Idaho voters: Find out here who’s running for statewide office in 2022 elections
The filing deadline for the 2022 Idaho elections closed Friday afternoon, leaving Idaho residents with dozens of candidates to consider for statewide or federal office.
More than 50 people registered to run for 10 positions, including governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and three congressional races.
All four parties in Idaho — Republican, Democratic, Constitution and Libertarian — intend to hold primaries this year. Races must have two or more candidates of the same party for a primary.
The Idaho Republican Party holds closed primaries, which means that only registered Republicans can vote in them. Democrats hold open primaries and allow anyone to vote, including Republicans and unaffiliated voters.
Independent candidates, such as Ammon Bundy, won’t be candidates in the primary elections on May 17. They will run against winners of the GOP and Democratic primaries in the November general election.
Below are the candidates that voters will have to choose from (R-Republican; D-Democrat; I-Independent; L-Libertarian; C-Constitution). The asterisk indicates the incumbent:
Governor
Chantyrose Davison (C)
Stephen Heidt (D)
Ammon Bundy (I)
John Dionne Jr. (L)
Paul Sand (L)
Steven R. Bradshaw (R)
Ben Cannady (R)
Edward R. Humphreys (R)
Ashley Jackson (R)
Brad Little (R)*
Lisa Marie (R)
Janice McGeachin (R)
Cody Usabel (R)
Lieutenant Governor
Pro-Life (A person, formerly known as Marvin Richardson) (C)
Terri Pickens Manweiler (D)
Scott Bedke (R)
Daniel J. Gasiorowski (R)
Priscilla Giddings (R)
Attorney General
Steven Scanlin (D)
Raúl R. Labrador (R)
Art Macomber (R)
Lawrence Wasden (R)*
Secretary of State
Shawn Keenan (D)
Phil McGrane (R)
Dorothy Moon (R)
Mary Souza (R)
State Controller
Miste Gardner (C)
Dianna David (D)
Brandon D. Woolf (R)*
State Treasurer
Jill L Ellsworth (D)
Julie A. Ellsworth (R)
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Terry L. Gilbert (D)
Debbie Critchfield (R)
Branden J. Durst (R)
Sherri Ybarra (R)*
U.S. Senator
Ray J. Writz (C)
Ben Pursley (D)
David Roth (D)
Scott OH Cleveland (I)
Idaho Sierra Law (Also known as Carta Reale Sierra) (L)
Brenda Bourn (R)
Mike Crapo (R)*
Natalie M. Fleming (R)
Scott Trotter (R)
Ramont Turnbull (R)
U.S. Representative - District 1
Kaylee Peterson (D)
Joe Evans (L)
Russ Fulcher (R)*
U.S. Representative - District 2
Wendy Norman (D)
Flint L. Christensen (R)
Daniel Algiers Lucas Levy (R)
Chris Porter (R)
Mike Simpson (R)*
Bryan Smith (R)
Editor’s note: More candidates were added at 9:08 a.m. on March 12 after an update from the secretary of state’s office.
This story was originally published March 11, 2022 at 8:41 PM.
