Aila Boyd
aboyd@mainstreetnewspapers.com
Election Day was Tuesday across the country. Voters in Salem cast their ballots in local, state-level and national races.
Salem voters weighed in on the following races: sheriff of Salem, members of Salem City Council, president and vice president of the United States, member of the United States Senate and member of the United States House of Representatives for the 6th District.
Additionally, a proposed constitutional amendment for Virginia was also on the ballot. The proposal read: “Should the Constitution of Virginia be amended so that the tax exemption that is currently available to the surviving spouses of soldiers killed in action is also available to the surviving spouses of soldiers who died in the line of duty?”
The election results as of press time are as follows:
Sheriff:
Christopher G. “Chris” Shelor—
Jonathan D. Branson—
City Council:
John E. Saunders—
J.W. “Jim” Wallace III—
Anne Marie Green—
Renee Ferris Turk—
President:
Kamala D. Harris and Tim Walz—
Donald J. Trump and JD Vance—
Jill E. Stein and Rudolph T. Ware III—
Chase R. Oliver and Mike ter Maat—
Claudia De la Cruz and Karina Garcia—
Cornel R. West and Melina Abdullah—
Senate:
Timothy M. Kaine—
Hung Cao—
House of Representatives:
Ken L. Mitchell—
Ben L. Cline—
Robert C. “Robby” Wells, Jr.—
Amendment:
Yes—
No—
