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Mazzarella re-elected mayor as Leominster voters decide city council and school committee races

LEOMINSTER — Voters went to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, to cast ballots in the city’s biennial municipal election, re-electing longtime Mayor Dean J. Mazzarella and filling City Council and School Committee seats across all wards.

Mayor Dean J. Mazzarella, who ran unopposed, was re-elected with 4,401 votes (93%).

For City Councillor at Large (vote for four), the top four finishers were Claire M. Freda (3,276 votes or 21%), Susan Chalifoux-Zephir (3,121 – 20%), Brandon Lee Robbins (2,912 – 19%), and Thomas F. Ardinger (2,464 – 16%), all of whom were elected. Eric Glenn Mabie (1,958 – 13%) and Melissa Bible (1,838 – 12%) were not elected.

Ward councilor winners

  • Ward 1: Eladia Jessica Romero-Rodriguez (681 votes or 54%) over Lisa Contreras (567 – 45%)
  • Ward 2: Pauline M. Cormier (470 – 78%) over Divine Allah Blackmann (129 – 21%)
  • Ward 3: David R. Cormier (890 – 99%) (unopposed)
  • Ward 4: Mark C. Bodanza (978 – 68%) over Peter Daniel Haigis Jr. (454 – 32%)
  • Ward 5: Carrie B. Noseworthy (490 – 54%) over Suzanne O. Koehler (420 – 46%)

School Committee (ward seats)

  • Ward 1: Jennifer Lee Alker (623 – 53%) over Marcy Katz Rothenberg (553 – 47%)
  • Ward 2: Ronald J. Houle (491 – 98%) (unopposed)
  • Ward 3: Sandra Cucchiara Chiavaras (800 – 98%) (unopposed)
  • Ward 4: Josh Bowdridge (1,027 – 99%) (unopposed)
  • Ward 5: Eileen Griffin (757 – 99%) (unopposed)

School Committee At-Large (vote for three)
Winners were Salvatore Perla (3,595 – 37%), Caleb R. Weldon (3,085 – 32%), and Gregory Thomas (2,863 – 30%).

According to the city’s unofficial results, all 15 precincts reported and cast a total of 5,432 votes in the Nov. 4, 2025 election. Results will be certified following a review by the City Clerk’s Office.

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