Who should I vote for in Northwest Hills Planning Region? A nonpartisan guide to the 2026 ballot
SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. What we can do is put everyone on your ballot side by side, with their records and who funds them, so you can decide for yourself. Here's a simple way to work through the Northwest Hills Planning Region ballot before November 3, 2026.
How to decide, step by step
- See your exact ballot. Enter your address: districts depend on where you live. It stays in your browser.
- Pick the two or three issues you care about most. For federal and state candidates, open "Where they stand on issues" on each one: it covers taxes and spending, immigration, abortion, guns, energy and gas prices, and health care, plus Russia and Ukraine, Israel and Iran, and China and Taiwan for congressional candidates, with their actual votes for anyone who has served. For local races, where those issues rarely come up, read what the office does and each candidate's own website.
- Compare candidates race by race. Look at each one's record, where they fall left to right, who funds them and who endorses them. Every fact links to its source.
- Read every ballot measure. Check what a YES and a NO vote each do; the wording on the ballot can be confusing.
- Don't skip the bottom of the ballot. County, school board, city and judicial races decide your property taxes, schools and roads, and they're often decided by a few hundred votes.
- Make a plan to vote: early, by mail or on Election Day, November 3, 2026.
What's on the Northwest Hills Planning Region ballot
28 races and 13 ballot measures decided in Northwest Hills Planning Region, plus the statewide, legislative and congressional races on the Connecticut page.
- Barkhamsted Judge of Probate
- Burlington Judge of Probate
- Canaan Judge of Probate
- Colebrook Judge of Probate
- Cornwall Judge of Probate
- Goshen Judge of Probate
- Hartland Judge of Probate
- Harwinton Judge of Probate
- Kent Judge of Probate
- Litchfield Judge of Probate
- Morris Judge of Probate
- New Hartford Judge of Probate
- Norfolk Judge of Probate
- North Canaan Judge of Probate
Ballot measures
- Town of Winchester Question 1 — Charter: Town Clerk appointed by the Town Manager
- Town of Winchester Question 2 — Charter: four-year term for Registrar of Voters
- Town of Winchester Question 3 — Charter: membership limited to one board
- Town of Winchester Question 4 — Charter: compress the budget adoption time frame
- Town of Winchester Question 5 — Charter: definition of elector; only electors may hold office or serve on boards
- Regional School District No. 10 Question 1 — $5,000,000 HVAC replacements and improvements
- Regional School District No. 10 Question 2 — $14,935,000 roof replacements and improvements
- Regional School District No. 10 Question 3 — $3,900,000 synthetic turf field at Lewis S. Mills High School
- Regional School District No. 10 Question 4 — $3,100,000 natural grass field at Lewis S. Mills High School
- Regional School District No. 10 Question 1 — $5,000,000 HVAC replacements and improvements
See your members of Congress and every race and measure on your ballot in Northwest Hills Planning Region, from your address. Your address stays in your browser.Look up my races
Quick answers
- Who should I vote for in Northwest Hills Planning Region?
- SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. No honest nonpartisan source will. What SpectrumVote does is show every race on your Northwest Hills Planning Region ballot with each candidate's record, funding, outside spending and endorsements side by side, so you can decide based on the issues you care about.
- When is the election?
- The general election was Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Counts are unofficial until each state certifies its results over the following weeks; your state or county election office has the official results.
- How do I see my exact ballot?
- Enter your address at spectrumvote.com. Which state House, state Senate and congressional districts you're in depends on your address, so two neighbors in Northwest Hills Planning Region can have different ballots. Your county election office also publishes official sample ballots.
- Do I have to vote in every race?
- No. You can leave any race or measure blank; the rest of your ballot still counts.
- What do the left–right placements mean?
- Each candidate is placed on one scale from their own record: votes in Congress or the state legislature, or who donates to their campaigns, using published academic research. First-time candidates with no record get an AI estimate from their own website, clearly labeled, or no placement at all. The placement describes; it isn't a recommendation.
- How do ballot measures work?
- A YES vote supports the change the measure describes and a NO vote keeps things as they are. Northwest Hills Planning Region has 13 on the ballot; each page explains what YES and NO do in plain language, with the official text.
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