Fifty-five cities and towns across Massachusetts are holding municipal elections on Tuesday, including several cities that will elect new mayors.

Brockton voters headed to the polls today to decide a heated race for mayor, as well as City Council and School Committee. Updates and results.

In District Seven, voters will have to choose a new councilor for the seat vacated by Tania Fernandes Anderson, who is currently serving a one-month sentence in federal prison after getting arrested in a kickback scheme. In nearly three dozen other communities across the state, voters will be casting ballots for mayor.

Election operations in Boston have improved under a state-ordered receivership, Massachusetts Secretary of State Bill Galvin said Tuesday.

Voters are deciding who they want to represent them in the mayor's office and city council. Polls are open in Boston, and most communities, until 8 p.m.

Chicopee residents headed to the polls Tuesday to vote in local elections, with Mayor John Vieau running unopposed and key races for City Collector and City Council at stake.

Election Day is on Tuesday for twelve communities in western Massachusetts, where voters will decide on various local races, including mayoral contests and council seats.