Idaho

Idaho Senate 2026

Safe RGeneral

Incumbent: Jim Risch (R)

Senator Jim Risch, a Republican first elected in 2008, is running again in Idaho. Given the state's strong Republican lean in recent elections, Decision Labs rates the seat safe Republican.

Primary resultCalled
Jim Risch (R)David Roth (D)

Called by AP, Idaho News · May 19, 2026 · unofficial

Polling below predates this result.

Jim Risch
U.S. Senator (incumbent)
Josh Roy
Republican candidate
Joe Evans
Republican candidate
Denny LaVe
Republican candidate
Kaylee Peterson
2022/2024 congressional candidate
Kenneth Brungardt
Democratic candidate

Historical Context

Last Election (2022)

Mike Crapo won by 40.0 pts
David Roth
27.5%
Mike Crapo
67.5%

Presidential Lean

2024R+32.3
2020R+30.8
2016R+32.2
DR

Expert Ratings

Cook Political:Safe R
Sabato:Safe R
Split Ticket:Safe R

State Profile

Pop: 1.9M
Med. Age: 36.9
Urban: 70.6%
College: 30.2%
Racial / Ethnic Breakdown
White 84.9%Black 0.7%Hispanic 13.1%Asian 1.3%

Polling Status

No senate polling data available for this race yet. Historical context and expert ratings are shown above.

Prediction Markets

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