ELECTIONS 2025

Two trustee seats draw multiple candidates on contentious Lakeland board

By Emma Epperly | 10/20/2025 | Comments Off on Two trustee seats draw multiple candidates on contentious Lakeland board

Budget cuts, a failed levy and supporting students push four patrons to put their name on the ballot.

Post Falls board chair challenged by former principal, open seat draws two candidates

By Emma Epperly | 10/20/2025 | Comments Off on Post Falls board chair challenged by former principal, open seat draws two candidates

Meet the candidates.

Two retired California educators and a local substitute teacher run for Nampa trustee seats

By Sean Dolan | 10/13/2025 | Comments Off on Two retired California educators and a local substitute teacher run for Nampa trustee seats

Election Day is Nov. 4 and early voting begins Oct. 14 for the Nampa School District board.

West Ada trustee challengers field questions at forum, without incumbents

By Sean Dolan | 10/08/2025 | Comments Off on West Ada trustee challengers field questions at forum, without incumbents

Name cards for four candidates sat on the table, but only two showed up on Tuesday night.

West Ada incumbents face challengers, but won’t debate. Meet all four candidates.

By Sean Dolan | 10/02/2025 | Comments Off on West Ada incumbents face challengers, but won’t debate. Meet all four candidates.

Both incumbents say they will not attend a League of Women Voters forum on Tuesday, but their challengers will.

A sign directs voters to the entrance of a polling place in a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints church gymnasium.

Idaho’s two failed levies have largely different impacts

By Emma Epperly | 05/21/2025 | Comments Off on Idaho’s two failed levies have largely different impacts

The failures encompass just under $4 million of the nearly $75 million voters considered in supplemental levies.

A truck drives past a campaign sign urging Middleton residents to vote in favor of a Middleton school district levy. The sign states, "Strong schools build strong communities."

School leaders reflect on ‘disheartening’ and ‘eye-opening’ bond losses

By Carly Flandro | 05/21/2025 | Comments Off on School leaders reflect on ‘disheartening’ and ‘eye-opening’ bond losses

Voters in Tuesday’s election rejected three school bonds, worth a combined $150.5 million.

Voters approve splitting Mountain View into two smaller districts

By Emma Epperly | 05/20/2025 | Comments Off on Voters approve splitting Mountain View into two smaller districts

Overall, 65% of voters supported deconsolidation.

A red, white and blue sticker given to voters proclaiming "I Voted!" encircled by the words "Canyon County Elections."

A bad night for school bonds: Shelley, Filer and Middleton asks fail

By Carly Flandro | 05/20/2025 | Comments Off on A bad night for school bonds: Shelley, Filer and Middleton asks fail

Get the latest here as election results roll in

In the space between two voting booths, a woman is seen entering the polling place in the background.

22 levies pass and just two fail with nearly $75 million on the ballot

By Emma Epperly | 05/20/2025 | Comments Off on 22 levies pass and just two fail with nearly $75 million on the ballot

The supplemental levy asks range from $45,000 in the Three Creek up to $15 million in Lakeland.