Thank you to all the people who ran for elected office. Your willingness to serve the city of Salem is laudable and we appreciate your efforts.
The winning candidates (as of 9:54 PM; 2 November):
Mayor: Kimberley Driscoll
Ward 1: Robert McCarthy
Ward 2: Caroline Watson-Felt
Ward 3: Patricia Morsillo
Ward 4: Lev McClain
Ward 5: Jeff Cohen
Ward 6: Meg Riccardi
Ward 7: Andy Varela
At-Large: Conrad Prosniewski, Alice Merkl, Domingo Dominguez, Ty Hapworth
School Committee: Amanda Campbell, Manny Cruz, Beth Anne Cornell
Voter turnout was at 34% (11,100 out of 32,257 voters cast their ballots). We can do better, but thank you voters who came out and participated in democracy.
Dustin Luca from the Salem News has an election spreadsheet, if you want to see the numbers and compare them with past elections. The City Clerk will post verified results presently, and we will update this with the link when that is available.