One candidate is tracked for Coos County Commissioner, District 3 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Ray Gorman. Candidate information follows official Coos County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
September 8 primary result: Ray Gorman (50.9 percent) won the Republican nomination over Michael Cote (49.1 percent) and advances to the November 3 ballot, per the official results. Ray Gorman won the September 8 Republican primary in the race for Coos County Commissioner, District 3 over Michael Cote (545 to 525), per the Secretary of State's county-level results; tallies are subject to clerk amendments. The margin was 20 votes out of 1,070 cast in the Republican primary; watch for a recount request before the county's certification. Two Republicans compete September 8; no Democrat filed. This race is on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot.
The three-member board is the county's executive branch under state law (RSA 28). Its members are part-time elected officials responsible for the overall supervision, custody and care of all county departments, buildings and land, with budget oversight of all county spending. They prepare the annual county budget with department heads and send it to the County Convention, the 10-member group of elected state representatives, for final approval, per the county. Coos also runs two nursing facilities, a county nursing hospital in West Stewartstown and a home in Berlin, per the county commissioners' minutes.
The board has three commissioners, one for each of Districts 1, 2 and 3. The county says commissioners are elected by the voters of the district each is assigned to, so only District 3 voters vote on this seat.
Raymond Gorman of Colebrook, the board's vice chair, holds District 3, per the county's commissioners page, and is on the ballot as Ray Gorman.
Official source: Coos County: Commissioners, Coos County: our governance
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Republican Incumbent
Gorman is a Colebrook selectman and Coos County commissioner (Vice Chair, District 3) who told the Manchester Ink Link he worked 32 years at the Balsams hotel, per that report. The state's 2025 city and town officials directory lists Raymond Gorman on the Colebrook Board of Selectmen. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026.
Who is running for Coos County Commissioner, District 3 in 2026?
One candidate is tracked for Coos County Commissioner, District 3 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Ray Gorman. Candidate information follows official Coos County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Coos County Commissioner, District 3 election in New Hampshire?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for New Hampshire are on the New Hampshire election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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Candidate roster from official Coos County and state election office filings, last verified September 29, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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