Jim Woodward

Jim Woodward

Republican Party

Candidate, Idaho State Senate District 1

Idaho State Senate District 1

Tenure

2024 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

0

Predecessor

Scott Herndon

Prior offices

Idaho State Senate District 1

Successor: Scott Herndon

Predecessor: Shawn Keough

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Next election

November 3, 2026

Education

High school

Bonners Ferry High School

Bachelor's

University of Idaho

Personal

Profession

Small Business Owner

Contact

Official website

Personal Facebook

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Jim Woodward (Republican Party) is a member of the Idaho State Senate, representing District 1. He assumed office on December 1, 2024. His current term ends on December 1, 2026.

Woodward (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Idaho State Senate to represent District 1. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.^[source]

Biography

Woodward was raised in Bonner County, Idaho, and as of January 2020 resided in Sagle. He graduated from Bonners Ferry High School and earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Idaho. Woodward served as a submarine officer in the U.S. Navy for 21 years of active and reserve service. He began working in the construction industry in 2000, and in 2008 he became the owner of Apex Construction Services, a heavy construction and excavating company. Woodward has served on the boards of Northern Lights Electric Cooperative and the Idaho Consumer Owned Utilities Association.

Committee assignments

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2021-2022

Woodward was assigned to the following committees:

• Transportation Committee, Vice-chair
• Economic Outlook and Revenue Assessment Committee
• Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee
• Senate Education Committee
• Finance Committee

2019-2020

Woodward was assigned to the following committees:

• Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee
• Senate Education Committee
• Finance Committee

Sponsored legislation

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

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for Idaho State Senate District 1

Incumbent Jim Woodward and Scott Herndon are running in the general election for Idaho State Senate District 1 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Jim Woodward (R)
		Scott Herndon (R)

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2024

See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Idaho State Senate District 1

Jim Woodward defeated Dan Rose in the general election for Idaho State Senate District 1 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Woodward (R)	76.3	23,545
	Submit photo	Dan Rose (Independent)	23.7	7,314

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 30,859
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Steve Johnson (Independent)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 1

Jim Woodward defeated incumbent Scott Herndon in the Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 1 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Woodward	51.9	8,219
		Scott Herndon	48.1	7,606

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 15,825
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Idaho State Senate District 1

Scott Herndon defeated Steve Johnson in the general election for Idaho State Senate District 1 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Scott Herndon (R)	59.1	13,064
		Steve Johnson (Independent) (Write-in)	40.9	9,025

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 22,089
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 1

Scott Herndon defeated incumbent Jim Woodward in the Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 1 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Scott Herndon	56.2	7,771
		Jim Woodward	43.8	6,064

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,835
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2020

See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Idaho State Senate District 1

Incumbent Jim Woodward defeated Vera Gadman in the general election for Idaho State Senate District 1 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Woodward (R)	77.4	22,433
	Submit photo	Vera Gadman (D)	22.6	6,549

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 28,982
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Idaho State Senate District 1

Vera Gadman advanced from the Democratic primary for Idaho State Senate District 1 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Vera Gadman	100.0	2,239

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,239
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 1

Incumbent Jim Woodward advanced from the Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 1 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Woodward	100.0	7,847

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,847
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2018

See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Idaho State Senate District 1

Jim Woodward defeated Vera Gadman in the general election for Idaho State Senate District 1 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Woodward (R)	74.3	14,831
	Submit photo	Vera Gadman (D)	25.7	5,125

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,956
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Idaho State Senate District 1

Vera Gadman advanced from the Democratic primary for Idaho State Senate District 1 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Vera Gadman	100.0	1,549

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 1,549
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 1

Jim Woodward defeated Danielle Ahrens and Scott Herndon in the Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 1 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Woodward	52.0	4,575
	Submit photo	Danielle Ahrens	25.6	2,251
		Scott Herndon	22.4	1,966

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 8,792
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Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary

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Jim Woodward campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Idaho State Senate District 1	Won general	$174,780	$171,262
2022	Idaho State Senate District 1	Lost primary	$92,435	$121,951
2020	Idaho State Senate District 1	Won general	$25,675	N/A**
2018	Idaho State Senate District 1	Won general	$65,079	N/A**
Grand total			$357,968	$293,213
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2022

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In 2022, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 10 to March 31. ACLU Idaho Legislators are scored on their stance on civil liberties issues. Citizens Alliance of Idaho Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to upholding and defending Idaho values. Idaho Association of Commerce & Industry Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business and economic issues. Idaho Business for Education Legislators are scored on their stance on education policy. Idaho Freedom Foundation Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues. Idaho Wildlife Federation Legislators are scored on how they voted on sportsman-related bills. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2021

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In 2021, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 11 to November 17. ACLU Idaho Legislators are scored on their stance on civil liberties issues. Idaho Business for Education Legislators are scored on their stance on education policy. Idaho Freedom Foundation Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues. Idaho Wildlife Federation Legislators are scored on how they voted on sportsman-related bills. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2020

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In 2020, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 6 to March 20. ACLU Idaho Legislators are scored on their stance on civil liberties issues. Club for Growth Foundation Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues. Idaho Freedom Foundation Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues. Idaho Wildlife Federation Legislators are scored on how they voted on sportsman-related bills. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2019

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In 2019, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 7 through April 11. ACLU Idaho Legislators are scored on their stance on civil liberties issues. Club for Growth Foundation Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues. Idaho Freedom Foundation Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by Scott Herndon (R)	Idaho State Senate District 1 2024-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by Shawn Keough (R)	Idaho State Senate District 1 2018-2022	Succeeded by Scott Herndon (R)

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Current members of the Idaho State Senate

Leadership

Majority Leader:Lori Den Hartog

Minority Leader:Melissa Wintrow

Senators

District 1

Jim Woodward (R)

District 2

Phil Hart (R)

District 3

Doug Okuniewicz (R)

District 4

Ben Toews (R)

District 5

Carl Bjerke (R)

District 6

Dan Foreman (R)

District 7

Cindy Carlson (R)

District 8

Christy Zito (R)

District 9

Brandon Shippy (R)

District 10

Tammy Nichols (R)

District 11

Camille Blaylock (R)

District 12

Ben Adams (R)

District 13

Brian Lenney (R)

District 14

C. Scott Grow (R)

District 15

Codi Galloway (R)

District 16

Alison Rabe (D)

District 17

Carrie Semmelroth (D)

District 18

Janie Ward-Engelking (D)

District 19

Melissa Wintrow (D)

District 20

Josh Keyser (R)

District 21

Treg Bernt (R)

District 22

Lori Den Hartog (R)

District 23

Todd Lakey (R)

District 24

Glenneda Zuiderveld (R)

District 25

Josh Kohl (R)

District 26

Ron Taylor (D)

District 27

Kelly Anthon (R)

District 28

Jim Guthrie (R)

District 29

James Ruchti (D)

District 30

Julie VanOrden (R)

District 31

Van Burtenshaw (R)

District 32

Kevin Cook (R)

District 33

David Lent (R)

District 34

Doug Ricks (R)

District 35

Mark Harris (R)

Republican Party (29)

Democratic Party (6)