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Merrimack County, NH

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Fields below reflect the November 3, 2026 general election ballot as races are certified.

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03230 sample ballot preview: statewide, congressional and Merrimack County races

U.S. House, New Hampshire District 2
2 candidates
Federal ▾
Maggie Goodlander portrait
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Maggie Goodlander
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Maggie Goodlander of Concord is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district, per the chamber's current membership roster, seeking a second term. She is a former Biden administration official, per New Hampshire Bulletin.
Key voting record
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
Campaign siteFull profile
Lily Tang Williams portrait
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Lily Tang Williams
REP
Biography
Lily Tang Williams of Weare was the 2024 Republican nominee in this district and is making her third run here, per NHPR. She moved to New Hampshire from Colorado in 2019 as part of the Free State Project, has raised more than a million dollars this cycle, and told NHPR she does not have President Trump's endorsement this time.
Top Priorities
  • A personal-liberty message built on a childhood spent in poverty in China
  • Direct voter contact across the district
  • Running as an independent-minded Republican
Per the NHPR.
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
September 8 primary result: incumbent Maggie Goodlander won the Democratic nomination over state Rep. Paige Beauchemin, and 2024 nominee Lily Tang Williams won the four-way Republican nomination, per NHPR and the Associated Press, setting up a rematch on the November 3 ballot. Counts are unofficial until the Secretary of State certifies the primary.
U.S. Senate
2 candidates
Federal ▾
Chris Pappas portrait
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Chris Pappas
DEM
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
  • Pass an anti-corruption agenda, including a congressional stock-trading ban
  • Cut taxes and lower costs for working families
  • Protect Social Security, Medicare, and veterans' care
Campaign Finance
$9,860,676 raised · top industries: Small-dollar donors under $200 (38% of receipts), Large donors giving $2,000+ (29% of receipts)
Key voting record
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
Campaign siteFull profile
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John Sununu
REP
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
  • Cut government waste and oppose tax increases
  • Protect the privacy and rights of ordinary Americans
  • Bring practical, engineering-minded problem solving to Washington
Campaign Finance
$2,475,941 raised · top industries: Large donors giving $2,000+ (66% of receipts), Small-dollar donors under $200 (12% of receipts)
Campaign siteFull profile
Governor
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Kelly Ayotte
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
  • Tackle the housing crisis and keep New Hampshire affordable
  • Strengthen schools and expand education options
  • Keep communities safe and protect vulnerable citizens
Campaign Finance
$5,900,000 raised · top industries: About $5.9 million raised since the campaign began and about $3 million on hand, per the Union Leader's reading of the campaign's latest state filing (Secretary of State campaign finance system), August 2026, Largest single receipt: a $2 million contribution reported July 24, 2026, per the Union Leader
Campaign siteFull profile
Cinde Warmington portrait
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Cinde Warmington
DEM
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
  • Bring down costs and make health care more affordable
  • Tackle the housing crisis
  • Protect public education and repeal the private school voucher program
Campaign Finance
$890,000 raised · top industries: Nearly $890,000 raised since the campaign began, per the Union Leader's reading of the campaign's latest state filing (Secretary of State campaign finance system), August 2026, Cash on hand was reported at about one seventh of Ayotte's roughly $3 million, per the Union Leader
Campaign siteFull profile

Countywide races in Merrimack County

ZIP 03230 sits in Merrimack County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Merrimack County races (47).

Merrimack County Sheriff
2 candidates
County ▾
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Peter Shephard
DEM
Biography
Shephard is a former U.S. Army member who filed to run for Merrimack County Sheriff, per the campaign site. He is a newcomer to elected politics whose campaign has focused on engaging with local voters and community organizations across the county, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Addressing cybersecurity and internet scams that target vulnerable residents, including young people and seniors
  • Direct community engagement and listening to constituent concerns
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
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Frank T. Cassidy
REP
Biography
Frank T. Cassidy of Epsom is a retired law enforcement officer who worked as an undercover officer, per the Concord Monitor. He won the 2024 Republican sheriff nomination before losing that November, and is running again in 2026, per the Concord Monitor. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Top Priorities
  • A strict enforcement approach combined with treatment options for more effective drug policy, per Concord Monitor
Full profile
About this race
September 8 primary result: Frank T. Cassidy (66.4 percent) won the Republican nomination over Jason Gerhard (17.8 percent), Ben Weir (15.8 percent) and advances to the November 3 ballot, per the official results. An open seat: Sheriff David Croft is retiring after a 43-year law enforcement career and has endorsed Peter Shephard, per the county's official pages and local coverage. Three Republicans compete September 8. This race is on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot.
Merrimack County Attorney
2 candidates
County ▾
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Steven Endres
DEM
Biography
Steven Endres of Bradford is an attorney who previously served as an assistant county attorney in the Merrimack County Attorney's Office, per a New Hampshire Judicial Branch task force roster. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
Full profile
Meg Hagaman portrait
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Meg Hagaman
REP
Biography
Meg Hagaman of Bow is a career prosecutor whose work began in Merrimack County and who later served as chief of the Criminal Justice Bureau at the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office, prosecuting some of the state's most complex cases including murder, per her NH Journal op-ed and Concord Patch.
Top Priorities
  • Firm, fair prosecution that follows the facts
  • Consistent and responsible operation of the criminal justice system
Per the NH Journal op-ed.
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
September 8 primary result: Meg Hagaman (39.7 percent) won the Republican nomination over Sarah Rogers (34.8 percent), Jon Raiche (25.5 percent) and advances to the November 3 ballot, per the official results. An open seat: County Attorney Paul Halvorsen is not seeking reelection, per the county's official pages. Three Republicans compete September 8. This race is on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot.
Merrimack County Treasurer
1 candidate
County ▾
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Kathleen Donnelly
DEM
Biography
Kathleen Donnelly is a Concord Democrat running for Merrimack County Treasurer, per New Hampshire Secretary of State filing records. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
September 8 primary result: Kathleen Donnelly (62.8 percent) won the Democratic nomination over Dianne E. Schuett (37.2 percent) and advances to the November 3 ballot, per the official results. Two Democrats compete September 8; no Republican filed. This race is on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot.
Merrimack County Register of Deeds
2 candidates
County ▾
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Erica S. Davis
DEM
Biography
Erica S. Davis of Concord is on the Secretary of State's certified filing list as the Democratic candidate for Merrimack County Register of Deeds. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
Full profile
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Samantha Morse
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Samantha Morse was elected Merrimack County Register of Deeds in November 2024 and is seeking re-election, per the county's register of deeds page. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
Full profile
About this race
This race is on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot.
Merrimack County Register of Probate
1 candidate
County ▾
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Jane Bradstreet
DEM
Biography
Bradstreet, of Hopkinton, has held the office of Merrimack County Register of Probate since at least 2011 and was sworn in by then-retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter, per the Andover Beacon. Merrimack County's own website does not list a probate department page, consistent with probate courts having moved to the state Circuit Court; no official county roster page or campaign website was found. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
The only filer in either party. This race is on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot.

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