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2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho

The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho were held on November 8, 2022, to elect the two U.S. representatives from the state of Idaho, one from both of the state's congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho
← 2020
November 8, 2022
2024 →
All 2 Idaho seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 2 0
Seats won 2 0
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 395,351 180,997
Percentage 67.74% 31.01%
Swing Increase 1.68% Increase 0.94%

Overview

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District Republican Democratic Others Total Result
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
District 1222,90171.34%82,26126.33%7,2802.33%312,442100.00%Republican hold
District 2172,45063.59%98,73636.41%00.00%271,186100.00%Republican hold
Total395,35167.74%180,99731.01%7,2801.25%583,628100.00%
Popular vote
Republican
 
 67.74%
Democratic
 
 31.01%
Other
 
 1.25%
House seats
Republican
 
 100.00%

District 1

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2022 Idaho's 1st congressional district election
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Nominee Russ Fulcher Kaylee Peterson
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 222,901 82,261
Percentage 71.3% 26.3%
County results
Fulcher:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
U.S. Representative before election

Russ Fulcher
Republican

 Elected U.S. Representative

Russ Fulcher
Republican

The 1st district takes in the Idaho Panhandle and the western Boise area. The incumbent was Republican Russ Fulcher, who was re-elected with 67.8% of the vote in 2020.[1]

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Withdrew
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  • Brian Lenney[3]

Endorsements

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Russ Fulcher

Executive Branch officials

Results

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Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Russ Fulcher (incumbent) 126,528 100.0
Total votes 126,528 100.0

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Kaylee Peterson[6]

Results

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Democratic primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kaylee Peterson 15,057 100.0
Total votes 15,057 100.0

Libertarian primary

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Candidates

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Replacement nominee
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  • Darian Drake[7]
Withdrew after nomination
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Endorsements

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Joe Evans

Political parties

Results

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Libertarian primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Joe Evans 489 100.0
Total votes 489 100.0

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[9] Solid R November 16, 2021
Inside Elections[10] Solid R December 22, 2021
Sabato's Crystal Ball[11] Safe R November 17, 2021
Politico[12] Solid R April 5, 2022
RCP[13] Safe R June 9, 2022
Fox News[14] Solid R July 11, 2022
DDHQ[15] Solid R July 20, 2022
538[16] Solid R June 30, 2022

Results

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2022 Idaho's 1st congressional district election[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Russ Fulcher (incumbent) 222,901 71.3
Democratic Kaylee Peterson 82,261 26.3
Libertarian Darian Drake 7,280 2.3
Total votes 312,442 100.0
Republican hold

District 2

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2022 Idaho's 2nd congressional district election
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2024 →
 
Nominee Mike Simpson Wendy Norman
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 172,448 98,736
Percentage 63.6% 36.4%
County results
Simpson:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Norman:      50–60%      60–70%
U.S. Representative before election

Mike Simpson
Republican

 Elected U.S. Representative

Mike Simpson
Republican

The 2nd district encompasses eastern and northern Boise, as well as Eastern Idaho. The incumbent was Republican Mike Simpson, who was re-elected with 64.1% of the vote in 2020.[1]

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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  • Flint Christensen[19]
  • Daniel Algiers Lucas Levy[19]
  • Chris Porter[19]
  • Bryan Smith, attorney, businessman, and candidate for this district in 2014[18]
Withdrawn
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Endorsements

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Bryan Smith

Organizations

Results

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GOP Primary Results:
  Simpson
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Smith
  •   40–50%
Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Simpson (incumbent) 67,177 54.6
Republican Bryan Smith 40,267 32.7
Republican Flint Christensen 7,113 5.8
Republican Chris Porter 6,357 5.2
Republican Daniel Levy 2,185 1.8
Total votes 123,099 100.0

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Wendy Norman, teacher[19]

Results

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Democratic primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wendy Norman 17,150 100.0
Total votes 17,150 100.0

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[9] Solid R November 16, 2021
Inside Elections[10] Solid R December 22, 2021
Sabato's Crystal Ball[11] Safe R November 17, 2021
Politico[12] Solid R April 5, 2022
RCP[13] Safe R June 9, 2022
Fox News[14] Solid R July 11, 2022
DDHQ[15] Solid R July 20, 2022
538[16] Solid R June 30, 2022

Results

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2022 Idaho's 2nd congressional district election[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Simpson (incumbent) 172,450 63.6
Democratic Wendy Norman 98,736 36.4
Total votes 271,186 100.0
Republican hold

References

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  1. 1 2 Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 2020". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives.
  2. ↑ "Rep. Fulcher, who recently completed chemotherapy treatments, says cancer won't prevent him from running for reelection". The Idaho Press. October 19, 2021. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  3. ↑ "LENNEY, BRIAN - Candidate overview". www.fec.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Endorsement of Congressman Russ Fulcher". www.donaldjtrump.com. May 14, 2022. Archived from the original on November 6, 2022. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Unofficial Election Night Results - 2022 Primary Election". State of Idaho Elections Department. Archived from the original on May 19, 2022. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Official List of All Candidate Declarations for 2022" (PDF). Office of the Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Idaho Libertarian congressional candidate withdraws, amid party upheaval". KPVI. September 13, 2022. Archived from the original on September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  8. 1 2 Imhoff-Dousharm, Jennifer. "Libertarian Party of Idaho Endorses Joe Evans". www.lpid.org. Libertarian Party of Idaho. Archived from the original on May 18, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  9. 1 2 "2022 House Race Ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  10. 1 2 "House Ratings". The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  11. 1 2 "2022 House Ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 17, 2021. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  12. 1 2 "2022 Election Forecast". Politico. April 5, 2022.
  13. 1 2 "Battle for the House 2022". RCP. June 9, 2022.
  14. 1 2 "2022 Election Forecast". Fox News. July 11, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  15. 1 2 "2022 Election Forecast". DDHQ. July 20, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  16. 1 2 "2022 Election Forecast". FiveThirtyEight. June 30, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  17. 1 2 "2022 General Election". Idaho Secretary of State. November 25, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  18. 1 2 3 Moseley-Morris, Kelcie (October 5, 2021). "Mike Simpson, Bryan Smith will vie for seat to represent Idaho's 2nd congressional district". Big Country News. Archived from the original on October 30, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  19. 1 2 3 4 "Candidate Filing Report" (PDF).
  20. ↑ "NRA-PVF: Grades". NRA-PVF. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  21. ↑ "The Conservative Political Action Coalition (CPAC) announced its endorsement of Bryan Smith for Congress (ID-2)". American Conservative Union. Archived from the original on August 4, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
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Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates

Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates

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