Boston voters headed to the polls in preliminary elections today after the most lively mayoral campaign season in 16 years. Only two mayoral candidates will be left standing after today, and voters will also slim the city councilor at-large field from 15 candidates to eight. Click through this gallery for images from today.

John Nickulas handed out pamphlets for Councilor John Connolly outside the L-Street Bathhouse in South Boston this morning. Nickulas' dog, Chloe, may have been employing sad puppy eyes to help the cause.