Idaho's 2nd Congressional District

Idaho's 2nd Congressional District

Incumbent

Michael K. Simpson

Assumed office: January 3, 1999

Idaho's 2nd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Michael K. Simpson (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

2024

See also: Idaho's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024

Idaho's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (May 21 Democratic primary)

Idaho's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (May 21 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Idaho District 2

Incumbent Michael K. Simpson defeated David Roth, Todd Corsetti, and Idaho Law in the general election for U.S. House Idaho District 2 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael K. Simpson (R)	61.4	250,119
		David Roth (D)	31.0	126,229
		Todd Corsetti (L)	5.2	21,310
		Idaho Law (Constitution Party)	2.4	9,804

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 407,462
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2

David Roth advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Roth	100.0	17,234

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 17,234
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Richard Grayson (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2

Incumbent Michael K. Simpson defeated Scott Cleveland and Sean Higgins in the Republican primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael K. Simpson	54.7	53,476
		Scott Cleveland	35.8	35,036
		Sean Higgins	9.5	9,333

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 97,845
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Constitution primary election

Constitution primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2

Idaho Law defeated Pro-Life in the Constitution primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Idaho Law	51.0	102
		Pro-Life	49.0	98

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 200
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2

Todd Corsetti advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Todd Corsetti	100.0	315

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2022

See also: Idaho's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Idaho District 2

Incumbent Michael K. Simpson defeated Wendy Norman in the general election for U.S. House Idaho District 2 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael K. Simpson (R)	63.6	172,450
		Wendy Norman (D)	36.4	98,736

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 271,186
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2

Wendy Norman advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Wendy Norman	100.0	17,150

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 17,150
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Amy Tamayo (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2

Incumbent Michael K. Simpson defeated Bryan Smith, Flint Christensen, Chris Porter, and Daniel Algiers Lucas Levy in the Republican primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael K. Simpson	54.6	67,177
		Bryan Smith	32.7	40,267
		Flint Christensen	5.8	7,113
	Submit photo	Chris Porter	5.2	6,357
	Submit photo	Daniel Algiers Lucas Levy	1.8	2,185

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 123,099
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2020

See also: Idaho's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Idaho District 2

Incumbent Michael K. Simpson defeated Aaron Swisher, Pro-Life, and Idaho Law in the general election for U.S. House Idaho District 2 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael K. Simpson (R)	64.1	250,669
		Aaron Swisher (D)	31.7	124,151
		Pro-Life (Constitution Party)	2.2	8,573
		Idaho Law (L)	2.0	7,940

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 391,333
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2

Aaron Swisher advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Aaron Swisher	100.0	37,495

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 37,495
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2

Incumbent Michael K. Simpson defeated Kevin Rhoades in the Republican primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael K. Simpson	72.0	68,675
	Submit photo	Kevin Rhoades	28.0	26,724

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 95,399
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2018

See also: Idaho's 2nd Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Idaho District 2

Incumbent Michael K. Simpson defeated Aaron Swisher in the general election for U.S. House Idaho District 2 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael K. Simpson (R)	60.7	170,274
		Aaron Swisher (D)	39.3	110,381

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 280,655 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2

Aaron Swisher defeated Peter Rickards in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Aaron Swisher	67.6	18,709
	Submit photo	Peter Rickards	32.4	8,987

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 27,696
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Shizandra Fox (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2

Incumbent Michael K. Simpson advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael K. Simpson	100.0	72,243

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2016

See also: Idaho's 2nd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Michael Simpson (R) defeated Jennifer Martinez (D) and Anthony Tomkins (Constitution Party) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Simpson defeated Lisa Marie in the Republican primary on May 17, 2016.

U.S. House, Idaho District 2 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Michael Simpson Incumbent	62.9%	205,292
	Democratic	Jennifer Martinez	29.4%	95,940
	Constitution	Anthony Tomkins	7.7%	25,005
Total Votes				326,237
Source: Idaho Secretary of State

U.S. House, Idaho District 2 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Michael Simpson Incumbent	73%	47,116
Lisa Marie	27%	17,442
Total Votes		64,558
Source: Idaho Secretary of State

2014

See also: Idaho's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2014

The 2nd Congressional District of Idaho held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Michael K. Simpson (R) defeated challenger Richard Stallings (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Idaho District 2 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mike Simpson Incumbent	61.4%	131,492
	Democratic	Richard Stallings	38.6%	82,801
Total Votes				214,293
Source: Idaho Secretary of State

General election candidates

• Michael K. Simpson - Incumbent
• Richard Stallings

May 20, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

• Michael K. Simpson - Incumbenta
• Bryan Smith

Democratic Primary

• Richard Stallingsa

2012

See also: Idaho's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2012

The 2nd Congressional District of Idaho held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012, in which incumbent Mike Simpson (R) won re-election. He defeated Nicole LeFavour (D).

U.S. House, Idaho District 2 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mike Simpson Incumbent	65.1%	207,412
	Democratic	Nicole LeFavour	34.8%	110,847
	Write-in (Democratic)	Jack Wayne Chappell (Write-in)	0.1%	235
Total Votes				318,494
Source: Idaho Secretary of State "November 6, 2012 General Election Results"

2010
On November 2, 2010, Michael K. Simpson won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Mike Crawford (D) and Brian Schad (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, Idaho District 2 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Michael K. Simpson incumbent	68.8%	137,468
	Democratic	Mike Crawford	24.4%	48,749
	Independent	Brian Schad	6.8%	13,500
Total Votes				199,717

2008
On November 4, 2008, Michael K. Simpson won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Deborah Holmes (D) and Gregory Nemitz (Write-in) in the general election.

U.S. House, Idaho District 2 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Michael K. Simpson incumbent	70.9%	205,777
	Democratic	Deborah Holmes	28.9%	83,878
	Write-in	Gregory Nemitz	0.2%	612
Total Votes				290,267

2006
On November 7, 2006, Michael K. Simpson won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jim Hansen (D), Cameron Forth (Independent) and Travis J. Hedrick (Constitution Party) in the general election.

U.S. House, Idaho District 2 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Michael K. Simpson incumbent	62%	132,262
	Democratic	Jim Hansen	34.4%	73,441
	Independent	Cameron Forth	2.4%	5,113
	Constitution Party	Travis J. Hedrick	1.2%	2,516
Total Votes				213,332

2004
On November 2, 2004, Michael K. Simpson won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Lin Whitworth (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Idaho District 2 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Michael K. Simpson incumbent	70.7%	193,704
	Democratic	Lin Whitworth	29.3%	80,133
Total Votes				273,837

2002
On November 5, 2002, Michael K. Simpson won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Edward Kinghorn (D) and John A. Lewis (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Idaho District 2 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Michael K. Simpson incumbent	68.2%	135,605
	Democratic	Edward Kinghorn	29%	57,769
	Libertarian	John A. Lewis	2.8%	5,508
Total Votes				198,882

2000
On November 7, 2000, Michael K. Simpson won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Craig Williams (D) and Donovan Bramwell (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Idaho District 2 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Michael K. Simpson incumbent	70.7%	158,912
	Democratic	Craig Williams	25.9%	58,265
	Libertarian	Donovan Bramwell	3.4%	7,542
Total Votes				224,719

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."

Idaho District 2
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Idaho District 2
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2010-2011

This is the 2nd 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+13. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 13 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Idaho's 2nd the 92nd 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+14. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 14 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Idaho's 2nd the 87th 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) 59.8%-36.9%.

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+14. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 14 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Idaho's 2nd the 92nd 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 36.9% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 59.8%.

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+17. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 17 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Idaho's 2nd Congressional District the 66th 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 1.11. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.11 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in Idaho
• Idaho's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024
• Idaho's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
• Idaho's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020
• Idaho's 2nd Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 2

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)