Idaho's 2nd Congressional District election, 2026

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2024
Idaho's 2nd Congressional District
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General election
Election details
Filing deadline: Pending
Primary: Pending
General: November 3, 2026
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8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Voting in Idaho

Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Republican
DDHQ and The Hill: Pending
Inside Elections: Solid Republican
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican
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All U.S. House districts, including the 2nd Congressional District of Idaho, are holding elections in 2026. The general election is November 3, 2026. To learn more about other elections on the ballot, click here.

Candidates and election results

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General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House Idaho District 2

Incumbent Michael K. Simpson, Keven Lewis, Julie Wiley, and Perry Shumway are running in the general election for U.S. House Idaho District 2 on November 3, 2026.


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Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography "Perry Shumway is the Brand Strategy Manager for Madisonhealth in Rexburg, Idaho. The father of nine children, Perry has lived in eastern Idaho for the past 25 years. He earned his Eagle Scout award at age 14, and served in Los Angeles as a Spanish-speaking missionary for his church from 1984 to 1986. Perry earned his MBA from Brigham Young University in 1993, and has worked in various industries since then. In his spare time, Perry enjoys cooking, working in his yard, teaching a classroom of seven-year-olds at church, and solving crossword puzzles."


Key Messages

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I will never vote for legislation which increases our national debt. Ever. This is the single most important issue to me. I will not cave to pressure or coercion on this point. It's the reason I'm running for Congress in the first place. Government spending is America's most egregious problem. Congress has placed us on the brink of potentially disastrous consequences, even though we're not at war, we're not in a recession, and there's no longer a pandemic. There's no excuse for spending beyond our means, yet Congress continues to do that, again and again, year after year. It's time for Idaho to send someone to Congress who won't continue to put us deeper and deeper in the hole.


The 22nd amendment was ratified in 1951, limiting presidents to two terms in office. Plenty of presidents since then have served for two terms. I'm glad they're not able to keep getting re-elected. Two terms is enough for any president, no matter how popular. People who serve in the US House and the Senate are not similarly restricted. Several congressmen have been in office for 44 years. Idaho's Mike Simpson is in his 25th year. That's just too long. Career politicians like these become enamored with the Washington power elite, and lose their connection to their constituents back home. I support an amendment to the Constitution calling for term limits (12 years) for all members of the House and the Senate.


Town hall meetings can be scary. Politicians put themselves in front of the public and stand there, open to criticism, debate, protesting, and even the unfortunate potential of physical violence. Across the nation, an increasing number of town hall meetings are being held virtually, on computer screens, without the social interactions that can only occur when people meet in person. I'm committed to transparency, including traveling throughout the district and meeting in person with constituents in their communities, where they live and work. As Idaho's representative in the second congressional district, I will hold a minimum of four in-person town hall meetings each year, for as long as I'm in office.

Voting information

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I will never vote for legislation which increases our national debt. Ever.

This is the single most important issue to me. I will not cave to pressure or coercion on this point. It's the reason I'm running for Congress in the first place.

Government spending is America's most egregious problem. Congress has placed us on the brink of potentially disastrous consequences, even though we're not at war, we're not in a recession, and there's no longer a pandemic. There's no excuse for spending beyond our means, yet Congress continues to do that, again and again, year after year.

It's time for Idaho to send someone to Congress who won't continue to put us deeper and deeper in the hole.

The 22nd amendment was ratified in 1951, limiting presidents to two terms in office. Plenty of presidents since then have served for two terms. I'm glad they're not able to keep getting re-elected. Two terms is enough for any president, no matter how popular.

People who serve in the US House and the Senate are not similarly restricted. Several congressmen have been in office for 44 years. Idaho's Mike Simpson is in his 25th year. That's just too long.

Career politicians like these become enamored with the Washington power elite, and lose their connection to their constituents back home.

I support an amendment to the Constitution calling for term limits (12 years) for all members of the House and the Senate.

Town hall meetings can be scary. Politicians put themselves in front of the public and stand there, open to criticism, debate, protesting, and even the unfortunate potential of physical violence.

Across the nation, an increasing number of town hall meetings are being held virtually, on computer screens, without the social interactions that can only occur when people meet in person.

I'm committed to transparency, including traveling throughout the district and meeting in person with constituents in their communities, where they live and work. As Idaho's representative in the second congressional district, I will hold a minimum of four in-person town hall meetings each year, for as long as I'm in office.
1. The rule of law. Not just that everyone has to follow the law, but also the idea that many federal agencies and departments are unconstitutional. They are based on a too-broad reading of the "general welfare" and "necessary and proper" clauses of the Constitution, which should be interpreted in a much more restrictive way.

2. The cost of healthcare. The US system is very far removed from a free market system. Government restrictions and regulations permeate all aspects of healthcare. I want to remove them all.

3. Mandatory licensing / certifications. I want to remove the ability of all levels of government to require that anyone be licensed or certified in order to provide some good or service.
All elected officials must have absolute integrity, total honesty, compassion and understanding, and a commitment to freedom of choice coupled with personal responsibility for one's actions. They should be well informed, reasonable, and open to other's ideas and suggestions, while remaining principled and grounded in the Constitution.
1. Voting in ways that benefit the American people and uphold the Constitution.

2. Providing oversight and, when necessary, investigations.

3. Assisting constituents with their interactions with federal agencies.

4. Keeping the public informed and up-to-date.
I delivered a free, weekly newspaper in Stockton, California when I was 10 years old. My only income was from knocking on doors and asking for voluntary contributions from the people to whom I delivered the paper. Some were polite; others told me to get lost. One day, when I was out delivering the papers, I had to use the bathroom so badly, I thought I was going to explode. I started to cry, and my mother, who had dropped me off at my delivery location, picked me up in the family's station wagon and drove me home, so that I could "take care of business." I felt much better after that.
Elections are every two years, and members are extremely averse to having their job continuity threatened every other year, so they've invented all manner of mechanisms to protect incumbents, making it virtually impossible for challengers to win. Also, there is very little incentive for members of the House to reduce the size and scope of government. Voters have an expectation that their representatives will "bring home the bacon."
No. I think that the ones with extensive experience are often the very ones who create such bad legislation. Congress shouldn't be so complicated an institution that regular, everyday citizens with real-life experience can't figure out how things work and make a difference. Instead, drunken with power, members of Congress devise all manner of procedures and rules, designed to reward those who financially contribute to their parties, and who are loyal to the party's leaders. This is a very, very serious problem.
Our economic stability hinges precariously on the edge of collapse. Of all of the issues that people love to debate - men competing in women's sports, illegal border crossings, tariffs, military readiness, foreign aid - none of it will matter if our economy implodes. Our national debt now far exceeds our GDP, and it continues to grow without restraint. Many legislators give lip service to the threat; no one ends up doing anything meaningful about it. Our nation is like a child, running across a busy freeway to retrieve a lost toy, and telling his mother that he's safe, because none of the cars that went rushing by hit him. It is the height of irresponsibility to continue on our current path. Any trigger (war, pandemic, recession) could launch us into a downward spiral of extreme unemployment, severe devaluation of the dollar, hyperinflation, the depletion of our retirement savings, and ultimately, riots and violence at unprecedented levels. When compared to this, everything else pales.
I absolutely support term limits, both for members of the US House of Representatives (6 terms) and for members of the US Senate (2 terms). I would happily vote in favor of an amendment to the Constitution to require this.
No. Instead of compromise, we should act with integrity and work on either persuading our co-workers, or leveraging public opinion to accomplish the right thing. Compromise is the very thing which has gotten us into so much trouble in the past. I would prefer for Congress to accomplish nothing, than to continue to act the kind of legislation it has been enacting for decades.
I would vote against any revenue-raising bill which added to the national debt. And I would likely vote against most or all other revenue-raising bills, as well. I'm a believer in small government, in a literal sense.
In a very sparing, non-partisan way. When everyone gets investigated, all the time, and the investigations often mount to little more than political grandstanding on both sides, it's a waste of time, and it dilutes the power and efficacy of the process itself.


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Campaign finance

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Michael K. Simpson Republican Party $275,834 $197,468 $183,572 As of June 30, 2025
Keven Lewis Democratic Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Julie Wiley Democratic Party $5,000 $0 $5,000 As of June 30, 2025
Perry Shumway Republican Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***

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* 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

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  • 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.[1]
  • 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.[2][3][4]

Race ratings: Idaho's 2nd Congressional District election, 2026
Race trackerRace ratings
9/30/20259/23/20259/16/20259/9/2025
The Cook Political Report with Amy WalterSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid Republican
Decision Desk HQ and The HillPendingPendingPendingPending
Inside Elections with Nathan L. GonzalesSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RepublicanSafe RepublicanSafe RepublicanSafe 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

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District history

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.

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

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
Image of David Roth
David Roth
 
100.0
 
17,234

Total votes: 17,234
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

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
Image of Michael K. Simpson
Michael K. Simpson
 
54.7
 
53,476
Image of Scott Cleveland
Scott Cleveland Candidate Connection
 
35.8
 
35,036
Image of Sean Higgins
Sean Higgins Candidate Connection
 
9.5
 
9,333

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
Image of Idaho Law
Idaho Law
 
51.0
 
102
Image of Pro-Life
Pro-Life Candidate Connection
 
49.0
 
98

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
Image of Todd Corsetti
Todd Corsetti Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
315

Total votes: 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
Image of Michael K. Simpson
Michael K. Simpson (R)
 
63.6
 
172,450
Image of Wendy Norman
Wendy Norman (D)
 
36.4
 
98,736

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
Image of Wendy Norman
Wendy Norman
 
100.0
 
17,150

Total votes: 17,150
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

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
Image of Michael K. Simpson
Michael K. Simpson
 
54.6
 
67,177
Image of Bryan Smith
Bryan Smith
 
32.7
 
40,267
Image of Flint Christensen
Flint Christensen Candidate Connection
 
5.8
 
7,113
Chris Porter
 
5.2
 
6,357
Daniel Algiers Lucas Levy
 
1.8
 
2,185

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

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
Image of Aaron Swisher
Aaron Swisher
 
100.0
 
37,495

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
Image of Michael K. Simpson
Michael K. Simpson
 
72.0
 
68,675
Kevin Rhoades
 
28.0
 
26,724

Total votes: 95,399
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District analysis

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Footnotes

  1. Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
  2. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
  3. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
  4. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018


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