Idaho General Election voter guide: Candidates, races on the 2026 ballot

BOISE, Idaho — The 2026 Idaho General Election has nearly arrived.

All of Idaho’s statewide constitutional officers, both members of the U.S. House delegation, one U.S. Senator, and the entire Idaho Legislature are up for election, or possible re-election, on Nov. 3, 2026.

There are also several ballot measures statewide, including Proposition 1, House Joint Resolution 4, House Joint Resolution 6 and a nonbinding advisory question, which asks voters their preference for a firearm to be selected as the official state gun.

A rundown of what’s on the ballot for federal and state offices, in addition to county and local races and ballot measures, is broken down below. Polls are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day – Tuesday, Nov. 3.

KTVB's voter guide also details everything you need to know if you plan to vote in the 2026 Idaho General Election. Links included are from the Idaho Secretary of State's official voter information website.

Where to Vote

Finding Your Polling Place

It's Election Day – Where do I go? What else do I need to know?

Polling locations have changed since the last election. Find your polling place here.

Voters are required to present photo ID. A registered voter who does not have photo ID may instead sign a Personal Identification Affidavit, which is a sworn statement of identity.

If you've moved recently, but more than 30 days before the election, and haven't updated your voter registration information, bring proof of your new address to the polling place associated with your new address and update your information when you check in.

If you've moved less than 30 days before the election and are eligible to vote, go to the polling place associated with your old address.

Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Nov. 3.

What's on the Ballot?

Statewide Ballot Measures

Language regarding each measure is from the questions as printed on the ballot.

House Joint Resolution 4 – Proposed Constitutional Amendment

Yes or No

"A Joint Resolution proposing an Amendment to Section 26, Article III of the Constitution of the State of Idaho relating to psychoactive substances:"

Ballot Question:

"Shall Section 26, Article III of the Constitution of the State of Idaho be amended to provide that only the Idaho Legislature shall have the power and authority to legalize the growing, producing, manufacturing, transporting, selling, delivering, dispensing, administering, prescribing, distributing, possessing, or using of marijuana, narcotics, or other psychoactive substances?"

What Your Vote Will Do:

"A YES vote would give the Legislature exclusive authority to legalize marijuana, narcotics, or other psychoactive substances in the State of Idaho."

"A NO vote would make no change to Idaho’s Constitution, which currently allows changes to Idaho’s controlled substances laws using the initiative process."

House Joint Resolution 6 – Proposed Constitutional Amendment

Yes or No

"A Joint Resolution proposing an Amendment to Article X of the Constitution of the State of Idaho, by the addition of a new Section 8, Article X, relating to English as the official language of the state of Idaho:"

Ballot Question:

"Shall Article X of the Constitution of the State of Idaho be amended by the addition of a new Section 8, to provide that the English language shall be the official language for the state of Idaho, and to further provide that, except as required by federal law, English shall be used in all public proceedings, public documents, public instruction, and any other public acts of any public institution in the state of Idaho?"

What Your Vote Will Do:

"A YES vote would designate English the official state language of Idaho."

"A NO vote would make no change to Idaho’s Constitution, which currently does not designate an official state language."

Proposition 1

Yes or No

Short Ballot Title:

"Measure creating right to abortion before fetal viability, and post-viability to protect health; right to privacy; healthcare provider liability protections."

Long Ballot Title:

"The measure seeks to change Idaho's laws by introducing a right to reproductive freedom and privacy, including a right to abortion up to the point of the fetus's ability to survive outside the womb. After fetal viability, there would be no general right to abortion except in cases of 'medical emergency.' The 'medical emergency' exception would expand Idaho's current life exception and allow abortions when pregnant women face complicating physical conditions that threaten their life or health, 'including serious impairment to a bodily function' or 'serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part.'

"The proposed measure codifies a right to make reproductive decisions, including contraception, fertility treatment, and prenatal and postpartum care. This includes a 'right of privacy' in making these decisions. The measure seeks to prevent the state from enforcing certain abortion laws protecting the life of the unborn child. It would also require that any restrictions on reproductive decisions, including abortion before fetal viability, must be 'narrowly tailored to improve or maintain the health of the person seeking reproductive health care.' The measure would also prevent the state from penalizing patients, healthcare providers, or anyone who assists in exercising the proposed right."

What Your Vote Will Do:

"A YES vote would support creating a right to abortion before fetal viability - defined as a fetus' ability to survive without extraordinary medical measures - and after fetal viability in cases of medical emergency; providing protections against professional discipline and civil and criminal liability for healthcare providers; and codifying a statutory reproductive right to freedom and privacy."

"A NO vote would support making no change to Idaho's current law, which preserves the life of preborn children by prohibiting abortion, except when necessary to prevent the death of the pregnant woman, and during the first trimester in documented cases of rape or incest reported to law enforcement."

RELATED: Idaho doctors debate how Proposition 1 could affect abortion and reproductive health care

Idaho Advisory Question

Ballot Question:

"Which of the following guns should be designated as the state gun of Idaho? Please choose only one answer."

Winchester Model 1894 (.30-30);

Winchester Model 1873 “Gun that Won the West” (.44-40);

1873 Colt Single Action Army Revolver “Peacemaker” (.45 Colt);

M1 Garand rifle (.30-06);

Colt M1911 .45 automatic Colt pistol (.45 ACP); or

Remington Model 700 bolt-action rifle (.30-06)

Statement of Purpose:

"This advisory question asks Idahoans to designate which gun they would like to have as the official Idaho State Gun. This is a non-binding measure, and the Legislature would have to take action during a future legislative session to officially designate a gun as the Idaho State Gun."

Candidates and Races

U.S. Offices

Candidates are listed in alphabetical order.

U.S. Senate

Todd Achilles (IND)

Natalie M Fleming (IND)

Matt Loesby (LIB)

Jim Risch (REP)

U.S. House – 1st Congressional District

Russ Fulcher (REP)

Brendan J. Gomez (CON)

Kaylee Peterson (DEM)

Sarah Zabel (IND)

U.S. House – 2nd Congressional District

Ellie Gilbreath (DEM)

Emre Houser (IND)

Tripp Charles Hutchinson (IND)

Will Johanson (LIB)

Mike Simpson (REP)

State Offices

Governor

Terri Pickens (DEM)

Pro-Life (CON) (a person formerly known as Marvin Richardson)

Paul Sand (LIB)

John R. Stegner (IND)

Brad Little (REP)

Lieutenant Governor

Scott Bedke (REP)

Eric Myricks (DEM)

Secretary of State

Shawn Keenan (DEM)

Phil McGrane (REP)

State Controller

Rakesh Mohan (DEM)

Brandon D Woolf (REP)

State Treasurer

Julie A. Ellsworth (REP)

Kevin A. Jones (DEM)

Attorney General

Lori Hickman (DEM)

Raul R. Labrador (REP)

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Debbie Critchfield (REP)

Becky Sundin Mitchell (DEM)

Teresa Roundy (CON)

Idaho Legislature

District 1

Senator

Scott Herndon (REP)

Steve Johnson (IND)

Representative – Seat A

Karen Matthee (DEM)

Jane Sauter (REP)

Representative – Seat B

Kathryn Larson (IND)

Cornel Rasor (REP)

District 2

Senator

Phil Hart (REP)

Valerie Wade (DEM)

Representative – Seat A

Birgid Niedenzu (DEM)

Heather Scott (REP)

Representative – Seat B

Dale Hawkins (REP)

Sabine Krier (DEM)

District 3

Senator

Doug Okuniewicz (REP)

Brian Seguin (DEM)

Representative – Seat A

Vito Barbieri (REP)

Melissa Mateer (DEM)

Representative – Seat B

Jordan Redman (REP)

District 4

Senator

Carissa Brewer (DEM)

Ben Toews (REP)

Representative – Seat A

Joe Alfieri (REP)

Maxwell McSwain (DEM)

Representative – Seat B

Aaron Hayes (DEM)

Elaine Price (REP)

District 5

Senator

Carl J Bjerke (REP)

Adam Chapman (DEM)

Representative – Seat A

Ron Mendive (REP)

Mirna Pleines (DEM)

Representative – Seat B

Lee Wallace (DEM)

Tony Wisniewski (REP)

District 6

Senator

Dan Foreman (REP)

Robin Weldy (DEM)

Representative – Seat A

Colton Bennett (REP)

Trish Cater-Goodheart (DEM)

Representative – Seat B

Kathy Dawes (DEM)

Brandon Mitchell (REP)

District 7

Senator

Patrice Yeatter (DEM)

Cindy Carolson (REP)

Representative – Seat A

Larry Nostrant (DEM)

Kyle Harris (REP)

Representative – Seat B

Charlie Shepherd (REP)

Pete Gertonson (DEM)

District 8

Senator

Christy Zito

Representative – Seat A

Heather S. Lewis (IND)

Rob Beiswenger (REP)

Representative – Seat B

Jared Dawson (DEM)

Brian Beckley (REP)

District 9

Senator

Janice Martell (DEM)

Brandon Shippy (REP)

Representative – Seat A

John C. Shirts (REP)

Representative – Seat B

Jody Boyle (REP)

Lupita Connor (DEM)

District 10

Senator

Nancy M Parker (DEM)

Tammy Nichols (REP)

Representative – Seat A

Mike Moyle (REP)

Michael Hofferber (DEM)

Representative – Seat B

Bruce D. Skaug (REP)

Beth Ann McFalls (DEM)

District 11

Senator

Camille Blaylock (REP)

Susan Counsil (DEM)

Esther Ma (CON)

Representative – Seat A

Kent A. Marmon (REP)

Representative – Seat B

Debbie Geyer (REP)

Joshua Preminger (DEM)

District 12

Senator

Ben Adams (REP)

Krystal Flippence (DEM)

Representative – Seat A

Sterling Barnett (DEM)

Jeff Cornilles (REP)

Representative – Seat B

Jaron Crane (REP)

Curtis James (DEM)

District 13

Senator

Brian Lenney (REP)

Letishia Silva (DEM)

Representative – Seat A

Brent J. Crane (REP)

Cliff Hohman (DEM)

Representative – Seat B

Cody Gorman (DEM)

Steve Tanner (REP)

District 14

Senator

C. Scott Grow (REP)

Kirsten Faith Richardson (CON)

Representative – Seat A

Jo Daly (DEM)

Ted Hill (REP)

Representative – Seat B

Valerie Ruxton (DEM)

Josh Tanner (REP)

District 15

Senator

Desiree Burbank (REP)

Nancy Gregory (DEM)

Representative – Seat A

Steve Berch (DEM)

Steve Keyser (REP)

Representative – Seat B

Jae Etchart (DEM)

Dori Healey (REP)

District 16

Senator

Sonia Galaviz (DEM)

Geoffrey Surbeck (REP)

Representative – Seat A

Jackie Davidson (REP)

Megan Woller (DEM)

Representative – Seat B

Annie Haws (DEM)

Chandler Stewart Hadraba (REP)

District 17

Senator

Benjamin Chafetz (REP)

Carrie Semmelroth (DEM)

Representative – Seat A

John Gannon (DEM)

James Nechwedowich (REP)

Representative – Seat B

Megan Egbert (DEM)

Justin Alexander Peter Hughes (REP)

District 18

Senator

Janie Ward-Engelking (DEM)

Representative – Seat A

Ilana Rubel (DEM)

Representative – Seat B

Joseph Bishop (LIB)

Brooke Green (DEM)

District 19

Senator

Melissa Wintrow (DEM)

Melissa J. Christian (REP)

Representative – Seat A

Bryan Hopkins (REP)

Monica C. Church (DEM)

Representative – Seat B

Stanley Roach (REP)

Chris Mathias (DEM)

District 20

Senator

Josh Keyser (REP)

Pamela Wilson (DEM)

Representative – Seat A

Joe Palmer (REP)

Jennifer Stephens (DEM)

Representative – Seat B

James D. Holtzclaw (REP)

Mary Mosley (DEM)

District 21

Senator

Treg A. Bernt (REP)

Representative – Seat A

Camille Allan (DEM)

James Petzke (REP)

Representative – Seat B

Jeff Ehlers (REP)

Casey Hess (DEM)

District 22

Senator

Lori Den Hartog (REP)

Karlie Easley (DEM)

Representative – Seat A

Loren Petty (DEM)

Kelly Walton (REP)

Representative – Seat B

Amanda Easley (DEM)

Jason A. Monks (REP)

District 23

Senator

Todd Lakey (REP)

Paul Morgan (DEM)

Representative – Seat A

Chris Bruce (REP)

Paul M. Smith (CON)

Representative – Seat B

Shawn Dygert (REP)

Joe Fuller (DEM)

District 24

Senator

Brent D Reinke (REP)

Mary Jo Durfee (DEM)

Representative – Seat A

Kevin Moxley (IND)

Clint Hostetler (REP)

Representative – Seat B

Chance Requa

District 25

Senator

W. Lane Startin (DEM)

Casey Swensen (REP)

Representative – Seat A

Marla Palmer (DEM)

Grayson Stone (REP)

Representative – Seat B

Liyah Babayan (IND)

Cherie Vollmer (REP)

District 26

Senator

Shalia Tate (IND)

Ron Taylor (DEM)

Bryan Hyde (REP)

Representative – Seat A

Mike Pohanka (REP)

Bella Schiffler (IND)

Anita Janis (DEM)

Representative – Seat B

Lyle Johnstone (REP)

Kevin Marsh (DEM)

District 27

Senator

Kelly Arthur Anthon (REP)

Margo Saunders (DEM)

Representative – Seat A

Douglas T Pickett

Representative – Seat B

Clay Handy

District 28

Senator

Jim Guthrie (REP)

Mandy Peace (DEM)

Representative – Seat A

Richard Cheatum (REP)

Kim Jackman (DEM)

Representative – Seat B

Dan Garner (REP)

Jayson Meline (DEM)

District 29

Senator

John Crowder (REP)

James Ruchti (DEM)

Representative – Seat A

Dustin Manwaring (REP)

Mary Shea (DEM)

Representative – Seat B

Jennifer Miles (REP)

Nate Roberts (DEM)

District 30

Senator

Joni Lin Sorensen (DEM)

Julie VanOrden (REP)

Representative – Seat A

David Cannon (REP)

Representative – Seat B

Bree Buckingham (DEM)

Ben G. Fuhriman (REP)

District 31

Senator

Van T. Burtenshaw (REP)

Kevin Gerrard (DEM)

Representative – Seat A

Jerald Dallas Raymond (REP)

Kindsey Smith (DEM)

Representative – Seat B

Rod Furniss (REP)

Wendy Norman (DEM)

District 32

Senator

Kevin Cook (REP)

Konnor Whitfield (DEM)

Representative – Seat A

Stephanie Mickelsen (REP)

Representative – Seat B

Erin Bingham (REP)

Kamber Weninger (DEM)

District 33

Senator

Jan Brown (DEM)

Dave Lent (REP)

Representative – Seat A

Barbara Ehardt (REP)

Chance Marshall (DEM)

Representative – Seat B

Todd DeVries (DEM)

Marco Erickson (REP)

District 34

Senator

Doug Ricks (REP)

Ethan Sanford (DEM)

Representative – Seat A

Jon Weber (REP)

Representative – Seat B

Britt Raybould (REP)

District 35

Senator

Mark Harris (REP)

Marty Rotz Kilhefner (DEM)

Representative – Seat A

Walter Boyd (DEM)

Mike Veile (REP)

Representative – Seat B

Mary Kaufman (DEM)

Joshua D. Wheeler (REP)

Ada County

Ada County Commissioner – District 1

Ryan Davidson (REP)

Kelceymarie Warner (DEM)

Ada County Commissioner – District 2

Rod W Beck (REP)

Michael Fitzgerald (DEM)

Ada County Treasurer

Todd Christensen (REP)

April Frederick (DEM)

Ada County Assessor

Rebecca W. Arnold (REP)

Erik Olson (DEM)

Ada County Coroner

Brett Harding (REP)

Dotti Owens (DEM)

Ada County Highway District Commissioner

Zone 3

Miranda Gold

Sean Sundwall

Zone 4

Greg Ferch

Marisa Keith

Joel Meusch

Chris Campbell

Dave Case

Kuna Joint School District No. 3 Supplemental Levy

Ballot Question:

"Shall the Board of Trustees of Joint School District No. 3, Ada and Canyon Counties, State of Idaho, be authorized and empowered to levy a Supplemental Levy for Three Million Six Hundred Nine Thousand Three Hundred Sixty Dollars ($3,609,360) per year for two (2) years, commencing with the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2027 and ending June 30, 2029, for the purposes stated above; all as provided in the Resolution adopted by the Board of Trustees on August 11, 2026?"

Local Vehicle Registration Fee

Statement of Purpose:

"In 1990, Ada County voters approved a vehicle registration fee to fund transportation improvements throughout the county. In 2008, Ada County voters renewed the vehicle registration fee. The fee has not increased since that time. Since 1990, revenue from the fee has supported road and bridge repair, congestion relief, and safe routes to school for Ada County residents. The current vehicle registration fee is authorized through December 31, 2028. This measure would reauthorize the existing fee through December 31, 2046 at its current rates, with no increase. Revenue generated by the fee would continue to be used for transportation improvements within the jurisdiction of the Ada County Highway District."

What This Measure Does:

"This measure continues the existing vehicle registration fee at its current rates, set in 2008. No fee amount is increased. The approximately $14 million generated annually will be used for construction and maintenance projects under the jurisdiction of the Ada County Highway District, including road and bridge repair, traffic congestion relief, and safe routes to school."

Adams County

Meadows Valley School District No. 11

Ballot Question:

"Shall the Board of Trustees of Meadows Valley School District No. 11, Adams County, Idaho, be authorized and empowered to levy a supplemental levy, as permitted by law in section 33-802(3), Idaho Code, in the amount of Four Hundred Forty Three Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars ($443,800), each year for two years for a total of Eight Hundred Eighty Seven Thousand Six Hundred Dollars ($887,600) for the purpose of paying all lawful expenses of maintaining and operating the District for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2027 and ending June 30, 2029?"

Blaine County

Blaine County Commissioner – District 1

Lindsay Mollineaux (DEM)

Logan Davis (REP)

Blaine County Clerk

Dawn Cieslik (DEM)

Darcy Creech (REP)

City of Ketchum Local Tax Option

Ballot Question:

"Shall the City of Ketchum adopt Ordinance No. 1282 to renew and continue the City's existing local option non-property taxes for an additional fifteen (15) years, beginning January 1, 2027, and ending December 31, 2041, and increase the percentages of the following:

hotel -motel room occupancy, including short-term rentals of thirty (30) days or less, by an additional two percent (2%), increasing the total rate from two percent (2%) to four percent (4%); and

building materials sales by an additional one-half percent (0.5%), increasing the total rate from one percent (1%) to one and one-half percent (1.5%); and

other taxable retail sales, excluding groceries and fuel, by an additional one-half percent (0.5%), increasing the total rate from one percent (1%) to one and one-half percent (1.5%)?"

Canyon County

Canyon County Commissioner – District 1

Stewart Hyndman (REP)

Jeffrey A. Skinner (IND)

Canyon County Commissioner – District 2

Brad Holton (REP)

Brian Stroops (DEM)

Cassia County

Cassia County Clerk

Jeffrey J Crystal (IND)

Theresa Forthun (REP)

Custer County

Joint School District No. 181 Supplemental Levy

Ballot Question:

"Shall the Board of Trustees of Challis Joint School District No. 181, Custer and Lemhi Counties, State of Idaho, be authorized and empowered to levy a Supplemental Levy for Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($800,000) per year for two (2) years, commencing with the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2027 and ending June 30, 2029, for the purposes stated above; all as provided in the Resolution adopted by the Board of Trustees on August 28, 2026?"

Gooding County

Gooding Joint School District No. 231 Supplemental Levy

Ballot Question:

"Shall the Board of Trustees of Joint School District No. 231, Gooding and Lincoln Counties, State of Idaho, be authorized and empowered to levy a Supplemental Levy for Nine Hundred Three Thousand Dollars ($903,000) per year for two (2) years, commencing with the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2027 and ending June 30, 2029, for the purposes stated above; all as provided in the Resolution adopted by the Board of Trustees on August 18, 2026?"

Idaho County

Clearwater Valley School District No. 245 Supplemental Levy

Ballot Question:

"Shall the Board of Trustees of School District No. 245, Idaho County, State of Idaho, be authorized to levy a Supplemental Levy in the amount of Eight Hundred Eleven Thousand Nine Hundred Eighty-Nine Dollars and Twenty-Nine Cents ($811,989.29) for one year commencing with the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2027, for the purpose of paying all lawful expenses of maintaining and operating the District as provided in the resolution of the Clearwater Valley School Board adopted on August 27, 2026?"

Payette County

Payette Joint School District No. 371 Supplemental Levy

Ballot Question:

"Shall the Board of Trustees of Payette Joint School District NO. 371, Payette and Washington Counties, State of Idaho, be authorized and empowered to levy a Supplemental Levy for One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000) per year for two (2) years, commencing with the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2027 and ending June 30, 2029, for the purposes stated above; all as provided in the Resolution adopted by the Board of Trustees on August 19, 2026?"

Twin Falls County

Twin Falls County Commissioner – District 1

Kirk Tubbs (IND)

Scott Tverdy (REP)

Rock Creek Rural Fire Protection District Override Levy

Ballot Question:

"Shall the Board of Commissioners of Rock Creek Rural Fire Protection District, Idaho be authorized and empowered to temporarily increase the property tax levy as permitted by Section 63-802(3) Idaho Code, adding one million three hundred thousand dollars ($1,300,000) each year for two (2) years, provided by resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the Rock Creek Rural Fire Protection District adopted on August 13, 2026, to be voted on November 3, 2026?"

Valley County

Valley County Commissioner – District 1

Katlin Caldwell (REP)

Jon Howard (IND)

Valley County Commissioner – District 2

Julie Thrower (IND)

Michael Weaver (REP)

Valley County Clerk

Gabby Knapp (REP)

Brett William Mayes (IND)

Voter Information

Registration

To register to vote in Idaho, you must meet the following criteria:

Must be at least 18 years old

United States Citizen

Resident of Idaho for at least 30 days before Election Day (Nov. 3)

People who have been convicted of a felony and have completed the terms of their sentence

You may register on the day of the election (Nov. 3) at your polling place. Find your polling place here. You will need photo ID and proof of your address, such as a utility bill or lease agreement.

Not sure if you're registered, but might be? Find out at this link.

Voting by absentee ballot

Friday, Oct. 23 at 5 p.m. is the deadline to request an absentee ballot.

Voted absentee ballots must be received by the county clerk by 8 p.m. on Nov. 3.

In-person early voting occurs Oct. 13-30. Early voting is held at a central location, such as the county elections office. Some counties start early voting sooner than Oct. 13. A county-by-county breakdown is available here.