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2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho

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2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho
←2020 November 8, 2022 2024→
All 2 Idaho seats to theUnited 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 395,351 180,997
Percentage 67.74% 31.01%
Swing Increase1.68% Increase0.94%
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The2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Idahowere held on November 8, 2022, to elect the twoU.S. representativesfrom thestateofIdaho,one from both of the state'scongressional districts.The elections coincided withother electionsto the House of Representatives,electionsto theUnited States Senateand variousstateandlocal elections.

Overview[edit]

District Republican Democratic Others Total Result
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
District 1 222,901 71.34% 82,261 26.33% 7,280 2.33% 312,442 100.00% Republican hold
District 2 172,450 63.59% 98,736 36.41% 0 0.00% 271,186 100.00% Republican hold
Total 395,351 67.74% 180,997 31.01% 7,280 1.25% 583,628 100.00%
Popular vote
Republican
 
 67.74%
Democratic
 
 31.01%
Other
 
 1.25%
House seats
Republican
 
 100.00%

District 1[edit]

2022 Idaho's 1st congressional district election
←2020
2024→
Nominee Russ Fulcher Kaylee Peterson
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 222,901 82,261
Percentage 71.3% 26.3%
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

See also:Idaho's 1st congressional district

The 1st district takes in theIdaho Panhandleand the westernBoise area.The incumbent was RepublicanRuss Fulcher,who was re-elected with 67.8% of the vote in 2020.[1]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]
Withdrew[edit]
  • Brian Lenney[3]

Endorsements[edit]

Russ Fulcher
Executive Branch officials

Results[edit]

Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Russ Fulcher(incumbent) 126,528 100.0
Total votes 126,528 100.0

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]
  • Kaylee Peterson[6]

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kaylee Peterson 15,057 100.0
Total votes 15,057 100.0

Libertarian primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Replacement nominee[edit]
  • Darian Drake[7]
Withdrew after nomination[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Joe Evans
Political parties

Results[edit]

Libertarian primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Joe Evans 489 100.0
Total votes 489 100.0

General election[edit]

Predictions[edit]

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[9] Solid R November 16, 2021
Inside Elections[10] Solid R December 22, 2021
Sabato's Crystal Ball[11] Safe R November 17, 2021
Politico[12] Solid R April 5, 2022
RCP[13] Safe R June 9, 2022
Fox News[14] Solid R July 11, 2022
DDHQ[15] Solid R July 20, 2022
538[16] Solid R June 30, 2022

Results[edit]

2022 Idaho's 1st congressional district election[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Russ Fulcher(incumbent) 222,901 71.3
Democratic Kaylee Peterson 82,261 26.3
Libertarian Darian Drake 7,280 2.3
Total votes 312,442 100.0
Republicanhold

District 2[edit]

2022 Idaho's 2nd congressional district election
←2020
2024→
Nominee Mike Simpson Wendy Norman
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 172,448 98,736
Percentage 63.6% 36.4%
County results
Simpson:60–70%70-80%80-90%>90%
Norman:50-60%60-70%
U.S. Representative before election

Mike Simpson
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Mike Simpson
Republican

See also:Idaho's 2nd congressional district

The 2nd district encompasses eastern and northernBoise,as well asEastern Idaho.The incumbent was RepublicanMike Simpson,who was re-elected with 64.1% of the vote in 2020.[1]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]
Eliminated in primary[edit]
  • Flint Christensen[19]
  • Daniel Algiers Lucas Levy[19]
  • Chris Porter[19]
  • Bryan Smith, attorney, businessman, and candidate for this district in2014[18]
Withdrawn[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Mike Simpson
Organizations
Bryan Smith
Organizations

Results[edit]

GOP Primary Results:
Simpson
  • 40–50%
  • 50–60%
  • 60–70%
  • 70–80%
Smith
  • 40–50%
Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Simpson(incumbent) 67,177 54.6
Republican Bryan Smith 40,267 32.7
Republican Flint Christensen 7,113 5.8
Republican Chris Porter 6,357 5.2
Republican Daniel Levy 2,185 1.8
Total votes 123,099 100.0

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]
  • Wendy Norman, teacher[19]

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wendy Norman 17,150 100.0
Total votes 17,150 100.0

General election[edit]

Predictions[edit]

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[9] Solid R November 16, 2021
Inside Elections[10] Solid R December 22, 2021
Sabato's Crystal Ball[11] Safe R November 17, 2021
Politico[12] Solid R April 5, 2022
RCP[13] Safe R June 9, 2022
Fox News[14] Solid R July 11, 2022
DDHQ[15] Solid R July 20, 2022
538[16] Solid R June 30, 2022

Results[edit]

2022 Idaho's 2nd congressional district election[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Simpson(incumbent) 172,450 63.6
Democratic Wendy Norman 98,736 36.4
Total votes 271,186 100.0
Republicanhold

References[edit]

  1. ^abJohnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019)."Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 2020".Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives.
  2. ^"Rep. Fulcher, who recently completed chemotherapy treatments, says cancer won't prevent him from running for reelection".The Idaho Press. October 19, 2021.RetrievedNovember 17,2021.
  3. ^"LENNEY, BRIAN - Candidate overview".www.fec.gov.RetrievedFebruary 19,2022.
  4. ^"Endorsement of Congressman Russ Fulcher".www.donaldjtrump.com.May 14, 2022. Archived fromthe originalon November 6, 2022.RetrievedMay 22,2022.
  5. ^abcde"Unofficial Election Night Results - 2022 Primary Election".State of Idaho Elections Department.Archived fromthe originalon May 19, 2022.RetrievedMay 18,2022.
  6. ^"Official List of All Candidate Declarations for 2022"(PDF).Office of the Idaho Secretary of State.RetrievedJanuary 11,2023.
  7. ^"Idaho Libertarian congressional candidate withdraws, amid party upheaval".KPVI.September 13, 2022. Archived fromthe originalon September 14, 2022.RetrievedSeptember 14,2022.
  8. ^abImhoff-Dousharm, Jennifer."Libertarian Party of Idaho Endorses Joe Evans".www.lpid.org.Libertarian Party of Idaho. Archived fromthe originalon May 18, 2022.RetrievedJuly 30,2021.
  9. ^ab"2022 House Race Ratings".The Cook Political Report.RetrievedNovember 16,2021.
  10. ^ab"House Ratings".The Rothenberg Political Report.RetrievedDecember 22,2021.
  11. ^ab"2022 House Ratings".Sabato's Crystal Ball.November 17, 2021.RetrievedNovember 17,2021.
  12. ^ab"2022 Election Forecast".Politico.April 5, 2022.
  13. ^ab"Battle for the House 2022".RCP.June 9, 2022.
  14. ^ab"2022 Election Forecast".Fox News.July 11, 2022.RetrievedJuly 11,2022.
  15. ^ab"2022 Election Forecast".DDHQ.July 20, 2022.RetrievedJuly 20,2022.
  16. ^ab"2022 Election Forecast".FiveThirtyEight.June 30, 2022.RetrievedJune 30,2022.
  17. ^ab"2022 General Election".Idaho Secretary of State.November 25, 2022.RetrievedDecember 22,2022.
  18. ^abMoseley-Morris, Kelcie (October 5, 2021)."Mike Simpson, Bryan Smith will vie for seat to represent Idaho's 2nd congressional district".Big Country News. Archived fromthe originalon October 30, 2021.RetrievedNovember 15,2021.
  19. ^abcd"Candidate Filing Report"(PDF).
  20. ^Moseley-Morris, Kelcie (October 5, 2021)."Mike Simpson, Bryan Smith will vie for seat to represent Idaho's 2nd congressional district".Big Country News. Archived fromthe originalon October 30, 2021.RetrievedNovember 15,2021.
  21. ^"NRA-PVF: Grades".NRA-PVF.RetrievedFebruary 19,2022.
  22. ^"The Conservative Political Action Coalition (CPAC) announced its endorsement of Bryan Smith for Congress (ID-2)".American Conservative Union.Archived fromthe originalon August 4, 2022.RetrievedJune 26,2022.

External links[edit]

Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates
Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates
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