The City Clerk’s Office for the City of Rochester has released the official results of the November 3, 2026, New Hampshire State General Election.

12,880 ballots were counted across Rochester’s six wards. Ward 1 had the most ballots cast, with 2,397, followed by Ward 2 with 2,266, Ward 5 with 2,231, Ward 4 with 2,121, Ward 3 with 2,077, and Ward 6 with 1,788.

In the Governor’s race, Kelly Ayotte received 6,719 votes, Cinde Warmington received 5,754, and Stephen Villee received 242. For United States Senator, Chris Pappas received 6,983 votes, John E. Sununu received 5,520, and Edmond Laplante received 284. In the race for Representative in Congress, Stefany Shaheen received 7,110 votes and Anthony DiLorenzo received 5,591.

Luz Bay received 6,548 votes for Executive Councilor, Cecil Abels received 6,585 votes for State Senator, and Kathryn L. Mone received 6,925 votes for Strafford County Sheriff.

For the State Representative races, William F. Fessenden received 1,323 votes in Strafford District 5, Daniel Fitzpatrick received 1,203 votes in District 6, John H. Larochelle received 1,069 votes in District 7, Ty Wyman received 1,182 votes in District 8, and Nevin Dexter received 1,043 votes in District 9. In Strafford District 2, which has three seats, Larry Brown received 1,140 votes, Michael Granger received 1,021 votes, and Glenn Bailey received 1,009 votes.

On Constitutional Amendment Question 1, 6,676 voters voted Yes and 4,874 voted No.

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