Idaho's 1st Congressional District

Idaho's 1st Congressional District

Incumbent

Russ Fulcher

Assumed office: January 3, 2019

Idaho's 1st Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Russ Fulcher (R).

As of the 2020 Census, Idaho representatives represented an average of 920,689 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 786,750 residents.

Elections

• 2030
• 2028
• 2026
• 2024
• 2022
• 2020
• 2018

See also: Idaho's 1st Congressional District election, 2030

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: Idaho's 1st Congressional District election, 2028

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: Idaho's 1st Congressional District election, 2026

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House Idaho District 1

Incumbent Russ Fulcher (R), Ken Brungardt (D), and Sarah Zabel (Independent) are running in the general election for U.S. House Idaho District 1 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Russ Fulcher (R)
	Submit photo	Ken Brungardt (D)
		Sarah Zabel (Independent)

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See also: Idaho's 1st Congressional District election, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. House Idaho District 1

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. House Idaho District 1 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Russ Fulcher (R)	71.0	331,049
		Kaylee Peterson (D)	25.4	118,656
		Matt Loesby (L)	2.1	9,594
	Submit photo	Brendan Gomez (Constitution Party)	1.5	6,933
		Margot Dupre (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	7
	Submit photo	David Bot (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	3

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 466,242
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Idaho District 1

Kaylee Peterson (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Idaho District 1 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kaylee Peterson	100.0	13,982

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,982
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Idaho District 1

Incumbent Russ Fulcher (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Idaho District 1 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Russ Fulcher	100.0	109,057

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 109,057
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Constitution Party primary

Constitution primary for U.S. House Idaho District 1

Brendan Gomez (Constitution Party) advanced from the Constitution Party primary for U.S. House Idaho District 1 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Brendan Gomez	100.0	325

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 325
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Libertarian Party primary

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Idaho District 1

Matt Loesby (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party primary for U.S. House Idaho District 1 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Matt Loesby	100.0	516

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 516
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See also: Idaho's 1st Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Idaho District 1

Incumbent Russ Fulcher (R) defeated Kaylee Peterson (D) and Darian Drake (L) in the general election for U.S. House Idaho District 1 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Russ Fulcher (R)	71.3	222,901
		Kaylee Peterson (D)	26.3	82,261
		Darian Drake (L)	2.3	7,280

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 312,442
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Joe Evans (L)

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Idaho District 1

Kaylee Peterson (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Idaho District 1 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kaylee Peterson	100.0	15,057

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Michael Banner (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Idaho District 1

Incumbent Russ Fulcher (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Idaho District 1 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Russ Fulcher	100.0	126,528

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 126,528
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Brian Lenney (R)

Libertarian Party primary

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Idaho District 1

Joe Evans (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party primary for U.S. House Idaho District 1 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joe Evans	100.0	489

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See also: Idaho's 1st Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Idaho District 1

Incumbent Russ Fulcher (R) defeated Rudy Soto (D), Joe Evans (L), and Pro-Life (Independent) in the general election for U.S. House Idaho District 1 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Russ Fulcher (R)	67.8	310,736
		Rudy Soto (D)	28.6	131,380
		Joe Evans (L)	3.6	16,453
		Pro-Life (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	7

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 458,576
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Idaho District 1

Rudy Soto (D) defeated Staniela Nikolova (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Idaho District 1 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rudy Soto	65.8	25,112
		Staniela Nikolova	34.2	13,074

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 38,186
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Idaho District 1

Incumbent Russ Fulcher (R) defeated Nicholas Jones (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Idaho District 1 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Russ Fulcher	79.9	93,879
		Nicholas Jones	20.1	23,654

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 117,533
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See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Idaho District 1

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. House Idaho District 1 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Russ Fulcher (R)	62.8	197,719
		Cristina McNeil (D)	30.8	96,922
		Natalie Fleming (Independent)	2.0	6,188
		W. Scott Howard (L)	1.7	5,435
		Paul Farmer (Independent)	1.4	4,479
		Pro-Life (Constitution Party)	1.0	3,181
	Submit photo	Gordon Counsil (Independent)	0.3	1,054
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0%	91

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 315,069 (100% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Idaho District 1

Cristina McNeil (D) defeated James Vandermaas (D) and Michael Smith (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Idaho District 1 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cristina McNeil	69.7	19,073
		James Vandermaas	15.8	4,337
		Michael Smith	14.5	3,964

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 27,374
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Donald Miller (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Idaho District 1

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Idaho District 1 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Russ Fulcher	43.1	42,790
		David Leroy	15.5	15,414
		Luke Malek	14.3	14,152
		Christy Perry	11.2	11,108
		Michael Snyder	10.4	10,288
		Alex Gallegos	3.5	3,478
		Nick Henderson	2.0	2,003

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 99,233
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Previous election results

2016

See also: Idaho's 1st Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Raul Labrador (R) defeated James Piotrowski (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Labrador defeated Gordon Counsil and Isaac Haugen in the Republican primary, while Piotrowski defeated Shizandra Fox and Staniela Nikolova to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on May 17, 2016.

U.S. House, Idaho District 1 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Raul Labrador Incumbent	68.2%	242,252
	Democratic	James Piotrowski	31.8%	113,052
	N/A	Write-in	0%	53
Total Votes				355,357
Source: Idaho Secretary of State

U.S. House, Idaho District 1 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Raul Labrador Incumbent	81%	51,568
Gordon Counsil	10.2%	6,510
Isaac Haugen	8.8%	5,605
Total Votes		63,683
Source: Idaho Secretary of State

U.S. House, Idaho District 1 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
James Piotrowski	56.2%	6,954
Shizandra Fox	27.7%	3,428
Staniela Nikolova	16.2%	2,002
Total Votes		12,384
Source: Idaho Secretary of State

2014

See also: Idaho's 1st Congressional District elections, 2014

The 1st Congressional District of Idaho held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Raul Labrador (R) defeated challenger Shirley Ringo (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Idaho District 1 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Raul Labrador Incumbent	65%	143,580
	Democratic	Shirley Ringo	35%	77,277
Total Votes				220,857
Source: Idaho Secretary of State

General election candidates

• Raul Labrador - Incumbent
• Shirley Ringo

May 20, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

• Raul Labrador - Incumbenta
• Sean Blackwell
• Michael Greenway
• Lisa Marie
• Reed McCandless

Democratic Primary

• Shirley Ringo: State Representativea
• Ryan Andrew Barone

2012

See also: Idaho's 1st Congressional District elections, 2012

The 1st Congressional District of Idaho held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012, in which incumbent Raul Labrador (R) won re-election. He defeated Jimmy Farris (D), Pro-Life (I) and Rob Oates (L) in the general election

U.S. House, Idaho District 1 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Raul R. Labrador Incumbent	63%	199,402
	Democratic	Jimmy Farris	30.8%	97,450
	Libertarian	Rob Oates	3.9%	12,265
	Independent	Pro-Life	2.4%	7,607
Total Votes				316,724
Source: Idaho Secretary of State "November 6, 2012 General Election Results"

2010
On November 2, 2010, Raul Labrador won election to the United States House. He defeated Walt Minnick (D), Dave Olson (I) and Mike Washburn (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Idaho District 1 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Raul R. Labrador	51.3%	126,231
	Democratic	Walt Minnick incumbent	41.5%	102,135
	Independent	Dave Olson	7.1%	17,429
	Libertarian	Mike Washburn	0%	91
Total Votes				245,886

2008
On November 4, 2008, Walt Minnick won election to the United States House. He defeated Bill Sali (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Idaho District 1 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Walt Minnick	50.6%	175,898
	Republican	Bill Sali incumbent	49.4%	171,687
Total Votes				347,585

2006
On November 7, 2006, Bill Sali won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Larry Grant (D), Dave Olson (I), Paul Smith (Constitution Party) and Andy Hedden-Nicely (Natural Law) in the general election.

U.S. House, Idaho District 1 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bill Sali incumbent	49.9%	115,843
	Democratic	Larry Grant	44.8%	103,935
	Independent	Dave Olson	3%	6,857
	Constitution Party	Paul Smith	1.1%	2,457
	Natural Law	Andy Hedden-Nicely	1.2%	2,882
Total Votes				231,974

2004
On November 2, 2004, C.L. "Butch" Otter won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Naomi Preston (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Idaho District 1 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	C.L. "Butch" Otter incumbent	69.5%	207,662
	Democratic	Naomi Preston	30.5%	90,927
Total Votes				298,589

2002
On November 5, 2002, C.L. "Butch" Otter won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Betty Richardson (D) and Steve Gothard (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Idaho District 1 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	C.L. "Butch" Otter incumbent	58.6%	120,743
	Democratic	Betty Richardson	38.9%	80,269
	Libertarian	Steve Gothard	2.5%	5,129
Total Votes				206,141

2000
On November 7, 2000, C.L. "Butch" Otter won election to the United States House. He defeated Linda Pall (D), Ronald G. Wittig (L) and Kevin Philip Hambsch (Reform Party) in the general election.

U.S. House, Idaho District 1 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	C.L. "Butch" Otter	64.8%	173,743
	Democratic	Linda Pall	31.4%	84,080
	Libertarian	Ronald G. Wittig	2.3%	6,093
	Reform Party	Kevin Philip Hambsch	1.6%	4,200
Total Votes				268,116

District map

Redistricting

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in Idaho after the 2020 census

On November 12, 2021, the Idaho Independent Redistricting Commission formally submitted its final congressional map to the secretary of state. On November 10, 2021, the commission voted 4-2 in favor of the final congressional map with Nels Mitchell and Dan Schmidt, both Democratic appointees, voting against the map. The commission had earlier voted in favor of the map on November 5, 2021, but chose to recast their votes on November 10, 2021, due to concerns regarding Idaho's open meetings laws.

How does redistricting in Idaho work? In 37 states, legislatures are primarily responsible for drawing congressional district lines. Seven states have only one congressional district each, rendering congressional redistricting unnecessary. Four states employ independent commissions to draw the district maps. In two states, politician commissions draw congressional district lines.

State legislative district lines are primarily the province of the state legislatures themselves in 37 states. In seven states, politician commissions draw state legislative district lines. In the remaining six states, independent commissions draw the lines.

In Idaho, an independent commission is responsible for drawing both congressional and state legislative district lines. The commission is composed of six members.

1. One member is appointed by the majority leader of the Idaho State Senate.
2. One member is appointed by the minority leader of the Idaho State Senate.
3. One member is appointed by the majority leader of the Idaho House of Representatives.
4. One member is appointed by the minority leader of the Idaho House of Representatives.
5. The chairs of the state's two largest political parties each appoint one member.

According to the Idaho Constitution, no member may be an elected or appointed official while serving on the commission. The state constitution further requires that the commission produce draft congressional and state legislative maps within 90 days of the commission's formation. There is no explicit deadline for final plans.

The state constitution requires that state legislative districts "be contiguous, and that counties be preserved intact where possible." State statutes require that both congressional and state legislative districts meet the following criteria:

• County lines must be maintained "to the extent possible."
• Districts must "preserve traditional neighborhoods, communities of interest, and (if possible) voting precinct boundaries."
• Districts should not be "oddly shaped."
• In districts comprising more than one county or a portion thereof, "those constituent pieces must also be connected by a state or federal highway."

2020

2024

2010-2011

This is the 1st Congressional District of Idaho after the 2001 redistricting process.

See also: Redistricting in Idaho after the 2010 census

In 2011, the Idaho State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2026

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is R+22. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 22 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Idaho's 1st the 21st most Republican district nationally.

2024

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+22. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 22 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Idaho's 1st the 26th most Republican district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Donald Trump (R) would have defeated Joe Biden (D) 67.7%-29.5%.

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+22. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 22 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Idaho's 1st the 24th most Republican district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 29.5% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 67.7%.

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+21. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 21 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Idaho's 1st Congressional District the 32nd most Republican nationally.

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 1.12. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.12 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in Idaho
• Idaho's 1st Congressional District election, 2024
• Idaho's 1st Congressional District election, 2022
• Idaho's 1st Congressional District election, 2020
• Idaho's 1st Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 1

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)