Politics & Government
Local Candidates for County Office
A complete list of candidates for each position, including some Amherst residents.

Election season is in full swing as both national and local candidates strive for victory this year.
Three Amherst residents are running for county office this year, with two Republicans and one Democrat throwing their hats into the ring.
Amherst Republican Pamela D. Coughlin is going up against fellow Republican Mary Ann Crowell of Brookline and Democrat Louise Wright of Nashua for Register of Deeds.
Find out what's happening in Amherstfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
The Register of Probate position has Democrat Graham V. Smith of Amherst facing Republican Joseph Levasseur of Manchester.
Republicans Chris Christensen and Carol Holden are battling to show they are the conservative for the job of County Commisioner in District 3, and they face competition from Peterborough Democrat Susan Ladmer.
Find out what's happening in Amherstfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
We have listed the complete of the Hillsborough County candidates below with their party affiliation.
County Attorney
(D) Patricia M. LaFrance of Hollis
(D) Robert M. Walsh of Manchester
(R) Dennis Hogan, Nashua
Sheriff
(D) Bill Barry of Manchester
(R) James A. Hardy of Pelham
(R) Frank W. Szabo of Pelham
Treasurer
(D) Shannon Bernier of Hillsborough
(R) David G. Fredette, Nashua
Register of Deeds
(D) Louise Wright of Nashua
(R) Pamela D. Coughlin, Amherst
(R) Mary Ann Crowell, Brookline
Register of Probate
(D) Graham V. Smith of Amherst
(R) Joseph Levasseur, Manchester
County Commissioner, District 1
(D) Max Darbouze, Bedford
(R) Joyce Arivella, New Boston
(R) Toni Pappas, Manchester
County Commissioner, District 2
(D) Lori A. Movsesian, Nashua
(R) Sandra Ziehm, Nashua
County Commissioner, District 3
(D) Susan Ladmer, Peterborough
(R) Chris Christensen, Merrimack
(R) Carol H. Holden, Amherst
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.