Salem 2024 General Election Guide: Candidates, Where To Vote

SALEM, MA — Salem voters will head to the polls on Tuesday to vote for candidates for U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives, state legislators, register of deeds, governor's council and clerk of courts, as well as other local and regional offices.

There are also five hotly-contested state ballot initiatives.

• MA 2024 General Election Voter Guide: Candidates, Ballot Questions, Where To Vote

Candidates (contested local races)

2nd Essex District State Senate

D-Joan Lovely (incumbent)

R-Damian Anketell

District 5 Governor's Council

R-Anne Manning-Martin

D-Eunice Zeigler

I-Elliot Jody

Voting Times, Places

Polls open statewide at 7 a.m. Tuesday and close at 8 p.m.

Find your polling place here.

Check if you're registered to vote here.

Ward 1 Precinct 1 Bentley Academy Gymnasium, 25 Memorial Drive
Ward 1 Precinct 2 Community Center, 135 Lafayette Street
Ward 2 Precinct 1 & 2 Community Life Center, 401 Bridge Street
Ward 3 Precinct 1 & 2 Salem High School, Auditorium, 77 Willson Street
Ward 4 Precinct 1 & 2 Witchcraft Heights School Gym, 1 Frederick Street
Ward 5 Precinct 1 & 2 Saltonstall School Auditorium, 211 Lafayette Street
Ward 6 Precinct 1 & 2 Bates School Gymnasium, 53 Liberty Hill Avenue
Ward 7 Precinct 1 & 2 Salem Enterprise Center, 121 Loring Avenue

Vote by Mail

Vote-by-mail ballots must be returned to the City Clerk's Office by the close of the polls on Election Day.

Remember to sign the tan envelope before returning the ballot. Once the ballot is sealed inside the signed, tan envelope, it can be returned to the City Clerk's Office by mail in the provided white envelope, ballot drop boxes or the City Clerk's Office.

Ballot drop boxes can be found at Salem City Hall and here:

Fire Station Headquarters, 48 Lafayette Street
Fire Station #5, 64 Loring Avenue
Fire Station #4, 415 Essex Street
Fire Station #2, 142 North Street

Check back with Salem Patch and Salem Patch Facebook throughout the night for updates on the local and state races.