SALEM, Va. ā The 2024 General Election will be held on Nov. 5. You can find results for Salem here.
Hereās a breakdown of how the city voted in the U.S. House of Representatives District 6 race, the Salem Sheriff race, and the Member City Council race.
In 2020, Donald Trump (R) received 7,683 votes in Salem while Joe Biden (D) received 5,148 votes. This equates to 58.9% of the vote for Trump and 39.4% of the vote for Biden.
In 2018, Tim Kaine (D) received 4,116 votes in Salem while Corey Stewart (R) received 5,571 votes. This equates to 41.6% of the vote for Kaine and 56.4% of the vote for Stewart.
In 2022, Ben Cline (R) received 5,283 votes in Salem while Jennifer Lewis (D) received 3,040
votes. This equates to 63.3% of the vote for Cline and 36.4% of the vote for Lewis.
Colton joined the WSLS 10 team as a digital content producer in July 2024, soon after graduating cum laude from Virginia Tech with a B.S. in sociology and a minor in psychology.