Idaho

Idaho Republicans maintained their hold in the deeply conservative state on Tuesday by retaining all statewide offices, a U.S. Senate seat, both seats in the U.S. House and supermajorities in both chambers of the Statehouse.

Idaho Gov. Brad Little won a second term on Tuesday.

Incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Russ Fulcher retained his seat in Congress in Tuesday’s election in deeply conservative Idaho.

Incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson was reelected Tuesday in deeply conservative Idaho.

Idaho Republican Senator Mike Crapo on Tuesday won a fifth term in the deeply conservative state that hasn’t elected a Democratic senator since 1974.

An important ballot topic was the amendment to give Idaho’s legislature the power to call itself into a special session.

In another over-throwing of an incumbent in the Republican primary, candidate for Superintendent of Public Instruction Debbie Critchfield took on democratic candidate Terry Gilbert.

After Raúl Labrador knocked off long-time incumbent Attorney General Lawrence Wasden in May’s Republican primary, it started off as a close race between Labrador and democratic candidate Tom Arkoosh.

Midterm elections took place Tuesday as polls opened at 8am Tuesday Morning. Voters in Madison County came out in a steady pace all day to cast their vote and support their candidates. The importance of the day has been a large motivator for many of the county’s voters.

Idaho Republican Gov. Brad Little’s reelection campaign strategy involves ignoring his gubernatorial opponents while attacking Democratic President Joe Biden.

Incumbent Republican U.S. Reps. Mike Simpson and Russ Fulcher are seeking reelection in Tuesday’s election in deeply conservative Idaho.

Election officials in Caribou County had to make an emergency change to the polling location for Soda Springs.