Neal Maciel is a third-generation Islander who retired from a 35-year career in law enforcement in 2010.

Bob Ogden holds the title of special sheriff in the Dukes County sheriff’s department, where he has worked his entire career.

Martina Thornton, 40, of Edgartown is a native of the Czech Republic who moved to Martha’s Vineyard in 2001. She lives in Edgartown.

For the first time this year, voters on Martha’s Vineyard and across the state can choose to cast their ballots up to two weeks prior to election day. Early voting starts on Oct. 24.

Vineyard voters backed Robert Ogden for county sheriff and Paulo C. DeOliveira as Register of Deeds in Thursday’s primary, which sets the ballot for the November election.

In the only contested race during Wednesday's town election, Aquinnah voters elected Gary Haley to a three-year term as selectman.