Karen Keith (Idaho)

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Karen Keith

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Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Karen Keith (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Idaho State Senate to represent District 30. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Idaho State Senate District 30

Incumbent Julie VanOrden defeated Karen Keith in the general election for Idaho State Senate District 30 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Julie VanOrden (R)	84.0	17,996
	Submit photo	Karen Keith (D)	16.0	3,432

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,428
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Idaho State Senate District 30

Karen Keith advanced from the Democratic primary for Idaho State Senate District 30 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Karen Keith	100.0	286

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 286
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 30

Incumbent Julie VanOrden defeated Jerry Bingham in the Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 30 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Julie VanOrden	63.1	4,765
		Jerry Bingham	36.9	2,782

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,547
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Keith in this election.

Campaign themes

2024

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Campaign finance summary

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Karen Keith campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Idaho State Senate District 30	Lost general	$0	$0
Grand total			$0	$0
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

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Footnotes

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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)

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Democratic Party (6)