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Jim Guthrie (Idaho)

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Jim Guthrie
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Republican Party

Candidate, Idaho State Senate District 28

Idaho State Senate District 28
Tenure

2012 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

12

Prior offices
Idaho House of Representatives District 29B

Compensation

Base salary

$19,913/year

Per diem

For legislators residing within 50 miles of the capitol: $74/day. For legislators residing more than 50 miles from the capitol: $221/day.

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Next election

November 3, 2026

Education

High school

Marsh Valley High School

Contact

Official website

Personal LinkedIn

Jim Guthrie (Republican Party) is a member of the Idaho State Senate, representing District 28. He assumed office on December 1, 2012. His current term ends on December 1, 2026.

Guthrie (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Idaho State Senate to represent District 28. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

Biography

Guthrie's professional experience includes owning a ranch.

Committee assignments

Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.

2021-2022

Guthrie was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Guthrie was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Idaho committee assignments, 2017
• Agricultural Affairs
• Commerce and Human Resources, Vice chair
• Education
• Change in Employee Compensation

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Guthrie served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Guthrie served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Guthrie served on these committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2026

See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2026

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General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for Idaho State Senate District 28

Incumbent Jim Guthrie is running in the general election for Idaho State Senate District 28 on November 3, 2026.

Candidate
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Jim Guthrie (R)

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2024

See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Idaho State Senate District 28

Incumbent Jim Guthrie defeated Russ Matter and Mike Saville in the general election for Idaho State Senate District 28 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Jim Guthrie (R)
 
78.5
 
19,027
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Russ Matter (D)
 
21.2
 
5,139
Image of Mike Saville
Mike Saville (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.3
 
66

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2

Total votes: 24,232
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Idaho State Senate District 28

Russ Matter advanced from the Democratic primary for Idaho State Senate District 28 on May 21, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Russ Matter
 
100.0
 
552

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 552
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 28

Incumbent Jim Guthrie advanced from the Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 28 on May 21, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jim Guthrie
Jim Guthrie
 
100.0
 
6,118

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 6,118
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Endorsements

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2022

See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Idaho State Senate District 28

Incumbent Jim Guthrie defeated Mike Saville in the general election for Idaho State Senate District 28 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jim Guthrie
Jim Guthrie (R)
 
76.0
 
11,441
Image of Mike Saville
Mike Saville (Independent)
 
24.0
 
3,614

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 15,055
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 28

Incumbent Jim Guthrie defeated Art da Rosa and Tom Branson in the Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 28 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Jim Guthrie
 
56.7
 
4,036
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Art da Rosa
 
25.4
 
1,812
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Tom Branson
 
17.9
 
1,276

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 7,124
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2020

See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Idaho State Senate District 28

Incumbent Jim Guthrie defeated Dan Karlan in the general election for Idaho State Senate District 28 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jim Guthrie
Jim Guthrie (R)
 
77.6
 
17,067
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Dan Karlan (L) Candidate Connection
 
22.4
 
4,916

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 21,983
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 28

Incumbent Jim Guthrie advanced from the Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 28 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Jim Guthrie
 
100.0
 
4,667

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 4,667
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2018

See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Idaho State Senate District 28

Incumbent Jim Guthrie defeated Mike Saville in the general election for Idaho State Senate District 28 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jim Guthrie
Jim Guthrie (R)
 
61.9
 
10,174
Image of Mike Saville
Mike Saville (D) Candidate Connection
 
38.1
 
6,268

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 16,442
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Idaho State Senate District 28

Mike Saville advanced from the Democratic primary for Idaho State Senate District 28 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mike Saville
Mike Saville Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
1,394

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 1,394
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 28

Incumbent Jim Guthrie defeated Alan Curtis in the Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 28 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jim Guthrie
Jim Guthrie
 
63.3
 
2,907
Image of Alan Curtis
Alan Curtis Candidate Connection
 
36.7
 
1,689

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 4,596
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2016

See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Idaho State Senate were held in 2016. The primary election took place on May 17, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 11, 2016.

Incumbent Jim Guthrie defeated Mike Saville in the Idaho State Senate District 28 general election.[1][2]

Idaho State Senate, District 28 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Jim Guthrie Incumbent 61.61% 11,880
     Democratic Mike Saville 38.39% 7,404
Total Votes 19,284
Source: Idaho Secretary of State


Mike Saville ran unopposed in the Idaho State Senate District 28 Democratic primary.[3][4]

Idaho State Senate District 28, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Mike Saville  (unopposed)


Incumbent Jim Guthrie ran unopposed in the Idaho State Senate District 28 Republican primary.[5][6]

Idaho State Senate District 28, Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Jim Guthrie Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the Idaho State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 14, 2014. Lin Whitworth was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Jim Guthrie was unopposed in the Republican primary. Guthrie was unchallenged in the general election after Whitworth withdrew on June 30.[7][8][9][10]

2012

See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2012

Guthrie won election in the 2012 election for Idaho State Senate District 28. He defeated W. Rusty Barlow in the Republican primary on May 15 and defeated Dave Finkelnburg (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[11][12][13]

Idaho State Senate, District 28, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJim Guthrie 66.1% 13,087
     Democratic Dave Finkelnburg 33.9% 6,707
Total Votes 19,794
Idaho State Senate District 28 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJim Guthrie 65.3% 2,244
W. Rusty Barlow 34.7% 1,192
Total Votes 3,436

2010

See also: Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2010

Guthrie was unopposed in the primary on May 25th. He defeated Democrat Greg Anderson in the general election on November 2, 2010.[14]

Idaho House of Representatives, District 29B (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Jim Guthrie (R) 8,424 59.8%
Greg Anderson (D) 5,668 40.2%

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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2020

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2012

Guthrie's campaign website listed the following issues:[15]

“
  • Proper Role of Government
Excerpt: "There is increasing unrest among citizens about federal spending and programs that unfairly obligate and burden Idahoans. As a member of the legislature I will advocate for the rights of our state as guaranteed by the constitution."
  • Economic Development
Excerpt: "Future strength of state revenue streams is dependent on a business, industry, and agricultural environment that promotes strong economic development and stable employment opportunities. We must move forward with the mindset that the private sector, not the government, will be the catalyst that leads us to economic recovery and enhanced revenue for the needs of government."
  • Fiscal Responsibility
Excerpt: "We are fortunate that Idaho is mandated by law to have a balanced budget and therefore doesn’t fall into the trap of deficit spending. As difficult as is has [sic] been to deal with a funding stream that has been compromised, it would be selfish to leave future generations with the financial problems spending money you don’t have creates."
  • Education Funding
Excerpt: "Our public education system, like all other state funded agencies has felt the effects of a 700 million dollar loss of revenue. It has been well documented that education was the last to be cut and I will be a strong advocate that they will be the first to have funding restored as soon as possible."[16]
 ”

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Jim Guthrie campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Idaho State Senate District 28Won general$67,630 $25,342
2022Idaho State Senate District 28Won general$56,450 $62,547
2020Idaho State Senate District 28Won general$24,170 N/A**
2018Idaho State Senate District 28Won general$45,137 N/A**
2016Idaho State Senate, District 28Won $25,700 N/A**
2014Idaho State Senate, District 28Won $29,600 N/A**
2012Idaho State Senate, District 28Won $59,275 N/A**
2010Idaho State House, District 29BWon $24,440 N/A**
2006Idaho State Senate, District 29Lost $39,739 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2024

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Personal

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Guthrie and his wife, Barbara, have three children.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "General election candidate list," accessed August 16, 2016
    2. ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Nov 08, 2016 General Election Results," accessed November 25, 2016
    3. ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Declaration for March 11, 2016, primary," accessed March 11, 2016
    4. ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed May 17, 2016
    5. ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Declaration for March 11, 2016, primary," accessed March 11, 2016
    6. ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed May 17, 2016
    7. ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed March 18, 2014
    8. ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 12, 2014
    9. ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed November 20, 2014
    10. ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed July 7, 2014
    11. ↑ Office of the Idaho Secretary of State, "List of All Candidate Declarations for 2012," accessed March 20, 2012
    12. ↑ Idaho Secretary of State Election Division, "May 15, 2012 Primary Election Results," accessed July 4, 2012
    13. ↑ Idaho Secretary of State – Elections Division, "November 6, 2012 General Election Results," accessed December 27, 2012
    14. ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Official 2010 General election results," accessed April 16, 2014
    15. ↑ Jim Guthrie, "Issues," accessed October 26, 2012
    16. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

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