Concord, New Hampshire sample ballot 2026

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.

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.

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.

Tobin Menard served in the U.S. Air Force from 1998 to 2008 as a military aircraft mechanic and meteorologist, and has since worked in retail and manufacturing, per Citizens Count. He serves as treasurer of the Upper Valley Libertarians. He lives in Newport and is running for Executive Council District 2.

Karen Liot Hill is a former waitress and small business owner who ran a downtown diner, and previously served as a Lebanon City Councilor, Mayor of Lebanon, and Grafton County Treasurer, per her campaign site. She has served on the Executive Council for District 2 since January 2025 and is seeking a second term. She lives in Lebanon.

Chris Pappas is a Manchester native who ran his family's 109-year-old landmark restaurant business before Congress, per the campaign site. He served three terms on New Hampshire's Executive Council and has represented New Hampshire in the U.S. House since January 2019, per the chamber's membership roster.

• 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

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.