2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho

The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho were held on November 5, 2024, to elect the two U.S. representatives from the State of Idaho, one from both of the state's congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections. The primary elections took place on May 21, 2024.

2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho

← 2022 November 5, 2024 2026 →

Both Idaho seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 2 0
Seats won 2 0
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 581,267 244,885
Percentage 66.52% 28.03%
Swing Decrease 1.22% Decrease 2.98%

District 1

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2024 Idaho's 1st congressional district election
 
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Nominee Russ Fulcher Kaylee Peterson
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 331,150 118,656
Percentage 71.0% 25.4%

 
County results
Fulcher:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. Representative before election

Russ Fulcher
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Russ Fulcher
Republican

The 1st district takes in the Idaho Panhandle and the western Boise area. The incumbent is Republican Russ Fulcher, who was re-elected with 71.3% of the vote in 2022.[1]

Republican primary

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Nominee

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Endorsements

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of May 1, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Russ Fulcher (R) $393,599 $276,097 $286,788
Source: Federal Election Commission[5]

Results

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Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Russ Fulcher (incumbent) 109,067 100.00%
Total votes 109,067 100.00%

Democratic primary

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Nominee

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Endorsements

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Kaylee Peterson

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of May 1, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Kaylee Peterson (D) $82,946 $63,093 $22,561
Source: Federal Election Commission[5]

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Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kaylee Peterson 13,982 100.00%
Total votes 13,982 100.00%

Libertarian primary

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Nominee

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Constitution primary

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Nominee

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General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[9] Solid R October 31, 2023
Inside Elections[10] Solid R October 27, 2023
Sabato's Crystal Ball[11] Safe R October 26, 2023
Elections Daily[12] Safe R October 26, 2023
CNalysis[13] Solid R November 16, 2023

Results

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2024 Idaho's 1st congressional district election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Russ Fulcher (incumbent) 331,150 71.0
Democratic Patrick Largey 118,656 25.4
Libertarian Matt Loesby 9,594 2.1
Constitution Brendan Gomez 6,933 1.5
Total votes 466,333 100.0
Republican hold

District 2

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2024 Idaho's 2nd congressional district election
 
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Nominee Mike Simpson David Roth Todd Corsetti
Party Republican Democratic Libertarian
Popular vote 250,117 126,229 21,310
Percentage 61.4% 31.0% 5.2%

 
County results
Simpson:      50-60%      70-80%      80-90%
Roth:     40–50%      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election

Mike Simpson
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Mike Simpson
Republican

The 2nd district encompasses eastern and northern Boise, as well as Eastern Idaho. The incumbent is Republican Mike Simpson, who was re-elected with 63.6% of the vote in 2022.[1]

Republican primary

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Nominee

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Eliminated in primary

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  • Scott Cleveland, financial advisor and independent candidate for U.S. Senate in 2022[2]
  • Sean Higgins, IT professional[2]

Endorsements

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of May 1, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Scott Cleveland (R) $100,266 $83,725 $16,541
Sean Higgins (R) $5,364[a] $1,021 $4,343
Mike Simpson (R) $1,024,864 $552,233 $611,031
Source: Federal Election Commission[17]

Results

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2024 GOP primary results by county:
  Simpson
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Cleveland
  •   40–50%
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Simpson (incumbent) 53,476 54.7%
Republican Scott Cleveland 35,036 35.8%
Republican Sean Higgins 9,333 9.5%
Total votes 97,845 100.00%

Democratic primary

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Nominee

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  • David Roth, realtor and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2022[18]

Endorsements

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David Roth
Organizations

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of May 1, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
David Roth (D) $61,159 $53,384 $6,242
Source: Federal Election Commission[17]

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Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Roth 17,234 100.00%
Total votes 17,234 100.00%

Libertarian primary

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Nominee

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  • Todd Corsetti, retired engineering manager[2]

Constitution primary

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Nominee

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  • Carta Sierra, paralegal and perennial candidate[2]

Eliminated in primary

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Results

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Constitution primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Constitution Carta Sierra 102 51.0%
Constitution Pro-Life 98 49.0%
Total votes 200 100.00%

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[9] Solid R October 31, 2023
Inside Elections[10] Solid R October 27, 2023
Sabato's Crystal Ball[11] Safe R October 26, 2023
Elections Daily[12] Safe R October 26, 2023
CNalysis[13] Solid R November 16, 2023

Results

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2024 Idaho's 2nd congressional district election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Simpson (incumbent) 250,117 61.4
Democratic David Roth 126,229 31.0
Libertarian Todd Corsetti 21,310 5.2
Constitution Carta Sierra 9,804 2.4
Total votes 407,460 100.0
Republican hold

Notes

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  1. ^ $5,000 of this total was self-funded by Higgins

References

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  1. ^ a b "2022 National House Vote Tracker". Cook Political Report. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Candidates Filed for 2024". VoteIdaho.Gov. Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "- AIPAC Political Portal". candidates.aipacpac.org. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  4. ^ a b NRA-PVF. "NRA-PVF | Grades | Idaho". NRA-PVF. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "2024 Election United States House - Idaho 1st". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  6. ^ Jacobson, Kate (March 23, 2023). "CITIZEN: Kaylee Peterson". Idaho Press. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  7. ^ a b "2024 Candidates for Common Good". Vote Common Good. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  8. ^ "Vote Mama PAC | Candidates". Vote Mama PAC. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  9. ^ a b "2024 House Race Ratings: Another Competitive Fight for Control". Cook Political Report. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  10. ^ a b "First 2024 House Ratings". Inside Elections. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  11. ^ a b "Initial House Ratings: Battle for Majority Starts as a Toss-up". Sabato's Crystal Ball. February 23, 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  12. ^ a b "Election Ratings". Elections Daily. November 2, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  13. ^ a b "2024 House Forecast". November 20, 2023. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  14. ^ Kane, Paul (July 29, 2023). "An 'institution guy' in the House, Steve Womack is fed up". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
  15. ^ "Clear Path Action Fund". Clear Path Action Fund. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  16. ^ "Idaho Endorsements". www.nrlvictoryfund.org. National Right to Life Victory Fund. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  17. ^ a b "2024 Election United States House - Idaho 2nd". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  18. ^ Frisk, Garrett (July 1, 2023). "Fresh Off Senate Loss, Idaho Democrat David Roth Eyes House Seat". Diamond Eye Candidate Report. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
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Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates
Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates