Idaho's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024

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Idaho's 2nd Congressional District
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Election details
Filing deadline: March 15, 2024
Primary: May 21, 2024 General: November 5, 2024
How to vote
Poll times: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in Idaho
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Republican DDHQ and The Hill: Safe Republican Inside Elections: Solid Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican
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All U.S. House districts, including the 2nd Congressional District of Idaho, are holding elections in 2024. The general election is November 5, 2024. The primary was May 21, 2024. The filing deadline was March 15, 2024. All 435 U.S. House seats are up for election in 2024. Republicans have a 220 to 211 majority with four vacancies. As of June 2024, 45 members of the U.S. House had announced they were not running for re-election. To read more about the U.S. House elections taking place this year, click here.

In the 2022 election in this district, the Republican candidate won 63.6%-36.4%. Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Donald Trump (R) would have defeated Joe Biden (D) 59.8%-36.9%.

For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

• Idaho's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (May 21 Democratic primary)
• Idaho's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (May 21 Republican primary)

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. House Idaho District 2

Incumbent Michael K. Simpson, David Roth, Idaho Law, and Todd Corsetti are running in the general election for U.S. House Idaho District 2 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate
		Michael K. Simpson (R)
		David Roth (D)
		Idaho Law (Constitution Party)
		Todd Corsetti (L)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2

David Roth advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Roth	100.0	17,234

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 17,234
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Richard Grayson (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2

Incumbent Michael K. Simpson defeated Scott Cleveland and Sean Higgins in the Republican primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael K. Simpson	54.7	53,476
		Scott Cleveland	35.8	35,036
		Sean Higgins	9.5	9,333

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 97,845
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Constitution primary election

Constitution primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2

Idaho Law defeated Pro-Life in the Constitution primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Idaho Law	51.0	102
		Pro-Life	49.0	98

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 200
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2

Todd Corsetti advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Todd Corsetti	100.0	315

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Candidate profiles

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Todd Corsetti

Party: Libertarian Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography:  "I am running as a Libertarian for Idaho congressional district 2 to assist in changing the dangerous trajectory of this country. We are clearly on a path to moral and financial bankruptcy. If we do not course correct, and quickly, our children’s and grandchildren’s futures and quality of life are at great risk. The Republican and Democrat duopoly, controlled opposition, with their ballooning government budgets, tax and spend recklessness, limitless money printing, run-away inflation, massive indebtedness, crony capitalism, and forever offensive wars are threatening this once great nation. Freedom of speech, freedom of self-defense, freedom of privacy, economic freedom, and personal liberty are all under attack and at great risk."

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Key Messages

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America must end the forever wars, nation building, and avoid entangling alliances. Our military should only be used for strong national defense.

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We must get back to sound money, true free market capitalism, and a complete separation of the state from money and banking.

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All gun control is unconstitutional. I am a 2nd Amendment advocate. All people have the right to self-defense.

Voting information

See also: Voting in Idaho

Election information in Idaho: Nov. 5, 2024, election.

What is the voter registration deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 5, 2024
• By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 11, 2024
• Online: Oct. 11, 2024

Is absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

Yes

What is the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 1, 2024
• By mail: Received by Oct. 25, 2024
• Online: Oct. 25, 2024

What is the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 5, 2024
• By mail: Received by Nov. 5, 2024

Is early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What are the early voting start and end dates?

Oct. 21, 2024 to Nov. 1, 2024

Are all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, is a photo or non-photo ID required?

K.A.

When are polls open on Election Day?

8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

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Survey responses from candidates in this race

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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Todd Corsetti (L)

America must end the forever wars, nation building, and avoid entangling alliances. Our military should only be used for strong national defense.

We must get back to sound money, true free market capitalism, and a complete separation of the state from money and banking.

All gun control is unconstitutional. I am a 2nd Amendment advocate. All people have the right to self-defense.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Todd Corsetti (L)

I fully support freedom of speech, and oppose all government censorship, regulation, or control of communications.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

Todd Corsetti (L)

Congressman Ron Paul. His knowledge, honesty and integrity were unquestionable.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

Todd Corsetti (L)

Anything by Ron Paul and Murray Rothbard.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Todd Corsetti (L)

Honesty and integrity.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

Todd Corsetti (L)

Honesty, problem solving ability, logical thinking, and integrity.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Todd Corsetti (L)

Protecting our natural rights, our right to self-ownership, private property rights, supporting the non-aggression principle, supporting smaller government & political decentralization, and sound economics.

What legacy would you like to leave?

Todd Corsetti (L)

He spoke up and did something, not when it was easy, but when it was hard.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

Todd Corsetti (L)

Nixon removing the US from the gold standard.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Todd Corsetti (L)

I worked my way through college doing auto body & paint, and my first job out of college was as an engineer in the semiconductor industry.

What is your favorite book? Why?

Todd Corsetti (L)

Lord of the Rings.

If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?

Todd Corsetti (L)

Robinhood.

What qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution?

Todd Corsetti (L)

It has the ability & obligation to defend the constitution & bill of rights, and constrain the executive branch. Sadly, it has failed at both. Congress must get back to its core charter, and bring back all powers relinquished to other agencies, bringing these back to congress as defined by the constitution.

Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?

Todd Corsetti (L)

Private and corporate experience is best.

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

Todd Corsetti (L)

Two major challenges must be immediately addresses. - The US offensive and forever wars must stop. We need to close all overseas bases, stop nation building and policing the world, and we should exit all entangling alliances. We should only support and fund a strong national defense. - Crushing US debt, and fiscal and monetary irresponsibility threatens the future of this great nation and its citizens. We need sound money, begin reducing the cost & size of government, get money out of politics, and end the federal reserve banking cartel.

What are your thoughts on term limits?

Todd Corsetti (L)

I support term limits. However, lobbyists and donors have completely infiltrated our elected officials and governing process. The majority of politicians make massive personal profit from this process. Term limits will only accelerate this process, as crooked politicians rush to get as much profit from the shorter time they have in office. We need to take money out of politics, and frankly out of the government's hands.

Is there a particular representative, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?

Todd Corsetti (L)

Congressman Ron Paul.

Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?

Todd Corsetti (L)

There are certainly varying opinions; and reasonable principles & arguments from both sides, but any compromise must keep to our core principles as stated above.

The Constitution says that all bills for raising revenue must originate in the House. What role would this power play in your priorities if elected?

Todd Corsetti (L)

I would insist on fiscal and monetary responsibility. All foreign aid and funding of foreign wars must stop, government size & cost drastically reduced, taxes drastically reduced, the federal reserve banking cartel ended, and all executive orders allowing the executive branch to bypass congress, must end.

How should the U.S. House use its investigative powers?

Todd Corsetti (L)

All political corruption and profiteering from political positions should be thoroughly investigated, with immediate punishment & expulsion for violations. Legal loop holes allowing politicians to become rich from their political positions should be stopped. Stock insider trading for politicians should not be allowed.

What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

Todd Corsetti (L)

Unanimously endorsed by the Libertarian Party of Idaho.

What are your views on financial transparency and government accountability?

Todd Corsetti (L)

The government and government officials should be 100% transparent and accountable to Americans for their economic and fiscal decisions & voting record.

You can ask candidates in this race to fill out the survey by clicking their names below:

• David Roth
• Idaho Law
• Michael K. Simpson

Campaign finance

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Michael K. Simpson	Republican Party	$1,247,033	$970,061	$415,372	As of June 30, 2024
David Roth	Democratic Party	$69,835	$66,448	$1,788	As of June 30, 2024
Idaho Law	Constitution Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Todd Corsetti	Libertarian Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." ** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election. *** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

• Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
• Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
• Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.
• Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.

Race ratings: Idaho's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024
Race tracker	Race ratings
	September 10, 2024	September 3, 2024	August 27, 2024	August 20, 2024
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Decision Desk HQ and The Hill	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Idaho in the 2024 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Idaho, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2024
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Filing fee	Filing deadline	Source
Idaho	U.S. House	Ballot-qualified party	500	$300.00	3/15/2024	Source
Idaho	U.S. House	Unaffiliated	500	$300.00	8/30/2024	Source

District analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

• District map - A map of the district in place for the election.
• Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2024 U.S. House elections in the state.
• Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
• State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.

• District map
• Competitiveness
• Presidential elections
• State party control

Below is the district map in place for this election. Click the map below to enlarge it.

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2024

This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in Idaho.

Idaho U.S. House competitiveness, 2014-2024
Year	Districts/ offices	Seats	Open seats	Candidates	Possible primaries	Contested Democratic primaries	Contested Republican primaries	% of contested primaries	Incumbents in contested primaries	% of incumbents in contested primaries
2024	2	2	0	6	4	0	1	25.0%	1	50.0%
2022	2	2	0	8	4	0	1	25.0%	1	50.0%
2020	2	2	0	7	4	1	2	75.0%	2	100.0%
2018	2	2	1	13	4	2	1	75.0%	0	0.0%
2016	2	2	0	9	4	1	2	75.0%	2	100.0%
2014	2	2	0	10	4	1	2	75.0%	2	100.0%

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Idaho in 2024. Information below was calculated on April 7, 2024, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

Six candidates ran for Idaho’s two U.S. House districts, including two Democrats and four Republicans. That’s three candidates per district, less than in the previous three election cycles. There were four candidates per district in 2022, 3.5 candidates per district in 2020, and 6.5 in 2018.

The total number of candidates that ran for the U.S. House in 2024 is also lower than any other year this decade.

No seats were open in 2024, meaning all incumbents ran for re-election. There was one House seat open in 2018, the only election cycle this decade in which a House seat was open.

Four candidates—one Democrat and three Republicans—ran for the 2nd Congressional District, the most candidates that ran for a seat in 2024.

One primary—the 2nd Congressional District Republican primary—was contested in 2024. One primary was contested in 2022 and three primaries were contested in 2020.

Rep. Michael K. Simpson (R-2nd) was the only incumbent in a contested primary in 2024.

Candidates filed to run in the Democratic and Republican primaries in both districts, meaning no seats were guaranteed to either party.

Partisan Voter Index

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is R+14. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 14 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Idaho's 2nd the 87th most Republican district nationally.

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2020 presidential election would have been in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.

2020 presidential results in Idaho's 2nd based on 2024 district lines
Joe Biden	Donald Trump
36.9%	59.8%

Inside Elections Baselines

See also: Inside Elections

Inside Elections' Baseline is a figure that analyzes all federal and statewide election results from the district over the past four election cycles. The results are combined in an index estimating the strength of a typical Democratic or Republican candidate in the congressional district. The table below displays the Baseline data for this district.

Inside Elections Baseline for 2024
Democratic Baseline	Republican Baseline	Difference
36.3	60.1	R+23.8

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in Idaho, 2020

Idaho presidential election results (1900-2020)

• 9 Democratic wins
• 22 Republican wins

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020
Winning Party	D	R	R	D	D	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

See also: Party control of Idaho state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Alabama's congressional delegation as of May 2024.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Idaho
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	0	0	0
Republican	2	2	4
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	0	0
Total	2	2	4

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Idaho's top four state executive offices as of May 2024.

State executive officials in Idaho, May 2024
Office	Officeholder
Governor	Brad Little
Lieutenant Governor	Scott Bedke
Secretary of State	Phil McGrane
Attorney General	Raúl Labrador

State legislature

Idaho State Senate

Party		As of February 2024
	Democratic Party	7
	Republican Party	28
	Other	0
	Vacancies	0
Total		35

Idaho House of Representatives

Party		As of February 2024
	Democratic Party	11
	Republican Party	59
	Other	0
	Vacancies	0
Total		70

Trifecta control

The table below shows the state's trifecta status from 1992 until 2024.

Idaho Party Control: 1992-2024
No Democratic trifectas  •  Thirty years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
Governor	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Senate	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
House	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

District history

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2018.

2022

See also: Idaho's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Idaho District 2

Incumbent Michael K. Simpson defeated Wendy Norman in the general election for U.S. House Idaho District 2 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael K. Simpson (R)	63.6	172,450
		Wendy Norman (D)	36.4	98,736

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 271,186
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2

Wendy Norman advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Wendy Norman	100.0	17,150

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 17,150
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Amy Tamayo (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2

Incumbent Michael K. Simpson defeated Bryan Smith, Flint Christensen, Chris Porter, and Daniel Algiers Lucas Levy in the Republican primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael K. Simpson	54.6	67,177
		Bryan Smith	32.7	40,267
		Flint Christensen	5.8	7,113
		Chris Porter	5.2	6,357
		Daniel Algiers Lucas Levy	1.8	2,185

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 123,099
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2020

See also: Idaho's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Idaho District 2

Incumbent Michael K. Simpson defeated Aaron Swisher, Pro-Life, and Idaho Law in the general election for U.S. House Idaho District 2 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael K. Simpson (R)	64.1	250,669
		Aaron Swisher (D)	31.7	124,151
		Pro-Life (Constitution Party)	2.2	8,573
		Idaho Law (L)	2.0	7,940

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 391,333
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2

Aaron Swisher advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Aaron Swisher	100.0	37,495

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 37,495
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2

Incumbent Michael K. Simpson defeated Kevin Rhoades in the Republican primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael K. Simpson	72.0	68,675
		Kevin Rhoades	28.0	26,724

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 95,399
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2018

See also: Idaho's 2nd Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Idaho District 2

Incumbent Michael K. Simpson defeated Aaron Swisher in the general election for U.S. House Idaho District 2 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael K. Simpson (R)	60.7	170,274
		Aaron Swisher (D)	39.3	110,381

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2

Aaron Swisher defeated Peter Rickards in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Aaron Swisher	67.6	18,709
		Peter Rickards	32.4	8,987

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 27,696
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Shizandra Fox (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2

Incumbent Michael K. Simpson advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Idaho District 2 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael K. Simpson	100.0	72,243

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See also

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Footnotes

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Idaho's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Mike Crapo (R)

Jim Risch (R)

Representatives

District 1

Russ Fulcher (R)

District 2

Michael Simpson (R)

Republican Party (4)