2020 Idaho Senate election
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All 35 seats in the Idaho Senate 18 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results: Republican hold Democratic hold | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Idaho |
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The 2020 Idaho Senate election took place as part of the biennial 2020 United States elections. Idaho voters elected state senators in all of the state's 35 senate districts. State senators serve two-year terms in the Idaho Senate.
No seats changed hands in the election, with the closest, the Moscow-based District 5, being within one percentage point of flipping.
Retirements
Six incumbents did not run for re-election in 2020. Those incumbents are:
Republicans
- District 3: Don Cheatham: Retiring
- District 23: Bert Brackett: Retiring
- District 30: Dean Mortimer: Retiring
- District 34: Brent Hill: Retiring
Democrats
- District 17: Maryanne Jordan: Retiring
- District 19: Cherie Buckner-Webb: Retiring
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[1]
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Safe R | October 21, 2020 |
Results summary
Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats | |||||||||||
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No. | % | Before | Up | Won | After | +/– | ||||||||
Republican | 34 | 284,487 | 60.22% | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | |||||||
Democratic | 16 | 159,391 | 33.74% | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |||||||
Independent
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3 | 22,101 | 4.68% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Libertarian | 1 | 4,916 | 1.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Constitution | 1 | 1,528 | 0.32% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Total | 472,423 | 100.0% | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | ||||||||
Source: Idaho Elections Results |
Close races
District | Winner | Margin |
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District 5 | Democratic | 0.88% |
District 15 | Republican | 5.98% |
District 26 | Democratic | 12.7% |
Summary of results by State Senate District
Detailed results
District | Party | Incumbent | Status | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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1
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Republican | Jim Woodward | Re-elected | Republican | Jim Woodward | 22,433 | 77.40% | ||
Democratic | Vera Gadman | 6,549 | 22.60% | ||||||
2
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Republican | Steve Vick | Re-elected | Republican | Steve Vick | 26,240 | 100.00% | ||
3
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Republican | Don Cheatham | Retired | Republican | Peter Riggs | 24,141 | 100.00% | ||
4
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Republican | Mary Souza | Re-elected | Republican | Mary Souza | 17,462 | 64.51% | ||
Democratic | Sharon "Shari" L. Williams | 9,608 | 35.49% | ||||||
5
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Democratic | David Nelson | Re-elected | Democratic | David Nelson | 12,691 | 50.44% | ||
Republican | Dan Foreman | 12,471 | 49.56% | ||||||
6
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Republican | Dan G. Johnson | Re-elected | Republican | Dan G. Johnson | 19,722 | 100.00% | ||
7
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Republican | Carl Crabtree | Re-elected | Republican | Carl Crabtree | 19,896 | 100.00% | ||
8
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Republican | Steven Thayn | Re-elected | Republican | Steven Thayn | 20,173 | 73.93% | ||
Independent
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Bill Sifford | 5,589 | 20.48% | ||||||
Constitution
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Kirsten Faith Richardson | 1,526 | 5.59% | ||||||
9
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Republican | Abby Lee | Re-elected | Republican | Abby Lee | 20,157 | 100.00% | ||
10
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Republican | Jim Rice | Re-elected | Republican | Jim Rice | 11,446 | 64.84% | ||
Democratic | Toni Ferro | 6,207 | 35.16% | ||||||
11
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Republican | Patti Anne Lodge | Re-elected | Republican | Patti Anne Lodge | 20,631 | 100.00% | ||
12
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Republican | Todd Lakey | Re-elected | Republican | Todd Lakey | 14,509 | 69.91% | ||
Democratic | Chelle Gluch | 6,245 | 30.09% | ||||||
13
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Republican | Jeff Agenbroad | Re-elected | Republican | Jeff Agenbroad | 15,222 | 70.74% | ||
Democratic | Melissa Sue Robinson | 6,290 | 29.23% | ||||||
Independent
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Michaella J. Franklin | 7 | 0.03% | ||||||
14
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Republican | C. Scott Grow | Re-elected | Republican | C. Scott Grow | 29,523 | 72.96% | ||
Independent
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Ellen B. Spencer | 10,942 | 27.04% | ||||||
15
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Republican | Fred S. Martin
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Re-elected | Republican | Fred S. Martin
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12,009 | 52.99% | ||
Democratic | Rick Just | 10,654 | 47.01% | ||||||
16
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Democratic | Grant Burgoyne | Re-elected | Democratic | Grant Burgoyne | 15,128 | 62.30% | ||
Republican | LeeJoe Lay | 9,154 | 37.70% | ||||||
17
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Democratic | Maryanne Jordan | Retired | Democratic | Ali Rabe | 12,891 | 61.79% | ||
Republican | Gary L. Smith | 7,972 | 38.21% | ||||||
18
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Democratic | Janie Ward-Engelking | Re-elected | Democratic | Janie Ward-Engelking | 17,928 | 61.92% | ||
Republican | Mark A. Bost | 11,022 | 38.07% | ||||||
Independent
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Hilary A. Lee | 5 | 0.02% | ||||||
19
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Democratic | Cherie Buckner-Webb | Retired | Democratic | Melissa Wintrow | 21,344 | 68.60% | ||
Republican | Aaron J. Tribble | 9,768 | 31.40% | ||||||
20
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Republican | Chuck Winder | Re-elected | Republican | Chuck Winder | 21,042 | 100.00% | ||
21
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Republican | Regina Bayer | Re-elected | Republican | Regina Bayer | 19,869 | 63.88% | ||
Democratic | Dawn Pierce | 11,235 | 36.12% | ||||||
22
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Republican | Lori Den Hartog | Re-elected | Republican | Lori Den Hartog | 17,997 | 74.25% | ||
Democratic | Mik Lose | 6,242 | 25.75% | ||||||
23
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Republican | Bert Brackett | Retired | Republican | Christy Zito | 13,282 | 76.28% | ||
Democratic | Laura Bellegante | 4,130 | 23.72% | ||||||
24
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Republican | Lee Heider | Re-elected | Republican | Lee Heider | 13,587 | 70.96% | ||
Independent
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Rocky Ferrenburg | 5,560 | 29.04% | ||||||
25
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Republican | Jim Patrick | Re-elected | Republican | Jim Patrick | 17,211 | 100.00% | ||
26
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Democratic | Michelle Stennett | Re-elected | Democratic | Michelle Stennett | 12,291 | 56.35% | ||
Republican | Eric Parker | 9,519 | 43.65% | ||||||
27
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Republican | Kelly Anthon | Re-elected | Republican | Kelly Arthur Anthon | 15,832 | 100.00% | ||
28
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Republican | Jim Guthrie | Re-elected | Republican | Jim Guthrie | 17,067 | 77.64% | ||
Libertarian
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Dan Karlan | 4,916 | 22.36% | ||||||
29
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Democratic | Mark Nye | Re-elected | Democratic | Mark Nye | 14,821 | 100.00% | ||
30
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Republican | Dean Mortimer | Retired | Republican | Kevin Cook | 19,188 | 100.00% | ||
31
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Republican | Steve Bair | Re-elected | Republican | Steve Bair | 16,955 | 100.00% | ||
32
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Republican | Mark Harris | Re-elected | Republican | Mark Harris | 20,462 | 100.00% | ||
33
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Republican | Dave Lent | Re-elected | Republican | Dave Lent | 13,201 | 100.00% | ||
34
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Republican | Brent Hill | Retired | Republican | Doug Ricks | 18,547 | 100.00% | ||
35
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Republican | Van Burtenshaw | Re-elected | Republican | Van Burtenshaw | 20,334 | 100.00% |
See also
References
- The Cook Political Report. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
- ^ "OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS". State of Idaho - Elections Department. Retrieved August 28, 2020.