2024 Idaho Senate election explained

Election Name:2024 Idaho State Senate election
Country:Idaho
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2022 Idaho Senate election
Previous Year:2022
Next Election:2026 Idaho Senate election
Next Year:2026
Seats For Election:All 35 seats in the Idaho Senate
Majority Seats:18
Leader1:Kelly Anthon
Party1:Republican
Colour1:ff3333
Leaders Seat1:27th
Seats Before1:28
Seats After1:29
Seat Change1: 1
Party2:Idaho Democratic Party
Leaders Seat2:19th
Seats Before2:7
Seats After2:6
Seat Change2: 1
Map Size:350px
Majority Leader
Before Election:Kelly Anthon
Before Party:Idaho Republican Party

The 2024 Idaho Senate election was held on November 5, 2024, alongside the 2024 United States elections.[1] For the first time in thirty years, the Idaho Democratic Party ran candidates in each legislative district on the ballot.[2]

Partisan Background

In the 2020 Presidential Election, Republican Donald Trump won the most votes in 31 of Idaho's legislative districts, and Democrat Joe Biden won the most votes in 4 districts. Going into the 2024 Idaho Senate election, there are 3 districts in which Trump won the most votes in 2020 that are currently represented by Democrats: District 15 in Suburban Ada County (Trump + 5%); Blaine County-based District 26 (Trump + 0.05%); and Pocatello-based District 29 (Trump + 10%).

Incumbents defeated

In primary election

Five incumbent senators, all Republicans, were defeated in the May 21 primary election.[3]

Republicans

  1. District 1

Scott Herndon lost renomination to Jim Woodward.

  1. District 8

Geoff Schroeder lost renomination to Christy Zito.

  1. District 11

Chris Trakel lost renomination to Camille Blaylock.

  1. District 20

Chuck Winder lost renomination to Josh Keyser.

  1. District 25

Linda Wright Hartgen lost renomination to Josh Kohl.

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District 35

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See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Idaho State Senate elections, 2024 . 2024-02-22 . Ballotpedia . en.
  2. News: Crampton. Liz. Combatting cannibalism and jailing librarians: Idaho Democrats see opportunity in extreme GOP agenda. April 17, 2024. Politico. April 17, 2024.
  3. News: Corbin. Clark. 2024 Idaho primary election results: 15 GOP incumbent legislators lose re-election campaigns. May 21, 2024. Idaho Capital Sun. May 22, 2024.
  4. Web site: Primary 2024 Election Results . VoteIdaho . Secretary of State of Idaho. 24 May 2024 . 0.
  5. Web site: VoteIdaho . 2024 General election legislative results .