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Lincoln County, Idaho

2026 election results. Brad Little (R) got 63% of the vote for governor in Lincoln County. The margin is 19.5 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 10 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Lincoln County

U.S. Senate

Jim Risch
63.2%884
Todd Achilles
25.9%362
Natalie Fleming
7.2%101
Matt Loesby
3.6%51
100% counted

Statewide: Jim Risch wins. Called.

Governor

Brad Little
63.0%886
Terri Pickens
28.1%395
John Stegner
5.3%75
Pro Life
1.9%27

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Brad Little wins. Called.

U.S. House: Idaho 2nd District

Mike Simpson
64.4%903
Ellie Gilbreath
26.7%375
Tripp Hutchinson
3.9%54
Emre Houser
2.8%39

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Whole district: Mike Simpson wins. Called.

The leader in Lincoln 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, 1:51 AM.

10 local contests in Lincoln County

County offices, local measures and judges on Lincoln 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 Tim Ridinger R1,220100.0%

REP Tim Ridinger is unopposed.

County Commissioner District 2

CandidateVotesShare
REP Rebecca Wood R1,137100.0%

REP Rebecca Wood is unopposed.

Clerk of the District Court

CandidateVotesShare
REP Jennifer Hohnhorst R1,212100.0%

REP Jennifer Hohnhorst is unopposed.

County Treasurer

CandidateVotesShare
REP Crystal Naylor R1,225100.0%

REP Crystal Naylor is unopposed.

County Assessor

CandidateVotesShare
REP Norma Anaya R1,218100.0%

REP Norma Anaya is unopposed.

County Coroner

CandidateVotesShare
REP Mike Piper R1,201100.0%

REP Mike Piper is unopposed.

Local measures

Richfield Cemetery Maintenance District Supplemental Levy

ChoiceVotesShare
IN FAVOR OF authorizing a supplemental levy in the amount of $50,000. per year for two years19564.6%
AGAINST authorizing a supplemental levy in the amount of $50,000. per year for two years10735.4%

IN FAVOR OF authorizing a supplemental levy in the amount of $50,000. per year for two years ahead with 64.6% in Lincoln County.

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 years0—
AGAINST authorizing a supplemental levy in the amount of $1,750,000 per year for two years0—

No votes in the state's file yet. 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%).

Gooding Joint School District Supplemental Levy

ChoiceVotesShare
IN FAVOR OF authorizing a supplemental levy in the amount of $903,000 per year for two years1657.1%
AGAINST authorizing a supplemental levy in the amount of $903,000 per year for two years1242.9%

IN FAVOR OF authorizing a supplemental levy in the amount of $903,000 per year for two years ahead with 57.1% in Lincoln 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%).

Judges

Retain Magistrate Judge Cheri Hicks

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes1,05588.0%
No14412.0%

Yes ahead with 88.0% in Lincoln County.

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

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
ID GovernorR +38.3R +57.8D +19.5
ID-02R +41.3R +57.8D +16.5

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 Lincoln County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris20.4%Donald Trump76.5%R +56.01,917
2020Joe Biden21.3%Donald Trump75.7%R +54.41,941
2016Hillary Clinton20.6%Donald Trump67.7%R +47.11,748
2012Barack Obama28.2%Mitt Romney68.7%R +40.41,662
2008Barack Obama29.1%John McCain65.9%R +36.71,870
2004John Kerry24.9%George W. Bush74.0%R +49.21,875
2000Al Gore27.8%George W. Bush66.6%R +38.91,574

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 +17.1.

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.