U.S. Senate
Jim Risch
67.9%2,589
Todd Achilles
24.0%914
Natalie Fleming
6.0%228
Matt Loesby
2.1%81
Statewide: Jim Risch wins. Called.
Lemhi County, Idaho
2026 election results. Jim Risch (R) got 68% of the U.S. Senate vote in Lemhi County. Below are also 7 local contests from the state's own results.
2026 results in Lemhi County
Governor
Brad Little
65.8%2,416
Terri Pickens
22.3%819
John Stegner
8.6%317
Paul Sand
2.1%76
1 more candidate on the race page.
Statewide: Brad Little wins. Called.
U.S. House: Idaho 2nd District
Mike Simpson
68.1%2,585
Ellie Gilbreath
20.5%779
Will Johanson
6.1%231
Tripp Hutchinson
3.0%114
1 more candidate on the race page.
Whole district: Mike Simpson wins. Called.
The leader in Lemhi 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, 11:51 PM.
7 local contests in Lemhi County
County offices and local measures on Lemhi 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 |
|---|---|---|
| REP Rick Carlson R | 3,204 | 100.0% |
REP Rick Carlson is unopposed.
County Commissioner District 2
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| REP Kim Caywood R | 3,234 | 100.0% |
REP Kim Caywood is unopposed.
Clerk of the District Court
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| REP Teresa L. Morton R | 3,261 | 100.0% |
REP Teresa L. Morton is unopposed.
County Treasurer
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| REP Kammy McFarland R | 3,325 | 100.0% |
REP Kammy McFarland is unopposed.
County Assessor
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| REP Jenny Rosin R | 3,328 | 100.0% |
REP Jenny Rosin is unopposed.
County Coroner
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| REP Mike Ernest R | 3,216 | 100.0% |
REP Mike Ernest is unopposed.
Local measures
Challis Joint School District Supplemental Levy
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| AGAINST authorizing a supplemental levy in the amount of $800,000 per year for two years | 35 | 53.8% |
| IN FAVOR OF authorizing a supplemental levy in the amount of $800,000 per year for two years | 30 | 46.2% |
AGAINST authorizing a supplemental levy in the amount of $800,000 per year for two years ahead with 53.8% in Lemhi 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
| Race | Margin | 2024 president | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|
| ID Governor | R +49.4 | R +56.3 | D +7.0 |
| ID-02 | R +53.7 | R +56.3 | D +2.6 |
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 Lemhi County has voted for president
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 21.3% | Donald Trump | 76.2% | R +54.9 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 21.8% | Donald Trump | 75.8% | R +54.0 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 17.9% | Donald Trump | 73.5% | R +55.6 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 23.4% | Mitt Romney | 73.7% | R +50.3 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 25.8% | John McCain | 71.6% | R +45.7 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 22.6% | George W. Bush | 76.0% | R +53.4 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 18.1% | George W. Bush | 78.5% | R +60.4 |
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 D +5.5.
Other counties in Idaho
Idaho results- Ada County
- Adams County
- Bannock County
- Bear Lake 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
- 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.