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Ada County, Idaho

2026 election results. Brad Little (R) got 46% of the vote for governor in Ada County. The margin is 7.8 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Ada County is split between 2 U.S. House districts. Below are also 21 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Ada County

U.S. Senate

Todd Achilles
46.8%105,874
Jim Risch
44.0%99,414
Natalie Fleming
6.4%14,519
Matt Loesby
2.8%6,270
100% counted

Statewide: Jim Risch wins. Called.

Governor

Brad Little
45.8%104,235
Terri Pickens
43.3%98,492
John Stegner
8.3%18,941
Paul Sand
1.7%3,809

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Brad Little wins. Called.

U.S. House: Idaho 1st District

Russ Fulcher
60.2%65,948
Kaylee Peterson
32.6%35,756
Sarah Zabel
6.4%7,018
Brendan Gomez
0.8%858
100% counted

Only part of Ada County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Russ Fulcher wins. Called.

U.S. House: Idaho 2nd District

Ellie Gilbreath
58.9%67,976
Mike Simpson
33.7%38,853
Tripp Hutchinson
3.3%3,762
Emre Houser
2.3%2,612

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Only part of Ada County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Mike Simpson wins. Called.

The leader in Ada County is only who has the most votes counted here. Races are won statewide or district-wide, and only the race pages report calls. Last vote update here Nov 4, 12:40 PM.

21 local contests in Ada County

County offices, school boards, local measures and judges on Ada County's ballots, from Idaho's official results file. Names are as the state prints them. "Ahead" describes the current count; it isn't a race call, and we don't call measures.

County offices

County Commissioner District 1

CandidateVotesShare
Kelceymarie Warner109,70450.1%
Ryan Davidson109,30449.9%

Kelceymarie Warner ahead in Ada County.

County Commissioner District 2

CandidateVotesShare
Rod W Beck109,57650.1%
Michael Fitzgerald108,98249.9%

Rod W Beck ahead in Ada County.

Clerk of the District Court

CandidateVotesShare
Trent Tripple148,924100.0%

Trent Tripple is unopposed.

County Treasurer

CandidateVotesShare
Todd Christensen116,61853.6%
April Frederick100,78046.4%

Todd Christensen ahead in Ada County.

County Assessor

CandidateVotesShare
Rebecca W. Arnold113,97052.5%
Erik Olson103,20847.5%

Rebecca W. Arnold ahead in Ada County.

County Coroner

CandidateVotesShare
Dotti Owens110,15750.9%
Brett Harding106,43949.1%

Dotti Owens ahead in Ada County.

Ada County Highway District Commissioner Zone 3

CandidateVotesShare
Miranda Gold106,10762.2%
Sean Sundwall64,55137.8%

Miranda Gold ahead in Ada County.

Ada County Highway District Commissioner Zone 4

CandidateVotesShare
Marisa Keith75,02946.8%
Greg Ferch27,23317.0%
Chris Campbell26,65116.6%
Dave Case21,30413.3%
Joel Meusch10,0166.3%

Marisa Keith ahead in Ada County.

Schools

College of Western Idaho Trustee Zone 2

CandidateVotesShare
Mike Peña129,569100.0%

Mike Peña is unopposed. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Mike Peña 182,766 (100.0%).

College of Western Idaho Trustee Zone 4

CandidateVotesShare
David Bishop128,941100.0%

David Bishop is unopposed. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: David Bishop 180,566 (100.0%).

Local measures

Retain Magistrate Fafa Alidjani

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes100,13264.9%
No54,22935.1%

Yes ahead with 64.9% in Ada County.

Retain Magistrate Nathan Samuel Eilert

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes110,00676.4%
No34,07523.6%

Yes ahead with 76.4% in Ada County.

Retain Magistrate John Matthew Haynes

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes108,32676.5%
No33,35623.5%

Yes ahead with 76.5% in Ada County.

Retain Magistrate Adam C. Kimball

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes109,86577.1%
No32,65022.9%

Yes ahead with 77.1% in Ada County.

Retain Magistrate Michael W. Lojek

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes104,86473.9%
No37,09926.1%

Yes ahead with 73.9% in Ada County.

Retain Magistrate Daniel David Lorello

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes104,40874.2%
No36,37925.8%

Yes ahead with 74.2% in Ada County.

Retain Magistrate Stephen Andrew Stokes

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes107,53976.6%
No32,79623.4%

Yes ahead with 76.6% in Ada County.

Retain Magistrate Theodore Tollefson

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes106,52975.6%
No34,37224.4%

Yes ahead with 75.6% in Ada County.

Kuna School District Supplemental Levy

ChoiceVotesShare
IN FAVOR OF authorizing a supplemental levy in the amount of $3,609,360 per year for two years8,53661.8%
AGAINST authorizing a supplemental levy in the amount of $3,609,360 per year for two years5,27238.2%

IN FAVOR OF authorizing a supplemental levy in the amount of $3,609,360 per year for two years ahead with 61.8% in Ada County. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: IN FAVOR OF authorizing a supplemental levy in the amount of $3,609,360 per year for two years 9,055 (60.0%), AGAINST authorizing a supplemental levy in the amount of $3,609,360 per year for two years 6,036 (40.0%).

Local Vehicle Registration Fee

ChoiceVotesShare
YES Extend fee to 2046 with no increase.179,22881.8%
NO Let fee expire in 2028.39,90118.2%

YES Extend fee to 2046 with no increase. ahead with 81.8% in Ada County.

Judges

4th Judicial District Judge - Seat Ada A

CandidateVotesShare
Greg Woodard77,55152.2%
Jeffrey Street, Jr.70,88347.8%

Greg Woodard ahead in Ada County. The contest crosses into 3 other counties; across all of them: Greg Woodard 84,982 (52.6%), Jeffrey Street, Jr. 76,502 (47.4%).

Idaho's official results, file posted Nov 10, 9:41 PM. Unofficial until certified.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
ID GovernorR +2.8R +10.6D +7.8
ID-01 part of the countyR +29.7R +38.0D +8.3
ID-02 part of the countyD +27.3D +16.4D +10.9

Margins compare the Democrat and the Republican only. The 2024 column is the presidential margin in the same places as each race's votes here. Shift is this year's margin minus it, shown once at least 90% of the expected vote is counted. A dash means there's no 2024 figure for those exact places.

How Ada County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris43.4%Donald Trump53.8%R +10.3267,419
2020Joe Biden46.5%Donald Trump50.4%R +3.9259,388
2016Hillary Clinton38.7%Donald Trump47.9%R +9.2195,669
2012Barack Obama42.7%Mitt Romney54.0%R +11.3180,546
2008Barack Obama45.8%John McCain52.0%R +6.2179,402
2004John Kerry37.8%George W. Bush61.1%R +23.3155,002
2000Al Gore32.9%George W. Bush60.8%R +27.9123,485

Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's. Since 2000, the presidential margin here has moved D +17.5.

Other counties in Idaho

Idaho results

Sources & scope

Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county. They're unofficial until Idaho certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. Idaho's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.