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City elections in Boise, Idaho (2025)
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| 2025 Boise elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: March 21, 2025 (auditorium/water/sewer boards) & September 5, 2025 (city council/cemetery board) |
| General election: May 20, 2025 (auditorium/water/sewer boards) & November 4, 2025 (city council/cemetery board) |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: City council and special districts |
| Total seats up: 9 |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2025 |
The city of Boise, Idaho, held general elections for the Greater Boise Auditorium District board and West Boise Sewer District board on May 20, 2025. The Boise Warm Springs Water District board election was canceled after only two candidates filed for two seats. The filing deadline for the election was March 21, 2025.
The city is also holding general elections for three city council seats and a cemetery district board on November 4, 2025. The filing deadline for this election was September 5, 2025.
Elections
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Candidates and results
City council
Boise City Council general election, 2025 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Seat 2 |
Colin Nash (i) Josh Ellstrom Derek James Smith |
| Seat 4 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:  Jordan Morales (i) |
| Seat 6 |
Jimmy Hallyburton (i) Lynn Bradescu Lisa Sanchez |
Special districts
Boise Warm Springs Water District
General election
The general election was canceled. Steve Hatfield (Nonpartisan) and Steven Sawyer (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
Greater Boise Auditorium District
General election
General election for Greater Boise Auditorium District Board of Directors (2 seats)
Incumbent Jim Walker and Sophie Sestero defeated Aimee Pollard Tylor and Danielle Horras (Unofficially withdrew) in the general election for Greater Boise Auditorium District Board of Directors on May 20, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jim Walker (Nonpartisan)  | 40.1 | 6,790 |
| ✔ |  | Sophie Sestero (Nonpartisan) | 36.7 | 6,211 |
 | Aimee Pollard Tylor (Nonpartisan) | 15.2 | 2,567 | |
| Danielle Horras (Nonpartisan) (Unofficially withdrew) | 8.1 | 1,368 | ||
| Total votes: 16,936 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jody Olson (Nonpartisan)
West Boise Sewer District
General election
General election for West Boise Sewer District Board of Directors
Incumbent Gerald Bresina defeated Logan Kimball in the general election for West Boise Sewer District Board of Directors on May 20, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Gerald Bresina (Nonpartisan) | 52.4 | 222 | |
| Logan Kimball (Nonpartisan) | 47.6 | 202 | ||
| Total votes: 424 | |||
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Meridian Cemetery District
General election
The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.
General election for Meridian Cemetery District, District 3
Incumbent Nick Gibson and Phil Black are running in the general election for Meridian Cemetery District, District 3 on November 4, 2025.
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| Nick Gibson (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Phil Black (Nonpartisan) | ||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Idaho elections, 2025
November 4, 2025
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About the city
- See also: Boise, Idaho
Boise is a city in Ada County, Idaho. As of 2020, its population was 235,684.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of Boise uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body while the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.[1]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Boise, Idaho | ||
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| Boise | Idaho | |
| Population | 235,684 | 1,839,106 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 84 | 82,644 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 88% | 88.4% |
| Black/African American | 1.6% | 0.7% |
| Asian | 3.1% | 1.4% |
| Native American | 0.7% | 1.3% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Other (single race) | N/A | 3.8% |
| Multiple | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 9% | 12.7% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 95% | 91.3% |
| College graduation rate | 42.7% | 28.7% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $63,778 | $58,915 |
| Persons below poverty level | 12% | 11.9% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
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