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Owyhee County, Idaho

2026 election results. Jim Risch (R) got 73% of the U.S. Senate vote in Owyhee County. Below are also 6 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Owyhee County

U.S. Senate

Jim Risch
73.1%2,621
Todd Achilles
17.6%630
Natalie Fleming
6.5%234
Matt Loesby
2.8%99
100% counted

Statewide: Jim Risch wins. Called.

Governor

Brad Little
71.4%2,553
Terri Pickens
18.7%669
John Stegner
5.0%179
Pro Life
3.3%119

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Brad Little wins. Called.

U.S. House: Idaho 1st District

Russ Fulcher
74.5%2,676
Kaylee Peterson
18.7%673
Sarah Zabel
5.4%193
Brendan Gomez
1.4%51
100% counted

Whole district: Russ Fulcher wins. Called.

The leader in Owyhee 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, 11:59 PM.

6 local contests in Owyhee County

County offices on Owyhee 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
Walt Holton R3,154100.0%

Walt Holton is unopposed.

County Commissioner District 2

CandidateVotesShare
Michael Aebischer R3,131100.0%

Michael Aebischer is unopposed.

County Clerk

CandidateVotesShare
Angela Barkell R3,191100.0%

Angela Barkell is unopposed.

County Treasurer

CandidateVotesShare
Annette L Dygert R3,191100.0%

Annette L Dygert is unopposed.

County Assessor

CandidateVotesShare
Tiffany Nettleton R3,201100.0%

Tiffany Nettleton is unopposed.

County Coroner

CandidateVotesShare
Aaron D. Tines R3,179100.0%

Aaron D. Tines is unopposed.

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

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
ID GovernorR +58.5R +68.9D +10.4
ID-01R +59.8R +68.9D +9.1

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 Owyhee County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris15.3%Donald Trump82.8%R +67.64,950
2020Joe Biden17.2%Donald Trump80.5%R +63.34,744
2016Hillary Clinton15.1%Donald Trump77.8%R +62.73,925
2012Barack Obama22.4%Mitt Romney75.0%R +52.73,724
2008Barack Obama23.3%John McCain74.5%R +51.34,058
2004John Kerry19.1%George W. Bush79.6%R +60.63,590
2000Al Gore19.5%George W. Bush76.9%R +57.33,188

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 +10.3.

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.