Nashua, New Hampshire sample ballot 2026

Beverly Cotton is retired after several decades working as an accounting supervisor and manager, per the Weare NH Democrats. She later served as associate vice president of student finance at a university and as a client partner at the college software company Ellucian, and holds an MBA and a graduate certificate in forensic accounting and fraud. She is the Democratic candidate for Hillsborough County Treasurer, a seat currently held by David G. Fredette. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.

Maidment is a husband and father of four from Peterborough who raises livestock and has an interest in technology and artificial intelligence, per the campaign site. He is running for Hillsborough County Treasurer, per the campaign site.

Hogan is an attorney who has practiced law in Hillsborough County for two decades after graduating from UNH Law, per the campaign site. He previously served as a New Hampshire state legislator, Hillsborough County Delegate, Nashua Education Committee member, and Hillsborough County Attorney, per the campaign site.

Wheeler owns Maranatha Carpet and Miracle Acres Farm, which produces Christmas trees and maple syrup, per his campaign site. He has served on the Milford Traffic Safety Committee since 2005, per the site. He is a past secretary-treasurer and assistant commander of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, a life member of the Purgatory Falls Fish and Game Club, and a board member of Christian Home Educators of New Hampshire, per the site. He served on the Grassroots Organizations Network of New Hampshire's board of directors from 1999 to 2004 and was a delegate to the 1996 Republican National Convention, per the site.

Melanie Levesque is president of TCS of American Enterprises LLC, a telecommunications consulting firm, and previously served as a New Hampshire State Senator from 2018 to 2020 and a State Representative from 2006 to 2010 and 2012 to 2014, per Citizens Count. She holds an AA from Nashua Community College, a BS from Daniel Webster College, and an MBA from Southern New Hampshire University. She lives in Brookline.

Chris Pappas is the Democratic nominee for New Hampshire's open U.S. Senate seat and the four-term congressman from the 1st District. Born and raised in Manchester, he helps run his family's restaurant and previously served as an executive councilor. His campaign emphasizes an anti-corruption agenda and a tax-cuts-and-lower-costs blueprint for working families.

• Voted no on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the House 218-214 in July 2025. Opposed
• Voted yes on the Laken Riley Act, expanding federal detention of certain immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes, which passed the House 263-156 in January 2025. Supported
• Voted no on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the House 231-196 in September 2025. Opposed
• Voted no on the November 2025 funding agreement that ended the government shutdown, which passed the House 222-209 in November 2025. Opposed
• Voted no on the September 2025 stopgap funding bill, which passed the House 217-212 in September 2025. Opposed
• Voted no on the March 2025 full-year stopgap funding bill, which passed the House 217-213 in March 2025. Opposed

John E. Sununu is the Republican nominee for New Hampshire's open U.S. Senate seat, seeking to return to the chamber where he served from 2003 to 2009. A lifelong Granite Stater trained as an engineer, he previously served three terms in the U.S. House. His campaign emphasizes common-sense problem solving, cutting government waste, opposing tax hikes, and protecting privacy and seniors.

Kelly Ayotte is New Hampshire's incumbent governor and the Republican nominee for re-election in 2026. A former U.S. senator and state attorney general, she took office in January 2025, and her campaign emphasizes keeping New Hampshire safe, prosperous, and free, with a focus on housing, schools, and protecting vulnerable citizens.

Cinde Warmington is the Democratic nominee for New Hampshire governor, an attorney and former executive councilor who was the only Democrat on the five-member Executive Council. Her campaign centers on the affordability crisis: bringing down costs, making health care more affordable, tackling housing, protecting public education, and repealing the state's private school voucher program.