Eric Clarke

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Eric Clarke

Republican Party

Eric Clarke (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Idaho's 2nd Congressional District. He will not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on May 19, 2026.

Elections

2026

See also: Idaho's 2nd Congressional District election, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on May 19, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

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General election for U.S. House Idaho District 2

Emre Houser (Independent) and Tripp Hutchinson (Independent) are running in the general election for U.S. House Idaho District 2 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Emre Houser (Independent)
	Submit photo	Tripp Hutchinson (Independent)

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Democratic primary

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Democratic primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2

Elinor Gilbreath (D) and Julie Wiley (D) are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2 on May 19, 2026.

		Candidate
		Elinor Gilbreath
		Julie Wiley

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Keven Lewis (D)

Republican primary

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Republican primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2

Incumbent Michael K. Simpson (R), Brian Keene (R), and Perry Shumway (R) are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2 on May 19, 2026.

		Candidate
		Michael K. Simpson
		Brian Keene
		Perry Shumway

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Eric Clarke (R)
• Sean Higgins (R)

Constitution Party primary

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Constitution primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2

Idaho Law (Constitution Party) is running in the Constitution Party primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2 on May 19, 2026.

		Candidate
		Idaho Law

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Libertarian Party primary

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Libertarian primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2

Will Johanson (L) is running in the Libertarian Party primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2 on May 19, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Will Johanson

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Campaign themes

2026

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Campaign finance summary

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Eric Clarke campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2026*	U.S. House Idaho District 2	Withdrew primary	$0	N/A**
Grand total			$0	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Footnotes

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Idaho's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Mike Crapo (R)

Jim Risch (R)

Representatives

District 1

Russ Fulcher (R)

District 2

Michael Simpson (R)

Republican Party (4)