Boise-area voters: See who’s running in the May primary for Congress, Idaho offices

And with that, the 2026 election season begins.

Below are the state and federal candidates that state election officials say met Idaho’s Friday deadline to file to run for office, plus all candidates for the Legislature and judgeships seeking to represent districts in the Treasure Valley. Newcomers challenge incumbents for nearly every seat except in the judiciary, where incumbents are often unopposed.

Republican and Democratic candidates facing opponents within their parties will appear on the May 19 primary ballot. You’ll find primary contests for both of Idaho’s U.S. House seats, U.S. Sen. Jim Risch’s seat, the governorship and some legislative seats.

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 registered Republicans and unaffiliated voters.

​Independent candidates won’t be candidates in the primary. They will run against the primary winners in the November general election. Contested partisan county offices will appear on the primary ballot, but candidates are not listed here because they have a later filing deadline: Friday, March 13.

Candidates for Idaho’s judiciary are nonpartisan, but they appear on the May primary ballot, not in the November general election.

Below are the candidates that voters will have to choose from (R-Republican; D-Democrat; I-Independent; C-Constitution; L-Libertarian). An asterisk indicates an incumbent.

This list includes legislative Districts 10 through 22, which cover Ada, Canyon and part of Gem counties. You can find your legislative district by plugging your address into the Idaho Legislature’s “Who’s My Legislator?” page.

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

U.S. Senator (6-year term)

Jim Risch (R)*

Joe Evans (R)

Josh Roy (R)

Denny LaVé (R)

David Roth (D)

Nickolas 007 Bonds (D)

Brad Moore (D)

Todd Achilles (I)

Natalie M. Fleming (I)

Matt Loesby (L)

U.S. Representative - District 1 (2-year term)

Russ Fulcher (R)*

Andy Briner (R)

Joseph P. Morrison (R)

Kaylee Peterson (D)

Kenneth Brungardt (D)

Sarah Zabel (I)

Brendan J Gomez (C)

U.S. Representative - District 2 (2-year term)

Mike Simpson (R)*

Perry Shumway (R)

Brian Keene (R)

Ellie Gilbreath (D)

Julie Wiley (D)

Emre Houser (I)

Tripp Charles Hutchinson (I)

Will Johanson (I)

C. Sierra - ID Law - Idaho Lorax (L)

STATEWIDE OFFICES

All have 4-year terms except Supreme Court and Court of Appeals justices, who have 6-year terms.

Governor

Brad Little (R)*

Mark Fitzpatrick (R)

Sean Calvert Crystal (R)

Justin R. Plante (R)

Ethan Giles (R)

Daniel C. Fowler (R)

Lisa Marie (R)

Ron James (R)

Terri Pickens (D)

Maxine Durand (D)

Chanelle Torrez (D)

Jill C. Kirkham (D)

John R. Stegner (I)

Jacob Burnett (I)

Paul Sand (L)

Melissa-Sue Robinson (L)

Pro-Life (C)

Lieutenant Governor

Scott Bedke (R)*

Eric Myricks (D)

Attorney General

Raúl R. Labrador (R)*

Lori Hickman (D)

Secretary of State

Phil McGrane (R)*

Shawn Keenan (D)

State Controller

Brandon D. Woolf (R)*

Rakesh Mohan (D)

State Treasurer

Julie A. Ellsworth (R)*

Kevin A. Jones (D)

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Debbie Critchfield (R)*

Becky Sundin Mitchell (D)

Teresa Roundy (C)

Supreme Court Justice (nonpartisan)

Gregory W. Moeller*

Cynthia K.C. Meyer*

Appellate Court Justice (nonpartisan)

Michael Patrick Tribe*

DISTRICT JUDGES

While these offices are nonpartisan, they appear on the May primary ballot, not in the November general election. They are all four-year terms.

District 3

Kiley Stuchlik*

Davis F. VanderVelde*

Randall S. Grove*

Matthew Jessey Roker*

Brent L. Whiting*

Tom Whitney*

Gabriel McCarthy*

Gene A. Petty*

District 4

Jeffrey Street Jr.

David J. Morse

Greg Woodard

Michael Dean

Steven Hippler*

Jason D. Scott*

Jonathan Medema*

Nancy A. Baskin*

Peter G. Barton*

Patrick Miller*

James Cawthon*

Cynthia Yee-Wallace*

Derrick J. O’Neil*

Annie McDevitt*

Joseph W. Borton*

Theodore Fleming*

IDAHO LEGISLATURE

All are 2-year terms.

District 9

State Senator

Janice Martell (D)

Brandon Shippy (R)*

Michael Erwin (R)

Representative Seat A

Heidi Smith-Takatori (R)

John C. Shirts (R)*

Representative Seat B

Lupita Connor (D)

Greg Diacogiannis (R)

Judy Boyle (R)*

District 10

State Senator

Tammy Nichols (R)*

Nancy M. Parker (D)

Representative Seat A

Mike Moyle (R)*

Michael Hofferber (D)

Representative Seat B

Bruce D. Skaug (R)*

Beth Ann McFalls (D)

District 11

State Senator

Camille Blaylock (R)*

Chris Trakel (R)

Susan Counsil (D)

Esther Ma (C)

Representative Seat A

Kent A. Marmon (R)*

Marissa Wilson (D) withdrew her candidacy after the filing deadline.

Carlos Hernandez (R)

Representative Seat B

Lucas Cayler (R)*

Joshua Preminger (D)

Debbie Geyer (R)

District 12

State Senator

Ben Adams (R)*

Krystal Flippence (D)

Shaun M. Simmons (R)

Representative Seat A

Jeff Cornilles (R)*

Sterling Barnett (D)

Representative Seat B

Jaron Crane (R)*

Curtis James (D)

District 13

State Senator

Brian Lenney (R)*

Letishia Silva (D)

Representative Seat A

Brent J. Crane (R)*

Cliff Hohman (D)

Representative Seat B

Cody Gorman (D)

Steven Tanner (R)*

Kody Daffer

District 14

State Senator

C. Scott Grow (R)*

Ariel Olvera (D) withdrew her candidacy after the filing deadline.

Mac Raslan (R)

Kirsten Faith Richardson (C)

Representative Seat A

Ted Hill (R)*

Jo Daly (D)

Matt Stallsmith (R) withdrew his candidacy after the filing deadline.

Representative Seat B

Josh Tanner (R)*

Valerie Ruxton (D)

District 15

State Senator

Incumbent Sen. Codi Galloway (R)* withdrew her candidacy after the filing deadline.

Nancy Gregory (D)

Desi Burbank (R)

Gary Alfred Butts (R) withdrew his candidacy after the filing deadline.

Representative Seat A

Steve Berch (D)*

Steve Keyser (R)

Representative Seat B

Dori Healey (R)*

Jae Etchart (D)

District 16

State Senator

Soñia Galaviz (D)

LeeJoe Lay (R)

Justin “Justice” Mitson (D)

Geoffrey Surbeck (R)

Representative Seat A

Jeffrey Watkins (D)

Jackie Davidson (R)

Megan Woller (D)

Representative Seat B

Annie Haws (D)*

Chandler Stewart Hadraba (R)

District 17

State Senator

Carrie Semmelroth (D)*

Benjamin Chafetz

Representative Seat A

John L. Gannon (D)*

James R. Nechwedowich (R)

Representative Seat B

Megan Egbert (D)*

Justin Alexander Peter Hughes (R)

District 18

State Senator

Janie Ward-Engelking (D)*

Representative Seat A

Ilana Rubel (D)*

Representative Seat B

Brooke Green (D)*

Joseph Bishop (L)

District 19

State Senator

Melissa Wintrow (D)*

Melissa J. Christian (R)

Representative Seat A

Monica C. Church (D)*

Bryan Hopkins (R)

Representative Seat B

Chris Mathias (D)*

Stanley Roach (R)

District 20

State Senator

Josh Keyser (R)*

Pamela Renee Wilson (D)

Russ Spencer (R)

Richard Marsh (R)

Representative Seat A

Joe A. Palmer (R)*

Jennifer Stephens (D)

Representative Seat B

James D. Holtzclaw (R)*

Mary A. Mosley (D)

District 21

State Senator

Treg A. Bernt (R)*

Brenda H. Quick (D)

Representative Seat A

James Petzke (R)*

Gina Johnson (R) withdrew her candidacy after the filing deadline.

Camille Allan (D)

Representative Seat B

Jeff Ehlers (R)*

Casey Hess (D)

District 22

State Senator

Lori Den Hartog (R)*

Josh Haver (R)

Karlie Easley (D)

Representative Seat A

Loren Petty (D)

Kelly Walton (R)

Greg Ferch (R)

Representative Seat B

Jason A. Monks (R)*

Amanda Easley (D)

District 23

State Senator

Paul Morgan (D)

Todd Lakey (R)*

Representative Seat A

Paul M. Smith (C)

Emily Fisher (D)

Chris Bruce (R)*

Representative Seat B

Brian Stroops (D) withdrew after the filing deadline.

Joe Fuller (D)

Shawn R. Dygert (R)*

Business and Government Editor David Staats contributed.