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Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

3

Predecessor: Van Burtenshaw (R)

Idaho State Senate District 32

Years in office: 2015 - 2022

Successor: Kevin Cook (R)

Mark Harris (Republican Party) is a member of the Idaho State Senate, representing District 35. He assumed office on December 1, 2022. His current term ends on December 1, 2026.

Harris (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Idaho State Senate to represent District 35. He is on the ballot in the Republican primary on May 19, 2026.^[source]

Biography

Mark Harris earned a B.A. in political science from Utah State University. Harris' career experience includes working as a rancher. He has served on the boards of Bear Lake Memorial Hospital, the Idaho Farm Bureau, and the Idaho Cattle Association.^[1]

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Harris was assigned to the following committees:

2023-2024

Harris was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Harris was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Harris was assigned to the following committees:

Joint Legislative Oversight Committee, Co-chair
Senate Agricultural Affairs Committee
Senate Health and Welfare Committee
Senate State Affairs Committee, Vice Chair

2017 legislative session

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

Idaho committee assignments, 2017
• Health and Welfare
• Transportation
• Joint Legislative Oversight

Sponsored legislation

Elections

2026

See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on May 19, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Idaho State Senate District 35

Marty Kilhefner is running in the Democratic primary for Idaho State Senate District 35 on May 19, 2026.

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 35

Incumbent Mark Harris is running in the Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 35 on May 19, 2026.

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Doug Toomer (R)

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2024

See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Idaho State Senate District 35

Incumbent Mark Harris defeated Chris Riley in the general election for Idaho State Senate District 35 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Harris (R)	77.5	20,907
	Submit photo	Chris Riley (D)	22.5	6,062

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 26,969
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Idaho State Senate District 35

Chris Riley advanced from the Democratic primary for Idaho State Senate District 35 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Chris Riley	100.0	489

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 489
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 35

Incumbent Mark Harris defeated Doug Toomer in the Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 35 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Harris	62.3	5,033
	Submit photo	Doug Toomer	37.7	3,052

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,085
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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 35

Incumbent Mark Harris won election in the general election for Idaho State Senate District 35 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Harris (R)	100.0	13,397

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 35

Incumbent Mark Harris defeated Doug Toomer in the Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 35 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Harris	63.7	5,414
	Submit photo	Doug Toomer	36.3	3,090

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,504
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2020

See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Idaho State Senate District 32

Incumbent Mark Harris won election in the general election for Idaho State Senate District 32 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Harris (R)	100.0	20,462

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 20,462
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 32

Incumbent Mark Harris advanced from the Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 32 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Harris	100.0	8,773

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,773
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2018

See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Idaho State Senate District 32

Incumbent Mark Harris won election in the general election for Idaho State Senate District 32 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Harris (R)	100.0	13,347

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 32

Incumbent Mark Harris defeated Noall Wolff in the Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 32 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Harris	76.3	4,725
	Submit photo	Noall Wolff	23.7	1,467

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 6,192
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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 Mark Harris defeated Bob Fitzgerald in the Idaho State Senate District 32 general election.^[2]^[3]

Idaho State Senate, District 32 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mark Harris Incumbent	79.62%	16,168
	Democratic	Bob Fitzgerald	20.38%	4,139
Total Votes				20,307
Source: Idaho Secretary of State

Bob Fitzgerald ran unopposed in the Idaho State Senate District 32 Democratic primary.^[4]^[5]

Idaho State Senate District 32, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Bob Fitzgerald (unopposed)

Incumbent Mark Harris ran unopposed in the Idaho State Senate District 32 Republican primary.^[6]^[7]

Idaho State Senate District 32, Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Mark Harris Incumbent (unopposed)

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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Mark Harris campaign contribution history
Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024	Idaho State Senate District 35	Won general	$99,466	$70,584
2022	Idaho State Senate District 35	Won general	$60,672	$54,822
2020	Idaho State Senate District 32	Won general	$22,615	N/A**
2018	Idaho State Senate District 32	Won general	$29,500	N/A**
2016	Idaho State Senate, District 32	Won	$22,450	N/A**
Grand total			$234,703	$125,406
Sources: OpenSecrets, Federal Election Commission *This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

See also: State legislative scorecards, State legislative scorecards in Idaho

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Below you can find the scorecards found for the Idaho State Legislature in 2025.

ACLU of Idaho — Legislators are scored on their stance on civil liberties issues.
Idaho Association of Commerce & Industry — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business and 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.
The Freedom Index — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Idaho State Legislature in 2024.

ACLU of 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 Association of Commerce & Industry — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business and 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 Institute for Legislative Analysis — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Idaho State Legislature in 2023.

ACLU of Idaho — Legislators are scored on their stance on civil liberties 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.
The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
The Institute for Legislative Analysis — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Idaho State Legislature in 2022.

ACLU of 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.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Idaho State Legislature in 2021.

ACLU of 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.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Idaho State Legislature in 2020.

ACLU of 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.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Idaho State Legislature in 2019.

ACLU of 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.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Idaho State Legislature in 2018.

ACLU of Idaho — Legislators are scored on their stance on civil liberties 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.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Idaho State Legislature in 2017.

ACLU of Idaho — Legislators are scored on their stance on civil liberties 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.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Idaho State Legislature in 2016.

Idaho Freedom Foundation — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
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.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Idaho State Legislature in 2015.

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.

See also

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Candidate

Idaho State Senate District 35

Officeholder

Idaho State Senate District 35

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by Van Burtenshaw (R)	Idaho State Senate District 35 2022-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	Idaho State Senate District 32 2015-2022	Succeeded by Kevin Cook (R)

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)

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