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Jerome County, Idaho

2026 election results. Brad Little (R) got 61% of the vote for governor in Jerome County. The margin is 20.9 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 11 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Jerome County

U.S. Senate

Jim Risch
62.4%3,797
Todd Achilles
25.1%1,525
Natalie Fleming
8.4%513
Matt Loesby
4.1%251
100% counted

Statewide: Jim Risch wins. Called.

Governor

Brad Little
61.2%3,760
Terri Pickens
30.0%1,843
John Stegner
5.8%356
Pro Life
1.5%91

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Brad Little wins. Called.

U.S. House: Idaho 2nd District

Mike Simpson
62.6%3,821
Ellie Gilbreath
29.5%1,801
Tripp Hutchinson
3.9%239
Will Johanson
2.0%122

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Whole district: Mike Simpson wins. Called.

The leader in Jerome 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.

11 local contests in Jerome County

County offices, school boards and local measures on Jerome 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 Charles M. Howell R4,992100.0%

REP Charles M. Howell is unopposed.

County Commissioner District 2

CandidateVotesShare
REP A. Ben Crouch R5,032100.0%

REP A. Ben Crouch is unopposed.

Clerk of the District Court

CandidateVotesShare
REP Cy Lootens R4,975100.0%

REP Cy Lootens is unopposed.

County Treasurer

CandidateVotesShare
REP Tevian Kober R4,996100.0%

REP Tevian Kober is unopposed.

County Assessor

CandidateVotesShare
REP Mark Swenson R5,008100.0%

REP Mark Swenson is unopposed.

County Coroner

CandidateVotesShare
REP Dan Chatterton R4,964100.0%

REP Dan Chatterton is unopposed.

Prosecuting Attorney

CandidateVotesShare
REP Sam Beus R4,851100.0%

REP Sam Beus is unopposed.

Schools

College of Southern Idaho Trustee Zone 1

CandidateVotesShare
Chenele Dixon4,773100.0%

Chenele Dixon is unopposed. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Chenele Dixon 24,337 (100.0%).

College of Southern Idaho Trustee Zone 5

CandidateVotesShare
J.D. Gould4,670100.0%

J.D. Gould is unopposed. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: J.D. Gould 23,993 (100.0%).

Local measures

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 years2,74452.7%
AGAINST authorizing a supplemental levy in the amount of $1,750,000 per year for two years2,46347.3%

IN FAVOR OF authorizing a supplemental levy in the amount of $1,750,000 per year for two years ahead with 52.7% in Jerome 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%).

Valley School District No. 262 Levy

ChoiceVotesShare
IN FAVOR OF authorizing a plant facility reserve fund levy in the amount of $300,000 per year for five years46458.1%
AGAINST authorizing a plant facility reserve fund levy in the amount of $300,000 per year for five years33441.9%

IN FAVOR OF authorizing a plant facility reserve fund levy in the amount of $300,000 per year for five years ahead with 58.1% in Jerome County.

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

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
ID GovernorR +34.2R +55.1D +20.9
ID-02R +35.9R +55.1D +19.2

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 Jerome County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris21.9%Donald Trump75.7%R +53.77,946
2020Joe Biden24.2%Donald Trump73.4%R +49.27,820
2016Hillary Clinton19.7%Donald Trump68.8%R +49.16,751
2012Barack Obama25.4%Mitt Romney71.9%R +46.56,681
2008Barack Obama26.2%John McCain71.5%R +45.36,847
2004John Kerry20.4%George W. Bush78.7%R +58.36,580
2000Al Gore22.6%George W. Bush73.5%R +50.96,007

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 +2.8.

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.