Idaho voters will head to the polls Nov. 3 to decide school funding measures, legislative and congressional races, statewide offices, and several statewide ballot questions.
Here’s what to know before you vote, including registration deadlines, candidate information and what’s on the ballot.
Voter basics
Visit voteidaho.gov to view your sample ballot, find your polling place, request an absentee ballot and check your voter information.
If you aren’t registered to vote, you can register at your polling place on Election Day.
To register in person, bring a photo ID and proof of residency. See a list of acceptable documents.
Here are some key deadlines:
- Oct. 23: Deadline to pre-register to vote and request an absentee ballot.
- Oct. 13-30: Early voting in participating counties. Dates vary by county.
- Nov. 3: Election Day. Polls are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
School ballot measures
School districts are asking voters to approve more than $307 million in property-tax funding through levies.
No districts are asking voters to approve bonds this November, but five are seeking plant-facility levies for a range of updates. Thirty-one are seeking supplemental levies to help pay for staff salaries, benefits and more.
See what each district is asking for here.
Legislative races
Voters will decide on all 105 seats in the Idaho Legislature: 35 seats in the Senate and 70 in the House. Each of Idaho’s 35 legislative districts elects one senator and two House members.
Voters can check their legislative district, review candidates running for each seat and see what else is on their ballot through the Idaho Secretary of State’s election website.
The Legislature sets state policy and approves Idaho’s budget, including funding for public schools, colleges and universities.
Statewide races
Every constitutional officer is running for reelection. Five candidates for governor will appear on the ballot. Three will appear for state superintendent.
- Republican incumbent Debbie Critchfield
- Democrat Becky Sundin Mitchell
- Constitution Party candidate Teresa Roundy
Idaho’s seven constitutional officers serve four-year terms. Republicans currently occupy each office.
Congressional races
U.S. Sen. Jim Risch faces three challengers, including former Democratic state legislator Todd Achilles, who is running as an independent.
U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson in District 2 has four challengers, and U.S. Rep. Russ Fulcher has three challengers.
Statewide ballot measures
Idahoans will also weigh in on:
- Proposition 1, a citizen-led ballot initiative that would establish a right to reproductive freedom and privacy, including abortion before fetal viability and after viability in cases of medical emergency.
- A constitutional amendment giving the Legislature exclusive authority to legalize marijuana and other psychoactive substances, removing that authority from the citizen initiative process.
- An advisory question asking voters to choose a preferred firearm for Idaho’s official state gun.
- Amending the Idaho Constitution to include English as the state’s official language.
Community college board races
All community college trustee races are uncontested.
Molly Lenty, a College of Western Idaho trustee, did not file to run for reelection. Mike Peña, the CWI Foundation’s board president, is running uncontested for Lenty’s Zone 2 seat after candidate Fred Martin withdrew from the race in August.
