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Idaho House of Representatives District 8B

Years in office: 2022 - 2024

Predecessor: Dorothy Moon (R)

Successor: Faye Thompson (R)

Idaho House of Representatives District 23B

Years in office: 2016 - 2022

Successor: Tina Lambert (R)

Megan C. Blanksma (Republican Party) is running for election to the Idaho State Senate to represent District 8. She is on the ballot in the Republican primary on May 19, 2026.^[source]

Blanksma (Republican Party) was a member of the Idaho House of Representatives, representing District 8B. She assumed office on December 1, 2022. She left office on December 1, 2024.

Biography

Megan C. Blanksma graduated from Nampa High School. Blanksma earned a B.S. in economics from the University of Idaho. Her career experience includes owning an agribusiness and working as a farmer. Blanksma has served with the Idaho Republican Party as a precinct committee person, a state committeewoman, and the chairwoman of the Elmore County Central Committee.^[1]^[2]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Blanksma was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Blanksma was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Blanksma 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
• Local Government
• Resources and Conservation

Sponsored legislation

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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.

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Democratic primary

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Democratic primary for Idaho State Senate District 8

John Garrett (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Idaho State Senate District 8 on May 19, 2026.

		Candidate
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Republican primary

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Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 8

Incumbent Christy Zito (R), Megan C. Blanksma (R), and Terry F. Gestrin (R) are running in the Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 8 on May 19, 2026.

		Candidate
		Christy Zito
		Megan C. Blanksma
		Terry F. Gestrin

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Geoff Schroeder (R)

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2024

See also: Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Idaho House of Representatives District 8B

Faye Thompson defeated Jared Dawson and Tony Ullrich in the general election for Idaho House of Representatives District 8B on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Faye Thompson (R)	67.9	16,546
	Submit photo	Jared Dawson (D)	27.5	6,702
	Submit photo	Tony Ullrich (Constitution Party)	4.6	1,111

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 24,359
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 8B

Jared Dawson advanced from the Democratic primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 8B on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Jared Dawson	100.0	784

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 784
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 8B

Faye Thompson defeated incumbent Megan C. Blanksma in the Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 8B on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Faye Thompson	51.3	4,361
		Megan C. Blanksma	48.7	4,140

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,501
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Constitution primary election

Constitution primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 8B

Tony Ullrich advanced from the Constitution primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 8B on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Tony Ullrich	100.0	30

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 30
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2022

See also: Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Idaho House of Representatives District 8B

Incumbent Megan C. Blanksma defeated Tony Ullrich in the general election for Idaho House of Representatives District 8B on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Megan C. Blanksma (R)	83.5	12,604
	Submit photo	Tony Ullrich (Constitution Party)	16.5	2,482

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 15,086
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 8B

Incumbent Megan C. Blanksma advanced from the Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 8B on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Megan C. Blanksma	100.0	6,995

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,995
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Paul Schepper (R)

Constitution primary election

Constitution primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 8B

Tony Ullrich advanced from the Constitution primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 8B on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Tony Ullrich	100.0	22

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 22
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2020

See also: Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Idaho House of Representatives District 23B

Incumbent Megan C. Blanksma defeated Michael Oliver and Tony Ullrich in the general election for Idaho House of Representatives District 23B on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Megan C. Blanksma (R)	74.5	12,941
	Submit photo	Michael Oliver (D)	18.6	3,234
	Submit photo	Tony Ullrich (Constitution Party)	6.8	1,186

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 17,361
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 23B

Michael Oliver advanced from the Democratic primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 23B on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Michael Oliver	100.0	978

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 978
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 23B

Incumbent Megan C. Blanksma advanced from the Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 23B on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Megan C. Blanksma	100.0	6,112

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,112
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2018

See also: Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Idaho House of Representatives District 23B

Incumbent Megan C. Blanksma won election in the general election for Idaho House of Representatives District 23B on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Megan C. Blanksma (R)	97.9	10,441
		Other/Write-in votes	2.1	220

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,661
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 23B

Incumbent Megan C. Blanksma advanced from the Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 23B on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Megan C. Blanksma	100.0	4,328

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 4,328
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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.

Megan C. Blanksma defeated Bill Chisholm and Christopher Jenkins in the Idaho House of Representatives District 23B general election.^[3]^[4]

Idaho House of Representatives, District 23B General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Megan C. Blanksma	77.03%	10,810
	Independent	Bill Chisholm	16.64%	2,335
	Libertarian	Christopher Jenkins	6.33%	889
Total Votes				14,034
Source: Idaho Secretary of State

Megan C. Blanksma defeated incumbent Pete Nielsen and Justin M. Freeman in the Idaho House of Representatives District 23B Republican primary.^[5]^[6]

Idaho House of Representatives District 23B, Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Megan C. Blanksma	71.04%	3,387
	Republican	Pete Nielsen Incumbent	22.06%	1,052
	Republican	Justin M. Freeman	6.90%	329
Total Votes				4,768
Source: Idaho Secretary of State

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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Megan C. Blanksma campaign contribution history
Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024	Idaho House of Representatives District 8B	Lost primary	$53,000	$72,128
2022	Idaho House of Representatives District 8B	Won general	$67,342	$45,577
2020	Idaho House of Representatives District 23B	Won general	$55,725	N/A**
2018	Idaho House of Representatives District 23B	Won general	$24,310	N/A**
2016	Idaho House of Representatives, District 23-Position B	Won	$47,395	N/A**
Grand total			$247,772	$117,705
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 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.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by Dorothy Moon (R)	Idaho House of Representatives District 8B 2022-2024	Succeeded by Faye Thompson (R)
Preceded by -	Idaho House of Representatives District 23B 2016-2022	Succeeded by Tina Lambert (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)

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Democratic Party (6)

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