New Hampshire Question 1

Eliminating the office of register of probate. 2026 results by town, from New Hampshire's official results file: Yes 64.8%, No 35.2% statewide.

Statewide

“Are you in favor of eliminating the office of register of probate by amending articles 71 and 81 of the second part of the constitution to read as follows: [Art.] 71. [County Treasurers, County Attorneys, Sheriffs, and Registers of Deeds Elected.] The county treasurers, county attorneys, sheriffs and registers of deeds, shall be elected by the inhabitants of the several towns, in the several counties in the State, according to the method now practiced, and the laws of the state, provided nevertheless the legislature shall have authority to alter the manner of certifying the votes, and the mode of electing those officers; but not so as to deprive the people of the right they now have of electing them. [Art.] 81. [Judges Not to Act as Counsel.] No judge shall be of counsel, act as advocate, or receive any fees as advocate or counsel, in any probate business which is pending, or may be brought into any court of probate in the county of which he or she is judge.” (Passed by the N.H. House 325 Yes 15 No; Passed by the Senate 23 Yes 1 No) CACR 13

Yes 64.8% No 35.2%

366,633 yes and 199,425 no. Needs two-thirds yes to pass; the line on the bar marks it.

The Secretary of State's questions on the 2026 general election ballot · The state constitution, Part II, Article 100 · The Secretary of State's results page

The state's unofficial totals. We don't call measures.

By town

302 towns: Yes has the most votes in 299, No has the most votes in 3. The figures for each town are from the same file and add up to the statewide totals.

Town	Yes	No	Votes
Acworth	65.3%	34.7%	426
Albany	62.7%	37.3%	311
Alexandria	60.5%	39.5%	772
Allenstown	61.8%	38.2%	1,708
Alstead	61.5%	38.5%	840
Alton	66.1%	33.9%	3,004
Amherst	72.5%	27.5%	5,994
Andover	61.3%	38.7%	1,067
Antrim	64.5%	35.5%	1,181
Ashland	62.7%	37.3%	845
Atkinson	67.3%	32.7%	3,779
Auburn	64.7%	35.3%	2,976
Barnstead	62.3%	37.7%	1,918
Barrington	66.8%	33.2%	4,410
Bartlett	63.5%	36.5%	1,615
Bath	63.5%	36.5%	490
Bedford	71.9%	28.1%	10,680
Belmont	57.6%	42.4%	2,868
Bennington	61.1%	38.9%	553
Benton	61.9%	38.1%	160
Berlin	59.3%	40.7%	2,772
Bethlehem	66.5%	33.5%	1,243
Boscawen	60.4%	39.6%	1,407
Bow	64.4%	35.6%	3,857
Bradford	64.1%	35.9%	831
Brentwood	69.9%	30.1%	2,456
Bridgewater	69.4%	30.6%	605
Bristol	62.1%	37.9%	1,387
Brookfield	65.2%	34.8%	443
Brookline	72.0%	28.0%	2,746
Cambridge	0.0%	100.0%	6
Campton	63.3%	36.7%	1,583
Canaan	66.0%	34.0%	1,614
Candia	65.6%	34.4%	2,038
Canterbury	63.5%	36.5%	1,300
Carroll	67.8%	32.2%	400
Center Harbor	60.0%	40.0%	545
Charlestown	60.1%	39.9%	1,638
Chatham	58.9%	41.1%	151
Chester	65.6%	34.4%	2,522
Chesterfield	62.7%	37.3%	1,816
Chichester	60.4%	39.6%	1,199
Claremont Ward 1	55.6%	44.4%	1,104
Claremont Ward 2	57.7%	42.3%	1,478
Claremont Ward 3	57.6%	42.4%	1,273
Clarksville	62.8%	37.2%	113
Colebrook	63.7%	36.3%	710
Columbia	61.1%	38.9%	270
Concord Ward 1	60.2%	39.8%	1,787
Concord Ward 2	57.6%	42.4%	1,570
Concord Ward 3	63.4%	36.6%	925
Concord Ward 4	64.4%	35.6%	1,659
Concord Ward 5	66.8%	33.2%	2,051
Concord Ward 6	63.7%	36.3%	1,389
Concord Ward 7	64.0%	36.0%	2,115
Concord Ward 8	61.5%	38.5%	1,651
Concord Ward 9	63.9%	36.1%	1,343
Concord Ward 10	68.8%	31.2%	2,233
Conway	67.7%	32.3%	4,122
Cornish	60.1%	39.9%	847
Croydon	56.7%	43.3%	379
Dalton	61.5%	38.5%	400
Danbury	63.4%	36.6%	541
Danville	72.3%	27.7%	2,009
Deerfield	66.4%	33.6%	2,441
Deering	68.8%	31.2%	735
Derry	64.8%	35.2%	11,104
Dixville	71.4%	28.6%	7
Dorchester	61.8%	38.2%	152
Dover Ward 1	67.5%	32.5%	2,329
Dover Ward 2	68.4%	31.6%	2,236
Dover Ward 3	65.9%	34.1%	2,793
Dover Ward 4	64.4%	35.6%	2,477
Dover Ward 5	65.1%	34.9%	2,088
Dover Ward 6	65.3%	34.7%	2,169
Dublin	66.2%	33.8%	777
Dummer	63.6%	36.4%	129
Dunbarton	63.8%	36.2%	1,590
Durham	69.6%	30.4%	4,768
East Kingston	57.1%	42.9%	1,397
Easton	61.7%	38.3%	196
Eaton	69.0%	31.0%	213
Effingham	63.0%	37.0%	732
Ellsworth	71.7%	28.3%	46
Enfield	67.1%	32.9%	2,029
Epping	67.1%	32.9%	3,550
Epsom	63.9%	36.1%	2,190
Errol	53.5%	46.5%	142
Exeter	68.6%	31.4%	7,315
Farmington	58.2%	41.8%	2,319
Fitzwilliam	66.1%	33.9%	1,001
Francestown	67.7%	32.3%	933
Franconia	62.2%	37.8%	670
Franklin Ward 1	57.9%	42.1%	973
Franklin Ward 2	59.8%	40.2%	887
Franklin Ward 3	59.5%	40.5%	1,085
Freedom	62.2%	37.8%	907
Fremont	70.2%	29.8%	2,270
Gilford	58.4%	41.6%	3,849
Gilmanton	64.7%	35.3%	1,863
Gilsum	60.5%	39.5%	329
Goffstown	65.5%	34.5%	7,124
Gorham	63.7%	36.3%	1,085
Goshen	55.4%	44.6%	327
Grafton	62.8%	37.2%	557
Grantham	67.6%	32.4%	1,860
Green's Grant	100.0%	0.0%	1
Greenfield	68.7%	31.3%	841
Greenland	69.0%	31.0%	2,241
Greenville	59.8%	40.2%	657
Groton	66.2%	33.8%	237
Hale's Location	62.2%	37.8%	119
Hampstead	71.4%	28.6%	4,250
Hampton	68.4%	31.6%	7,874
Hampton Falls	66.8%	33.2%	1,303
Hancock	69.4%	30.6%	1,053
Hanover	79.6%	20.4%	4,763
Harrisville	60.8%	39.2%	569
Hart's Location	71.4%	28.6%	35
Haverhill	59.5%	40.5%	1,555
Hebron	64.2%	35.8%	425
Henniker	62.6%	37.4%	1,965
Hill	57.8%	42.2%	398
Hillsborough	64.5%	35.5%	2,347
Hinsdale	53.6%	46.4%	1,236
Holderness	65.9%	34.1%	1,083
Hollis	70.8%	29.2%	4,516
Hooksett	64.3%	35.7%	6,058
Hopkinton	63.0%	37.0%	3,141
Hudson	65.1%	34.9%	9,434
Jackson	74.2%	25.8%	632
Jaffrey	67.0%	33.0%	2,249
Jefferson	65.8%	34.2%	527
Keene Ward 1	58.1%	41.9%	1,265
Keene Ward 2	57.0%	43.0%	1,782
Keene Ward 3	60.2%	39.8%	1,803
Keene Ward 4	58.3%	41.7%	1,770
Keene Ward 5	60.7%	39.3%	1,975
Kensington	67.3%	32.7%	1,149
Kingston	68.5%	31.5%	2,840
Laconia Ward 1	63.7%	36.3%	1,574
Laconia Ward 2	56.8%	43.2%	861
Laconia Ward 3	55.0%	45.0%	1,015
Laconia Ward 4	57.1%	42.9%	779
Laconia Ward 5	52.7%	47.3%	723
Laconia Ward 6	57.3%	42.7%	1,333
Lancaster	61.8%	38.2%	1,211
Landaff	61.5%	38.5%	221
Langdon	63.3%	36.7%	289
Lebanon Ward 1	69.0%	31.0%	1,811
Lebanon Ward 2	66.4%	33.6%	1,910
Lebanon Ward 3	70.2%	29.8%	1,949
Lee	68.1%	31.9%	2,207
Lempster	61.9%	38.1%	512
Lincoln	60.8%	39.2%	651
Lisbon	60.4%	39.6%	598
Litchfield	64.4%	35.6%	3,693
Littleton	66.9%	33.1%	2,355
Londonderry	64.4%	35.6%	10,891
Loudon	63.7%	36.3%	2,487
Lyman	58.6%	41.4%	256
Lyme	71.6%	28.4%	892
Lyndeborough	62.9%	37.1%	801
Madbury	68.9%	31.1%	945
Madison	64.7%	35.3%	1,292
Manchester Ward 1	61.7%	38.3%	3,926
Manchester Ward 2	60.2%	39.8%	3,406
Manchester Ward 3	62.1%	37.9%	2,290
Manchester Ward 4	58.0%	42.0%	2,210
Manchester Ward 5	55.6%	44.4%	1,615
Manchester Ward 6	58.3%	41.7%	3,510
Manchester Ward 7	58.6%	41.4%	2,256
Manchester Ward 8	56.9%	43.1%	3,535
Manchester Ward 9	59.0%	41.0%	2,692
Manchester Ward 10	56.6%	43.4%	2,480
Manchester Ward 11	57.6%	42.4%	2,136
Manchester Ward 12	60.8%	39.2%	2,798
Marlborough	57.5%	42.5%	875
Marlow	54.7%	45.3%	285
Mason	64.1%	35.9%	691
Meredith	62.6%	37.4%	3,249
Merrimack	70.0%	30.0%	12,081
Middleton	63.2%	36.8%	759
Milan	59.6%	40.4%	582
Milford	65.0%	35.0%	6,438
Millsfield	100.0%	0.0%	18
Milton	61.9%	38.1%	1,847
Monroe	57.9%	42.1%	413
Mont Vernon	67.2%	32.8%	1,366
Moultonborough	68.0%	32.0%	2,878
Nashua Ward 1	65.4%	34.6%	4,422
Nashua Ward 2	62.7%	37.3%	3,822
Nashua Ward 3	61.4%	38.6%	3,226
Nashua Ward 4	58.9%	41.1%	1,753
Nashua Ward 5	65.3%	34.7%	4,521
Nashua Ward 6	59.4%	40.6%	2,820
Nashua Ward 7	62.3%	37.7%	2,772
Nashua Ward 8	67.5%	32.5%	3,240
Nashua Ward 9	63.9%	36.1%	3,970
Nelson	61.2%	38.8%	335
New Boston	64.4%	35.6%	2,944
New Castle	69.4%	30.6%	650
New Durham	64.3%	35.7%	1,401
New Hampton	66.6%	33.4%	1,255
New Ipswich	67.4%	32.6%	2,314
New London	69.8%	30.2%	2,407
Newbury	68.3%	31.7%	1,298
Newfields	70.0%	30.0%	972
Newington	67.2%	32.8%	503
Newmarket	66.5%	33.5%	4,378
Newport	60.0%	40.0%	2,115
Newton	67.3%	32.7%	1,950
North Hampton	66.9%	33.1%	2,481
Northfield	58.7%	41.3%	1,784
Northumberland	62.1%	37.9%	646
Northwood	65.5%	34.5%	2,092
Nottingham	49.8%	50.2%	1,652
Orange	64.8%	35.2%	142
Orford	65.2%	34.8%	555
Ossipee	62.8%	37.2%	1,841
Pelham	67.8%	32.2%	6,193
Pembroke	63.1%	36.9%	3,090
Peterborough	71.0%	29.0%	3,268
Piermont	63.4%	36.6%	295
Pinkham's Grant	100.0%	0.0%	5
Pittsburg	64.1%	35.9%	401
Pittsfield	65.8%	34.2%	1,518
Plainfield	63.4%	36.6%	1,159
Plaistow	69.3%	30.7%	3,091
Plymouth	42.6%	57.4%	3,094
Portsmouth Ward 1	66.4%	33.6%	1,950
Portsmouth Ward 2	68.9%	31.1%	2,354
Portsmouth Ward 3	65.5%	34.5%	2,154
Portsmouth Ward 4	62.9%	37.1%	1,794
Portsmouth Ward 5	68.4%	31.6%	2,089
Randolph	69.4%	30.6%	209
Raymond	62.6%	37.4%	4,069
Richmond	66.7%	33.3%	504
Rindge	72.5%	27.5%	2,600
Rochester Ward 1	57.4%	42.6%	2,137
Rochester Ward 2	59.1%	40.9%	2,039
Rochester Ward 3	60.0%	40.0%	1,905
Rochester Ward 4	59.1%	40.9%	1,885
Rochester Ward 5	54.9%	45.1%	1,983
Rochester Ward 6	56.1%	43.9%	1,601
Rollinsford	62.1%	37.9%	1,255
Roxbury	59.8%	40.2%	92
Rumney	61.1%	38.9%	681
Rye	71.4%	28.6%	3,215
Salem	66.4%	33.6%	12,313
Salisbury	62.6%	37.4%	666
Sanbornton	65.2%	34.8%	1,493
Sandown	68.0%	32.0%	2,797
Sandwich	63.9%	36.1%	973
Seabrook	63.5%	36.5%	3,156
Sharon	67.7%	32.3%	235
Shelburne	63.2%	36.8%	212
Somersworth Ward 1	60.8%	39.2%	1,068
Somersworth Ward 2	59.3%	40.7%	789
Somersworth Ward 3	57.6%	42.4%	793
Somersworth Ward 4	64.3%	35.7%	1,018
Somersworth Ward 5	62.0%	38.0%	645
South Hampton	71.7%	28.3%	449
Springfield	64.8%	35.2%	684
Stark	61.6%	38.4%	216
Stewartstown	53.4%	46.6%	251
Stoddard	60.9%	39.1%	672
Strafford	61.9%	38.1%	2,105
Stratford	59.2%	40.8%	228
Stratham	68.7%	31.3%	3,931
Sugar Hill	60.8%	39.2%	385
Sullivan	61.9%	38.1%	310
Sunapee	66.5%	33.5%	1,845
Surry	61.3%	38.7%	380
Sutton	62.6%	37.4%	1,105
Swanzey	60.2%	39.8%	2,769
Tamworth	63.6%	36.4%	1,247
Temple	63.4%	36.6%	700
Thornton	65.5%	34.5%	1,250
Tilton	58.5%	41.5%	1,492
Troy	59.5%	40.5%	763
Tuftonboro	70.3%	29.7%	1,570
Unity	59.9%	40.1%	613
Wakefield	66.3%	33.7%	2,399
Walpole	65.7%	34.3%	1,716
Warner	62.4%	37.6%	1,280
Warren	56.8%	43.2%	368
Washington	63.5%	36.5%	620
Waterville Valley	75.2%	24.8%	294
Weare	65.1%	34.9%	3,784
Webster	60.7%	39.3%	896
Wentworth	58.6%	41.4%	425
Wentworth's Location	70.6%	29.4%	17
Westmoreland	65.4%	34.6%	731
Whitefield	62.3%	37.7%	973
Wilmot	67.9%	32.1%	691
Wilton	63.5%	36.5%	1,732
Winchester	60.0%	40.0%	1,319
Windham	71.5%	28.5%	7,064
Windsor	78.7%	21.3%	75
Wolfeboro	73.0%	27.0%	3,598
Woodstock	64.8%	35.2%	608

The share with the most votes in each place is in bold. That's the count, not a result.

Sources & scope

New Hampshire's official results, these figures first read Nov 13, 11:44 AM. Unofficial until certified. New Hampshire's page has its other statewide offices, ballot measures and legislature.