Candidate Information

Town Election Day, Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Polls open 7:00am to 7:00pm 

Candidate Information

Below you will find information about candidates for the various elected positions in the municipal elections once available. The filing window for open elected municipal positions will be January 24, 2024 to February 2, 2024. The Coalition For A Better Salem makes no endorsement of individual candidates and only provides information as a service to the voters of Salem. 

Open Positions For Elected Office- 2024

Candidate Night Videos

We enourage town citizens to be well informed about the candidates. The Salem Candidates Night was hosted by the Southern NH Chamber of Commerce. Here is a link to the videos for the contested races on SGTV. There is one video covering each contested race.

Candidate Night - Click Here

Evergreen Newspaper Election Guide

The Evergreen Newspaper has begun covering Salem. In their March 2024 edition they dedicate an entire section to the Salem Municipal Elections. Pickup a copy today for free at various sites around town including Market Basket. 

You can also download a PDF version of the paper by clicking the link below. 

Evergreen Newspaper - Click Here (click on the March 2024 edition)

Below is a list of all candidates on the 2024 Salem Municipal Ballot. Updated links with candidate videos and articles will be added as they become available. 

Town Councilor - THREE Years - Vote for THREE

Robert "Bob" Bryant, Jeff Hatch, Daniel Guild, Donna Loranger, and Lisa Withrow

For Budget Committee - THREE Years - Vote for THREE

Jeff Boyer, Gary Karibian, Scott Olsen, Jon Stark, and Brian Thornack

For Budget Committee - ONE Year - Vote for ONE

Ross Cooper and Brenda Tecce

For Town Moderator - TWO Years - Vote for ONE (uncontested)

Chris Goodnow

For Supervisor of the Checklist - SIX Years - Vote for ONE

Melissa Sorcinelli and Jamie Thornock

For Library Trustee - THREE Years - Vote for ONE (uncontested)

Christopher George

For Trustee of the Trust Funds - THREE Years- Vote for ONE (uncontested)

Marybeth Stramaglia

For Planning Board - THREE Years - Vote for TWO

Lawson Brouse, Jim Harvey, and Damon Norcross

For Zoning Board of Adjustment - THREE Years - Vote for TWO (uncontested)

Ed Huminick

For Zoning Board of Adjustment - ONE Year - Vote for ONE (uncontested)

Dionne Garon