U.S. Senate
Jim Risch
81.4%1,945
Todd Achilles
10.7%255
Natalie Fleming
5.9%142
Matt Loesby
2.0%48
Statewide: Jim Risch wins. Called.
Bear Lake County, Idaho
2026 election results. Brad Little (R) got 81% of the vote for governor in Bear Lake County. The margin is 6.3 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 9 local contests from the state's own results.
2026 results in Bear Lake County
Governor
Brad Little
81.0%1,938
Terri Pickens
13.0%310
John Stegner
3.7%88
Paul Sand
1.2%29
1 more candidate on the race page.
Statewide: Brad Little wins. Called.
U.S. House: Idaho 2nd District
Mike Simpson
83.1%1,990
Ellie Gilbreath
12.4%298
Tripp Hutchinson
1.8%44
Will Johanson
1.4%34
1 more candidate on the race page.
Whole district: Mike Simpson wins. Called.
The leader in Bear Lake 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 11, 8:02 PM.
9 local contests in Bear Lake County
County offices, local measures and judges on Bear Lake 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
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Blake Phillips R | 2,196 | 100.0% |
Blake Phillips is unopposed.
County Commissioner District 2
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Micah Rigby R | 2,167 | 100.0% |
Micah Rigby is unopposed.
Clerk of the District Court
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Amy Bishop R | 2,204 | 100.0% |
Amy Bishop is unopposed.
County Treasurer
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tricia Poulsen R | 2,249 | 100.0% |
Tricia Poulsen is unopposed.
County Assessor
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jannelle Sparks Jensen R | 2,214 | 100.0% |
Jannelle Sparks Jensen is unopposed.
County Coroner
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Chad Walker R | 2,255 | 100.0% |
Chad Walker is unopposed.
Local measures
Bear Lake Fire District Permanent Override Levy
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| NO - I AM AGAINST authorizing the permanent levy up to $800,000.00 in value for the Bear Lake Fire District | 959 | 65.6% |
| YES - I AM IN FAVOR OF authorizing the permanent levy up to $800,000.00 in value for the Bear Lake Fire District | 503 | 34.4% |
NO - I AM AGAINST authorizing the permanent levy up to $800,000.00 in value for the Bear Lake Fire District ahead with 65.6% in Bear Lake County.
Soda Springs School District Supplemental Levy
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| IN FAVOR OF authorizing a supplemental levy in the amount of $993,000 for one year | 51 | 59.3% |
| AGAINST authorizing a supplemental levy in the amount of $993,000 for one year | 35 | 40.7% |
IN FAVOR OF authorizing a supplemental levy in the amount of $993,000 for one year ahead with 59.3% in Bear Lake County. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: IN FAVOR OF authorizing a supplemental levy in the amount of $993,000 for one year 994 (65.1%), AGAINST authorizing a supplemental levy in the amount of $993,000 for one year 534 (34.9%).
Judges
Retain Magistrate Judge R. Todd Garbett
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 2,029 | 88.7% |
| No | 258 | 11.3% |
Yes ahead with 88.7% in Bear Lake County.
Idaho's official results, file posted Nov 10, 9:41 PM. Unofficial until certified.
Compared with 2024
| Race | Margin | 2024 president | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|
| ID Governor | R +72.4 | R +78.7 | D +6.3 |
| ID-02 | R +74.0 | R +78.7 | D +4.8 |
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 Bear Lake County has voted for president
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 10.4% | Donald Trump | 87.5% | R +77.1 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 10.6% | Donald Trump | 87.9% | R +77.3 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 8.7% | Donald Trump | 75.2% | R +66.5 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 10.7% | Mitt Romney | 88.2% | R +77.5 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 17.1% | John McCain | 80.8% | R +63.7 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 16.2% | George W. Bush | 82.4% | R +66.2 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 17.8% | George W. Bush | 79.2% | R +61.4 |
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 R +15.7.
Other counties in Idaho
Idaho results- Ada County
- Adams County
- Bannock County
- Benewah County
- Bingham County
- Blaine County
- Boise County
- Bonner County
- Bonneville County
- Boundary County
- Butte County
- Camas County
- Canyon County
- Caribou County
- Cassia County
- Clark County
- Clearwater County
- Custer County
- Elmore County
- Franklin County
- Fremont County
- Gem County
- Gooding County
- Idaho County
- Jefferson County
- Jerome County
- Kootenai County
- Latah County
- Lemhi County
- Lewis County
- Lincoln County
- Madison County
- Minidoka County
- Nez Perce County
- Oneida County
- Owyhee County
- Payette County
- Power County
- Shoshone County
- Teton County
- Twin Falls County
- Valley County
- Washington County
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.