Elections 2024

UPDATED: The third-party PACs: Where they spent, and how they fared

Third-party groups spent roughly $2 million in May’s Republican legislative primaries — but all the money had, at most, a hit-and-miss impact at the polls.

The $100,000 club: Idaho’s costliest legislative primaries

In an expensive GOP primary, a dozen legislative races reached the six-figure threshold, with candidates spending at least $100,000. The results were mixed. Hardliners won several races, while other candidates beat back hardline opposition.

‘Everything on the table’: How parents and neighbors ended Salmon’s decades-long school bond drought

Voters rejected 12 straight proposals for a new school. Then a group of volunteers stepped in to rebuild trust.

Moon is out if new GOP team has its way

The immediate focus of the leadership team will be to restore peace and harmony to the central committee

Idaho Primary: The good, the bad and the ugly

The self-styled Idaho Freedom Foundation bragged that the election was “historic” and concluded that “Idaho has spoken.”

‘Elated’: Salmon celebrates successful school bond

“Even if it was one vote, that was all we really cared about.”

Analysis: A turbulent primary, and maybe a glimpse into the future

Fifteen incumbents lost on Tuesday. The Legislature appears poised to shift further to the right. And outside PAC money made the primaries more costly and more caustic.

Election Night live blog (final)

INSIDE: A list of the 15 incumbents who lost Tuesday. Plus, one legislative race flipped in the middle of the night, and it’s potentially a big one for education.