It's election Tuesday, which means residents will go to the polls today from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Residents of Precincts 2, 3 and 4 vote at Star of the Sea Community Center (40 Atlantic Avenue) Precincts 1, 5, 6, and 7 vote at the Marblehead Community Center (10 Humphrey St.)

For a look back on where the candidates stand and the three questions on the ballot, read through Marblehead Patch's election Q&As.

State Representative

Incumbent Lori Ehrlich will face Republican challenger Dr. Kate Kozitza of Swampscott for the position of state representative. Check out a  recent debate held in Marblehead.

State Senate

Long-time Democratic Sen. Tom McGee of Lynn will face Republican challenger Chris Dent of Nahant. Dent, a newcomer to politics and his supporters, have criticized McGee for not wanting to debate him more than the two times they met.

Congress

The race for Massachusetts' Sixth Congressional District seat has been a contentious one since Bill Hudak won the Republican party nomination in September.

In early October, Congressman John Tierney's wife was charged with, and pleaded guilty to, managing her brother's Massachusetts bank account through which her brother was funneling money from his offshore illegal gambling business in Antingua. The congressman was not accused of any wrongdoing in the matter, but Hudak seized on the situation with attacks alleging that the congressman was witholding information from the public and may have been involved.

The Massachusetts Republican Party then filed a complaint with an ethics office in Washington and requested an investigation into Tierney regarding his wife's legal matters.

The two candidates engaged in three debates: the first on Fox 25, the second in Beverly and the third in Lynn. All three debates were filled with attacks and mudslinging.

The two discussed education funding in te second installment of our EduNation series, each offering differing views on the federal government's proper role in funding local schools.

On Tuesday, voters will decide whether to keep Tierney in Congress for an eighth term or replace him with Hudak to set the district on a different path.

Sheriff

Sheriff Frank Cousins is running for a third term and has two challengers: Damian Anketell and Kevin Leach.

Anketell has faced controversy over collecting workers' compensation. Anketell then filed a complaint with the State Ethics Commission and Attorney General's office accusing Cousins of violating state law by disclosing Anketell's personnel and workers' compensation information to the public.

Governor

The governor's race has been a tight one for months, with Gov. Deval Patrick facing two major opponents: former Harvard Pilgrim CEO Charlie Baker of Swampscott and Massachusetts Treasurer Tim Cahill of Quincy.

The race makes for a nail-biter, with Patrick and Baker polling within margin of error from each other and Cahill possibly serving as some sort of spoiler -- although it is not clear whose campaign he would be spoiling.