Keene-Ward 1, Cheshire County, NH

Where to Vote

WARD 1 - Michael E.J. Blastos Community Room
400 Marlboro St
Keene, NH 03431

8:00 AM - 7:00 PM

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Clerk & Website Information

Terri M. Hood

3 Washington Street
Keene, NH 03431

Website:

https://keenenh.gov/

Email: thood@keenenh.gov

Phone:

352-0133 Ext. 2

Fax:

283-5653

Elected Officials

US Senate (2 seats)

Margaret "Maggie" Hassan

Democrat

Jeanne Shaheen

Democrat

NH Executive Council District 2

Karen Liot Hill

Democrat

NH House Cheshire 15 (2 seats) (Floterial)

Nicholas Germana

Democrat

Samantha Jacobs

Democrat

Recent Election Results

2026 NH Gubernatorial Primary

Voting Date: September 8, 2026

Democrat
Name	Party	% Vote	Result
Cinde Warmington	Democrat	96	Won!

Republican
Name	Party	% Vote	Result
Kelly Ayotte (incumbent)	Republican	92	Won!
Shaun Fife	Republican	4
Robert Wayne McClory	Republican	4

Independent/Other
Name	Party	Result
Stephen Villee	Independent/Other	Won!
John Horsley	Independent/Other
Everett Howard	Independent/Other
Jonathan Kiper	Independent/Other

2026 US Senate Primary

Voting Date: September 8, 2026

Republican
Name	Party	% Vote	Result
John E. Sununu	Republican	69	Won!
Scott Brown	Republican	27
Tom Alciere	Republican	1
Sky Danley	Republican	1
Andy Martin	Republican	1
Mary Maxwell	Republican	1
Sabrina Ann Smith	Republican	1
Richard A. McMenamon II	Republican	0

Democrat
Name	Party	% Vote	Result
Christopher Pappas	Democrat	65	Won!
Karishma Manzur	Democrat	33
David Jarvis	Democrat	1
Maxwell L. Saal	Democrat	1
John Vail	Democrat	1

Independent/Other
Name	Party	Result
Edmond J. Laplante, Jr.	Independent/Other	Won!
Tim Harris	Independent/Other
Christine Lopez	Independent/Other
Jeanne Logan Morrow	Independent/Other

2026 US House Primary

Voting Date: September 8, 2026

District 2

Democrat
Name	Party	% Vote	Result
Maggie Goodlander (incumbent)	Democrat	82%	Won!
Paige Beauchemin	Democrat	18%

Republican
Name	Party	% Vote	Result
Lily Tang Williams	Republican	65%	Won!
Dan Nicholson	Republican	13%
Victor Orlando	Republican	13%
Michael Anthony Callis	Republican	8%

Independent/Other
Name	Party	Result
Robbie Mahrou	Independent/Other	Won!
Scott Black	Independent/Other
Sterling Thomas Sykes	Independent/Other

2026 NH Executive Council Primary

Voting Date: September 8, 2026

District 2

Democrat
Name	Party	% Vote	Result
Karen Liot Hill (incumbent)	Democrat	100%	Won!

Republican
Name	Party	% Vote	Result
Tobin Menard	Republican	54%	Won!
Kim Strathdee	Republican	45%

Independent/Other
Name	Party	% Vote	Result
John Rutherford	Independent/Other

2026 NH Senate Primary

Voting Date: September 8, 2026

District 10

Democrat
Name	Party	% Vote	Result
Donovan Fenton (incumbent)	Democrat	100%	Won!

Democrat
Name	Party	% Vote	Result
Dylan Germana	Democrat	100%	Won!

Republican
Name	Party	% Vote	Result
Timothy J. Donovan	Republican	97%	Won!

Democrat
Name	Party	% Vote	Result
Samantha Jacobs (incumbent)	Democrat	52%	Won!
Nicholas Germana (incumbent)	Democrat	48%	Won!

Republican
Name	Party	% Vote	Result
Becky Shields	Republican	35%	Won!
Matthew Roach	Republican	33%	Won!
Jerry L. Sickels	Republican	31%

2026 NH Governor General Election

Voting Date: November 3, 2026

Kelly Ayotte (incumbent)

Republican

Governor of NH (2025 - present); Senator, US Senate (2011 - 2016); NH Attorney General (2004 - 2009)

Kelly Ayotte has vowed to keep New Hampshire on the "Sununu path." Like former Governor Chris Sununu, she has bucked her party on some hot issues. For example, she vetoed a bill that would have allowed some spaces to segregate based on biological sex (HB 148). That independent streak makes her more appealing to voters in the middle, and so far no Republicans are challenging her reelection. She has also focused on law-and-order issues in her first year as governor, tightening bail laws and restoring retirement benefits to law enforcement.

Stephen Villee

Independent/Other

Software developer

Stephen Villee collected enough signatures to appear on the general election ballot as an independent candidate for governor.

Cinde Warmington

Democrat

Executive Councilor, District 2 (2020 - 2024); 40 years of health care experience in laboratory medicine, hospital managerial positions, and health care regulatory law

Former Executive Councilor Cinde Warmington announced she is running for New Hampshire Governor again in 2026. She also ran against Democrat Joyce Craig in the 2024 gubernatorial General. Warmington describes herself as a lifelong health care advocate and served as partner at the Shaheen & Gordon law firm before running for office. Her website announcement says she will "tackle the affordability crisis" and "stand up to Donald Trump."

2026 US Senate General Election

Voting Date: November 3, 2026

Edmond J. Laplante, Jr.

Independent/Other

State Chairman, Constitution Party of NH (2003 - present); SAU 93 Richmond Representative (2003 - present); Auto Mechanic (1984 - present); Marine Veteran (1999 - 2007); A&P License

Edmond Laplante also ran for U.S. Senate in 2022. He said his experience as a mechanic informs how he views the U.S. Constitution: "The Constitution is not a tool for politicians to 'fix' society, nor a shortcut to impose new ideas. It is a set of restraints - written to limit power, define jurisdiction, and protect the people from those who govern. When government follows it faithfully, things tend to work. When it ignores it, no amount of experience or good intentions can prevent damage."Mr. Laplante collected enough signatures to appear on the general election ballot as an independent candidate.

Christopher Pappas

Democrat

Representative, U.S. House of Representatives (2018 - present); Executive Councilor (2012 - 2018); Representative, NH House of Representatives (2002 - 2006); Co-Owner, Puritan Backroom Restaurant; Treasurer, Hillsborough County

Chris Pappas has served as a U.S. Representative since 2018 and previously served on New Hampshire's Executive Council. (His family is also known for their world-famous chicken tenders at the Puritan Backroom Restaurant in Manchester.) In Congress, Pappas has positioned himself as a moderate, occasionally breaking with his party on high-profile votes such as the Laken Riley Act and the Middle Class Borrower Protection Act. In 2024, Pappas won reelection to the U.S. House. He is now seeking to move up to the U.S. Senate in 2026.

John E. Sununu

Republican

Representative, U.S. House of Representatives (1997 - 2003); Senator, U.S. Senate (2003 - 2009)

John E. Sununu, a former Republican U.S. Senator and three-term congressman, hopes to win back the Senate seat he once held. First elected to the Senate in 2002 after defeating then-Gov. Jeanne Shaheen, he later lost to her in their 2008 rematch. In launching his 2026 campaign, Sununu said Congress has become “loud, dysfunctional, even angry,” and that he wants to “help calm the waters.” After nearly two decades in the private sector, Sununu is emphasizing civility, fiscal discipline, and practical problem-solving as he seeks to re-enter public service.

2026 US House General Election

Voting Date: November 3, 2026

District 2

Maggie Goodlander (incumbent)

Democrat

Representative, U.S. House of Representatives (2025 - present); Deputy Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice (2022 - present); Adjunct Professor of Constitutional Law and Administrative Law, UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law (2019 - 2021); Law Clerk to Justice Stephen Breyer (2017 - 2018); Law Clerk to Chief Judge Merrick Garland (2016 - 2017); Senior Advisor to Senator John McCain (2013); Speechwriter & Foreign Policy Advisor to Senator Joseph Lieberman (2009 - 2012)

Maggie Goodlander is a former Deputy Assistant Attorney General and speechwriter for the late Sen. Joe Lieberman. She won her race for the 2nd Congressional District in 2024 and is seeking the seat again in 2026. Goodlander is married to Jake Sullivan, National Security Advisor under President Biden. As a congressperson, she has been active on cost of living issues, launching the bipartisan "Lowering Costs" caucus.

Robbie Mahrou

Independent/Other

"Every job I have ever had put me in the corner of people the system overlooked. Loan officer during the 2008 crash. Hollywood producer fighting for talent against long odds. Founder of RoadHouse, a trading community built for people who were never invited to the table. Running RoadHouse changed something for me. Watching everyday people try to build financial security while monetary policy and Wall Street moved in ways most Americans never saw or understood made the divide impossible to ignore. Money determines policy. Policy determines opportunity. And for most people in places like western New Hampshire, neither one has ever worked in their favor. That realization brought me here. Most recently, I joined the board of a struggling food co-op, redesigned the model from the ground up, helped secure funding, and launched a pilot program that actually worked.

"My goal is to deliver accountability to the people of NH-02 that holds the federal government to a standard the founding fathers would have endorsed. The path we are on is not sustainable. The promises made to working families in western New Hampshire have been broken for decades by both parties. I am not here to join that system. I am here to change it. My only priority is to deliver on what has been promised and ignored for too long. The people of NH-02 deserve nothing less."

Robbie Mahrou is an independent running for the U.S. House of Representatives. On his website he wrote, "I'm running for Congress in NH-02 because the families of western New Hampshire have been left behind. For too long, Washington D.C. has ignored the real struggles here, skyrocketing housing costs, closing rural hospitals, family farms being squeezed out, and a cost of living that leaves a typical family of four nearly $1,900 in the red every year just covering the basics. Both parties had their chance. Both failed us."Mr. Mahrou collected enough signatures to appear on the general election ballot as an independent candidate.

Lily Tang Williams

Republican

Co-chair of the New Hampshire Asian American Coalition; Supervisor of the Checklist, Town of Weare; entrepreneur

Lily Tang Williams is a Republican candidate and vocal critic of communism who fled China for the United States. This marks her third bid for New Hampshire's 2nd District House seat, having run in 2022 and 2024. Williams says of her candidacy: "I want to give back to the country I love, fight to keep American Dream alive and serve the people in NH-02 with integrity, compassion and transparency."

2026 NH Executive Council General Election

Voting Date: November 3, 2026

District 2

Karen Liot Hill (incumbent)

Democrat

Councilor, Executive Council (inauguration January 2025); Lebanon City Councilor and Former Mayor; Grafton County Treasurer

Tobin Menard

Republican

U.S. Air Force (1998 - 2008); retail; manufacturing industry; member, Newport Historic Society; treasurer, Upper Valley Libertarians

2026 NH Senate General Election

Voting Date: November 3, 2026

District 10

Donovan Fenton (incumbent)

Democrat

Senator, NH Senate (2022 - present); Representative, NH House of Representatives (2016 - present); Sales Coordinator, Fenton Family Dealerships; Board Member, The Community Kitchen; Volunteer, Monadnock Center for Violence Prevention (MCVP)

2026 NH House General Election

Voting Date: November 3, 2026

Cheshire County District 1

Timothy J. Donovan

Republican

Adjunct Professor, National University (Jan 2026-Present); General Counsel / Project Executive, Energy Efficient Investments, Inc. (Aug 2025-Present); Attorney, Law Office of Timothy J. Donovan (Apr 2014-Present, part-time); Assistant County Attorney, Cheshire County (Dec 2024-Aug 2025); Attorney, Prieto Law, PLLC (Jan 2023-Dec 2024)