New Hampshire voters went to the polls on November 3, 2026, and results are now being posted as each precinct reports. The state’s election night dashboard shows tallies for the top statewide contests, the two U.S. House races, and a host of local measures that will affect town budgets and probate offices.
Statewide Races
The governor’s race, the U.S. Senate contest, and the two congressional districts are the headline contests. As precincts finish reporting, the dashboard updates the vote totals for each candidate. Readers can follow the live numbers for the governor’s race, the Senate race, New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District and the 2nd Congressional District.
State Legislative and Executive Council Races
In addition to the top‑ticket contests, New Hampshire’s State House and State Senate races are being tallied. Voters also chose members of the Executive Council, the five‑member body that advises the governor and approves state contracts.
Ballot Question 1 – Register of Probate Office
Question 1 asks whether the state constitution should be amended to eliminate the elected register of probate office. The proposed language would remove the register of probate from the list of elected county officials and would prohibit judges from acting as counsel in probate matters. Voters can read the full text of the amendment on the state’s ballot information site.
Ballot Question 2 – School Tax Caps
Question 2 places a property‑tax growth cap on each local school district. If approved, the cap limits the property‑tax levy to the prior year’s amount, adjusted for inflation and new construction, restricts central office spending to six percent of total district appropriations, and excludes bonded capital costs from the limits. The measure applies only to administrative costs and does not affect classroom instruction or school‑based services. Each town and city votes on its own version of the question; about 240 individual measures are on the ballot, one for each municipality.
How to View Detailed Results
For town‑by‑town results, click the links provided on the election results page. The site also offers county‑level breakdowns for the State House, State Senate and Executive Council races. Voters interested in the school‑tax cap outcomes can view the results for their specific municipality by selecting the appropriate town from the list.
What’s Next?
Once all precincts have reported, the final certified results will be released by the New Hampshire Secretary of State. Those results will determine the next governor, the U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, the two members of the U.S. House, and the composition of the state legislature and Executive Council. The outcomes of the two ballot questions will shape local probate administration and school‑tax policy for the coming years.
New Hampshire residents are encouraged to stay informed by checking the official results page regularly and reviewing the full text of any ballot measures they voted on.
Original reporting: WMUR (Hearst) – local news — read the source article.
