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What’s on the ballot? How to vote? Everything you need to know for Idaho’s general election [1]

['Clark Corbin', 'More From Author', '- September']

Date: 2022-09-26

The 2022 general election season is officially open.

On Friday, Ada County Clerk Phil McGrane announced election officials sent out the first batch of 26,000 absentee ballots, which should arrive this week for Ada County voters who already requested an absentee ballot.

Election Day itself is just six weeks away, and in-person voting will be available in every country across the state on Nov. 8.

This year’s elections are especially important.

Nationally, it’s the midterms, and three of Idaho’s four seats in Congress are up for election, including both seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and one of the Gem State’s two seats in the U.S. Senate.

Statewide, the stakes are also high. Every statewide office — governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, controller, treasurer and superintendent of public instruction are up for election. On top of that, all 105 seats in the Idaho Legislature are up for election.

Partly because of the 2021 redistricting process and partly because of the May 17 primary election, where 19 Republican incumbents were defeated, there is expected to be unusually large turnover in the Idaho Legislature, with 40 or more of the 105 seats changing hands before the 2023 legislative session begins Jan. 9.

“One of the key issues here is thinking about the direction of policy in the state moving forward,” Boise State University associate professor of political science Jaclyn Kettler said. “With a lot of these statewide positions and what are likely to be significant changes in the Legislature, we could see the direction in policy areas change from what it has been.”

Kettler said she will pay close attention to a handful of statewide and Idaho Senate races as the Nov. 8 election gets closer. She said the winner of the attorney general’s race between Republican Raúl Labrador and Democrat Tom Arkoosh could usher in a significant change in leadership style and philosophy compared to outgoing Attorney General Lawrence Wasden, a longtime moderate Republican who wasn’t afraid to issue legal opinions questioning the constitutionality of legislation proposed by members of his own party.

Kettle also said even one or two close Idaho Senate races could have an effect on the policy direction of the Senate, which for years has represented a sort of check on the Idaho House by refusing to hear or killing some of the more controversial bills passed by the Idaho House.

“Given the likely turnover for the Senate compared to the norm, there are possibilities some of these races may affect the type of policies we see making it out of committee or making it out of the chamber,” Kettler said.

Kettler said she will track the District 6 Senate race between Sen. David Nelson, D-Moscow, former Sen. Dan Foreman, R-Viola, and Constitution Party Candidate James Hartley. She’s also watching the District 15 Senate race in west Boise that features Rep. Codi Galloway, R-Boise, Democrat Rick Just and Constitution Party candidate Sarah A. Clendenon.

Visit www.voteidaho.gov to register to vote, request an absentee ballot, register to vote online or double check the location of your polling place. The deadline to request an absentee ballot is Oct. 28. All absentee ballots must be received by the voter’s local elections office no later than when the polls close at 8 p.m. local time on Nov 8.

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Here’s a look at contested Idaho races in the Nov. 8 general election

Federal races

U.S. Senate

Republican Mike Crapo

Democrat David Roth

Independent Scott Oh Cleveland

Constitution Party Ray J. Writz

Libertarian Idaho Sierra Law, also known as Carta Reale Sierra

U.S. House of Representatives, District 1

Republican Russ Fulcher

Democrat Kaylee Peterson

Libertarian Darian Drake

U.S. House of Representatives, District 2

Republican Mike Simpson

Democrat Wendy Norman

Statewide races

Governor

Independent Ammon Bundy

Constitution Party Chantyrose Davison

Democrat Stephen Heidt

Republican Brad Little

Libertarian Paul Sand

Lieutenant Governor

Republican Scott Bedke

Democrat Terri Pickens Manweiler

Constitution Party Pro-Life, a person formerly known as Marvin Richardson

Secretary of State

Democrat Shawn Keenan

Republican Phil McGrane

Controller

Democrat Dianna David

Constitution Party Miste Gardner

Republican Brandon D. Woolf

Treasurer

Republican Julie Ellsworth

Democrat Deborah Silver

Attorney General

Democrat Tom Arkoosh

Republican Raúl Labrador

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Republican Debbie Critchfield

Democrat Terry L. Gilbert

Contested legislative races

District 2

Idaho House of Representatives, District 2, Seat B

Republican Dale Hawkins

Libertarian Jennifer Ann Luoma

Democrat Tom Stroschein



District 4

Idaho House of Representatives, District 4, Seat A

Republican Joe Alfieri

Democrat Megan Dardis-Kunz

Idaho House of Representatives, District 4, Seat B

Democrat Larry Bieber

Republican Elaine Price

District 5

Idaho House of Representatives, District 5, Seat A

Democrat Kristy Reed Johnson

Republican Ron Mendive

Idaho House of Representatives, District 5, Seat B

Democrat Teresa Borrenpohl

Republican Tony Wisniewski

District 6

Idaho Senate, District 6

Republican Dan Foreman

Constitution Party James Hartley

Democrat David Nelson

Idaho House of Representatives, District 6, Seat A

Democrat Trish Carter-Goodheart

Republican Lori McCann

Idaho House of Representatives, District 6, Seat B

Democrat Tim Gresback

Republican Brandon Mitchell

District 8

Idaho House of Representatives, District 8, Seat A

Republican Matthew “Matt” Bundy

Constitution Party Steven W. Feil

Idaho House of Representatives, District 8, Seat B

Republican Megan C. Blanksma

Constitution Party Tony Ullrich

District 10

Idaho Senate, District 10

Republican Tammy Nichols

Democrat Bob Solomon

District 11

Idaho Senate, District 11

Democrat Toni Ferro

Republican Chris Trakel

Idaho House of Representatives, District 11, Seat A

Democrat Robert Scoville

Republican Julie Yamamoto

Idaho House of Representatives, District 11, Seat B

Republican Chris Allgood

Democrat Marisela Pesina

District 13

Idaho House of Representatives, District 13, Seat A

Republican Brent J. Crane

Constitution Party Petre Danaila

District 14

Idaho Senate, District 14

Republican C. Scott Grow

Libertarian Robert Imhoff

Constitution Party Kirsten Faith Richardson

Idaho House of Representatives, District 14, Seat A

Republican Ted Hill

Democrat Crystal Ivie

Idaho House of Representatives, District 14, Seat B

Democrat Shelley Brock

Republican Josh Tanner

Legislative District 15

Idaho Senate, District 15

Constitution Party Sarah A. Clendenon

Republican Codi Galloway

Democrat Rick Just

Idaho House of Representatives, District 15, Seat A

Democrat Steve Berch

Republican Steve Keyser

Idaho House of Representatives, District 15, Seat B

Republican Dori Healey

Democrat Jeff Nafsinger

District 16

Idaho Senate, District 16

Republican Dennis Mansfield

Democrat Ali Rabe

Idaho House of Representatives, District 16, Seat A

Democrat Soñia Galaviz

Republican Mark A. Montoya

Independent Wayne Richey

Idaho House of Representatives, District 16, Seat B

Republican Jackie Davidson

Democrat Colin Nash

District 17

Idaho Senate, District 17

Republican Benjamin Donovan Chafetz

Democrat Carrie Semmelroth

Idaho House of Representatives, District 17, Seat A

Democrat John Gannon

Republican April Larson

Idaho House of Representatives, District 17, Seat B

Democrat Sue Chew

Republican Mary Ellen Nourse

District 18

Idaho Senate, District 18

Republican Dan Bridges

Democrat Janie Ward-Engelking

Idaho House of Representatives, District 18, Seat A

Republican MaryKate Johnson

Democrat Ilana Rubel

Idaho House of Representatives, District 18, Seat B

Democrat Brooke Green

Republican Gregory T. Holtz

District 19

Idaho Senate, District 19

Republican Blair Moss

Democrat Melissa Wintrow

Idaho House of Representatives, District 19, Seat A

Republican Melissa J. Christian

Democrat Lauren Necochea

Idaho House of Representatives, District 19, Seat B

Republican James Faasau

Democrat Chris Mathias

District 21

Idaho Senate, District 21

Republican Treg A. Bernt

Constitution Party Monica McKinley

Idaho House of Representatives, District 21, Seat A

Democrat Josi Christensen

Libertarian Mike Long

Republican James Petzke

Constitution Party Daniel Weston

District 22

Idaho Senate, District 22

Republican Lori Den Hartog

Constitution Party Brendan J. Gomez

Democrat Pat Soulliere

Idaho House of Representatives, District 22, Seat A

Democrat Natalie R. MacLachlan

Republican John Vander Woude

Idaho House of Representatives, District 22, Seat B

Republican Jason A. Monks

Democrat Dawn Pierce

District 23

Idaho Senate, District 23

Libertarian Jon Basabe

Republican Todd Lakey

Democrat Mik Lose

District 25

Idaho Senate, District 25

Constitution Party Paul Thompson

Republican Linda Wright Hartgen

District 26

Idaho Senate, District 26

Independent Donald Lappin

Republican Laurie Lickley

Democrat Ron C. Taylor

Idaho House of Representatives District 26, Seat A

Democrat Ned Burns

Republican Mike Pohanka

Idaho House of Representatives District 26, Seat B

Democrat Karma Metzler Fitzgerald

Republican Jack Nelson

District 27

Idaho Senate, District 27

Republican Kelly Anthon

Independent Bill Drury

District 28

Idaho Senate, District 28

Republican Jim Guthrie

Independent Mike Saville

District 29

Idaho Senate, District 29

Democrat James Ruchti

Republican David T. Worley

Idaho House of Representatives, District 29, Seat A

Republican Dusty Whitney Manwaring

Democrat Mary Shea

Idaho House of Representatives, District 29, Seat B

Democrat Nate Roberts

Republican Jake Stevens

District 30

Idaho Senate, District 30

Democrat Dave Archuleta

Republican Julie VanOrden

Idaho House of Representatives, District 30, Seat B

Democrat Travis Oler

Republican Julianne Young

District 31

Idaho House of Representatives, District 31, Seat A

Democrat Connie Delaney

Republican Jerald Raymond

Idaho House of Representatives, District 31, Seat B

Republican Rod Furniss

Democrat Wayne Talmadge

District 33

Idaho House of Representatives, District 33, Seat A

Republican Barbara Ehardt

Democrat Miranda Marquit

District 35

Idaho House of Representatives, District 35, Seat B

Independent Hyrum F. Johnson

Republican Josh Wheeler

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