Jennifer Macksey wins North Adams mayoral race

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. (WWLP) – Jennifer Macksey beats opponent Aprilyn Carsno in the North Adams mayoral race and now will be serving her second two-year term.

Macksey was first elected in 2021 and is the first woman to serve as the mayor of the state’s smallest city. Running against her this year is Aprilyn Carsno, who had also run for mayor in 2021, but had been eliminated in that year’s preliminary election.

Eleven candidates are running for the nine-member City Council, which is elected entirely at-large, while four candidates are running for three seats on the School Committee.