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List of United States Senators from Idaho
This page displays current and historical information pertaining to the U.S. Senate delegation from Idaho.
Current members
The current members of the U.S. Senate from Idaho are:
| Office | Name | Party | Date assumed office | Date term ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Senate Idaho | Mike Crapo | Republican | January 3, 1999 | January 3, 2029 |
| U.S. Senate Idaho | Jim Risch | Republican | January 3, 2009 | January 3, 2027 |
Election history
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- For more information on the different classes of U.S. Senators, please see: Classes of United States Senators
Class II
Senators in Class II were elected to office in the November 2020 general election, unless they took their seat through appointment or special election. Class II terms run from the beginning of the 117th Congress on January 3, 2021, to the end of the 119th Congress on January 3, 2027.
====2020
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Idaho
Incumbent Jim Risch defeated Paulette Jordan, Natalie Fleming, and Ray Writz in the general election for U.S. Senate Idaho on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jim Risch (R) | 62.6 | 538,446 |
 | Paulette Jordan (D) | 33.2 | 285,864 | |
 | Natalie Fleming (Independent)  | 2.9 | 25,329 | |
 | Ray Writz (Constitution Party) | 1.2 | 10,188 | |
| Total votes: 859,827 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Idaho
Paulette Jordan defeated James Vandermaas in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Idaho on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paulette Jordan | 85.7 | 72,778 |
 | James Vandermaas | 14.3 | 12,145 | |
| Total votes: 84,923 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Travis Oler (D)
- Nancy Harris (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Idaho
Incumbent Jim Risch advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Idaho on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Risch | 100.0 | 200,184 |
| Total votes: 200,184 | |||
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2014
On November 4, 2014, Jim Risch (R) won re-election to the U.S. Senate. He defeated Nels Mitchell (D) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Jim Risch Incumbent |
65.3% | 285,596 | |
| Democratic | Nels Mitchell | 34.7% | 151,574 | |
| Total Votes | 437,170 | |||
| Source: Idaho Secretary of State | ||||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Risch won election to the United States Senate. He defeated Larry LaRocco (D), Rex Rammell (I), Pro-Life (I), Kent A. Marmon (L) and Kevin Volkmann (I) in the general election.[1]
| U.S. Senate, Idaho General Election, 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Jim Risch |
57.7% | 371,744 | |
| Democratic | Larry LaRocco | 34.1% | 219,903 | |
| Independent | Rex Rammell | 5.4% | 34,510 | |
| Independent | Pro-Life | 1.3% | 8,662 | |
| Libertarian | Kent A. Marmon | 1.5% | 9,958 | |
| Independent | Kevin Volkmann | 0% | 3 | |
| Total Votes | 644,780 | |||
2002
On November 5, 2002, Larry E. Craig won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Alan Blinken (D) and Donovan Bramwell (L) in the general election.[2]
| U.S. Senate, Idaho General Election, 2002 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Larry E. Craig incumbent |
65.2% | 266,215 | |
| Democratic | Alan Blinken | 32.5% | 132,975 | |
| Libertarian | Donovan Bramwell | 2.3% | 9,354 | |
| Total Votes | 408,544 | |||
1996
On November 5, 1996, Larry E. Craig won re-election to the United States Senate. he defeated Walt Minnick (D), Mary J. Charbonneau (I) and Susan Vegors (Natural Law) in the general election.[3]
| U.S. Senate, Idaho General Election, 1996 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Larry E. Craig incumbent |
57% | 283,532 | |
| Democratic | Walt Minnick | 39.9% | 198,422 | |
| Independent | Mary J. Charbonneau | 2% | 10,137 | |
| Natural Law | Susan Vegors | 1% | 5,142 | |
| Total Votes | 497,233 | |||
Class III
Senators in Class III were elected to office in the November 2022 general election, unless they took their seat through appointment or special election. Class III terms run from the beginning of the 118th Congress on January 3, 2023, to the end of the 120th Congress on January 3, 2029.
2022
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Idaho
Incumbent Mike Crapo defeated David Roth, Scott Cleveland, Ray Writz, and Idaho Law in the general election for U.S. Senate Idaho on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mike Crapo (R) | 60.7 | 358,539 |
 | David Roth (D) | 28.7 | 169,808 | |
 | Scott Cleveland (Independent) | 8.4 | 49,917 | |
| Ray Writz (Constitution Party) | 1.4 | 8,500 | |
 | Idaho Law (L) | 0.7 | 4,126 | |
| Total votes: 590,890 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Idaho
David Roth defeated Ben Pursley in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Idaho on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Roth | 57.8 | 19,160 |
 | Ben Pursley | 42.2 | 13,987 | |
| Total votes: 33,147 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Theodore Nichols (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Idaho
Incumbent Mike Crapo defeated Scott Trotter, Brenda Bourn, Ramont Turnbull, and Natalie Fleming in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Idaho on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Crapo | 67.1 | 177,906 |
 | Scott Trotter | 10.5 | 27,699 | |
 | Brenda Bourn | 8.2 | 21,612 | |
 | Ramont Turnbull | 7.9 | 20,883 | |
| Natalie Fleming | 6.4 | 16,902 | |
| Total votes: 265,002 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mike Little (R)
- Jeremy Gilbert (R)
Constitution primary election
Constitution primary for U.S. Senate Idaho
Ray Writz advanced from the Constitution primary for U.S. Senate Idaho on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ray Writz | 100.0 | 520 |
| Total votes: 520 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Idaho
Idaho Law advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Idaho on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Idaho Law | 100.0 | 673 |
| Total votes: 673 | |||
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2016
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike Crapo Incumbent |
66.1% | 449,017 | |
| Democratic | Jerry Sturgill | 27.7% | 188,249 | |
| Constitution | Ray Writz | 6.1% | 41,677 | |
| Total Votes | 678,943 | |||
| Source: Idaho Secretary of State | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Crapo (R) won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated P. Tom Sullivan (D), Randy Lynn Bergquist (I) and Frederick R. Reinisch, Jr (I) in the general election.[4]
| U.S. Senate, Idaho General Election, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Mike Crapo Incumbent |
71.2% | 319,953 | |
| Democratic | P. Tom Sullivan | 24.9% | 112,057 | |
| Constitution Party | Randy Lynn Bergquist | 3.9% | 17,429 | |
| Independent | Frederick R. Reinisch, Jr | 0% | 91 | |
| Total Votes | 449,530 | |||
2004
On November 2, 2004, Mike Crapo won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Scott F. McClure (I) in the general election.[5]
| U.S. Senate, Idaho General Election, 2004 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Mike Crapo incumbent |
99.2% | 499,796 | |
| Write-in | Scott F. McClure | 0.8% | 4,136 | |
| Total Votes | 503,932 | |||
1998
On November 3, 1998, Mike Crapo won election to the United States Senate. He defeated Bill Mauk (D) and George J. Mansfeld (Natural Law) in the general election.[6]
| U.S. Senate, Idaho General Election, 1998 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Mike Crapo |
69.5% | 262,966 | |
| Democratic | Bill Mauk | 28.4% | 107,375 | |
| Natural Law | George J. Mansfeld | 2.1% | 7,833 | |
| Total Votes | 378,174 | |||
Historical members
| Historical Representation to the U.S. Senate by Party from Idaho | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Total | |||
| Democratic | 10 | |||
| Republican | 19 | |||
| Class 2 Senators from Idaho | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator | Party | Years Served | ||||||
| George L. Shoup | Republican | 1890-1901 | ||||||
| Fred T. Dubois | Democratic | 1901-1907 | ||||||
| William E. Borah | Republican | 1907-1940 | ||||||
| John Thomas | Republican | 1940-1945 | ||||||
| Charles C. Gossett | Democratic | 1945-1946 | ||||||
| Henry C. Dworshak | Republican | 1946-1949 | ||||||
| Bert H. Miller | Democratic | 1949-1949 | ||||||
| Henry C. Dworshak | Republican | 1949-1962 | ||||||
| Leonard B. Len Jordan | Republican | 1962-1973 | ||||||
| James A. McClure | Republican | 1973-1991 | ||||||
| Larry E. Craig | Republican | 1991-2009 | ||||||
| Jim Risch | Republican | 2009-Present | ||||||
| Class 3 Senators from Idaho | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator | Party | Years Served | ||||||
| William J. McConnell | Republican | 1890-1891 | ||||||
| Fred T. Dubois | Republican | 1891-1897 | ||||||
| Henry Heitfeld | Democratic | 1897-1903 | ||||||
| Weldon B. Heyburn | Republican | 1903-1912 | ||||||
| Kirtland I. Perky | Democratic | 1912-1913 | ||||||
| James H. Brady | Republican | 1913-1918 | ||||||
| John F. Nugent | Democratic | 1918-1921 | ||||||
| Frank R. Gooding | Republican | 1921-1928 | ||||||
| John Thomas | Republican | 1928-1933 | ||||||
| James P. Pope | Democratic | 1933-1939 | ||||||
| D. Worth Clark | Democratic | 1939-1945 | ||||||
| Glen H. Taylor | Democratic | 1945-1951 | ||||||
| Herman Welker | Republican | 1951-1957 | ||||||
| Frank F. Church | Democratic | 1957-1981 | ||||||
| Steven D. Symms | Republican | 1981-1993 | ||||||
| Dirk Kempthorne | Republican | 1993-1999 | ||||||
| Mike Crapo | Republican | 1999-Present | ||||||
See also
- United States Senate
- United States congressional delegations from Idaho
- Classes of United States Senators
Footnotes
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1996," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1998," accessed March 28, 2013
