Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2026
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Elections for the Idaho House of Representatives will take place in 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026. The primary is May 19, 2026. The filing deadline is February 27, 2026.
The Idaho House of Representatives is one of 88 state legislative chambers with elections in 2026. There are 99 chambers throughout the country.
Party control
| As of February 2026 | ||
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| Party | Members | |
| Democratic | 9 | |
| Republican | 61 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 70 | |
Candidates
Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:
- Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
- Appear on candidate lists released by government election agencies
Primary
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| Office |  Democratic |
 Republican |
Other |
| District 1A | Primary results pending | ||
| District 1B | Primary results pending | ||
| District 2A | Primary results pending | ||
| District 2B | Primary results pending | ||
| District 3A | Primary results pending | ||
| District 3B | Primary results pending | ||
| District 4A | Primary results pending | ||
| District 4B | Primary results pending | ||
| District 5A | Primary results pending | ||
| District 5B | Primary results pending | ||
| District 6A |
Primary results pending |
Primary results pending |
Ryan Augusta (Independent) |
| District 6B | Primary results pending | ||
| District 7A | Primary results pending | ||
| District 7B | Primary results pending | ||
| District 8A |
Primary results pending |
Primary results pending |
Heather Lewis (Independent) |
| District 8B |
Primary results pending |
Primary results pending |
Tony Ullrich (Constitution Party) |
| District 9A | Primary results pending | ||
| District 9B |
Primary results pending |
Primary results pending |
Gregory Diacogiannis (Independent) |
| District 10A | Primary results pending | ||
| District 10B | Primary results pending | ||
| District 11A | Primary results pending | ||
| District 11B | Primary results pending | ||
| District 12A | Primary results pending | ||
| District 12B | Primary results pending | ||
| District 13A | Primary results pending | ||
| District 13B | Primary results pending | ||
| District 14A | Primary results pending | ||
| District 14B | Primary results pending | ||
| District 15A | Primary results pending | ||
| District 15B | Primary results pending | ||
| District 16A | Primary results pending | ||
| District 16B | Primary results pending | ||
| District 17A | Primary results pending | ||
| District 17B | Primary results pending | ||
| District 18A | Primary results pending | ||
| District 18B | Primary results pending | ||
| District 19A | Primary results pending | ||
| District 19B | Primary results pending | ||
| District 20A | Primary results pending | ||
| District 20B | Primary results pending | ||
| District 21A | Primary results pending | ||
| District 21B |
Primary results pending |
Primary results pending |
Daniel S. Weston (Constitution Party) |
| District 22A | Primary results pending | ||
| District 22B | Primary results pending | ||
| District 23A | Primary results pending | ||
| District 23B | Primary results pending | ||
| District 24A |
Primary results pending |
Primary results pending |
Kevin Moxley (Independent) |
| District 24B | Primary results pending | ||
| District 25A |
Primary results pending |
Primary results pending |
Liyah Babayan (Independent) |
| District 25B |
Primary results pending |
Primary results pending |
Jeremy Brown (Independent) |
| District 26A |
Primary results pending |
Primary results pending |
Isabella Schiffler (Independent) |
| District 26B | Primary results pending | ||
| District 27A | Primary results pending | ||
| District 27B | Primary results pending | ||
| District 28A | Primary results pending | ||
| District 28B | Primary results pending | ||
| District 29A | Primary results pending | ||
| District 29B | Primary results pending | ||
| District 30A | Primary results pending | ||
| District 30B | Primary results pending | ||
| District 31A | Primary results pending | ||
| District 31B | Primary results pending | ||
| District 32A | Primary results pending | ||
| District 32B | Primary results pending | ||
| District 33A | Primary results pending | ||
| District 33B | Primary results pending | ||
| District 34A | Primary results pending | ||
| District 34B | Primary results pending | ||
| District 35A | Primary results pending | ||
| District 35B | Primary results pending | ||
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Idaho
Competitiveness
This section will be updated with information about the competitiveness of state legislative elections in Idaho. For more information about Ballotpedia's Competitiveness Analysis of state legislative elections, please click here.
Open seats
The table below shows the number and percentage of open seats in the Idaho House from 2010 to 2026.[1] It will be updated as information becomes available following the state’s candidate filing deadline.
| Open Seats in Idaho House of Representatives elections: 2010 - 2026 | |||
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| Year | Total seats | Open seats | Seats with incumbents running for re-election |
| 2026 | 70 | TBD | TBD |
| 2024 | 70 | 5 (7 percent) | 65 (93 percent) |
| 2022 | 70 | 24 (34 percent) | 46 (66 percent) |
| 2020 | 70 | 12 (17 percent) | 58 (83 percent) |
| 2018 | 70 | 12 (17 percent) | 58 (83 percent) |
| 2016 | 70 | 7 (10 percent) | 63 (90 percent) |
| 2014 | 70 | 9 (13 percent) | 61 (87 percent) |
| 2012 | 70 | 26 (37 percent) | 44 (63 percent) |
| 2010 | 70 | 8 (11 percent) | 62 (89 percent) |
Process to become a candidate
See statutes: Title 34 of the Idaho Code
Political party candidates
A partisan candidate for a local office must file a declaration of candidacy and either pay a filing fee or submit a petition containing the required number of signatures with the relevant city, district, or county.[2] A candidate for a statewide, state legislative, or federal office must file a declaration of candidacy and either pay a filing fee or submit a petition containing the required number of signatures with Idaho Secretary of State.[2]
For a candidate collecting signatures to be filed with a declaration of candidacy, each signature sheet must contain the signatures of qualified electors from a single county and must be verified by the appropriate county clerk prior to being filed with the Idaho Secretary of State. This applies to candidates for all statewide offices, state legislative offices, and congressional offices. Filing fees and signature requirements vary according to the office sought and are set out in the table below.[2]
| Filing fees and petition signature requirements for partisan candidates | ||
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| Office sought | Filing fee | Petition signature requirements |
| United States Senator | $500 | 500 |
| United States Representative | $300 | 500 |
| Governor | $300 | 1,000 |
| Lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, state controller, attorney general, and superintendent of public instructure | $200 | 1,000 |
| State legislator | $30 | 50 |
Independent candidates
An independent candidate must file a declaration of candidacy and submit a petition containing the required number of signatures with the Idaho Secretary of State.[2][3]
Each petition signature sheet must contain the signatures of qualified electors from a single county and must be verified by the appropriate county clerk prior to being filed with the Idaho Secretary of State. This applies to all statewide, state legislative, and congressional offices.[2] Candidates must collect 1,000 signatures for any statewide office, including U.S. Senate, 500 for U.S. House, 50 for state legislative districts, and five for county offices.[3]
Write-in candidates
A write-in candidate must file a declaration of intent form with the Idaho Secretary of State. A write-in candidate seeking the nomination of a political party in the primary election also must pay the filing fee required of that office within 10 days following the primary election date. A write-in candidate must also receive a minimum number of votes in the primary election in order to advance to the general election. These vote thresholds are as follows: [4]
- 1,000 for any statewide office
- 500 for a congressional district office
- 50 for a state legislative office
A write-in candidate must file a declaration of intent form no less than 28 days before the primary or general election.[5]
Qualifications
Article III, Section 6 of the Idaho Constitution states: No person shall be a senator or representative who, at the time of his election, is not a citizen of the United States, and an elector of this state, nor anyone who has not been for one year next preceding his election an elector of the county or district whence he may be chosen.
Salaries and per diem
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2025[6] | |
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| Salary | Per diem |
| $25,000/year | For legislators residing within 50 miles of the Capitol: $86/day. For legislators residing more than 50 miles from the Capitol: $253/day. |
When sworn in
Idaho legislators assume office on the first day in December following the general election.[7]
Idaho political history
Trifectas
A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government.
Idaho Party Control: 1992-2026
No Democratic trifectas • Thirty-two years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| 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 | 25 | 26 |
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| 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 | 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 | 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 | R | R |
Presidential politics in Idaho
2024
- See also: Presidential election, 2024
Presidential election in Idaho, 2024
Candidate/Running mate |
% |
Popular votes |
Electoral votes |
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| Donald Trump/J.D. Vance (R) |
66.9
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605,246 | 4 |
 
| Kamala D. Harris/Tim Walz (D) |
30.4
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274,972 | 0 | |
 
| Robert F. Kennedy Jr./Nicole Shanahan (Independent) |
1.4
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12,812 | 0 | |
 
| Chase Oliver/Mike ter Maat (L) |
0.5
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4,462 | 0 | |
 
| Jill Stein/Samson LeBeau Kpadenou (Independent) |
0.3
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2,973 | 0 | |
 
| Joel Skousen/Rik Combs (Constitution Party) |
0.2
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1,577 | 0 | |
 
| Claudia De La Cruz/Karina Garcia (Independent) |
0.1
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1,230 | 0 | |
 
| Randall Terry/Stephen E. Broden (Independent) |
0.1
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1,026 | 0 | |
 
| Shiva Ayyadurai/Crystal Ellis (Independent) |
0.1
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514 | 0 | |
 
| Peter Sonski/Lauren Onak (Independent) (Write-in) |
0.0
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238 | 0 | |
| Brian Kienitz/Christina Marie Johnston (Independent) (Write-in) |
0.0
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3 | 0 | |
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Total votes: 905,053 |
2020
- See also: Presidential election, 2020
Presidential election in Idaho, 2020
Candidate/Running mate |
% |
Popular votes |
Electoral votes |
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| Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R) |
63.8
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554,119 | 4 |
| Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D) |
33.1
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287,021 | 0 | |
 
| Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (L) |
1.9
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16,404 | 0 | |
 
| Ye/Michelle Tidball (Independent) |
0.4
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3,632 | 0 | |
 
| Brock Pierce/Karla Ballard (Independent) |
0.3
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2,808 | 0 | |
 
| Don Blankenship/William Mohr (Constitution Party) |
0.2
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1,886 | 0 | |
 
| Roque De La Fuente/Darcy Richardson (Independent) |
0.2
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1,491 | 0 | |
 | Howie Hawkins (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) |
0.0
|
407 | 0 | |
 | Brian T. Carroll (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) |
0.0
|
163 | 0 | |
 | Gloria La Riva (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) |
0.0
|
49 | 0 | |
 | Jade Simmons (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) |
0.0
|
21 | 0 | |
 | Tom Hoefling (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) |
0.0
|
7 | 0 | |
 | Shawn W. Howard (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) |
0.0
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4 | 0 | |
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| Todd Cella (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) |
0.0
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1 | 0 | |
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| Chris Franklin (no running mate) (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) |
0.0
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1 | 0 | |
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Total votes: 868,014 |
2016
- See also: Presidential election, 2016
| U.S. presidential election, Idaho, 2016 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine | 27.5% | 189,765 | 0 | |
| Republican |  Donald Trump/Mike Pence |
59.3% | 409,055 | 4 | |
| Libertarian | Gary Johnson/Bill Weld | 4.1% | 28,331 | 0 | |
| Green | Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka | 1.2% | 8,496 | 0 | |
| Independent | Darrell Lane Castle/Scott Bradley | 0.6% | 4,403 | 0 | |
| Constitution | Scott Copeland/J.R. Myers | 0.3% | 2,356 | 0 | |
| Independent | Rocky De La Fuente/Michael Steinberg | 0.2% | 1,373 | 0 | |
| Independent | Evan McMullin/Nathan Johnson | 6.7% | 46,476 | 0 | |
| Total Votes | 690,255 | 4 | |||
| Election results via: Idaho Secretary of State | |||||
Idaho presidential election results (1900-2024)
- 9 Democratic wins
- 23 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 | 2024 |
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| 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 | R |
Redistricting following the 2020 census
On November 12, 2021, the Idaho Independent Redistricting Commission formally submitted its final legislative map to the secretary of state. On November 10, 2021, the commission voted 6-0 in favor of the final legislative map.[8] 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.[8][9][10] Idaho has 35 legislative districts, each of which elects one senator and two representatives.
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Ballotpedia defines a seat as open if the incumbent did not file to run for re-election or filed but withdrew and did not appear on any ballot for his or her seat. If the incumbent withdrew from or did not participate in the primary but later chose to seek re-election to his or her seat as a third party or independent candidate, the seat would not be counted as open. If the incumbent retired or ran for a different seat in the same chamber, his or her original seat would be counted as open unless another incumbent from the same chamber filed to run for that seat, in which case it would not be counted as open due to the presence of an incumbent.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Vote Idaho, "Running For Office," accessed February 26, 2025
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Idaho Statutes, "Title 34, Chapter 7, Section 708," accessed February 26, 2025
- ↑ Idaho Election Code, "Section 34-702," accessed February 26, 2025
- ↑ Idaho Statutes, "Title 34, Chapter 7, Section 702A," accessed February 26, 2025
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2025 Legislator Compensation," December 2, 2025
- ↑ Idaho Constitution, "Article III, Section 3," accessed December 18, 2019
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Boise State Public Radio, "Commission for reappointment recasts votes on Idaho’s new political district maps," Nov. 11, 2021
- ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "The partisan breakdown of Idaho’s new map," accessed Nov. 16, 2021
- ↑ Boise State Public Radio, "Final iterations of Idaho's districting maps are proposed," Nov. 7, 2021
