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Candidate roster last updated Aug 23, 2026 from official election sources. Enter your ZIP code at theballotbrief.com to see your exact 2026 ballot.
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Primary ElectionSept. 1, 2026
Election DayNov. 3, 2026
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District Attorney, Northwestern District
Local
On the September 1, 2026 Massachusetts state primary ballot; a plurality wins the nomination and voters not enrolled in a party may take either party's ballot, per the Secretary of the Commonwealth. Incumbent David Sullivan is unopposed in September and November, per GBH. The district covers Franklin and Hampshire counties and part of Worcester County.
David E. Sullivan · DemocraticIncumbent▾
David E. Sullivan is an Easthampton attorney serving as Northwestern District Attorney, the chief law enforcement officer for Hampshire and Franklin counties and the town of Athol, since 2011, per his office biography. He was chief administrator of the Hampshire Probate and Family Court and spent 16 years in private practice before his election, per the office biography; he co-founded the Children's Advocacy Center o
Priorities: A community prosecution model blending fair prosecutions, crime prevention, and law enforcement partnerships, per his office biography
Franklin County Sheriff (to fill a vacancy)
County
On the September 1, 2026 Massachusetts state primary ballot; a plurality wins the nomination and voters not enrolled in a party may take either party's ballot, per the Secretary of the Commonwealth. Sheriff Christopher Donelan retired in early 2025 before the end of his six-year term, and Governor Maura Healey appointed Lori Streeter as interim sheriff in February 2025; the 2026 contest fills the remaining two years
Lori M. Streeter · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Lori M. Streeter is Franklin County's interim sheriff, appointed in February 2025 after 11 years as the jail's superintendent and 35 years with the office, per the sheriff's office and the Greenfield Recorder.
Register of Probate, Franklin County
County
On the September 1, 2026 Massachusetts state primary ballot; a plurality wins the nomination and voters not enrolled in a party may take either party's ballot, per the Secretary of the Commonwealth. The only certified candidate in either party.
Daniel Francis Graves · Democratic▾
Daniel Francis Graves is the certified Democratic candidate for Franklin County Register of Probate on the September 1, 2026 primary ballot, per the Secretary of the Commonwealth's certified lists.
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