Idaho Primary Results Update

Posted by Zach Forster on May 20, 2026

Governor Little Advances, Legislative Incumbents Take Hits

Just over 307,000 Idahoans, roughly 30% of registered voters, turned out to the polls on Tuesday to cast their ballots. The results suggested that voters in several districts pushed back on deep spending cuts that some legislators pushed throughout the 2026 legislative session. Some of those legislators who championed those cuts will not be returning to Boise in January.

Statewide and Federal

In the gubernatorial race, incumbent Governor Brad Little won decisively in an eight-candidate Republican field and will face Democrat Terri Pickens in the November general election. It will be his third and likely final term. U.S. Senator Jim Risch, held off three primary challengers, also winning decisively with 65% of the vote, securing his nomination for a fourth term. Both congressional incumbents, Russ Fulcher in CD-1 and Mike Simpson in CD-2 won and will advance to the general election in November.

Idaho Legislature

The bigger story last night was in the state legislative races, where eight republicans lost their seats (six confirmed, two still waiting final precinct results). Five of the confirmed six were members of the so called “Gang of Eight”, a small group of conservative legislators who pledged to support across-the-board spending cuts that ultimately defined this year’s legislative session. Senate races worth noting are SD-1 with Senator Woodward and Scott Herndon switching places for the third election in a row, while SD-28 saw Senator Jim Guthrie fend off challenger David Worley. These two races attracted more in-state and out-of-state money than any others on the ballot. In the House, notable upsets included HD-1A where Mark Sauter lost his seat to Jane Sauter (no relation), and HD-8B where Brian Beckley defeated incumbent Faye Thompson.

Below is a comprehensive breakdown of some of the most notable races we were tracking. This list does not reflect all candidates that Idaho credit unions supported this election.

Idaho State Senate
District	Incumbent	Challenger	Inc. %	Chal. %	Incumbent Result
SD-1	Jim Woodward★	Scott Herndon	46.6%	53.3%	Pending
SD-6	Dan Foreman	Lori McCann	52.7%	47.3%	Held
SD-11	Camille Blaylock★	Chris Trakel	58.8%	41.1%	Held
SD-20	Josh Keyser	Spencer / Marsh	40.0%	31.9%	Held
SD-24	Glenneda Zuiderveld	Brent Reinke★	39.8%	60.1%	Lost
SD-25	Josh Kohl	Casey Swensen★	42.1%	57.8%	Lost
SD-28	Jim Guthrie★	David Worley	53.3%	46.7%	Held

★– Credit Union Support

Idaho House of Representatives
District	Incumbent	Challenger	Inc. %	Chal. %	Incumbent Result
HD-1A	Mark Sauter★	Jane Sauter	46.5%	53.4%	Pending
HD-4B	Elaine Price	Christa Hazel	59.5%	40.5%	Held
HD-6A	Colton Bennett	Cindy Agidius	61.5%	38.4%	Held
HD-7A	Kyle Harris	Michael Collins	57.0%	42.9%	Held
HD-8A	Rob Beiswenger	Sean Hall	68.2%	31.7%	Held
HD-8B	Faye Thompson	Brian Beckley ★	40.8%	59.1%	Lost
HD-11B	Lucas Cayler	Debbie Geyer	46.7%	53.3%	Lost
HD-22A	Greg Ferch	Kelly Walton	49.0%	50.9%	Lost
HD-24A	Clint Hostetler	Alex Caval	53.8%	46.2%	Held
HD-25B	David Leavitt	Cherie Vollmer	44.8%	55.2%	Lost
HD-28A	Rick Cheatum★	James Lamborn	43.4%	40.2%	Held
HD-29B	Tanya Burgoyne	Jennifer Miles	49.4%	50.6%	Lost
HD-30B	Ben Fuhriman★	Julianne Young	54.3 %	45.6%	Held
HD-31B	Rod Furniss	Karey Hanks	58.4%	41.5%	Held
HD-32B	Erin Bingham★	Brian McKellar	57.8%	42.2%	Held
HD-33A	Barbara Ehardt	Connor Cook	51.6%	48.4%	Held
HD-35A	Mike Veile★	Chad Christensen	56.0%	43.4%	Held

★– Credit Union Support

These results won’t be official until they are certified by the Idaho State Board of Canvassers on June 9th. We will continue to engage with candidates and credit unions throughout the summer and leading up to the general election in November.

Posted in Advocacy on the Move, Idaho Advocacy.