2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho

The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho will be held on November 3, 2020, to elect the two U.S. Representatives from the state of Idaho, one from both of the state's congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the 2020 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.

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho

November 3, 2020

All 2 Idaho seats to the United States House of Representatives
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election 0 2

District 1

The 1st district takes in the Idaho Panhandle and the western Boise area. The incumbent is Republican Russ Fulcher, who was elected with 62.8% of the vote in 2018.[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Primary results

Republican primary results [4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Russ Fulcher (incumbent) 93,879 79.9
Republican Nicholas Jones 23,664 20.1
Total votes 117,543 100.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Rudy Soto
State officials

Primary results

Democratic primary results [9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rudy Soto 25,112 65.8
Democratic Staniela Nikolova 13,074 34.2
Total votes 38,186 100.0%

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Declared
  • Joe Evans, data engineer and former military intelligence analyst[2][10]

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[11] Safe R July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[12] Safe R June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[13] Safe R July 2, 2020
Politico[14] Safe R April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[15] Safe R June 3, 2020
RCP[16] Safe R June 9, 2020
Niskanen[17] Safe R June 7, 2020

Results

Idaho's 1st congressional district results, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Russ Fulcher
Democratic Rudy Soto
Libertarian Joe Evans
Total votes 100.0

District 2

The 2nd district encompasses eastern and northern Boise, as well as Eastern Idaho. The incumbent is Republican Mike Simpson, who was re-elected with 60.7% of the vote in 2018.[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Primary results

Republican primary results [19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Simpson (incumbent) 68,675 72.0
Republican Kevin Rhoades 26,724 28.0
Total votes 95,399 100.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Primary results

Democratic primary results [22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Aaron Swisher 37,494 100.0%
Total votes 37,494 100.0%

Constitution primary

Candidates

Declared

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Declared

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[25] Safe R July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[26] Safe R June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[27] Safe R July 2, 2020
Politico[28] Safe R April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[29] Safe R June 3, 2020
RCP[30] Safe R June 9, 2020
Niskanen[31] Safe R June 7, 2020

Results

Idaho's 2nd congressional district results, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Simpson
Democratic Aaron Swisher
Constitution Pro-Life
Libertarian Idaho Sierra Law
Total votes 100%

References

  1. Wasserman, David; Flinn, Ally (November 7, 2018). "2018 House Popular Vote Tracker". Cook Political Report. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  2. "2020 Primary Candidate List". Idaho Secretary of State.
  3. "Nicholas Jones". Ballotpedia.
  4. "Live: Idaho State Primary Election Results 2020". New York Times. June 3, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  5. "Election Center". www.spokesman.com.
  6. https://ballotpedia.org/Staniela_Nikolova
  7. "Meet Rudy".
  8. Z. Russell, Betsy (November 18, 2019). "Nampa native Rudy Soto announces run for Congress as Democrat". Idaho Press. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  9. "Live: Idaho State Primary Election Results 2020". New York Times. June 3, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  10. "Candidate Survey Response: Joe Evans". Idaho Press.
  11. "2020 Senate Race Ratings for April 19, 2019". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  12. "2020 Senate Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  13. "2020 Senate race ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  14. "2020 Election Forecast". Politico. November 19, 2019.
  15. "Daily Kos Elections releases initial Senate race ratings for 2020". Daily Kos Elections. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  16. "Battle for White House". RCP. April 19, 2019.
  17. "2020 Negative Partisanship and the 2020 Congressional Elections". Niskanen Center. April 28, 2020.
  18. "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart.
  19. "Live: Idaho State Primary Election Results 2020". New York Times. June 3, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  20. https://www.idahostatesman.com/opinion/readers-opinion/article220329610.html
  21. "Aaron Swisher". Ballotpedia.
  22. "Live: Idaho State Primary Election Results 2020". New York Times. June 3, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  23. ID, Pocatello. "Candidate Profile - Idaho Lorax Carta". KPVI.
  24. "Idaho Law". Ballotpedia.
  25. "2020 Senate Race Ratings for April 19, 2019". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  26. "2020 Senate Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  27. "2020 Senate race ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  28. "2020 Election Forecast". Politico. November 19, 2019.
  29. "Daily Kos Elections releases initial Senate race ratings for 2020". Daily Kos Elections. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  30. "Battle for White House". RCP. April 19, 2019.
  31. "2020 Negative Partisanship and the 2020 Congressional Elections". Niskanen Center. April 28, 2020.
Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates
Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates
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