ELECTIONS
News and insights about the candidates and issues on the ballots in 2026
One Eastern Idaho race ended in convincing fashion after a previous contest was decided by just four votes.
The primary election was neither a definitive win nor a statewide sweep for the Idaho GOP’s mainstream. True to form, legislative results landed all over the map, one region to the next.
Idahoans voted today in 46 primary elections for the Idaho Legislature.
Requests range from a $57 million bond in Kimberly to build a performing arts center to a $200,000 supplemental levy in Mackay to pay for athletics and building utilities over two years.
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Over the past two months, EdNews has profiled the most significant races for education policy. Here’s the full list.
The Republican Party split will be on full display in next week’s legislative primaries.
Half of those endorsed are challenging incumbent lawmakers, including hardline conservatives and members of Republican leadership.
Gov. Brad Little faces no prominent hardline opponent in the May 19 GOP primary, and it’s no accident. For eight years, Little has sought to neutralize opposition from the right — while stepping away from the centrist coalition that helped elect him in the first place.
From saloon owner to county commissioner, Republican hopefuls are lining up to challenge the governor on May 19.
