Belknap County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

On the September 8, 2026 New Hampshire state primary ballot; a plurality wins each party's contest, undeclared voters may take either ballot, and unopposed filers advance to November 3, per the Secretary of State. The sitting sheriff is the only filer in either party.

• Bill Wright · RepublicanIncumbent▾

  Bill Wright of Belmont is Belknap County's sitting sheriff, per the county's official pages, and the only filer in either party.

On the September 8, 2026 New Hampshire state primary ballot; a plurality wins each party's contest, undeclared voters may take either ballot, and unopposed filers advance to November 3, per the Secretary of State. The sitting county attorney is the only filer in either party.

• Keith Gerard Cormier · DemocraticIncumbent▾

  Keith Gerard Cormier of Laconia is the sitting Belknap County Attorney, sworn in May 2024, per the Laconia Daily Sun, and the only filer in either party.

On the September 8, 2026 New Hampshire state primary ballot; a plurality wins each party's contest, undeclared voters may take either ballot, and unopposed filers advance to November 3, per the Secretary of State. The only filer in either party.

• Jason Sproul · Democratic▾

  Jason Sproul of Laconia is on the Secretary of State's certified filing list as the Democratic candidate for Belknap County Treasurer.

On the September 8, 2026 New Hampshire state primary ballot; a plurality wins each party's contest, undeclared voters may take either ballot, and unopposed filers advance to November 3, per the Secretary of State. The sitting register is the only filer in either party.

• Laura Lapointe · RepublicanIncumbent▾

  Laura Lapointe of Belmont is Belknap County's sitting register of deeds, per the county's official pages, and the only filer in either party.

On the September 8, 2026 New Hampshire state primary ballot; a plurality wins each party's contest, undeclared voters may take either ballot, and unopposed filers advance to November 3, per the Secretary of State. The only filer in either party.

• Ruth Larson · Democratic▾

  Ruth Larson of Alton is on the Secretary of State's certified filing list as the Democratic candidate for Belknap County Register of Probate.

On the September 8, 2026 New Hampshire state primary ballot; a plurality wins each party's contest, undeclared voters may take either ballot, and unopposed filers advance to November 3, per the Secretary of State. The board chair is the only filer in either party. District 3 is not on the 2026 ballot.

• Peter John Spanos · RepublicanIncumbent▾

  Peter John Spanos of Laconia is a sitting Belknap County commissioner and the board's chair, per the county roster, and the only filer in either party.

On the September 8, 2026 New Hampshire state primary ballot; a plurality wins each party's contest, undeclared voters may take either ballot, and unopposed filers advance to November 3, per the Secretary of State. The board vice chair is the only filer in either party.

• Glen A. Waring · RepublicanIncumbent▾

  Glen A. Waring of Gilmanton is a sitting Belknap County commissioner and the board's vice chair, per the county roster, and the only filer in either party.

• Steve Hodges · Republican▾

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