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Idaho Treasurer election, 2026
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: February 27, 2026 |
| Primary: May 19, 2026 General: November 3, 2026 |
| How to vote |
| Poll times:
8 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
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Idaho is holding an election for treasurer on November 3, 2026.
Candidates and election results
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General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for Idaho Treasurer
Incumbent Julie Ellsworth and Kevin Jones are running in the general election for Idaho Treasurer on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Julie Ellsworth (R) | |
| Kevin Jones (D) | ||
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in Idaho
Past elections
The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2014.
2022
- See also: Idaho Treasurer election, 2022
General election
General election for Idaho Treasurer
Incumbent Julie Ellsworth defeated Deborah Silver in the general election for Idaho Treasurer on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Julie Ellsworth (R) | 71.1 | 412,502 |
 | Deborah Silver (D) | 28.9 | 167,596 | |
| Total votes: 580,098 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jill Ellsworth (D)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Idaho Treasurer
Jill Ellsworth advanced from the Democratic primary for Idaho Treasurer on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jill Ellsworth | 100.0 | 32,053 | |
| Total votes: 32,053 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Idaho Treasurer
Incumbent Julie Ellsworth advanced from the Republican primary for Idaho Treasurer on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Julie Ellsworth | 100.0 | 218,227 |
| Total votes: 218,227 | |||
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2018
- See also: Idaho Treasurer election, 2018
General election
General election for Idaho Treasurer
Julie Ellsworth won election in the general election for Idaho Treasurer on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Julie Ellsworth (R) | 100.0 | 465,109 |
| Total votes: 465,109 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Idaho Treasurer
Julie Ellsworth defeated Tom Kealey and Vicky McIntyre in the Republican primary for Idaho Treasurer on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Julie Ellsworth | 36.8 | 60,482 |
 | Tom Kealey | 33.8 | 55,657 | |
| Vicky McIntyre | 29.4 | 48,310 | ||
| Total votes: 164,449 | |||
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2014
| Treasurer of Idaho, 2014 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Ron Crane Incumbent |
61% | 260,044 | |
| Democratic | Deborah Silver | 39% | 166,487 | |
| Total Votes | 426,531 | |||
| Election results via Idaho Secretary of State | ||||
Election analysis
Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
- Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
- State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
- Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
Cook PVI by congressional district
| District | Incumbent | PVI |
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| Idaho's 1st | Russ Fulcher | R+22 |
| Idaho's 2nd | Mike Simpson | R+13 |
2024 presidential results by 2026 congressional district lines
| District | Kamala Harris  |
Donald Trump  |
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| Idaho's 1st | 26.0% | 71.0% |
| Idaho's 2nd | 35.0% | 62.0% |
| Source: The Downballot | ||
2016-2024
How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2016, 2020, and 2024 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:
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| Status | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | ||||
| Solid Democratic | D | D | D | ||||
| Trending Democratic | R | D | D | ||||
| Battleground Democratic | D | R | D | ||||
| New Democratic | R | R | D | ||||
| Republican | |||||||
| Status | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | ||||
| Solid Republican | R | R | R | ||||
| Trending Republican | D | R | R | ||||
| Battleground Republican | R | D | R | ||||
| New Republican | D | D | R | ||||
Following the 2024 presidential election, 96% of Idahoans lived in one of the state's 41 Solid Republican counties, which voted for the Republican presidential candidate in every election from 2016 to 2024, and 2.1% lived in one of 1 New Republican counties. Overall, Idaho was Solid Republican, having voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016, Donald Trump (R) in 2020, and Donald Trump (R) in 2024. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Idaho following the 2024 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.
| Idaho county-level statistics, 2024 | |||||||
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| Solid Republican | 41 | 96.0% | |||||
| New Republican | 1 | 2.1% | |||||
| Solid Democratic | 1 | 1.3% | |||||
| Trending Democratic | 1 | 0.6% | |||||
| Total voted Democratic | 2 | 1.9% | |||||
| Total voted Republican | 42 | 98.1% | |||||
Historical voting trends
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 |
This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.
U.S. Senate elections
The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Idaho.
Gubernatorial elections
- See also: Governor of Idaho
The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Idaho.
- See also: Party control of Idaho state government
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of Idaho's congressional delegation as of October 2025.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Idaho | |||
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| 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 October 2025.
| Office | Officeholder |
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| Governor | Brad Little |
| Lieutenant Governor | Scott Bedke |
| Secretary of State | Phil McGrane |
| Attorney General | Raúl Labrador |
State legislature
Idaho State Senate
| Party | As of October 2025 | |
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| Democratic Party | 6 | |
| Republican Party | 29 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | |
Idaho House of Representatives
| Party | As of October 2025 | |
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| Democratic Party | 9 | |
| Republican Party | 61 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 70 | |
Trifecta control
Idaho Party Control: 1992-2025
No Democratic trifectas • Thirty one 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 |
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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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
The table below details demographic data in Idaho and compares it to the broader United States as of 2023.
| Demographic Data for Idaho | ||
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| Idaho | United States | |
| Population | 1,839,106 | 331,449,281 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 82,644 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 83.3% | 63.4% |
| Black/African American | 0.7% | 12.4% |
| Asian | 1.3% | 5.8% |
| Native American | 1.1% | 0.9% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| Other (single race) | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| Multiple | 8.4% | 10.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 13.3% | 19% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 91.7% | 89.4% |
| College graduation rate | 31.2% | 35% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $74,636 | $78,538 |
| Persons below poverty level | 10.6% | 12.4% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2018-2023). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
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