AGAWAM, Mass. (WWLP) - Agawam residents will be voting on contested races for city council and the school committee.

Agawam does not have a contested mayoral election this year. Mayor Christopher Johnson is unopposed for his bid for another two-year term in office. Agawam has an 11-member City Council, which is elected entirely at-large.

All 11 incumbents are seeking re-election this year, with five challengers also hoping to make it onto the council. There are also seven candidates on the ballot for the six-member Agawam School Committee. 22News spoke with voters at the James Clark School about why voting is more than just about themselves.

"It's for the kids, it's for the grandkids, what they need in America," said Tammy Vernes of Agawam. "And if you don't vote, I don't think people s

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