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Joe Palmer
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Republican Party

Candidate, Idaho House of Representatives District 20A

Idaho House of Representatives District 20A
Tenure

2008 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

17

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

Personal
Profession
Owner, Cherry's Consignment Home Furnishings
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Joe Palmer (Republican Party) is a member of the Idaho House of Representatives, representing District 20A. He assumed office in 2008. His current term ends on December 1, 2026.

Palmer (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Idaho House of Representatives to represent District 20A. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]

Biography

Palmer earned his B.S. in Vocational Education from Boise State University. His professional experience includes owning a small business. He served in the Idaho National Guard.

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.

2023-2024

Palmer was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Palmer was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Palmer 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
• Business
• State Affairs
• Transportation and Defense, Chair
• Economic Outlook and Revenue Assessment

2015 legislative session

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

2013-2014

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

2011-2012

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

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Palmer served on these committees:

Issues

Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Joe Palmer endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.[1]

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 House of Representatives 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 House of Representatives District 20A

Incumbent Joe Palmer and Isaiah Navarro are running in the general election for Idaho House of Representatives District 20A on November 3, 2026.

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Joe Palmer (R)
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Isaiah Navarro (D)

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2024

See also: Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Idaho House of Representatives District 20A

Incumbent Joe Palmer defeated Isaiah Navarro in the general election for Idaho House of Representatives District 20A on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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71.0
 
19,216
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Isaiah Navarro (D)
 
29.0
 
7,841

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Total votes: 27,057
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 20A

Isaiah Navarro advanced from the Democratic primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 20A on May 21, 2024.

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%
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Isaiah Navarro
 
100.0
 
962

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Total votes: 962
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 20A

Incumbent Joe Palmer advanced from the Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 20A on May 21, 2024.

Candidate
%
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4,875

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Total votes: 4,875
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Idaho House of Representatives District 20A

Incumbent Joe Palmer won election in the general election for Idaho House of Representatives District 20A on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Joe Palmer (R)
 
100.0
 
13,634

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Total votes: 13,634
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 20A

Incumbent Joe Palmer defeated Gloria Urwin in the Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 20A on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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62.3
 
4,811
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Gloria Urwin
 
37.7
 
2,916

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Total votes: 7,727
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2020

See also: Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Idaho House of Representatives District 20A

Incumbent Joe Palmer defeated Pat Soulliere and Daniel S. Weston in the general election for Idaho House of Representatives District 20A on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Joe Palmer (R)
 
62.4
 
16,795
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34.6
 
9,301
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Daniel S. Weston (Constitution Party)
 
3.0
 
804

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Total votes: 26,900
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 20A

Pat Soulliere advanced from the Democratic primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 20A on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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100.0
 
2,375

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

Total votes: 2,375
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 20A

Incumbent Joe Palmer defeated Dawn Maglish in the Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 20A on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Joe Palmer
 
75.7
 
4,429
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Dawn Maglish Candidate Connection
 
24.3
 
1,418

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Total votes: 5,847
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2018

See also: Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Idaho House of Representatives District 20A

Incumbent Joe Palmer defeated Daniel S. Weston in the general election for Idaho House of Representatives District 20A on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Joe Palmer (R)
 
81.0
 
12,932
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Daniel S. Weston (Constitution Party)
 
19.0
 
3,028

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Total votes: 15,960
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 20A

Incumbent Joe Palmer advanced from the Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 20A on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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100.0
 
4,358

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

Total votes: 4,358
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2016

See also: Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Idaho House of Representatives 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 Joe Palmer defeated Daniel S. Weston in the Idaho House of Representatives District 20A general election.[2][3]

Idaho House of Representatives, District 20A General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Joe Palmer Incumbent 78.85% 14,447
     Constitution Daniel S. Weston 21.15% 3,875
Total Votes 18,322
Source: Idaho Secretary of State


Incumbent Joe Palmer ran unopposed in the Idaho House of Representatives District 20A Republican primary.[4][5]

Idaho House of Representatives District 20A, Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Joe Palmer Incumbent (unopposed)



2014

See also: Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Idaho House of Representatives 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. Incumbent Joe A. Palmer was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[6][7][8][9]

2012

See also: Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2012

Palmer won re-election in the 2012 election for Idaho House of Representatives District 20A. He defeated Richard Dees and Chris MacCloud in the Republican primary and defeated Caitlin R. Lister (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[10][11][12]

Idaho House of Representatives, District 20A, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJoe A. Palmer Incumbent 66.5% 11,848
     Democratic Caitlin R. Lister 33.5% 5,958
Total Votes 17,806
Idaho House of Representatives District 20A Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJoe A. Palmer Incumbent 65.9% 1,630
Richard Dees 18.4% 456
Chris MacCloud 15.7% 388
Total Votes 2,474

2010

See also: Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2010

Palmer won re-election to District Seat 20A in 2010 with no opposition. He defeated Shaun Wardle in the Republican primary on May 25th by a margin of 2,445 to 2,084. The general election took place on November 2, 2010.[13]

Idaho House of Representatives, District 20A (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Joe Palmer (R) 11,829 100.0%

2008

On November 4, 2008, Republican Joe Palmer won the election to the Idaho House of Representatives District 20A receiving 77.3% of the vote (14,732 votes), ahead of Democrat Rex Kerr who received 22.7% of the vote (4,337 votes).[14]

Idaho House of Representatives, District 20A (2008)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Joe Palmer (R) 14,732 77.3%
Rex Kerr (D) 4,337 22.7%

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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Joe Palmer campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Idaho House of Representatives District 20AWon general$34,500 $43,524
2022Idaho House of Representatives District 20AWon general$60,550 $43,186
2020Idaho House of Representatives District 20AWon general$58,618 N/A**
2018Idaho House of Representatives District 20AWon general$31,650 N/A**
2016Idaho House of Representatives, District 20-Position AWon $23,075 N/A**
2014Idaho House of Representatives, District 20-Position AWon $19,140 N/A**
2012Idaho House, District 20AWon $41,850 N/A**
2010Idaho House, District 20AWon $16,825 N/A**
2008Idaho House, District 20AWon $8,446 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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Personal

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Palmer and his wife, Leslie, have four children.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Mitt Romney for President, "Mitt Romney Announces Support of Idaho Elected Officials," February 8, 2012
    2. ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "General election candidate list," accessed August 16, 2016
    3. ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Nov 08, 2016 General Election Results," accessed November 25, 2016
    4. ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Declaration for March 11, 2016, primary," accessed March 11, 2016
    5. ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed May 17, 2016
    6. ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed March 18, 2014
    7. ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 12, 2014
    8. ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed November 20, 2014
    9. ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed July 7, 2014
    10. ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Primary Candidate List," accessed April 6, 2012
    11. ↑ Idaho Secretary of State Election Division, "May 15, 2012 Primary Election Results," accessed 6 July 2012
    12. ↑ Idaho Secretary of State – Elections Division, "November 6, 2012 General Election Results," accessed December 27, 2012
    13. ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Official 2010 General election results," accessed April 16, 2014
    14. ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Official 2008 General election results," accessed April 16, 2014

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