The field for some of Cranston’s electoral races thinned after the July 12 deadline for nomination papers.

After not receiving the party nominations, multiple Democrats did not submit signatures for the City Council races, specifically for the Ward 1, Ward 3 and city-wide seats. To appear on the ballot, candidates needed to submit valid signatures from constituents by July 12.

Nick Lima, Cranston’s Registrar and Director of Elections, posted to X, formerly known as Twitter, on Friday saying that the Board of Canvassers certified all local candidates in Cranston.

The certification process for General Assembly positions has not finished as of Tuesday afternoon, according to information on the Secretary of State Website. The deadline for certification is July 19.

Melissa Potter (D) did not submit signatures for the Ward 1 race. The race is now between Bridget R. Graziano (D) and Brian A. Moretti (R). Graziano and Moretti are challenging for the seat previously held by Lammis J. Vargas (D), the Democratic party’s endorsed candidate for the state senate seat in District 28.

Five candidates declared to run for the District 28 seat, including Darrell A. Brown (D), Melissa Carden (D), John F Croke Jr (D), Bernice Morris (D) and Vargas. The seat was previously held by Josh Miller (D) who decided not to run for reelection. As of Tuesday afternoon, the certification process was not completed.

In Ward 3, John Donegan (D) announced that he was stepping down from his seat earlier this year.  Michael Mangiarelli (D) and Charlotte Jiiminze Toolan (D) both did not submit signatures, despite previously declaring they were vying for the seat. Now, the race is between Andy M. Andujar (D) and Maria Santos (R).

For the city-wide seat, Daniel Ivanov (D) was the only of four Democrats to not submit their nomination papers. The rest — Jesse L. Dooley (D), incumbent Jessica M. Marino (D)* and Lauryn Pregoni Camara (D) — all received party endorsements. They will challenge Republicans Christopher Edward Buonanno (R), Richard D. Campopiano (R) and Paul W. Stascavage (R) for the three city-wide seats.

The state-wide primary is scheduled for Sept. 10 with the general election on Nov. 5.

Monday was the withdrawal deadline for local candidates. Connor Mathis, a Ward 2 school committee seat candidate, withdrew. As such, “there will not be a “non-partisan” runoff primary in the city this year,” Lima posted to X on Monday.

Monday was also the objection deadline, and Cranston saw no objections, according to Lima.