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Mark Harris (Idaho)

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Mark Harris
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Republican Party

Candidate, Idaho State Senate District 35

Idaho State Senate District 35
Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

2

Predecessor
Prior offices
Idaho State Senate District 32
Successor: Kevin Cook

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

Education

Bachelor's

Utah State University

Personal
Profession
Rancher
Contact

Official website

Campaign Facebook

Personal Facebook

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 declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[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

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

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:

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


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 35

Incumbent Mark Harris is running in the general election for Idaho State Senate District 35 on November 3, 2026.

Candidate
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Mark Harris (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
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Mark Harris (R)
 
77.5
 
20,907
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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
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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
✔
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Mark Harris
 
62.3
 
5,033
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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
✔
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Mark Harris (R)
 
100.0
 
13,397

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

Total votes: 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
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Image of Mark Harris
Mark Harris
 
63.7
 
5,414
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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
✔
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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
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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
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Mark Harris (R)
 
100.0
 
13,347

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

Total votes: 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
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Mark Harris
 
76.3
 
4,725
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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 Green check mark transparent.png 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 Green check mark transparent.png 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 Green check mark transparent.png 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
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Idaho State Senate District 35Won general$99,466 $70,584
2022Idaho State Senate District 35Won general$60,672 $54,822
2020Idaho State Senate District 32Won general$22,615 N/A**
2018Idaho State Senate District 32Won general$29,500 N/A**
2016Idaho State Senate, District 32Won $22,450 N/A**
Grand total$234,703 $125,406
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

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

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2024

In 2024, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 8 to April 10.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Idaho State Legislature, "Sen. Mark Harris," accessed January 18, 2023
    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, "Declaration for March 11, 2016, primary," accessed March 11, 2016
    7. ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed May 17, 2016

    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)


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