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Custer County, Idaho

2026 election results. Jim Risch (R) got 68% of the U.S. Senate vote in Custer County. Below are also 9 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Custer County

U.S. Senate

Jim Risch
67.6%1,369
Todd Achilles
24.7%499
Natalie Fleming
5.5%112
Matt Loesby
2.2%44
100% counted

Statewide: Jim Risch wins. Called.

Governor

Brad Little
67.5%1,352
Terri Pickens
21.9%439
John Stegner
7.4%149
Paul Sand
1.8%36

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Brad Little wins. Called.

U.S. House: Idaho 2nd District

Mike Simpson
68.0%1,352
Ellie Gilbreath
22.8%453
Tripp Hutchinson
4.7%94
Will Johanson
2.6%51

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Whole district: Mike Simpson wins. Called.

The leader in Custer 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.

9 local contests in Custer County

County offices and local measures on Custer 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
REP Will Naillon R1,794100.0%

REP Will Naillon is unopposed.

County Commissioner District 2

CandidateVotesShare
REP Dennis Thornock R1,712100.0%

REP Dennis Thornock is unopposed.

Clerk of the District Court

CandidateVotesShare
REP Tamra Giampedraglia R1,701100.0%

REP Tamra Giampedraglia is unopposed.

County Treasurer

CandidateVotesShare
REP Allicyn Latimer R1,746100.0%

REP Allicyn Latimer is unopposed.

County Assessor

CandidateVotesShare
REP Jacquel L Bruno R1,663100.0%

REP Jacquel L Bruno is unopposed.

County Coroner

CandidateVotesShare
REP Chad Workman R1,736100.0%

REP Chad Workman is unopposed.

Local measures

Butte County School District Plant Facility Levy

ChoiceVotesShare
IN FAVOR OF authorizing School Plant Facilities Reserve Fund Levy in the amount of up to $103,000 per year for two years866.7%
AGAINST authorizing School Plant Facilities Reserve Fund Levy in the amount of up to $103,000 per year for two years433.3%

IN FAVOR OF authorizing School Plant Facilities Reserve Fund Levy in the amount of up to $103,000 per year for two years ahead with 66.7% in Custer County. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: IN FAVOR OF authorizing School Plant Facilities Reserve Fund Levy in the amount of up to $103,000 per year for two years 709 (65.4%), AGAINST authorizing School Plant Facilities Reserve Fund Levy in the amount of up to $103,000 per year for two years 375 (34.6%).

Butte County School District Supplemental Levy

ChoiceVotesShare
IN FAVOR OF authorizing a supplemental levy in the amount of $160,000 per year for two years866.7%
AGAINST authorizing a supplemental levy in the amount of $160,000 per year for two years433.3%

IN FAVOR OF authorizing a supplemental levy in the amount of $160,000 per year for two years ahead with 66.7% in Custer County. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: IN FAVOR OF authorizing a supplemental levy in the amount of $160,000 per year for two years 722 (65.2%), AGAINST authorizing a supplemental levy in the amount of $160,000 per year for two years 386 (34.8%).

Challis Joint School District Supplemental Levy

ChoiceVotesShare
IN FAVOR OF authorizing a supplemental levy in the amount of $800,000 per year for two years85363.4%
AGAINST authorizing a supplemental levy in the amount of $800,000 per year for two years49336.6%

IN FAVOR OF authorizing a supplemental levy in the amount of $800,000 per year for two years ahead with 63.4% in Custer County. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: IN FAVOR OF authorizing a supplemental levy in the amount of $800,000 per year for two years 883 (62.6%), AGAINST authorizing a supplemental levy in the amount of $800,000 per year for two years 528 (37.4%).

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

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
ID GovernorR +51.0R +54.6D +3.7
ID-02R +49.8R +54.6D +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 Custer County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris22.1%Donald Trump75.4%R +53.32,650
2020Joe Biden22.0%Donald Trump76.3%R +54.32,739
2016Hillary Clinton17.7%Donald Trump73.6%R +55.92,414
2012Barack Obama22.5%Mitt Romney74.1%R +51.62,352
2008Barack Obama26.0%John McCain72.0%R +46.02,352
2004John Kerry23.7%George W. Bush74.7%R +51.02,358
2000Al Gore17.9%George W. Bush77.0%R +59.12,330

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 +5.9.

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.