2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho

2022 Idaho's 2nd congressional district election
← 2020 2024 →
	County results; Simpson: 60–70% 70-80% 80-90% >90%; Norman: 50-60% 60-70%
U.S. Representative before election; Mike Simpson; Republican	Elected U.S. Representative ; Mike Simpson; Republican

2022 Idaho's 1st congressional district election
← 2020 2024 →
	County results; Fulcher: 50-60% 60–70% 70-80% 80-90%
U.S. Representative before election; Russ Fulcher; Republican	Elected U.S. Representative ; Russ Fulcher; Republican

2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho
All 2 Idaho seats to the United States House of Representatives
Republican 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%	Democratic 50–60% 60–70%

The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho were held on November 8, 2022, to elect the two U.S. representatives from the state of Idaho, one from both of the state's congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

Overview

District	Republican		Democratic		Others		Total		Result

	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	222,901	71.34%	82,261	26.33%	7,280	2.33%	312,442	100.00%	Republican hold
District 2	172,450	63.59%	98,736	36.41%	0	0.00%	271,186	100.00%	Republican hold
Total	395,351	67.74%	180,997	31.01%	7,280	1.25%	583,628	100.00%

Popular vote

Republican			67.74%
Democratic			31.01%
Other			1.25%

House seats

Republican			100.00%

District 1

The 1st district takes in the Idaho Panhandle and the western Boise area. The incumbent was Republican Russ Fulcher, who was re-elected with 67.8% of the vote in 2020.^[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Russ Fulcher, incumbent U.S. representative^[2]

Withdrew

Brian Lenney^[3]

Endorsements

Russ Fulcher

Executive Branch officials

Donald Trump, former president of the United States (2017–2021)^[4]

Results

Republican primary results^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Russ Fulcher (incumbent)	126,528	100.0
Total votes			126,528	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Kaylee Peterson^[6]

Results

Democratic primary results^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kaylee Peterson	15,057	100.0
Total votes			15,057	100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Replacement nominee

Darian Drake^[7]

Withdrew after nomination

Joe Evans, U.S. Army veteran and nominee for this district in 2020^[8]

Endorsements

Joe Evans

Political parties

Libertarian Party of Idaho^[8]

Results

Libertarian primary results^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Joe Evans	489	100.0
Total votes			489	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[9]	Solid R	November 16, 2021
Inside Elections^[10]	Solid R	December 22, 2021
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[11]	Safe R	November 17, 2021
Politico^[12]	Solid R	April 5, 2022
RCP^[13]	Safe R	June 9, 2022
Fox News^[14]	Solid R	July 11, 2022
DDHQ^[15]	Solid R	July 20, 2022
538^[16]	Solid R	June 30, 2022

Results

2022 Idaho's 1st congressional district election^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Russ Fulcher (incumbent)	222,901	71.3
	Democratic	Kaylee Peterson	82,261	26.3
	Libertarian	Darian Drake	7,280	2.3
Total votes			312,442	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2

The 2nd district encompasses eastern and northern Boise, as well as Eastern Idaho. The incumbent was Republican Mike Simpson, who was re-elected with 64.1% of the vote in 2020.^[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Mike Simpson, incumbent U.S. representative^[18]

Eliminated in primary

Flint Christensen^[19]
Daniel Algiers Lucas Levy^[19]
Chris Porter^[19]
Bryan Smith, attorney, businessman, and candidate for this district in 2014^[18]

Withdrawn

Matthew Sather^[20]

Endorsements

Mike Simpson

Organizations

National Rifle Association-Political Victory Fund^[21]

Bryan Smith

Organizations

American Conservative Union^[22]

Results

Republican primary results^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Simpson (incumbent)	67,177	54.6
	Republican	Bryan Smith	40,267	32.7
	Republican	Flint Christensen	7,113	5.8
	Republican	Chris Porter	6,357	5.2
	Republican	Daniel Levy	2,185	1.8
Total votes			123,099	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Wendy Norman, teacher^[19]

Results

Democratic primary results^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Wendy Norman	17,150	100.0
Total votes			17,150	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[9]	Solid R	November 16, 2021
Inside Elections^[10]	Solid R	December 22, 2021
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[11]	Safe R	November 17, 2021
Politico^[12]	Solid R	April 5, 2022
RCP^[13]	Safe R	June 9, 2022
Fox News^[14]	Solid R	July 11, 2022
DDHQ^[15]	Solid R	July 20, 2022
538^[16]	Solid R	June 30, 2022

Results

2022 Idaho's 2nd congressional district election^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Simpson (incumbent)	172,450	63.6
	Democratic	Wendy Norman	98,736	36.4
Total votes			271,186	100.0
	Republican hold

References

^ ^a ^b Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 2020". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives.
^ "Rep. Fulcher, who recently completed chemotherapy treatments, says cancer won't prevent him from running for reelection". The Idaho Press. October 19, 2021. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
^ "LENNEY, BRIAN - Candidate overview". www.fec.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
^ "Endorsement of Congressman Russ Fulcher". www.donaldjtrump.com. May 14, 2022. Archived from the original on November 6, 2022. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Unofficial Election Night Results - 2022 Primary Election". State of Idaho Elections Department. Archived from the original on May 19, 2022. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
^ "Official List of All Candidate Declarations for 2022" (PDF). Office of the Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
^ "Idaho Libertarian congressional candidate withdraws, amid party upheaval". KPVI. September 13, 2022. Archived from the original on September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Imhoff-Dousharm, Jennifer. "Libertarian Party of Idaho Endorses Joe Evans". www.lpid.org. Libertarian Party of Idaho. Archived from the original on May 18, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "2022 House Race Ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "House Ratings". House Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "2022 House Ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 17, 2021. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "2022 Election Forecast". Politico. April 5, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Battle for the House 2022". RCP. June 9, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "2022 Election Forecast". Fox News. July 11, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "2022 Election Forecast". DDHQ. July 20, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "2022 Election Forecast". FiveThirtyEight. June 30, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "2022 General Election". Idaho Secretary of State. November 25, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Moseley-Morris, Kelcie (October 5, 2021). "Mike Simpson, Bryan Smith will vie for seat to represent Idaho's 2nd congressional district". Big Country News. Archived from the original on October 30, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Candidate Filing Report" (PDF).
^ Moseley-Morris, Kelcie (October 5, 2021). "Mike Simpson, Bryan Smith will vie for seat to represent Idaho's 2nd congressional district". Big Country News. Archived from the original on October 30, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
^ "NRA-PVF: Grades". NRA-PVF. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
^ "The Conservative Political Action Coalition (CPAC) announced its endorsement of Bryan Smith for Congress (ID-2)". American Conservative Union. Archived from the original on August 4, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.

External links

Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates

Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates

[HPVT-1] Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 2020". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives.

[2] "Rep. Fulcher, who recently completed chemotherapy treatments, says cancer won't prevent him from running for reelection". The Idaho Press. October 19, 2021. Retrieved November 17, 2021.

[3] "LENNEY, BRIAN - Candidate overview". www.fec.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2022.

[4] "Endorsement of Congressman Russ Fulcher". www.donaldjtrump.com. May 14, 2022. Archived from the original on November 6, 2022. Retrieved May 22, 2022.

[primaryresults-5] "Unofficial Election Night Results - 2022 Primary Election". State of Idaho Elections Department. Archived from the original on May 19, 2022. Retrieved May 18, 2022.

[6] "Official List of All Candidate Declarations for 2022" (PDF). Office of the Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved January 11, 2023.

[7] "Idaho Libertarian congressional candidate withdraws, amid party upheaval". KPVI. September 13, 2022. Archived from the original on September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2022.

[JoeEvans-8] Imhoff-Dousharm, Jennifer. "Libertarian Party of Idaho Endorses Joe Evans". www.lpid.org. Libertarian Party of Idaho. Archived from the original on May 18, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2021.

[Cook_PR-9] "2022 House Race Ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved November 16, 2021.

[IE-10] "House Ratings". House Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved December 22, 2021.

[Sabato's_Crystal_Ball-11] "2022 House Ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 17, 2021. Retrieved November 17, 2021.

[Politico-12] "2022 Election Forecast". Politico. April 5, 2022.

[RCP-13] "Battle for the House 2022". RCP. June 9, 2022.

[Fox_News-14] "2022 Election Forecast". Fox News. July 11, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.

[DDHQ-15] "2022 Election Forecast". DDHQ. July 20, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022.

[FiveThirtyEight-16] "2022 Election Forecast". FiveThirtyEight. June 30, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022.

[generalresults-17] "2022 General Election". Idaho Secretary of State. November 25, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.

[ID02-18] Moseley-Morris, Kelcie (October 5, 2021). "Mike Simpson, Bryan Smith will vie for seat to represent Idaho's 2nd congressional district". Big Country News. Archived from the original on October 30, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2021.

[Candidate_Filing_Report-19] "Candidate Filing Report" (PDF).

[Sather-20] Moseley-Morris, Kelcie (October 5, 2021). "Mike Simpson, Bryan Smith will vie for seat to represent Idaho's 2nd congressional district". Big Country News. Archived from the original on October 30, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2021.

[21] "NRA-PVF: Grades". NRA-PVF. Retrieved February 19, 2022.

[22] "The Conservative Political Action Coalition (CPAC) announced its endorsement of Bryan Smith for Congress (ID-2)". American Conservative Union. Archived from the original on August 4, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.

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