Salem 2023 Special Election Guide: Mayor Candidates, Where To Vote

SALEM, MA — Salem voters will go to the polls on Tuesday to elect the city's first new mayor in more than 17 years on Tuesday.

To help residents brush up on all the races before polls open Tuesday, Patch has together a guide to the candidates on the ballot, and what you need to know to have your voice heard.

Former Salem Mayor Neil Harrington and former Chief of Staff Dominick Pangallo are squaring off in the special election after they were the top two vote-getters in the March preliminary vote. The winner on Tuesday will fill out the final three years of the term former Mayor Kim Driscoll vacated when she was inaugurated as the state's lieutenant governor in January.

Patch recently published candidate profiles on both Harrington and Pangallo here:

Neil Harrington: Salem Mayor Special Election Candidate Profile

Dominick Pangallo: Salem Mayor Special Election Candidate Profile

Voting Times, Places

Voting will take place between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. at the following places:

Ward 1 Precinct 1 Bentley Academy Gymnasium, 25 Memorial Drive

Ward 1 Precinct 2 135 Lafayette Street, Community Room

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 Gymnasium, 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

In some cases, voters may be required to show an ID. It does not have to be a photo ID, but it must contain a name and Salem address as registered. Acceptable forms of ID include utility bills, paycheck stubs, driver's licenses, etc.

Vote-by-mail ballots

Vote-by-mail ballots must be received in the City Clerk's office no later than 8 p.m. on May 16 to be counted. Voters cannot bring their ballot to the polls on Election Day. Voters must bring it to the City Clerk's Office Room #5 or use a drop box before 8 p.m.

Drop boxes are located at Fire Station Headquarters, 48 Lafayette Street

Fire Station #5, 64 Loring Avenue

Fire Station #4, 415 Essex Street

Fire Station #2, 142 North Street

Voters may also use the drop box located outside the front entrance of City Hall, 93 Washington Street.

Any voter whose vote by mail ballot has been accepted by the Salem clerk's office cannot vote in person on Election Day. Any voter who requested but did not return an early/absentee ballot or the Salem clerk's office has not received it can vote in person on Election Day.

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