Salem 2020 Town Election Voter's Guide

SALEM, NH — Voters in Salem go to the polls on March 10 to make decisions about town and school budgets as well as selectmen and other positions. Here is everything voters need to know.

Voters go to the polls from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on March 10.

Polling locations

• Ward 1: Fisk School, 14 Main St.
• Ward 2: Soule School, 173 South Policy St.
• Ward 3: Barron School, 55 Butler St.
• Ward 4: Ingram Senior Center, 1 Sally Sweets Way.
• Ward 6: North Salem School, 140 Zion Hill Road.

Competitive Town Races

Three people in Salem are running for a single three-years tax collector seat. They are Stephen Boyd, Martha Breen, and Kerry Keenan.

Three candidates are running for two three-year planning board seats: Beverly Donovan, Joseph Feole, and Robert Gibbs.

Also, four candidates are running for two three-year seats on the zoning board of adjustment: John Manning, Thomas Raskow Jr., Bernard Campbell, and Claire Karibian.

Town voters have five zoning articles and will also consider a sports betting question.

Two land acquisition proposals are on the ballot as well as $1.6 million in bonding for water and sewer in the West Duston Road neighborhood and $4.2 million for flood hazard mitigation at Policy Brook.

Residents can also choose a town operating budget of nearly $52.5 million or a default budget of $49.1 million.

To view the full town ballot, visit this link.

School Races

There are no competitive races on the school district ballot.

Voters will decide whether or not to fund a $48.9 million renovation of the Woodbury Middle School.

Voters will also choose between a $76.2 million budget or a nearly $75.7 million default budget.

Here is the full school ballot.

For more information about the town election, visit the town of Salem 2020 Election Central website.

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