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2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho

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2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho
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November 3, 2026
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Both Idaho seats to the United States House of Representatives
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 2 0

The 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the two U.S. representatives from the state of Idaho, one from both of the state's congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections. The primary elections took place on May 19, 2026.[1]

District 1

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2026 Idaho's 1st congressional district election
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Nominee Russ Fulcher Kaylee Peterson Sarah Zabel
Party Republican Democratic Independent
Incumbent U.S. Representative

Russ Fulcher
Republican


The 1st district takes in the Idaho Panhandle and the western Boise area. The incumbent is Republican Russ Fulcher, who was re-elected with 71.0% of the vote in 2024.[2]

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Eliminated in primary
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  • Andy Briner, kitchen designer[4]
  • Joseph Morrison, information security professional[5]

Endorsements

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Russ Fulcher
Executive branch officials
Organizations

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of April 29, 2026
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Russ Fulcher (R) $577,744 $498,678 $259,075
Source: Federal Election Commission[8]

Results

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Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Russ Fulcher (incumbent) 100,104 78.2
Republican Andy Briner 14,438 11.3
Republican Joseph Morrison 13,407 10.5
Total votes 127,949 100.0

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Kaylee Peterson, artisan jeweler and nominee for this district in 2022 and 2024[9]
Eliminated in primary
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  • Ken Brungardt, retired painting contractor[10]

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of April 29, 2026
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Ken Brungardt (D) $45,015 $42,296 $2,719
Kaylee Peterson (D) $145,482 $134,248 $16,625
Source: Federal Election Commission[8]

Results

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Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kaylee Peterson 18,907 87.1
Democratic Ken Brungardt 2,803 12.9
Total votes 21,710 100.0

Constitution primary

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Candidates

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Filed paperwork
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  • Brendan Gomez, nominee for this district in 2024[11]

Independents

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Candidates

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Declared
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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of April 29, 2026
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Sarah Zabel (I) $41,408 $29,629 $11,779
Source: Federal Election Commission[8]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
Decision Desk HQ[13] Safe R July 14, 2026
The Cook Political Report[14] Solid R February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[15] Solid R March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball[16] Safe R April 10, 2025
Race to the WH[17] Safe R September 26, 2025

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2026
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Russ Fulcher (R) $662,615 $597,924 $244,700
Kaylee Peterson (D) $181,024 $171,799 $14,616
Brendan Gomez (C) $0 $0 $0
Sarah Zabel (I) $81,497 $57,024 $24,473
Source: Federal Election Commission[8]

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[a]		 Margin
of error		 Russ
Fulcher (R)		 Kaylee
Peterson (D)		 Sarah
Zabel (I)		 Other Undecided
SurveyUSA[18][b] July 7–14, 2026 480 (LV) ± 4.9% 45% 35% 6% 1%[c] 14%
Hypothetical polling

Russ Fulcher vs. Kaylee Peterson

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[a]		 Margin
of error		 Russ
Fulcher (R)		 Kaylee
Peterson (D)		 Other Undecided
SurveyUSA (I)[18][d] July 7–14, 2026 478 (LV) ± 4.9% 44% 39% 1%[c] 16%

Russ Fulcher vs. Sarah Zabel

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[a]		 Margin
of error		 Russ
Fulcher (R)		 Sarah
Zabel (I)		 Other Undecided
SurveyUSA (I)[18][d] July 7–14, 2026 478 (LV) ± 4.9% 39% 42% 3%[e] 17%

Results

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2026 Idaho's 1st congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Russ Fulcher (incumbent)
Democratic Kaylee Peterson
Constitution Brendan Gomez
Independent Sarah Zabel Peterson
Total votes

District 2

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2026 Idaho's 2nd congressional district election
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2028 →
 
Nominee Mike Simpson Elinor Gilbreath
Party Republican Democratic
Incumbent U.S. Representative

Mike Simpson
Republican


The 2nd district encompasses eastern and northern Boise, as well as Eastern Idaho. The incumbent is Republican Mike Simpson, who was re-elected with 61.4% of the vote in 2024.[2]

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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  • Brian Keene, educator[5]
  • Perry Shumway, brand strategy manager[20]

Endorsements

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Mike Simpson
Executive branch officials
Organizations

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of April 29, 2026
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Perry Shumway (R) $5,292 $2,836 $0
Mike Simpson (R) $924,725 $607,181 $422,750
Source: Federal Election Commission[22]

Results

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Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Simpson (incumbent) 63,448 63.3
Republican Brian Keene 20,975 20.9
Republican Perry Shumway 15,802 15.8
Total votes 100,225 100.0

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Elinor Gilbreath, lawyer[23]
Eliminated in primary
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  • Julie Wiley, retired counselor[24]

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of April 29, 2026
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Elinor Gilbreath (D) $68,749 $9,880 $58,869
Julie Wiley (D) $30,477 $30,477 $0
Source: Federal Election Commission[22]

Results

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Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Elinor Gilbreath 19,523 72.5
Democratic Julie Wiley 7,411 27.5
Total votes 26,934 100.0

Libertarian primary

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Candidates

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Declared
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  • Will Johanson, engineer[25]

Constitution primary

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Candidates

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Declared
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  • Carta Sierra, nominee for this district in 2024[25]

Independents

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Candidates

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Declared
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  • Emre Houser, small business owner[26]
  • Tripp Hutchinson, Ketchum city councilor[27]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
Decision Desk HQ[13] Safe R July 14, 2026
The Cook Political Report[14] Solid R February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[15] Solid R March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball[16] Safe R April 10, 2025
Race to the WH[17] Safe R September 26, 2025

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2026
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Mike Simpson (R) $1,118,093 $793,940 $429,359
Ellie Gilbreath (D) $106,892 $35,729 $71,163
Will Johanson (L) $0 $0 $0
Carta Sierra (C) $0 $0 $0
Emre Houser (I) $0 $0 $0
Tripp Hutchinson (I) $7,565 $1,578 $6,963
Source: Federal Election Commission[22]

Results

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2026 Idaho's 2nd congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Mike Simpson (incumbent)
Democratic Ellie Gilbreath
Libertarian Will Johanson
Constitution Carta Sierra Peterson
Independent Emre Houser
Independent Tripp Hutchinson
Total votes

Notes

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  1. 1 2 3 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ↑ Poll conducted on behalf of Zabel's campaign
  3. 1 2 "Would not vote" with 1%
  4. 1 2 Poll conducted on behalf of Zabel's campaign
  5. ↑ "Would not vote" with 3%

References

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  1. ↑ "2026 State Primary Election Dates". NCSL. May 9, 2025. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "2024 House Vote Tracker". Cook Political Report. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
  3. ↑ "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1890098". docquery.fec.gov. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
  4. ↑ "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1950675". docquery.fec.gov. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
  5. 1 2 https://run.voteidaho.gov/search
  6. 1 2 "2026 Endorsement Tracker". VoteHub. January 8, 2026. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  7. 1 2 "Thank You for Supporting Pro-Israel Candidates". Retrieved February 8, 2026.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "2026 Election United States House - Idaho". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission. Retrieved May 24, 2026.
  9. ↑ McCandless, Royce (October 8, 2025). "Challenger to Rep. Fulcher hosting rallies for 'accountability'". Eastern Progress. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Ken Brungardt Officially Launches Campaign and Website for United States Congress in Idaho's 1st District". FOX40. September 10, 2025. Retrieved September 10, 2025.
  11. ↑ Cutler, Sarah (March 4, 2026). "Boise-area voters: See who's running in the May primary for Congress, Idaho offices". Idaho Statesman. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Bayview resident enters congressional race as Independent". Coeur d'Alene Press. November 20, 2025. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  13. 1 2 "2026 House Ratings". Decision Desk HQ. Retrieved July 15, 2026.
  14. 1 2 "2026 CPR House Race Ratings". Cook Political Report. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
  15. 1 2 "2026 House Ratings". Inside Elections.
  16. 1 2 "2026 House". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  17. 1 2 "The 2026 House Forecast". Race to the WH. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  18. 1 2 3 "Independent Candidate Sarah Zabel Could Unseat Republican Incumbent in ID-01 ... if 3-Time Democratic Challenger Clears Way:". SurveyUSA. July 23, 2026. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
  19. ↑ Rogerson, Riley; González, Oriana; Luetkemeyer, Em (December 18, 2025). "These House Republicans Won't Commit to Running in 2026". NOTUS. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
  20. ↑ Smith, Lisa (August 27, 2025). "Rexburg's Perry Shumway to run for U.S. House of Representatives Idaho District 2". Rexburg Standard Journal. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
  21. ↑ "22 Republicans endorsed by LGBT organization: Full list of names". Newsweek. February 3, 2026. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
  22. 1 2 3 "2026 Election United States House - Idaho". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission. Retrieved May 24, 2026.
  23. ↑ "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1949628". docquery.fec.gov. Retrieved February 20, 2026.
  24. ↑ "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1882367". docquery.fec.gov. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
  25. 1 2 Pfannenstiel, Kyle (February 27, 2026). "Who's running to represent Idaho in Congress in the 2026 election? Incumbents face challengers". Idaho Capital Sun. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
  26. ↑ "Idaho citizens seek elected offices". The Lewiston Tribune. February 28, 2026. Retrieved February 28, 2026.
  27. ↑ Theophilus, Andrew (February 13, 2026). "Ketchum councilman announces run for Congress". Idaho Mountain Express. Retrieved February 13, 2026.
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Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates
Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates
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