2026 General Election County · St. Lawrence County
Vote for 1 · Term: Four years (Jan. 1, 2027 - Dec. 31, 2030); four-year term per North Country Now, all 15 seats on the ballot
Troy Besaw is a Village of Gouverneur trustee with eight years on the village board, according to North Country Public Radio. He won the June 2026 Republican primary for District 5 over the incumbent and also holds the Conservative line.
Bio: northcountrypublicradio.org
Daniel Horton is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and local veterans advocate, according to the Gouverneur Tribune voter guide and North Country Public Radio. He is the Democratic candidate for the District 5 seat covering Gouverneur and DePeyster.
Bio: dailygazette.com · Photo: facebook.com
Harry A. Smithers II of Gouverneur is the incumbent District 5 county legislator, according to the county's legislator listing. He lost the June 2026 Republican primary to Troy Besaw and appears on the Common Sense line.
Bio: stlawco.gov · Photo: stlawco.gov
Listed alphabetically by last name with every party line they appear on. Video statements are provided by the campaigns, unedited; every candidate was invited.
Where this race is
Includes all or part of: De Peyster, Gouverneur.
Some towns are split between districts. Tap any town on the map to open its race. Your exact ballot: type your address on the election page, or check voterlookup.elections.ny.gov.
Where to vote
Election Day poll sites
From the county Board of Elections poll-site list (St. Lawrence: state poll site layer, October 2026). Your poll site depends on your election district, and sites can change: confirm yours with the board or voterlookup.elections.ny.gov before you go.
St. Lawrence County early voting, Oct 24 – Nov 1
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