Fall River voters took to the polls on Tuesday to have their say in the preliminary election for mayor.
The top two vote-getters — incumbent Mayor Paul Coogan and Gabriel “Boomer” Amaral — are moving onto the Nov. 4 general election.
Vying for the mayorship on the Sept. 16 ballot were Coogan, Amaral, Carlos Cesar and Michael J. Vandal. Christopher Silvia also appeared on the ballot but had previously suspended his campaign.
The unofficial results are as follows:
Coogan: 3,076 votes
Amaral: 1,954 votes
Cesar: 513 votes
Vandal: 88 votes
Silva: 616
Coogan, who is seeking a third term, took office in 2019 after the embattled tenure of Jasiel Correia, the youngest mayor in the city’s history, who is now serving a six-year federal prison sentence for wire fraud and extortion.
Amaral is a 19-year military veteran and father of six who has previously run for Fall River City Council.
The City Council and School Committee races were not included on the preliminary election ballot because there weren’t enough candidates.Those races will be decided during the November general election.
Fall River voters were among those in 18 Massachusetts cities and towns who headed to the polls on Tuesday.
MassLive Politics Editor John L. Micek contributed to this story.