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Republican Party primaries, 2024

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Primary Date
May 21, 2024

Federal elections
Republican primaries for U.S. House

State party
Republican Party of Idaho
State political party revenue

This page focuses on the Republican primaries that took place in Idaho on May 21, 2024.

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. In Idaho, parties decide who may vote in their primaries. As of July 2025, the Democratic Party allows unaffiliated voters to vote in its primary, while the Republican Party only allows voters registered with its party to vote in its primary. Unaffiliated voters can choose to affiliate with a party on Election Day.[1][2][3]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Federal elections

U.S. House

See also: United States House elections in Idaho, 2024 (May 21 Republican primaries)
The U.S. House of Representatives elections in Idaho were on November 5, 2024. Voters elected two candidates to serve in the U.S. House from each of the state's two U.S. House districts. The primary was May 21, 2024. The filing deadline was March 15, 2024. To see a full list of candidates in the primary in each district, click "Show more" below.
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District 1

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

District 2

Republican Party Republican primary candidates


Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

State elections

State Senate

See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2024
Elections for the Idaho State Senate took place in 2024. The general election was on November 5, 2024. The primary was May 21, 2024. The filing deadline was March 15, 2024. To see a full list of state Senate candidates in the Republican primaries, click "Show more" below.
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Idaho State Senate elections, 2024

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 1

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Scott Herndon (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngJim Woodward

District 2

Green check mark transparent.pngTom Hearn

Green check mark transparent.pngPhil Hart (i)

District 3

Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Seguin

Green check mark transparent.pngDoug Okuniewicz (i)

District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngCarissa Hober

Green check mark transparent.pngBen Toews (i)

District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngAdam Chapman

Green check mark transparent.pngCarl Bjerke (i)
Cheri Zao  Candidate Connection

District 6

Green check mark transparent.pngJulia Parker  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngDan Foreman (i)
Robert Blair

District 7

Green check mark transparent.pngBill Farmer

Green check mark transparent.pngCindy Carlson (i)

District 8

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Hoag

Geoff Schroeder (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngChristy Zito

District 9

Green check mark transparent.pngRachel Buck  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngBrandon Shippy (i)  Candidate Connection
Scott Syme  Candidate Connection

District 10

Green check mark transparent.pngLetishia Silva  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngTammy Nichols (i)
Lori Bishop

District 11

Green check mark transparent.pngToni Ferro

Chris Trakel (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngCamille Blaylock

District 12

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngBen Adams (i)
Victor Rodriguez

District 13

Green check mark transparent.pngSarah Butler  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Lenney (i)
Jeff C. Agenbroad

District 14

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngC. Scott Grow (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Mac Raslan 

Constitution Party

Green check mark transparent.pngKirsten Faith Richardson
District 15

Green check mark transparent.pngRick Just (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngCodi Galloway

District 16

Green check mark transparent.pngAlison Rabe (i)
Justin Mitson

Green check mark transparent.pngLeeJoe Lay

District 17

Green check mark transparent.pngCarrie Semmelroth (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngBenjamin Chafetz

District 18

Green check mark transparent.pngJanie Ward-Engelking (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngDan Bridges

District 19

Green check mark transparent.pngMelissa Wintrow (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 20

Green check mark transparent.pngAndy Arriaga  Candidate Connection

Chuck Winder (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngJosh Keyser

District 21

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngTreg Bernt (i)
Brenda Bourn

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngMike Long
District 22

Green check mark transparent.pngDawn Pierce

Green check mark transparent.pngLori Den Hartog (i)

District 23

Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Morgan

Green check mark transparent.pngTodd Lakey (i)

Constitution Party

Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Smith  Candidate Connection
District 24

Green check mark transparent.pngEdward Easterling

Green check mark transparent.pngGlenneda Zuiderveld (i)
Alex Caval

District 25

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Linda Wright Hartgen (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngJosh Kohl  Candidate Connection

District 26

Green check mark transparent.pngRon Taylor (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngLaurie Lickley

District 27

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngKelly Anthon (i)

District 28

Green check mark transparent.pngRuss Matter

Green check mark transparent.pngJim Guthrie (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Tommy Brown 

District 29

Green check mark transparent.pngJames Ruchti (i)  Candidate Connection

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 30

Green check mark transparent.pngKaren Keith

Green check mark transparent.pngJulie VanOrden (i)
Jerry Bingham

District 31

Green check mark transparent.pngDean Martonen

Green check mark transparent.pngVan Burtenshaw (i)

District 32

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngKevin Cook (i)
Keith Newberry

District 33

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Lent (i)
Bryan Scholz  Candidate Connection

District 34

Green check mark transparent.pngMarsha Craner

Green check mark transparent.pngDoug Ricks (i)

District 35

Green check mark transparent.pngChris Riley

Green check mark transparent.pngMark Harris (i)
Doug Toomer


House of Representatives

See also: Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2024
Elections for the Idaho House of Representatives took place in 2024. The general election was on November 5, 2024. The primary was May 21, 2024. The filing deadline was March 15, 2024. To see a full list of state House candidates in the Republican primaries, click "Show more" below.
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Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2024

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 1A

Green check mark transparent.pngKaren Matthee  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngMark Sauter (i)
Spencer Hutchings
Jane Sauter

District 1B

Green check mark transparent.pngKathryn Larson  Candidate Connection
Bob Vickaryous

Green check mark transparent.pngCornel Rasor (i)  Candidate Connection
Chuck Lowman

District 2A

Green check mark transparent.pngLoree Peery  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngHeather Scott (i)  Candidate Connection

District 2B

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngDale Hawkins (i)

Libertarian Party

Green check mark transparent.pngJennifer Luoma
District 3A

Green check mark transparent.pngDale Broadsword  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngVito Barbieri (i)

District 3B

Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Bruno

Green check mark transparent.pngJordan Redman (i)

District 4A

Green check mark transparent.pngAngela Chandler

Green check mark transparent.pngJoe Alfieri (i)

District 4B

Green check mark transparent.pngPaula Marano

Green check mark transparent.pngElaine Price (i)
Dave Raglin

District 5A

Green check mark transparent.pngKristy Reed Johnson

Green check mark transparent.pngRon Mendive (i)

District 5B

Green check mark transparent.pngTeresa Borrenpohl

Green check mark transparent.pngTony Wisniewski (i)

District 6A

Green check mark transparent.pngTrish Carter-Goodheart

Green check mark transparent.pngLori McCann (i)
Colton Bennett  Candidate Connection
Dave Dalby  Candidate Connection

District 6B

Green check mark transparent.pngKathy Dawes  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngBrandon Mitchell (i)

District 7A

Green check mark transparent.pngVickie Nostrant  Candidate Connection

Jim Chmelik
Green check mark transparent.pngKyle Harris

Did not make the ballot:
Mike Kingsley (i)

District 7B

Green check mark transparent.pngDustin Hardisty

Green check mark transparent.pngCharlie Shepherd (i)
Larry Dunn

Did not make the ballot:
Butch Suor 

District 8A

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Matthew Bundy (i)  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngRob Beiswenger

District 8B

Green check mark transparent.pngJared Dawson  Candidate Connection

Megan C. Blanksma (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngFaye Thompson

Constitution Party

Green check mark transparent.pngTony Ullrich
District 9A

Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Albritton

Jacyn Gallagher (i)  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Shirts  Candidate Connection

District 9B

Green check mark transparent.pngJody Keeler  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJudy Boyle (i)

District 10A

Green check mark transparent.pngNancy Parker  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngMike Moyle (i)
Rachel Hazelip  Candidate Connection

District 10B

Green check mark transparent.pngShana Tremaine

Green check mark transparent.pngBruce Skaug (i)

District 11A

Green check mark transparent.pngAnthony Porto  Candidate Connection

Julie Yamamoto (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngKent Marmon

Did not make the ballot:
Nicole Hyland 

District 11B

Green check mark transparent.pngMarisela Pesina

Green check mark transparent.pngLucas Cayler
Sarah Chaney  Candidate Connection

District 12A

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJeff Cornilles (i)
Jarome Bell  Candidate Connection

District 12B

Green check mark transparent.pngDon Benson  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJaron Crane (i)
John Noller

District 13A

Green check mark transparent.pngCliff Hohman  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngBrent Crane (i)

District 13B

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Kenny Wroten (i)
Amy Henry  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Tanner

District 14A

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Did not make the ballot:
Crystal Ivie 

Green check mark transparent.pngTed Hill (i)

District 14B

Green check mark transparent.pngJo Daly

Green check mark transparent.pngJosh Tanner (i)

District 15A

Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Berch (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngAnnette Tipton

Did not make the ballot:
Steve Keyser 

District 15B

Green check mark transparent.pngShari Baber  Candidate Connection
Ivan Hurlburt  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngDori Healey (i)

District 16A

Green check mark transparent.pngSoñia Galaviz (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngChandler Hadraba

District 16B

Green check mark transparent.pngTodd Achilles (i)
Jon Chu  Candidate Connection
Nikson Mathews
Wayne Richey

Green check mark transparent.pngJackie Davidson

District 17A

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn L. Gannon (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 17B

Green check mark transparent.pngMegan Egbert (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJazz Alexis

District 18A

Green check mark transparent.pngIlana Rubel (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 18B

Green check mark transparent.pngBrooke Green (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 19A

Green check mark transparent.pngMonica Church  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJim Feederle

District 19B

Green check mark transparent.pngChris Mathias (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 20A

Green check mark transparent.pngIsaiah Navarro

Green check mark transparent.pngJoe Palmer (i)

District 20B

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJames Holtzclaw (i)

District 21A

Green check mark transparent.pngCasey Hess

Green check mark transparent.pngJames Petzke (i)
Monica McKinley  Candidate Connection
Adam Nelson  Candidate Connection

District 21B

Green check mark transparent.pngBecky McKinstry  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJeff Ehlers (i)  Candidate Connection

Constitution Party

Green check mark transparent.pngDaniel S. Weston
District 22A

Green check mark transparent.pngLoren Petty  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Vander Woude (i)

District 22B

Green check mark transparent.pngGlida Bothwell

Green check mark transparent.pngJason Monks (i)
Marisa Stevens Keith

District 23A

Green check mark transparent.pngDon Harrington

Melissa Durrant (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngChris Bruce

District 23B

Green check mark transparent.pngJulissa Castellanos

Tina Lambert (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngShawn Dygert

District 24A

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Chenele Dixon (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngClint Hostetler  Candidate Connection

District 24B

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Miller (i)
Jeff Faulkner

District 25A

Green check mark transparent.pngW. Lane Startin  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngLance Clow (i)

District 25B

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Gregory Lanting (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Leavitt

District 26A

Green check mark transparent.pngNed Burns (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngMike Pohanka
Kally Schiffler

District 26B

Green check mark transparent.pngChris Hansen  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJack Nelsen (i)
Lyle Johnstone

District 27A

Green check mark transparent.pngDamian Rodriguez

Green check mark transparent.pngDouglas T. Pickett (i)

District 27B

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngClay Handy (i)
Pat Field

District 28A

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Cheatum (i)
James Lamborn  Candidate Connection
Mike Saville

District 28B

Green check mark transparent.pngJayson Meline

Green check mark transparent.pngDan Garner (i)
Kirk Jackson

District 29A

Green check mark transparent.pngMary Shea  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngDustin W. Manwaring (i)

District 29B

Green check mark transparent.pngNate Roberts (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngTanya Burgoyne

District 30A

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Cannon (i)  Candidate Connection
Josh Sorensen

District 30B

Green check mark transparent.pngBreane Buckingham  Candidate Connection

Julianne Young (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngBen Fuhriman  Candidate Connection

District 31A

Green check mark transparent.pngConnie Delaney

Green check mark transparent.pngJerald Raymond (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Clinton Welker 

District 31B

Green check mark transparent.pngWayne Talmadge

Green check mark transparent.pngRod Furniss (i)
Karey Hanks  Candidate Connection

District 32A

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngStephanie Mickelsen (i)  Candidate Connection
Sean Crystal  Candidate Connection
Kelly Golden

District 32B

Green check mark transparent.pngPatricia Stanger

Green check mark transparent.pngWendy Horman (i)
Sean Coletti
Bryan Smith

District 33A

Green check mark transparent.pngMiranda Marquit  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngBarbara Ehardt (i)

District 33B

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngMarco Erickson (i)
Jilene Burger

District 34A

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJon Weber (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Jason Drollinger 

District 34B

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngBritt Raybould (i)
Larry Golden

District 35A

Green check mark transparent.pngJoseph Messerly

Green check mark transparent.pngKevin Andrus (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Chad Christensen 

District 35B

Green check mark transparent.pngMaggie Shaw  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJosh Wheeler (i)
Brett Skidmore  Candidate Connection


Voting information

See also: Voting in Idaho

Election information in Idaho: May 21, 2024, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

  • In-person: May 21, 2024
  • By mail: Postmarked by April 26, 2024
  • Online: April 26, 2024

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

  • In-person: May 17, 2024
  • By mail: Received by May 10, 2024
  • Online: May 10, 2024

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

  • In-person: May 21, 2024
  • By mail: Received by May 21, 2024

Was early voting available to all voters?

N/A

What were the early voting start and end dates?

May 6, 2024 to May 17, 2024

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. (MST/PST)


Context of the 2024 elections

Idaho Party Control: 1992-2025
No Democratic trifectas  •  Thirty one years of Republican trifectas
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Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Governor D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
Senate R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
House R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

State party overview

Republican Party of Idaho

See also: Republican Party of Idaho


State political party revenue

See also: State political party revenue and State political party revenue per capita

State political parties typically deposit revenue in separate state and federal accounts in order to comply with state and federal campaign finance laws.

The Democratic Party and the Republican Party maintain state affiliates in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and select U.S. territories. The following map displays total state political party revenue per capita for the Republican state party affiliates.


Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

No counties in Idaho are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Idaho with 59.3 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 27.5 percent. Independent candidate Evan McMullin received 6.7 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Idaho voted Republican 70 percent of the time and Democratic 30 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Idaho voted Republican all five times.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Idaho. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[4][5]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 4 out of 35 state House districts in Idaho with an average margin of victory of 13.5 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 4 out of 35 state House districts in Idaho with an average margin of victory of 17 points.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 31 out of 35 state House districts in Idaho with an average margin of victory of 38.6 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 31 out of 35 state House districts in Idaho with an average margin of victory of 39 points. Trump won three seats controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.


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