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
Republican · Conservative
Daniel Horton
Democratic
Harry A. Smithers, II
Common Sense
IncumbentTroy 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.
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.
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. 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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