| The Green Papers: Idaho 2026 General Election |
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Idaho
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress Primary: Tuesday 19 May 2026 (presumably) General Election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 (presumably) |
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Independent candidates do not appear on the primary ballot. Constitutional and Libertarian candidates will not appear unless the race is a contested. Filing for Office in 2026 from the Idaho Secretary of State Election Division. |
| U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 119th Senate Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Class 2 |
Republican | Senator James E. "Jim" Risch • First elected: 2008; re-elected: 2014, 2020. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Candidate list (5) | |||||
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Democratic | David Jordan Roth • FEC S6ID00138; 30 Jun 25; Tot $2,287; Dsb $2,927 |
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Republican | Joe Evans • FEC S6ID00120 |
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Republican | Senator James E. "Jim" Risch • FEC S8ID00092; 30 Sep 25; Tot $1,796,114; Dsb $598,210 |
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Unaffiliated; (Democratic) | former state Representative Todd Baker Achilles • FEC S6ID00146; 30 Sep 25; Tot $171,862; Dsb $52,329 |
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Unaffiliated | Natalie M. Fleming • FEC S0ID00172 |
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| Class 3 | Republican | Senator Michael D. "Mike" Crapo • First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2004, 2010, 2016. [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1992, 1994, 1996], 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2028 |
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| Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: None, All Governors | |||||
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Republican | Governor Brad Little • First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Candidate list (3) | |||||
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Democratic | Terri Pickens | |||
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Constitution | Marvin "Pro Life" Richardson | |||
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Independent | Maxine Durand | |||
| Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Elected separately from Governor | |||||
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Republican | Lieutenant Governor Scott Bedke • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| 119th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2026, 2028. No Term Limit. 119th House | |||||
| Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 2 Republican (2 Undetermined) | |||||
| Incumbent - 119th Congress | |||||
| CD 1 |
Republican | Member of Congress Russell "Russ" Fulcher • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Candidate list (3) - 120th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Kenneth Francis "Ken" Brungardt, Jr. • FEC H6ID01292; 30 Sep 25; Tot $8,787; Dsb $1,635 |
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Democratic | Kaylee Jade Peterson • FEC H2ID01192; 30 Sep 25; Tot $49,524; Dsb $49,115 |
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Republican | Member of Congress Russell "Russ" Fulcher • FEC H8ID01124; 30 Sep 25; Tot $316,420; Dsb $272,299 |
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| Incumbent - 119th Congress | |||||
| CD 2 |
Republican | Member of Congress Michael Keith "Mike" Simpson • First elected: 1998 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Candidate list (4) - 120th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Keven Paul Lewis • FEC H6ID02217 |
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Democratic | Julie Marisa Wiley • FEC H6ID02225; 30 Sep 25; Tot $11,261; Dsb $5,443 |
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Republican | Perry Shumway • FEC H6ID02233; 30 Sep 25; Tot $600; Dsb $426 |
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Republican | Member of Congress Michael Keith "Mike" Simpson • FEC H8ID02064; 30 Sep 25; Tot $586,787; Dsb $305,985 |
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| Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026 | |||||
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Republican | Secretary of State Phil McGrane • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026 | |||||
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Republican | Attorney General Raúl Rafael Labrador • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026 | |||||
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Republican | Treasurer Julie A. Ellsworth • First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Controller 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026 | |||||
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Republican | Controller Brandon D. Woolf • Appointed: May 2012 (as temporary Controller, re: Controller Donna M. Jones' [Republican] car accident); re-appointed (for the remainder of the term, re: Controller Jones' retirement): 15 October 2012. First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2018, 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Superintendent of Public Instruction 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026 | |||||
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Republican | Public Instruction Superintendent Debbie Critchfield • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such. |
| Major Parties Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties. | |
| • Democratic (affiliates): 7 candidates | |
| • Republican: 11 incumbents, 5 candidates | |
| Major Third Parties Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties. | |
| • Constitution (affiliates): 1 candidate | |
| • Green (affiliates) | |
| Other Third Parties | |
| • America First | |
| • Justice Party | |
| • Right to Life | |
| Independents | |
| • Independent: 1 candidate | |
| • Unaffiliated: 2 candidates | |
| Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted. | |
| Notes |
| Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot. |
| Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change. |
"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary. When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details. If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements. |
| Links Links to other web sites |
| Election Authority | |
| • Idaho Secretary of State Election Division | |
| • IdahoVotes.gov | |
| Legislature Links to State Legislatures | |
| • Idaho Legislature | |
| • Idaho Legislature | |
| Democratic | |
| • Idaho Democratic Party | |
| Republican | |
| • The Idaho Republican Party | |
| Third Party | |
| • America First Party of Idaho | |
| • Green Party of Idaho | |
| • Justice Party of Idaho | |
| • Right to Life of Idaho | |
| Media & others | |
| • Coeur d'Alene Press | |
| • Idaho Press-Tribune | |
| • Idaho Public Television | |
| • KIFI TV - ABC - Idaho Falls | |
| • KMVT TV-11 (CBS - Twin Falls) | |
| • KTVB TV - NBC - Boise | |
| • Moscow-Pullman Daily News | |
| • Pocatello Idaho State Journal | |
| • Politics1.com - Idaho | |
| • South Idaho Press | |
| • The Challis Messenger | |
| • The Lewiston Tribune | |
| • The Times-News - Twin Falls | |
| • Wood River Journal - Hailey | |
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