Election Name: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho |
Country: | Idaho |
Type: | legislative |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho |
Previous Year: | 2014 |
Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho |
Next Year: | 2018 |
Seats For Election: | Idaho's two seats in the United States House of Representatives[1] |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Last Election1: | 2 |
Seats1: | 2 |
Popular Vote1: | 447,544 |
Percentage1: | 65.66% |
Swing1: | 2.45% |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Last Election2: | 0 |
Seats2: | 0 |
Popular Vote2: | 208,992 |
Percentage2: | 30.66% |
Swing2: | 6.13% |
The United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho occurred on November 8, 2016. The state chose two individuals to represent Idaho in the U.S. House. Idaho's voting system is a mixed primary system. The Democratic Party permits unaffiliated voters to vote in the primary.[1] The Republican Party grants registered voters the right to vote.[1] Non-affiliated electors can choose to ally with a party on election day,[1] however, they will be obligated to that party at the next election.[1] The primaries were held on May 17.
Election Name: | 2016 Idaho's 1st congressional district election |
Country: | Idaho |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho#District 1 |
Previous Year: | 2014 |
Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho#District 1 |
Next Year: | 2018 |
Nominee1: | Raúl Labrador |
Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
Popular Vote1: | 242,252 |
Percentage1: | 68.2% |
Nominee2: | James Piotrowski |
Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
Popular Vote2: | 113,052 |
Percentage2: | 31.8% |
Map Size: | 117 |
U.S. Representatives | |
Before Election: | Raúl Labrador |
Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
After Election: | Raúl Labrador |
After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
See also: Idaho's 1st congressional district. Republican Raúl Labrador has represented Idaho's 1st congressional district since 2011. Labrador won election to a third term in 2014, defeating State Representative Shirley Ringo of Moscow with 65% of the vote.
Election Name: | 2016 Idaho's 2nd congressional district election |
Country: | Idaho |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho#District 2 |
Previous Year: | 2014 |
Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho#District 2 |
Next Year: | 2018 |
Nominee1: | Mike Simpson |
Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
Popular Vote1: | 205,292 |
Percentage1: | 62.9% |
Nominee2: | Jennifer Martinez |
Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
Popular Vote2: | 95,940 |
Percentage2: | 29.4% |
U.S. Representatives | |
Before Election: | Mike Simpson |
Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
After Election: | Mike Simpson |
After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
Map Size: | 300 |
See also: Idaho's 2nd congressional district. Republican Mike Simpson has represented Idaho's 2nd congressional district since 1999. Simpson won reelection in 2014, defeating former Congressman Richard H. Stallings with 61% of the vote.