Idaho's 1st Congressional District election, 2024

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Idaho's 1st Congressional District
Democratic primary Republican primary General election
Election details
Filing deadline: March 15, 2024
Primary: May 21, 2024 General: November 5, 2024
How to vote
Poll times: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in Idaho
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Republican DDHQ and The Hill: Safe Republican Inside Elections: Solid Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican
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All U.S. House districts, including the 1st Congressional District of Idaho, held elections in 2024. The general election was November 5, 2024. The primary was May 21, 2024. The filing deadline was March 15, 2024.

This race was one of 75 races in 2024 that was a rematch of the 2022 election. In 2024, Democrats won 39 of these matches, while Republicans won 36 of them. Democrats won 38 of those districts in 2022, and Republicans won 37.

The outcome of this race affected the partisan balance of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 119th Congress. All 435 House districts were up for election.

At the time of the election, Republicans held a 220-212 majority with three vacancies. As a result of the election, Republicans retained control of the U.S. House, winning 220 seats to Democrats' 215. To read more about the 2024 U.S. House elections, click here.

In the 2022 election in this district, the Republican candidate won 71.3%-26.3%. 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%.

For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

• Idaho's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (May 21 Democratic primary)
• Idaho's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (May 21 Republican primary)

Candidates and election results

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 election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Idaho District 1

Kaylee Peterson 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 election

Republican primary for U.S. House Idaho District 1

Incumbent Russ Fulcher 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 primary election

Constitution primary for U.S. House Idaho District 1

Brendan Gomez advanced from the Constitution 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 primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Idaho District 1

Matt Loesby advanced from the Libertarian 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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Candidate profiles

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Matt Loesby

Party: Libertarian Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography:  "I am a video game developer and software engineer. My ambition in life is to own a plot of land in the foothills of the Rockies, where I can raise a family, tend a small herd of sheep, trade food and goods with my neighbors, serve God through my local church, and solve interesting software problems to earn money that pays for luxuries. Unfortunately, we live in interesting times. For my entire life, the US Government has been spending itself into debt, backed by a promise to rob us and our descendants for our entire lives. It has gone way beyond its Constitutional bounds, taking advantage of America's intact industrial base after the second World War to establish the Global American Empire, a massive regime that wishes to rule the whole world through a combination of military power, propaganda, and financial manipulation. In 2020, the Global American Empire worked through its NGO organs like the World Economic Forum, the Tony Blair Institute, and the World Health Organization to establish a near-global tyranny. The only reason we have escaped that tyranny is because of the bravery of citizens to refuse to comply, and the refusal of some local sheriffs and some governors to enforce the totalitarianism. I'm running for the US House to throw a wrench in the gears of the totalitarianism, and give normal people the space to rebuild a healthy society."

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Key Messages

To read this candidate's full survey responses, click here.

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Stop Doing Evil. In the past century, the US Federal Government has established the Global American Empire, a totalitarian regime attempting to rule the entire world. It wages war against peaceful people who were never a threat to you and I. It deploys military service members for use in maintaining a global monopoly on banking and expanding the borders of the state of Israel. It promotes selfish, hedonistic, and self-destructive behaviors, and punishes those who attempt to build good, wholesome families and communities. It uses its puppet corporate press and infiltrates social media companies to propagandize us to support it in all these things. The Global American Empire must end, immediately.

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Re-knit the Social Fabric. The biggest threat to government power is a healthy social fabric. When people have happy families, strong churches, safe and friendly neighborhoods, and healthy local economies, they don’t need to rely on a bureaucracy in a swamp to fix their problems. The Global American Empire has systematically destroyed America’s social fabric. If we are to effectively resist its power, we need to rebuild the voluntary social institutions that can threaten it. This is a hard task, especially because the GAE is actively suppressing it. We each need to seek out ways to do it. As your Congressman, I can help block and abolish the laws that tear our social fabric apart.

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Know What Time It Is. Almost every institution in America is corrupt. The schools and universities. The corporate press and social media. The legislatures, the courts, the administrative bureaucracies, and the elections apparatus. The corporate board rooms, HR departments, and entertainment media. The military brass and intelligence agencies. In 2020, the full force of all these institutions was turned against the average American. They shut down our jobs. They inflated away our savings. They engaged in a full court press of propaganda to convince us that the greatest threat to our lives was our own neighbors. Incremental changes and reforms are not going to save us. We live in interesting times, and we will need to be strong to survive.

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Idaho District 1 in 2024.

Voting information

See also: Voting in Idaho

Election information in Idaho: Nov. 5, 2024, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 5, 2024
• By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 11, 2024
• Online: Oct. 11, 2024

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

Yes

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 1, 2024
• By mail: Received by Oct. 25, 2024
• Online: Oct. 25, 2024

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 5, 2024
• By mail: Received by Nov. 5, 2024

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Oct. 21, 2024 to Nov. 1, 2024

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. (MST/PST)

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

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Survey responses from candidates in this race

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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Matt Loesby (L)

Stop Doing Evil.

In the past century, the US Federal Government has established the Global American Empire, a totalitarian regime attempting to rule the entire world. It wages war against peaceful people who were never a threat to you and I. It deploys military service members for use in maintaining a global monopoly on banking and expanding the borders of the state of Israel. It promotes selfish, hedonistic, and self-destructive behaviors, and punishes those who attempt to build good, wholesome families and communities. It uses its puppet corporate press and infiltrates social media companies to propagandize us to support it in all these things.

The Global American Empire must end, immediately.

Re-knit the Social Fabric.

The biggest threat to government power is a healthy social fabric. When people have happy families, strong churches, safe and friendly neighborhoods, and healthy local economies, they don’t need to rely on a bureaucracy in a swamp to fix their problems.

The Global American Empire has systematically destroyed America’s social fabric. If we are to effectively resist its power, we need to rebuild the voluntary social institutions that can threaten it.

This is a hard task, especially because the GAE is actively suppressing it. We each need to seek out ways to do it. As your Congressman, I can help block and abolish the laws that tear our social fabric apart.

Know What Time It Is.

Almost every institution in America is corrupt. The schools and universities. The corporate press and social media. The legislatures, the courts, the administrative bureaucracies, and the elections apparatus. The corporate board rooms, HR departments, and entertainment media. The military brass and intelligence agencies.

In 2020, the full force of all these institutions was turned against the average American. They shut down our jobs. They inflated away our savings. They engaged in a full court press of propaganda to convince us that the greatest threat to our lives was our own neighbors.

Incremental changes and reforms are not going to save us. We live in interesting times, and we will need to be strong to survive.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Matt Loesby (L)

The Administrative State - this massive bureaucratic apparatus, operating under the US Executive branch, has tentacles all throughout society, trying to control our lives. It must be abolished so thoroughly as to make Scipio Africanus blush.

The Culture War - this internal conflict throughout the West is being pushed by government entities and government-funded NGO's. They must be shut down and defunded. Social standards should be defined by local communities, not central governments.

War - the Global American Empire uses young American men as the footsoldiers for its imperialism and corporate handouts. The soldiers should all come home and be tasked to defend us against the blowback the Empire has incited.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

Matt Loesby (L)

The Anatomy of the State, by Murray Rothbard.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Matt Loesby (L)

Humility. An official should remember that he only has power to the extent that people decide to obey, and that any particular vision of how society should be is unlikely to be borne out in reality.

Honesty. An official should never lie to his constituents.

Liberty. In America, every official should be committed to defending the natural rights of his constituents, and to punishing those who offend against those natural rights.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Matt Loesby (L)

The most important duty, which almost no elected Representatives take seriously, is to ensure that no Bill passes the House which contains provisions that violate the US Constitution.

The second most important duty is to enact laws that, when enforced with reason and mercy, will help people coordinate to create a good and just society.

In third place is the duty to hear the needs of our constituents, to ensure that the government does not cause them problems, and focuses efforts on passing just laws that address their most pressing concerns.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

Matt Loesby (L)

I was 10 years old when I walked downstairs to see my mother staring at our television on a Tuesday morning. I watched with her as someone near the TV cameraman shouted "Holy F*****g Jesus," a plane plowed into the second tower, and the world changed. Like many, I was tricked into supporting the invasion of Iraq based on the lies of the Bush administration. I was not fooled several years later, when the Bush and Obama administrations insisted that the cure to the ailing economy was to print billions of dollars to give to banks, auto manufacturers, and pharmaceutical companies. The past decade of a culture war and the totalitarianism and anarcho-tyranny of 2020 has demonstrated that the regime is fundamentally broken and must be dismantled. It creates enemies for us abroad, wastes our soldiers' lives, spends our treasure, and destroys our savings for its benefit.

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

Matt Loesby (L)

National Debt - The government spends $10,000,000,000 every day. To call this unsustainable is a laughable understatement. We must cut back spending drastically in every sphere, not merely reduce the rate of spending increase.

Totalitarianism - The federal bureaucracies already control so much of society through regulation and institutional pressure, but no agency ever hopes to see its power reduced. If they are not defunded and shut down, these agencies will continue to spread their tentacles of control throughout our lives. We have already seen how close they could come in 2020 based on a fear campaign. It must never happen again.

Cultural Fragmentation - There is not one American culture any longer. There are dozens of local cultures whose fundamental incompatibilities are being battled out in America's legislature and courts, and a most vigorous struggle over control of the Executive Branch. This could be defused by an approach of radical decentralization and mutual toleration by the American subcultures, but that toleration can only last if the Federal government does not impose one moral vision on the whole country.

What are your thoughts on term limits?

Matt Loesby (L)

Term limits are the wrong solution to a real problem.

Washington DC is run by corporate lobbyists and unelected bureaucrats. Politicians might face term limits, but the lobbyists and bureaucrats don't; in fact, term limits would increase the power of those corrupt influences, because a freshly elected Republican or Democrat will be very likely to rely on their "legislative expertise," while a more seasoned representative would know how to navigate thousands of pages of legislation without their help.

The real solution to this problem is threefold:

1. Drastically reduce the size and scope of government. When the government has less money and is involved in fewer spheres of life, there is less money for corporations to make by "investing" in lobbying.

2. Increase the number of Representatives. At the founding, the average Representative had 30,000 constituents. At that scale, it is possible for the Representative to properly represent the people of their constituency. When Representatives have, on average, 900,000 constituents, only the most "prominent" in the community (read: those who donate the most to campaigns) can reach their Representative for a meaningful conversation. We should return to the original ratio.

3. Read the Bills. No bill should receive a vote on the floor of the House unless it has been read in full. That means no more 5,000 page Omnibus bills. Representatives should know everything they're voting to approve, not just take the word of the likes of Nancy Pelosi that the bill is definitely a good idea on the whole.

Is there a particular representative, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?

Matt Loesby (L)

Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky is the best Congressman serving today. Representative Ron Paul inspired my entry into political activism. I hope to model myself after both of them.

Tell us your favorite joke.

Matt Loesby (L)

A man walks into a bar. Ow.

Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?

Matt Loesby (L)

Where there is agreement on goals and moral vision, but disagreement on the best strategy to meet those goals in service of the moral vision, compromise is a necessary part of settling on an effective course of action. For example, a married couple might plan a date night in service of maintaining their loving relationship. They could compromise on their choice of dinner cuisine or entertainment, knowing that even if one does not get their top preference, they are working toward their goal of building a healthy marriage together. Where there is a disagreement in goal or moral vision, compromise is unnecessary and harmful. For example, if one spouse in a marriage wants to maintain the marriage, and the other wants to sleep with a coworker, a "compromise" of allowing both spouses to cheat is not only unnecessary, but is utterly destructive to the relationship.

The Constitution says that all bills for raising revenue must originate in the House. What role would this power play in your priorities if elected?

Matt Loesby (L)

I would work hard to change House rules to ensure that no bill returned from the Senate after passing the House has changed in its substantial character. This would put up at least one roadblock against today's normal practice, where the House passes a banal bill, then the Senate completely rewrites it into an entirely different bill, usually several thousand pages of spending.

How should the U.S. House use its investigative powers?

Matt Loesby (L)

The top priority of House investigations should be against Executive officials, including the President, who appear to have acted outside of their Constitutional authority. Given the extreme levels of unconstitutional activity in today's Federal bureaucracy, we could spend all day, every day, impeaching corrupt and overreaching officials. We should.

What committees interest you?

Matt Loesby (L)

Armed Services - I hope to bring every American soldier home from abroad, so they can be with their families, ready to defend America if we are threatened.

Appropriations - I hope to shut down the gravy train for corporate and regulatory interests.

Rules - If elected, I will be one of very few members who are independent of the Republican and Democrat machines. I need to be in a position where I can wield power effectively and avoid being sidelined for refusing to "play ball" with the power brokers.

What are your views on financial transparency and government accountability?

Matt Loesby (L)

Transparency is valuable to the extent that it enables citizens to hold their elected officials to account. Even more important, though, is the duty of elected officials to steal and spend so little that the citizens don't need to spend the effort to monitor the spending.

Campaign finance

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Russ Fulcher	Republican Party	$637,625	$626,903	$180,009	As of December 31, 2024
Kaylee Peterson	Democratic Party	$40,093	$41,077	$1,724	As of December 31, 2023
Brendan Gomez	Constitution Party	$0	$0	$0	As of December 31, 2024
Matt Loesby	Libertarian Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
David Bot	Independent	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Margot Dupre	Independent	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." ** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election. *** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

• Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
• Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
• Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.
• Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.

Race ratings: Idaho's 1st Congressional District election, 2024
Race tracker	Race ratings
	November 5, 2024	October 29, 2024	October 22, 2024	October 15, 2024
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Decision Desk HQ and The Hill	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Idaho in the 2024 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Idaho, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2024
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Filing fee	Filing deadline	Source
Idaho	U.S. House	Ballot-qualified party	500	$300.00	3/15/2024	Source
Idaho	U.S. House	Unaffiliated	500	$300.00	8/30/2024	Source

District analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

• District map - A map of the district in place for the election.
• Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2024 U.S. House elections in the state.
• Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
• State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.

• District map
• Competitiveness
• Presidential elections
• State party control

Below was the map in use at the time of the election. Click the map below to enlarge it.

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2024

This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in Idaho.

Idaho U.S. House competitiveness, 2014-2024
Year	Districts/ offices	Seats	Open seats	Candidates	Possible primaries	Contested Democratic primaries	Contested Republican primaries	% of contested primaries	Incumbents in contested primaries	% of incumbents in contested primaries
2024	2	2	0	6	4	0	1	25.0%	1	50.0%
2022	2	2	0	8	4	0	1	25.0%	1	50.0%
2020	2	2	0	7	4	1	2	75.0%	2	100.0%
2018	2	2	1	13	4	2	1	75.0%	0	0.0%
2016	2	2	0	9	4	1	2	75.0%	2	100.0%
2014	2	2	0	10	4	1	2	75.0%	2	100.0%

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Idaho in 2024. Information below was calculated on April 7, 2024, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

Six candidates ran for Idaho’s two U.S. House districts, including two Democrats and four Republicans. That’s three candidates per district, less than in the previous three election cycles. There were four candidates per district in 2022, 3.5 candidates per district in 2020, and 6.5 in 2018.

The total number of candidates that ran for the U.S. House in 2024 is also lower than any other year this decade.

No seats were open in 2024, meaning all incumbents ran for re-election. There was one House seat open in 2018, the only election cycle this decade in which a House seat was open.

Four candidates—one Democrat and three Republicans—ran for the 2nd Congressional District, the most candidates that ran for a seat in 2024.

One primary—the 2nd Congressional District Republican primary—was contested in 2024. One primary was contested in 2022 and three primaries were contested in 2020.

Rep. Michael K. Simpson (R-2nd) was the only incumbent in a contested primary in 2024.

Candidates filed to run in the Democratic and Republican primaries in both districts, meaning no seats were guaranteed to either party.

Partisan Voter Index

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

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.

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2020 presidential election would have been in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.

2020 presidential results in Idaho's 1st based on 2024 district lines
Joe Biden	Donald Trump
29.5%	67.7%

Inside Elections Baselines

See also: Inside Elections

Inside Elections' Baseline is a figure that analyzes all federal and statewide election results from the district over the past four election cycles. The results are combined in an index estimating the strength of a typical Democratic or Republican candidate in the congressional district. The table below displays the Baseline data for this district.

Inside Elections Baseline for 2024
Democratic Baseline	Republican Baseline	Difference
28.2	67.7	R+39.5

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in Idaho, 2020

Idaho presidential election results (1900-2020)

• 9 Democratic wins
• 22 Republican wins

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020
Winning Party	D	R	R	D	D	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

See also: Party control of Idaho state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Alabama's congressional delegation as of May 2024.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Idaho
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	0	0	0
Republican	2	2	4
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	0	0
Total	2	2	4

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Idaho's top four state executive offices as of May 2024.

State executive officials in Idaho, May 2024
Office	Officeholder
Governor	Brad Little
Lieutenant Governor	Scott Bedke
Secretary of State	Phil McGrane
Attorney General	Raúl Labrador

State legislature

Idaho State Senate

Party		As of February 2024
	Democratic Party	7
	Republican Party	28
	Other	0
	Vacancies	0
Total		35

Idaho House of Representatives

Party		As of February 2024
	Democratic Party	11
	Republican Party	59
	Other	0
	Vacancies	0
Total		70

Trifecta control

The table below shows the state's trifecta status from 1992 until the 2024 election.

Idaho Party Control: 1992-2024
No Democratic trifectas  •  Thirty years of Republican trifectas
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Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
Governor	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Senate	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
House	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

District history

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2018.

2022

See also: Idaho's 1st Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Idaho District 1

Incumbent Russ Fulcher defeated Kaylee Peterson and Darian Drake 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 election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Idaho District 1

Kaylee Peterson 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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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 15,057
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Michael Banner (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Idaho District 1

Incumbent Russ Fulcher 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 primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Idaho District 1

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

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joe Evans	100.0	489

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 489
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2020

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

General election

General election for U.S. House Idaho District 1

Incumbent Russ Fulcher defeated Rudy Soto, Joe Evans, and Pro-Life 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 election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Idaho District 1

Rudy Soto defeated Staniela Nikolova 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 election

Republican primary for U.S. House Idaho District 1

Incumbent Russ Fulcher defeated Nicholas Jones 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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2018

See also: Idaho's 1st Congressional District election, 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 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Idaho District 1

Cristina McNeil defeated James Vandermaas and Michael Smith 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 election

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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See also

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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)

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