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Longtime New Bedford City Councilor Brian Gomes has submitted nomination papers for mayor and at-large city councilor in time for the Friday deadline. This will be his second run for mayor.
This has been a strange year in the world of New Bedford politics...

Longtime New Bedford City Councilor Brian Gomes has now taken out nomination papers for mayor and for a seat as an at-large councilor.

The biannual question of whether former Mayor Scott Lang will challenge current Mayor Jon Mitchell has once again been answered.

Get registered and vote in the upcoming municipal elections, because it looks like New Bedford is going to have some interesting races.

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell seems likely to cruise to re-election this fall.

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell has announced he is running for re-election and he has no serious competition at this point. Is it coming down to a coin flip?

Mayor Jon Mitchell has announced he is running for re-election and as of now, he has no serious competition. The deadline is August 16 for all candidates.

New Bedford City Council President Linda Morad is a formidable elected official and a world of speculation is building around her this season.

Running citywide is expensive and it is difficult to get heard in a large field.

The first election for the new four-year term, a doubling of the length of previous terms for mayor, is missing serious candidates for the job.