The Green Papers: Idaho 2026 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 19 May 2026 (presumably)
General Election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 (presumably)
Tuesday 19 May 2026 (presumably) - Primary . Polling hours reportedly 8:00a-8:00p MDT (1400-0200 UTC) / 8:00a-8:00p PDT (1500-0300 UTC). Local option allows polling places to open at 7 AM. A sizable part of IDAHO is in PT but, as the MT section is the much more populated portion of the state, the networks consider that "most of the polls in IDAHO" are closed by 8 PM MT.
Tuesday 3 November 2026 (presumably) - General Election . Polling hours reportedly 8:00a-8:00p MST (1500-0300 UTC) / 8:00a-8:00p PST (1600-0400 UTC). Local option allows polling places to open at 7 AM. A sizable part of IDAHO is in PT but, as the MT section is the much more populated portion of the state, the networks consider that "most of the polls in IDAHO" are closed by 8 PM MT.
 
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
Governor:1 
2020 Census:1,841,377 (0.59% of 309,785,186)
2024, 2028 Electoral Votes:4(0.00% of 538)
2022-2030 Representatives:2(0.46% of 435)
Capital:Boise
 

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Idaho State and Local Government


Independent candidates do not appear on the primary ballot. Constitutional and Libertarian candidates will not appear unless the race is a contested.

 
           

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 119th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2
Seat up for regular election
Republican Senator  James E. "Jim" Risch
First elected: 2008; re-elected: 2014, 2020.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
 Candidate list (3)
  Candidate Democratic     David Jordan Roth
FEC S6ID00138
  Candidate Republican     Joe Evans
FEC S6ID00120
  Candidate Republican     Senator  James E. "Jim" Risch
FEC S8ID00092

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

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: None, All Governors

Chair up for regular election Republican Governor  Brad Little
First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022.
Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
 Candidate list (1)
  Candidate Constitution     Marvin "Pro Life" Richardson

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Elected separately from Governor

Seat up for regular election Republican Lieutenant Governor  Scott Bedke
First elected: 2022.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

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
Seat up for regular election
Republican Member of Congress  Russell "Russ" Fulcher
First elected: 2018
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
 Candidate list (1) - 120th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Kaylee Jade Peterson
FEC H2ID01192

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 2
Seat up for regular election
Republican Member of Congress  Michael Keith "Mike" Simpson
First elected: 1998
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
 Candidate list (1) - 120th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Keven Paul Lewis
FEC H6ID02217

Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026

Seat up for regular election Republican Secretary of State  Phil McGrane
First elected: 2022.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026

Seat up for regular election Republican Attorney General  Raúl Rafael Labrador
First elected: 2022.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026

Seat up for regular election Republican Treasurer  Julie A. Ellsworth
First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Controller  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026

Seat up for regular election 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

Superintendent of Public Instruction  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026

Seat up for regular election Republican Public Instruction Superintendent  Debbie Critchfield
First elected: 2022.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
 

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): 3 candidates
  Republican: 11 incumbents, 2 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
 
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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