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Mike Kingsley
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Republican Party

Candidate, Idaho House of Representatives District 7A

Prior offices
Idaho House of Representatives District 6B
Successor: Brandon Mitchell
Predecessor: John Rusche
Idaho House of Representatives District 7A
Successor: Kyle Harris
Predecessor: Priscilla Giddings
Elections and appointments
Next election

November 3, 2026

Education

High school

Lewiston High School, 1978

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Mike Kingsley (Republican Party) is running for election to the Idaho House of Representatives to represent District 7A. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]

Kingsley (Republican Party) was a member of the Idaho House of Representatives, representing District 7A. He assumed office on December 1, 2022. He left office on December 1, 2024.

Biography

Mike Kingsley graduated from Lewiston High School in 1978. Kingsley's career experience includes owning businesses in the Lewis Clark Valley. He founded the Red Cross advisory board in Lewiston, Idaho, and served as the board president of the Lewiston Gun Club, on the Tri-State Hospital board, on the Lewiston Air Quality commission, and the Region 2 Behavioral Health board.[1]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Kingsley was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Kingsley was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Kingsley 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
• Commerce and Human Resources
• Health and Welfare
• Local Government

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2026

See also: Idaho House of Representatives 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 House of Representatives District 7A

Incumbent Kyle Harris and Mike Kingsley are running in the general election for Idaho House of Representatives District 7A on November 3, 2026.

Candidate
Image of Kyle Harris
Kyle Harris (R)
Image of Mike Kingsley
Mike Kingsley (R)

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2024

See also: Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Idaho House of Representatives District 7A

Kyle Harris defeated Vickie Nostrant in the general election for Idaho House of Representatives District 7A on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Kyle Harris
Kyle Harris (R)
 
75.4
 
19,797
Image of Vickie Nostrant
Vickie Nostrant (D) Candidate Connection
 
24.6
 
6,457

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 26,254
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 7A

Vickie Nostrant advanced from the Democratic primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 7A on May 21, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Vickie Nostrant
Vickie Nostrant Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
836

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 836
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 7A

Kyle Harris defeated Jim Chmelik in the Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 7A on May 21, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Kyle Harris
Kyle Harris
 
51.6
 
3,730
Image of Jim Chmelik
Jim Chmelik
 
48.4
 
3,497

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

Total votes: 7,227
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Endorsements

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2022

See also: Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Idaho House of Representatives District 7A

Incumbent Mike Kingsley won election in the general election for Idaho House of Representatives District 7A on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mike Kingsley
Mike Kingsley (R)
 
100.0
 
15,509

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

Total votes: 15,509
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 7A

Incumbent Mike Kingsley defeated Lynn Guyer in the Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 7A on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mike Kingsley
Mike Kingsley
 
72.9
 
6,142
Image of Lynn Guyer
Lynn Guyer Candidate Connection
 
27.1
 
2,284

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

Total votes: 8,426
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2020

See also: Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Idaho House of Representatives District 6B

Incumbent Mike Kingsley won election in the general election for Idaho House of Representatives District 6B on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mike Kingsley
Mike Kingsley (R)
 
100.0
 
18,879

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

Total votes: 18,879
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 6B

Incumbent Mike Kingsley advanced from the Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 6B on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mike Kingsley
Mike Kingsley
 
100.0
 
4,980

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

Total votes: 4,980
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2018

See also: Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Idaho House of Representatives District 6B

Incumbent Mike Kingsley defeated John Rusche in the general election for Idaho House of Representatives District 6B on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mike Kingsley
Mike Kingsley (R)
 
58.7
 
9,305
Image of John Rusche
John Rusche (D)
 
41.3
 
6,541

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

Total votes: 15,846
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 6B

John Rusche advanced from the Democratic primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 6B on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of John Rusche
John Rusche
 
100.0
 
1,621

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 1,621
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 6B

Incumbent Mike Kingsley advanced from the Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 6B on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mike Kingsley
Mike Kingsley
 
100.0
 
3,133

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

Total votes: 3,133
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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.

Mike Kingsley defeated incumbent John Rusche in the Idaho House of Representatives District 6B general election.[2][3]

Idaho House of Representatives, District 6B General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Mike Kingsley 58.24% 11,063
     Democratic John Rusche Incumbent 41.76% 7,933
Total Votes 18,996
Source: Idaho Secretary of State


Incumbent John Rusche ran unopposed in the Idaho House of Representatives District 6B Democratic primary.[4][5]

Idaho House of Representatives District 6B, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png John Rusche Incumbent (unopposed)


Mike Kingsley ran unopposed in the Idaho House of Representatives District 6B Republican primary.[6][7]

Idaho House of Representatives District 6B, Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Mike Kingsley  (unopposed)

2014

See also: Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Idaho House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 14, 2014. Incumbent John Rusche was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while write-in candidate Mike Kingsley was unopposed in the Republican primary. Rusche defeated Kingsley in the general election. Jim Evans (R) filed to run but was removed from the ballot prior to the primary.[8][9][10][11]

Idaho House of Representatives, District 6B, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Rusche 50.2% 6,254
     Republican Mike Kingsley 49.8% 6,206
Total Votes 12,460


Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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2020

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2016

Kingsley's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[12]

2nd Amendment

  • Excerpt: "As your legislator I will support and defend both the U.S Constitution and the Idaho Constitution. I will oppose any measure that erodes the 2nd Amendment."

Education

  • Excerpt: "When I am your legislator, I will make sure bureaucrats don't stand in the way of teachers being able to unlock the potential of our children and themselves. If we invest in education and training, then businesses will invest in Idaho."

Healthcare

  • Excerpt: "Government helped create the current healthcare cost crisis, so throwing a lifeline to those individuals in Idaho who cannot afford insurance is something that all legislators should consider, but it needs to be right for Idaho."

Lower taxes

  • Excerpt: "Repeal Grocery Tax. Government should not tax something as essential to life as food. Repealing the grocery tax will have a positive impact for border and rural towns."

2014

Kingsley's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[13]

Education that Prepares

  • Excerpt: "I will work hard to ensure our teachers are well compensated and that parents have a say in how their children are educated. The future prosperity of Idaho depends on the next generation and we must do everything we can to ensure our kids have the tools they need to be successful."

Job Creation

  • Excerpt: "Job-creators make a strong economy and by streamlining restrictive government regulations, developing a fair and efficient tax code, and investing in a skilled work force we will create a more business friendly environment. Together we can ensure that Idaho becomes an attractive place to start or expand a business and provide living wage jobs."

Common Sense Healthcare

  • Excerpt: "I will work to reform the state exchange and implement new ideas that help offset costs such as promoting alcohol and drug addiction recovery centers which have been proven to reduce healthcare costs and also prison populations in other states."

Campaign finance summary

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Mike Kingsley campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Idaho House of Representatives District 7AWithdrew primary$-13,033 $948
2022Idaho House of Representatives District 7AWon general$28,675 $22,292
2020Idaho House of Representatives District 6BWon general$1,315 N/A**
2018Idaho House of Representatives District 6BWon general$61,633 N/A**
2016Idaho House of Representatives, District 6-Position BWon $23,379 N/A**
Grand total$101,969 $23,240
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.

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2024

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Idaho State Legislature, "Rep. Mike Kingsley," accessed January 17, 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
    8. ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed March 18, 2014
    9. ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 12, 2014
    10. ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed November 20, 2014
    11. ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Primary write-in candidates list," accessed June 12, 2014
    12. ↑ Kingsley for Idaho, "Issues," accessed October 3, 2016
    13. ↑ kingsleyforidaho.com, "Issues," accessed September 15, 2014

    Political offices
    Preceded by
    Priscilla Giddings (R)     		Idaho House of Representatives District 7A
    2022-2024    		 Succeeded by
    Kyle Harris (R)
    Preceded by
    John Rusche (D)     		Idaho House of Representatives District 6B
    2016-2022    		 Succeeded by
    Brandon Mitchell (R)


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