Ballotpedia's 2012 General Election Preview Articles: Idaho Congressional Seats

November 2, 2012

By Ballotpedia's Congressional team

Idaho's Congressional Elections in 2012
U.S. Senate Election?	U.S. House seats	Possible competitive races?
No	2	0

BOISE: Idaho: Idaho has two U.S. House seats on the ballot in 2012. Both of the two incumbents are running for re-election, and each faces a challenger in the general election (100%).

In District 1, GOP incumbent Raul Labrador faces a challenge from Jimmy Farris (D), a former NFL player. In addition, Rob Oates is seeking the seat as a Libertarian and Pro-Life (Marvin Thomas Richardson) is running as an Independent.

In District 2, incumbent Michael K. Simpson faces a challenge from Democrat Nicole LeFavour. Incumbent Simpson is expected to easily win re-election.

Currently, the Republican Party holds both of the two Congressional seats from Idaho. According to race ratings, no partisan switches are likely to occur, and both incumbents are expected to cruise to an easy victory on election day.

In Idaho, all polls will be open from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM. In some instances, the Clerk is able to open polling at 7:00 AM.

Idaho is split between the Mountain and Pacific time zones.

See also: State Poll Opening and Closing Times (2012)

Here is a complete list of U.S. House candidates appearing on the general election ballot in Idaho:

Candidates running by District

District	General Election Candidates	Incumbent	2012 Winner	Partisan Switch?
1st	Jimmy Farris Raul Labrador Rob Oates Pro-Life	Raul Labrador	Pending	Pending
2nd	Nicole LeFavour Mike Simpson	Michael K. Simpson	Pending	Pending

Partisan breakdown by district

Members of the U.S. House from Idaho -- Partisan Breakdown
Party		As of November 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	0	0
	Republican Party	2	2
Total		2	2

Comparison of new and old redistricting maps

Congressional Redistricting Map, approved October 2011  For more information, view Redistricting in Idaho.
This is the approved congressional map using the 2010 Census. This is the approved congressional map using the 2000 Census.

Articles

• 2012 elections review: Five incumbents ousted in ID legislative primaries May 16
• 2012 elections preview: Idaho voters prepare for congressional and legislative primaries May 14

See also

• Ballotpedia's 2012 General Election Preview Articles: Idaho State Legislature
• Ballotpedia:2012 general election preview articles
• November 6, 2012 election results
• United States Congressional election results, 2012
• United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho, 2012
  • Idaho's 1st Congressional District elections, 2012
  • Idaho's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2012
• Idaho elections, 2012
• National contested primary average during the 2012 U.S. congressional elections