Sean Higgins

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Sean Higgins

Republican Party

Candidate, U.S. House Idaho District 2

Elections and appointments

Last election

May 21, 2024

Next election

May 19, 2026

Education

Bachelor's

Oral Roberts University

Personal

Birthplace

Pocatello, ID

Religion

Christian

Sean Higgins (Republican Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Idaho's 2nd Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled on May 19, 2026.^[source]

Biography

Sean Higgins was born in Pocatello, Idaho. Higgins earned a bachelor's degree in finance from Oral Roberts University. His career experience includes working as a teacher and working in IT.

Elections

2026

See also: Idaho's 2nd Congressional District election, 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.

General election for U.S. House Idaho District 2

Tripp Hutchinson (Independent) is running in the general election for U.S. House Idaho District 2 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Tripp Hutchinson (Independent)

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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2

Julie Wiley (D) is running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2 on May 19, 2026.

		Candidate
		Julie Wiley

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Keven Lewis (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2

Incumbent Michael K. Simpson (R), Eric Clarke (R), Sean Higgins (R), and Perry Shumway (R) are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2 on May 19, 2026.

		Candidate
		Michael K. Simpson
	Submit photo	Eric Clarke
		Sean Higgins
		Perry Shumway

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2024

See also: Idaho's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024

Idaho's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (May 21 Democratic primary)

Idaho's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (May 21 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Idaho District 2

Incumbent Michael K. Simpson defeated David Roth, Todd Corsetti, and Idaho Law in the general election for U.S. House Idaho District 2 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael K. Simpson (R)	61.4	250,119
		David Roth (D)	31.0	126,229
		Todd Corsetti (L)	5.2	21,310
		Idaho Law (Constitution Party)	2.4	9,804

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 407,462
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2

David Roth advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Roth	100.0	17,234

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Richard Grayson (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2

Incumbent Michael K. Simpson defeated Scott Cleveland and Sean Higgins in the Republican primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael K. Simpson	54.7	53,476
		Scott Cleveland	35.8	35,036
		Sean Higgins	9.5	9,333

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 97,845
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Constitution primary election

Constitution primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2

Idaho Law defeated Pro-Life in the Constitution primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Idaho Law	51.0	102
		Pro-Life	49.0	98

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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2

Todd Corsetti advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Todd Corsetti	100.0	315

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Endorsements

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Campaign themes

2026

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2024

Sean Higgins completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Higgins' responses.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Sean is a native tater. He was born in Pocatello, where his parents were part of a local family bakery business. They then moved to Boise, where he played soccer and ran track from elementary to high school. He continued playing soccer in college at Concordia University in Portland before transferring to Oral Roberts University and graduating with a Finance degree. He then accidentally became a teacher. He said he would never do that since his parents were teachers. He then made a pit stop in the Houston area. Despite missing Idaho, he was fortunate to visit most US states and confirm Idaho is the best one, in case you didn't already know! Sean moved back home to Idaho and stumbled into the IT world. Sean is passionate about Idaho and the mountains. He is camping, backpacking, snowshoeing, and more as often as he can. Sean also enjoys DIY projects, shooting, and road trips.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Term Limits
• US Border
• US Budget

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

The US Constitution

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Term Limits

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

To represent and listen to the people who elected them.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

My first real job was as a hawker (the person yelling peanuts and popcorn walking up and down the aisles) at BSU football and basketball games.

What are your thoughts on term limits?

Term Limits are very much needed. The majority of Americans from both sides support Term Limits.

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Campaign website

Higgins’s campaign website stated the following:

“	Term Limits No more career politicians. Our founding fathers got it right for the president. Let's do it for all politicians. Secure Border Our border is not secure. It has ever been. Time to change that. US Budget Every year the US get more out of control. Time to stop that and get it balanced. 1st Amendment Our freedom of speech is being eroded in front of us while we do nothing. No more! 2nd Amendment Our 2nd Amendment is what makes us different from any other country. This is what keeps us safe from tyranny. Pro Life Life is beautiful and miraculous. I stand up for the un-born and their right to life.	”
—Sean Higgins's campaign website (2024)

Campaign finance summary

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Sean Higgins campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2026*	U.S. House Idaho District 2	Candidacy Declared primary	$0	N/A**
2024	U.S. House Idaho District 2	Lost primary	$5,364	$1,021
Grand total			$5,364	$1,021
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election 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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Footnotes

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Idaho's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Mike Crapo (R)

Jim Risch (R)

Representatives

District 1

Russ Fulcher (R)

District 2

Michael Simpson (R)

Republican Party (4)