Cornerstone is pleased to announce our first round of NH candidate endorsements for the 2026 election. We do not make these endorsements lightly but after much thought and prayer.
Key considerations for us are where the candidate stands on our core issues and, if an incumbent, how they have followed through on their commitments to their constituents. Additionally, we use a candidate survey as well as the candidates’ online presence to determine these endorsements. Based on our research, the candidates we name below are people in whom we believe you can place your confidence.
️Mark your calendars for the primary election, Tuesday, September 8 and the general election, Tuesday, November 3.
You can find your house voting district by searching your town in the list here. You can find your senate district here.
House:
Individuals whose names are in bold have a primary election.
Belknap
Tom Ploszaj – Belknap 1
Edward S. Twaddell III – Belknap 2
Scott Wallace – Belknap 2
Barbara Comtois – Belknap 7
Carroll
Jennifer LePla – Carroll 2
George Mottram – Carroll 3
Richard Brown – Carroll 3
Mike Belcher – Carroll 4
Jonathan Smith – Carroll 5
Dale Fincher – Carroll 7
Cheshire
Jerry Sickels – Cheshire 15
Jennifer Rhodes – Cheshire 17
Coos
Peter Morency – Coos 5
Grafton
Joseph Barton – Grafton 1
Calvin Beaulier – Grafton 1
Paul Schirduan – Grafton 3
Marie Louise Bjelobrk – Grafton 5
Hillsborough
Deborah Kruzel – Hillsborough 1
Henry Golec – Hillsborough 1
John Schneller – Hillsborough 2
Kristin Noble – Hillsborough 2
Jeanine Notter – Hillsborough 12
Adam Presa – Hillsborough 12
Jordan Ulery – Hillsborough 13
Jeremy Slottje – Hillsborough 13
Dillon Dumont – Hillsborough 13
Cathy Kenny – Hillsborough 13
Andrew Prout – Hillsborough 13
Steven Kesselring – Hillsborough 18
Travis Corcoran – Hillsborough 28
Joe Alexander – Hillsborough 29
Sherri Reinfurt – Hillsborough 29
Henry R. Giasson III – Hillsborough 29
Jim Kofalt – Hillsborough 32
Shane Sirois – Hillsborough 32
Diane Kelley – Hillsborough 32
Diane Pauer – Hillsborough 36
Gary Daniels – Hillsborough 43
Ross Berry – Hillsborough 44
Lisa Mazur – Hillsborough 44
Merrimack
Rick Devoid – Merrimack 1
Michael Moffett – Merrimack 4
Deborah Aylward – Merrimack 5
Natalie Wells – Merrimack 8
Matt Center – Merrimack 8
Yury Polozov – Merrimack 10
Thomas Walsh – Merrimack 10
Matthew Pitaro – Merrimack 11
Peter Mehegan – Merrimack 12
Brian Seaworth – Merrimack 12
James Thibault – Merrimack 25
Ray Plante – Merrimack 27
Rockingham
Paul Tudor – Rockingham 1
James Guzofski – Rockingham 1
Nick Hobart – Rockingham 1
Jason Osborne – Rockingham 2
Mary Ford – Rockingham 3
Michael Drago – Rockingham 4
Brian Nadeau – Rockingham 4
Emily Phillips – Rockingham 7
Sayra Lynn DeVito – Rockingham 8
Matthew Brooks – Rockingham 9
Don Selby – Rockingham 9
Brian Chirichiello – Rockingham 13
Anthony Henry – Rockingham 13
David Love – Rockingham 13
Pam Brown – Rockingham 14
Jeffrey McGraw – Rockingham 16
Sherman Packard – Rockingham 16
Katelyn Kuttab – Rockingham 17
Bruce Breton – Rockingham 17
Valerie McDonnell – Rockingham 25
Lorie Ball – Rockingham 25
Jason Janvrin – Rockingham 30
Matthew R. Sabourin dit Choiniere – Rockingham 30
Terry Roy – Rockingham 31
Melissa A. Litchfield – Rockingham 32
JD Bernardy – Rockingham 36
Linda McGrath – Rockingham 40
Strafford
Susan DeLemus – Strafford 1
Glenn Bailey – Strafford 2
Michael Granger – Strafford 2
Susan G. DeRoy – Strafford 3
Samuel Farrington – Strafford 19
Sullivan
Steven Smith – Sullivan 3
Jonathan F. Stone – Sullivan 8
Senate:
Daniel Innis – District 7
Keith Murphy – District 16
Patrick Binder – District 20
Lou Gargiulo – District 24