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Gooding County, Idaho

2026 election results. Brad Little (R) got 67% of the vote for governor in Gooding County. The margin is 15.3 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 9 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Gooding County

U.S. Senate

Jim Risch
68.2%2,966
Todd Achilles
21.7%943
Natalie Fleming
7.1%309
Matt Loesby
3.0%130
100% counted

Statewide: Jim Risch wins. Called.

Governor

Brad Little
66.5%2,903
Terri Pickens
24.2%1,058
John Stegner
6.5%283
Pro Life
1.6%70

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Brad Little wins. Called.

U.S. House: Idaho 2nd District

Mike Simpson
67.5%2,934
Ellie Gilbreath
23.7%1,029
Tripp Hutchinson
3.8%165
Emre Houser
2.8%120

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Whole district: Mike Simpson wins. Called.

The leader in Gooding 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 3, 10:14 PM.

9 local contests in Gooding County

County offices and local measures on Gooding 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 Vern Eames R3,691100.0%

REP Vern Eames is unopposed.

County Commissioner District 2

CandidateVotesShare
REP Mike Elliott R3,704100.0%

REP Mike Elliott is unopposed.

Clerk of the District Court

CandidateVotesShare
REP Chad Hoeft R3,680100.0%

REP Chad Hoeft is unopposed.

County Treasurer

CandidateVotesShare
REP Cynthia Sliman R3,716100.0%

REP Cynthia Sliman is unopposed.

County Assessor

CandidateVotesShare
REP Justin L. Baldwin R3,689100.0%

REP Justin L. Baldwin is unopposed.

County Coroner

CandidateVotesShare
REP Patrick Curtis R3,726100.0%

REP Patrick Curtis is unopposed.

Local measures

Buhl Joint School District Supplemental Levy

ChoiceVotesShare
AGAINST authorizing a supplemental levy in the amount of $1,250,000 per year for two years4654.8%
IN FAVOR OF authorizing a supplemental levy in the amount of $1,250,000 per year for two years3845.2%

AGAINST authorizing a supplemental levy in the amount of $1,250,000 per year for two years ahead with 54.8% in Gooding County. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: AGAINST authorizing a supplemental levy in the amount of $1,250,000 per year for two years 1,545 (51.8%), IN FAVOR OF authorizing a supplemental levy in the amount of $1,250,000 per year for two years 1,435 (48.2%).

Gooding Joint School District Supplemental Levy

ChoiceVotesShare
IN FAVOR OF authorizing a supplemental levy in the amount of $903,000 per year for two years1,08755.6%
AGAINST authorizing a supplemental levy in the amount of $903,000 per year for two years86844.4%

IN FAVOR OF authorizing a supplemental levy in the amount of $903,000 per year for two years ahead with 55.6% in Gooding County. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: IN FAVOR OF authorizing a supplemental levy in the amount of $903,000 per year for two years 1,103 (55.6%), AGAINST authorizing a supplemental levy in the amount of $903,000 per year for two years 880 (44.4%).

Jerome Joint School District Supplemental Levy

ChoiceVotesShare
IN FAVOR OF authorizing a supplemental levy in the amount of $1,750,000 per year for two years2857.1%
AGAINST authorizing a supplemental levy in the amount of $1,750,000 per year for two years2142.9%

IN FAVOR OF authorizing a supplemental levy in the amount of $1,750,000 per year for two years ahead with 57.1% in Gooding County. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: IN FAVOR OF authorizing a supplemental levy in the amount of $1,750,000 per year for two years 2,772 (52.7%), AGAINST authorizing a supplemental levy in the amount of $1,750,000 per year for two years 2,484 (47.3%).

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

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
ID GovernorR +46.6R +61.9D +15.3
ID-02R +48.1R +61.9D +13.8

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 Gooding County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris18.6%Donald Trump79.0%R +60.45,918
2020Joe Biden20.8%Donald Trump77.0%R +56.26,049
2016Hillary Clinton17.9%Donald Trump72.1%R +54.25,191
2012Barack Obama25.1%Mitt Romney72.2%R +47.15,118
2008Barack Obama27.6%John McCain69.8%R +42.25,391
2004John Kerry24.0%George W. Bush74.6%R +50.65,325
2000Al Gore25.5%George W. Bush69.7%R +44.25,026

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 +16.3.

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.