Idaho Falls Election Results: Burtenshaw and Alldridge head to runoff in Mayoral Election
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IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) — As the final tallies are processed from Idaho Falls' municipal election, the results show two City Council seats have been secured, while the highly contested Mayoral race and City Council Seat 2 are officially heading to a runoff election.
In the tight mayoral race, Jeff Alldridge took a narrow lead going into the runoff with 5,599 votes, or 47.17%, while Lisa Burtenshaw secured 5,537 votes, or 46.65%. Alldridge and Burtenshaw will now face off in the final runoff election scheduled for December 2, 2025.
Local News 8 caught up with Jeff Alldridge at a celebration event held at Guns N Gear in Idaho Falls as the results were finalized.
"We're in the lead!" Alldridge excitedly told reporters to cheers of applause. "All we have to do now is the runoff. The top two. Here we go. So all we have to do is finish it out!"
Local News 8 also met with Lisa Burtenshaw at Smitty's diner during a celebratory event.
"Well, I just super want to thank everybody who came out to support tonight and people who have supported me throughout my campaign..." said Burtenshaw. "We're just going to gear up and get our vision and our message out there, and we're going to work hard towards the December 2nd election."
Idaho Falls City Council Elections
In the race for the Idaho Falls City Council seat 2, candidates Brandon Lee and Teresa Dominick head to a runoff election after neither candidate received the necessary simple majority to secure the seat. Lee ended the night with 3,671 votes, or 33.08%, with all precincts reporting. Meanwhile, Dominick trailed in second place with only 2,276 votes, or 20.51%.
Voters delivered decisive victories in two other council races, ensuring incumbents Jim Francis and Jim Freeman will retain their seats.
- City Council Seat 4: Incumbent Jim Francis secured re-election, capturing 6,848 votes
- City Council Seat 6: Incumbent Jim Freeman will also return to the council, earning 7,642 votes
