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Idaho U.S. Senate election history

Every Idaho U.S. Senate election from 1978 to 2022: winners, parties, margins and the seats that changed hands.

Current senators

Wins by party

  • Republican 16
D+50R+50D+25R+251978: R+36.919781980: R+1.019801984: R+46.219841986: R+3.119861990: R+22.619901992: R+13.019921996: R+17.119961998: R+41.119982002: R+32.620022008: R+23.520082010: R+46.220102014: R+30.720142016: R+38.420162020: R+29.420202022: R+31.92022
Idaho Senate races: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
YearSeatWinnerPartyRunner-upMarginVotes
2022 Class III Mike Crapo Republican David Roth 31.9 590,890
2020 Class II James E. Risch Republican Paulette E. Jordan 29.4 859,827
2016 Class III Mike Crapo Republican Jerry Sturgill 38.4 678,943
2014 Class II James E. Risch Republican Nels Mitchell 30.7 437,170
2010 Class III Mike Crapo Republican Tom Sullivan 46.3 449,530
2008 Class II James E. Risch Republican Larry LaRocco 23.6 644,780
2004 Class III Mike Crapo Republican Scott F. McClure 98.4 503,932
2002 Class II Larry E. Craig Republican Alan Blinken 32.6 408,544
1998 Class III Mike Crapo Republican Bill Mauk 41.1 378,174
1996 Class II Larry E. Craig Republican Walt Minnick 17.1 497,233
1992 Class III C. Dirk Kempthorne Republican Richard Stallings 13.1 478,504
1990 Class II Larry E. Craig Republican Ron Twilegar 22.6 315,936
1986 Class III Steven Douglas Symms Republican John Victor Evans 3.1 382,024
1984 Class II James A. McClure Republican Peter M. Busch 46.2 406,168
1980 flip Class III Steven Douglas Symms Republican Frank Church 1.0 439,647
1978 Class II James A. McClure Republican Dwight Jensen 36.9 284,047

Idaho governor history · House districts · Presidential results

Questions and answers

Who won the most recent Idaho Senate election?

Mike Crapo won in 2022 by 31.9 points.

Who are Idaho's U.S. senators?

Mike Crapo (Republican, term ends 2029) and James E. Risch (Republican, term ends 2027).

When did a Republican last win a Idaho Senate race?

In 2022, when Mike Crapo won.

Results: FiveThirtyEight (from 1976 for Senate, 1996 for governor). Current members: congress-legislators.