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Idaho County, Idaho

2026 election results. Jim Risch (R) got 77% of the U.S. Senate vote in Idaho County. Below are also 9 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Idaho County

U.S. Senate

Jim Risch
77.0%6,080
Todd Achilles
16.3%1,291
Natalie Fleming
4.5%352
Matt Loesby
2.2%174
100% counted

Statewide: Jim Risch wins. Called.

Governor

Brad Little
72.1%5,674
John Stegner
12.6%992
Terri Pickens
11.9%938
Pro Life
1.9%153

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Brad Little wins. Called.

U.S. House: Idaho 1st District

Russ Fulcher
78.5%6,187
Kaylee Peterson
15.3%1,206
Sarah Zabel
5.3%421
Brendan Gomez
0.9%70
100% counted

Whole district: Russ Fulcher wins. Called.

The leader in Idaho 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 6, 11:05 AM.

9 local contests in Idaho County

County offices and local measures on Idaho 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
R. Skipper "Skip" Brandt R6,496100.0%

R. Skipper "Skip" Brandt is unopposed.

County Commissioner District 2

CandidateVotesShare
Ted S. Lindsley R6,51683.4%
Michelle S. Perdue D1,29916.6%

Ted S. Lindsley ahead in Idaho County.

Clerk of the District Court

CandidateVotesShare
Kathy M. Ackerman R6,893100.0%

Kathy M. Ackerman is unopposed.

County Treasurer

CandidateVotesShare
Abbie Hudson R6,888100.0%

Abbie Hudson is unopposed.

County Assessor

CandidateVotesShare
Megan Turner R6,878100.0%

Megan Turner is unopposed.

County Coroner

CandidateVotesShare
Cody Funke R6,944100.0%

Cody Funke is unopposed.

Local measures

Clearwater Valley School District #245

ChoiceVotesShare
AGAINST authorizing a supplemental levy in the amount of $811,989.29 per year for one year98852.0%
IN FAVOR OF authorizing a supplemental levy in the amount of $811,989.29 per year for one year91348.0%

AGAINST authorizing a supplemental levy in the amount of $811,989.29 per year for one year ahead with 52.0% in Idaho County.

Highland Joint School District Plant Facility Levy

ChoiceVotesShare
AGAINST authorizing the plant facility levy in the amount of up to $75,000 per year for five years583.3%
IN FAVOR OF authorizing the plant facility levy in the amount of up to $75,000 per year for five years116.7%

AGAINST authorizing the plant facility levy in the amount of up to $75,000 per year for five years ahead with 83.3% in Idaho County. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: IN FAVOR OF authorizing the plant facility levy in the amount of up to $75,000 per year for five years 386 (60.0%), AGAINST authorizing the plant facility levy in the amount of up to $75,000 per year for five years 257 (40.0%).

City Of Riggins

ChoiceVotesShare
YES - Approve Local-Option Tax12776.5%
NO - Deny3923.5%

YES - Approve Local-Option Tax ahead with 76.5% in Idaho County. Riggins's page.

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

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
ID-01R +67.4R +69.6D +2.2

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 Idaho County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris14.8%Donald Trump82.6%R +67.89,867
2020Joe Biden16.3%Donald Trump81.5%R +65.39,603
2016Hillary Clinton14.5%Donald Trump78.2%R +63.78,233
2012Barack Obama21.8%Mitt Romney75.6%R +53.87,837
2008Barack Obama24.6%John McCain71.8%R +47.28,210
2004John Kerry21.2%George W. Bush75.5%R +54.37,965
2000Al Gore15.9%George W. Bush77.9%R +62.07,452

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 +5.8.

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.