The ballot includes two Select Board seats, three School Committee seats, four Library Trustee seats, a Housing Authority seat, and Town Meeting races across all precincts.
The Override: $23.25 Million
The headline item is a $23.25M Proposition 2½ override on the ballot. Of that total, roughly $17.94 million would go to the public schools and $5.31 million to town departments, spread over three fiscal years. Read this Brookline.News explainer.
Select Board: Three Candidates, Two Seats
The race for Brookline's five-member executive body is contested, with three candidates competing for two open seats:
John VanScoyoc (incumbent)
School Committee: Four Candidates, Three Seats
Two incumbent School Committee members — Andy Liu and Mariah Nobrega — announced they would not seek reelection, opening up the field. Three seats are on the ballot, with four candidates running:
Suzanne Federspiel (incumbent)
Precinct 1 Town Meeting: Five Candidates, Five Seats
The Precinct 1 Town Meeting race will be uncontested, with exactly five candidates running for five seats. Four of the five incumbents are seeking reelection. Rui Albuquerque is not running for another term. Notably, Select Board member Paul Warren — who is not running for reelection to the Select Board — will run for a Town Meeting seat in Precinct 1.
Key Dates
- Early voting: April 25 – May 2
- Election Day: Tuesday, May 5, 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
- Voter guide: from the League of Women Voters of Brookline expected the week of April 6
For full election information, visit the Town Clerk's website.