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2026 General Election County · St. Lawrence County

St. Lawrence County Legislature District 7

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

Rick Perkins

Rick Perkins

Republican · Conservative

Incumbent
Ginger Storey-Welch

Ginger Storey-Welch

Democratic · Neighbors First

VS

Results

Results after polls close Nov 3, 9 PM
  • Rick PerkinsRepublican, Conservative–
  • Ginger Storey-WelchDemocratic, Neighbors First–

The candidates

Rick Perkins

Rick Perkins

RepublicanConservativeIncumbent

Rick Perkins has represented District 7 on the St. Lawrence County Board of Legislators since 2015, according to North Country Public Radio; the county lists a Potsdam address. He is running on the Republican and Conservative lines.

Bio: northcountrypublicradio.org · Photo: stlawco.gov

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About Rick Perkins

Rick Perkins has represented District 7 on the St. Lawrence County Board of Legislators since 2015, according to North Country Public Radio. The district includes the Parishville and Colton areas, and the county's official listing gives a Potsdam address. Perkins did not respond to an NCPR interview request this fall. He told North Country Now that his top priority is protecting taxpayers while still providing essential services, and NCPR reports he has focused on the economy, infrastructure and affordability and has backed county investment in the multi-use trail system.

ClickNNY profile, written from the campaign’s biography and public records. Sources: stlawco.gov, northcountrypublicradio.org

Ginger Storey-Welch

Ginger Storey-Welch

DemocraticNeighbors First

Ginger Storey-Welch is a retired teacher, according to the Gouverneur Tribune voter guide and North Country Public Radio. She is running for the District 7 legislative seat on the Democratic and Neighbors First lines.

Bio: dailygazette.com · Photo: gingerforlegislature.com

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About Ginger Storey-Welch

Ginger Storey-Welch is running for the District 7 seat on the St. Lawrence County Board of Legislators, which includes Colton, Hopkinton, Parishville, Piercefield and Pierrepont. She taught for 37 years, four in Vermont and 33 at Colton-Pierrepont Central School, where she taught second through fourth grade and served as president of the teachers' union. She and her husband built their Pierrepont home themselves after buying land there in 1980. She is an adoptive parent through foster care, vice chair of the St. Lawrence County Democratic Committee and a leader of North Country Neighbors for Civic Engagement. She was named a Hospice volunteer of the year. She has not held county office. Her campaign says she would focus on careful spending, planning ahead for federal cuts to SNAP and Medicaid, working with towns, schools and nonprofits, and attending meetings in every town in the district.

ClickNNY profile, written from the campaign’s biography and public records. Sources: gingerforlegislature.com, gingerforlegislature.com, gingerforlegislature.com

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

St. Lawrence County Legislature District 7

PiercefieldHopkintonColton

Includes all or part of: Colton, Hopkinton, Piercefield.

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

Tue, Nov 3 · 6 AM – 9 PM

Election Day poll sites

  • Piercefield Town Hall48 Waller Street, Piercefield, NY 12973 · Town of Piercefield
  • Hopkinton Town Hall15 Church Street, Nicholville, NY 12965 · Town of Hopkinton
  • Colton Community Center9 Sugarbush Lane, South Colton, NY 13687 · Town of Colton

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

  • Potsdam Central School Annex (new location), 68 Lawrence Ave., Potsdam, NYOct. 24 - Nov. 1, 2026: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, except Mon. Oct. 26 and Wed. Oct. 28, 9 a.m.-8 p.m.
  • Dobisky Center, 100 Riverside Ave., Ogdensburg, NYOct. 24 - Nov. 1, 2026: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, except Mon. Oct. 26 and Wed. Oct. 28, 9 a.m.-8 p.m.

St. Lawrence poll sitesCall the board: 315-379-2202

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