2020 Idaho Senate election

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2020 Idaho Senate election
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 2018November 3, 2020 (2020-11-03) 2022  

All 35 seats in the Idaho Senate
18 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Leader Chuck Winder Michelle Stennett
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 20th District 26th district
Seats before287
Seats after287
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote284,487159,391
Percentage60.22%33.74%

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Results:
     Republican hold     Democratic hold

Majority Leader before election

Chuck Winder
Republican

Elected Majority Leader

Kelly Anthon
Republican

The 2020 Idaho Senate election took place as part of the biennial 2020 United States elections. Idaho voters elected state senators in all of the state's 35 senate districts. State senators serve two-year terms in the Idaho Senate.

Contents

No seats changed hands in the election, with the closest, the Moscow-based District 5, being within one percentage point of flipping.

Retirements

Six incumbents did not run for re-election in 2020. Those incumbents are:

Republicans

  1. District 3: Don Cheatham: Retiring
  2. District 23: Bert Brackett: Retiring
  3. District 30: Dean Mortimer: Retiring
  4. District 34: Brent Hill: Retiring

Democrats

  1. District 17: Maryanne Jordan: Retiring
  2. District 19: Cherie Buckner-Webb: Retiring

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [1] Safe ROctober 21, 2020

Results summary

Summary of the November 3, 2020 Idaho Senate election results
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PartyCandidatesVotesSeats
No. %BeforeUpWonAfter+/–
Republican 34284,48760.22%28282828Steady2.svg
Democratic 16159,39133.74%7777Steady2.svg
Independent 322,1014.68%0000Steady2.svg
Libertarian 14,9161.04%0000Steady2.svg
Constitution 11,5280.32%0000Steady2.svg
Total472,423100.0%35353535Steady2.svg
Source: Idaho Elections Results
Popular vote
Republican
60.22%
Democratic
33.74%
Independent
4.68%
Libertarian
1.04%
Constitution
0.32%
Senate seats
Republican
80%
Democratic
20%

Close races

DistrictWinnerMargin
District 5Democratic0.88%
District 15Republican5.98%
District 26Democratic12.7%

Summary of results by State Senate district

State Senate district [2] IncumbentPartyElected SenatorParty
Idaho 1 Jim Woodward Rep Jim Woodward Rep
Idaho 2 Steve Vick Rep Steve Vick Rep
Idaho 3 Don Cheatham RepPeter RiggsRep
Idaho 4 Mary Souza Rep Mary Souza Rep
Idaho 5 David Nelson Dem David Nelson Dem
Idaho 6 Dan G. Johnson Rep Dan G. Johnson Rep
Idaho 7 Carl Crabtree Rep Carl Crabtree Rep
Idaho 8 Steven Thayn Rep Steven Thayn Rep
Idaho 9 Abby Lee Rep Abby Lee Rep
Idaho 10 Jim Rice Rep Jim Rice Rep
Idaho 11 Patti Anne Lodge Rep Patti Anne Lodge Rep
Idaho 12 Todd Lakey Rep Todd Lakey Rep
Idaho 13 Jeff Agenbroad Rep Jeff Agenbroad Rep
Idaho 14 C. Scott Grow Rep C. Scott Grow Rep
Idaho 15 Fred Martin Rep Fred Martin Rep
Idaho 16 Grant Burgoyne Dem Grant Burgoyne Dem
Idaho 17 Maryanne Jordan DemAlison RabeDem
Idaho 18 Janie Ward-Engelking Dem Janie Ward-Engelking Dem
Idaho 19 Cherie Buckner-Webb Dem Melissa Wintrow Dem
Idaho 20 Chuck Winder Rep Chuck Winder Rep
Idaho 21 Regina Bayer Rep Regina Bayer Rep
Idaho 22 Lori Den Hartog Rep Lori Den Hartog Rep
Idaho 23 Bert Brackett Rep Christy Zito Rep
Idaho 24 Lee Heider Rep Lee Heider Rep
Idaho 25 Jim Patrick Rep Jim Patrick Rep
Idaho 26 Michelle Stennett Dem Michelle Stennett Dem
Idaho 27 Kelly Anthon Rep Kelly Anthon Rep
Idaho 28 Jim Guthrie Rep Jim Guthrie Rep
Idaho 29 Mark Nye Dem Mark Nye Dem
Idaho 30 Dean Mortimer RepKevin CookRep
Idaho 31 Steve Bair Rep Steve Bair Rep
Idaho 32 Mark Harris Rep Mark Harris Rep
Idaho 33 Dave Lent Rep Dave Lent Rep
Idaho 34 Brent Hill Rep Doug Ricks Rep
Idaho 35 Van Burtenshaw Rep Van Burtenshaw Rep

Detailed results

DistrictPartyIncumbentStatusPartyCandidateVotes %
1 Idaho Republican Party Jim Woodward Re-elected Idaho Republican Party Jim Woodward 22,43377.40%
Democratic Vera Gadman6,54922.60%
2 Idaho Republican Party Steve Vick Re-elected Idaho Republican Party Steve Vick 26,240100.00%
3 Idaho Republican Party Don Cheatham Retired Idaho Republican Party Peter Riggs24,141100.00%
4 Idaho Republican Party Mary Souza Re-elected Idaho Republican Party Mary Souza 17,46264.51%
Democratic Sharon "Shari" L. Williams9,60835.49%
5 Democratic David Nelson Re-elected Democratic David Nelson 12,69150.44%
Idaho Republican Party Dan Foreman12,47149.56%
6 Idaho Republican Party Dan G. Johnson Re-elected Idaho Republican Party Dan G. Johnson 19,722100.00%
7 Idaho Republican Party Carl Crabtree Re-elected Idaho Republican Party Carl Crabtree 19,896100.00%
8 Idaho Republican Party Steven Thayn Re-elected Idaho Republican Party Steven Thayn 20,17373.93%
Independent Bill Sifford5,58920.48%
Constitution Kirsten Faith Richardson1,5265.59%
9 Idaho Republican Party Abby Lee Re-elected Idaho Republican Party Abby Lee 20,157100.00%
10 Idaho Republican Party Jim Rice Re-elected Idaho Republican Party Jim Rice 11,44664.84%
Democratic Toni Ferro6,20735.16%
11 Idaho Republican Party Patti Anne Lodge Re-elected Idaho Republican Party Patti Anne Lodge 20,631100.00%
12 Idaho Republican Party Todd Lakey Re-elected Idaho Republican Party Todd Lakey 14,50969.91%
Democratic Chelle Gluch6,24530.09%
13 Idaho Republican Party Jeff Agenbroad Re-elected Idaho Republican Party Jeff Agenbroad 15,22270.74%
Democratic Melissa Sue Robinson6,29029.23%
Independent Michaella J. Franklin70.03%
14 Idaho Republican Party C. Scott Grow Re-elected Idaho Republican Party C. Scott Grow 29,52372.96%
Independent Ellen B. Spencer10,94227.04%
15 Idaho Republican Party Fred S. Martin Re-elected Idaho Republican Party Fred S. Martin 12,00952.99%
Democratic Rick Just10,65447.01%
16 Democratic Grant Burgoyne Re-elected Democratic Grant Burgoyne 15,12862.30%
Idaho Republican Party LeeJoe Lay9,15437.70%
17 Democratic Maryanne Jordan Retired Democratic Ali Rabe12,89161.79%
Idaho Republican Party Gary L. Smith7,97238.21%
18 Democratic Janie Ward-Engelking Re-elected Democratic Janie Ward-Engelking 17,92861.92%
Idaho Republican Party Mark A. Bost11,02238.07%
Independent Hilary A. Lee50.02%
19 Democratic Cherie Buckner-Webb Retired Democratic Melissa Wintrow 21,34468.60%
Idaho Republican Party Aaron J. Tribble9,76831.40%
20 Idaho Republican Party Chuck Winder Re-elected Idaho Republican Party Chuck Winder 21,042100.00%
21 Idaho Republican Party Regina Bayer Re-elected Idaho Republican Party Regina Bayer 19,86963.88%
Democratic Dawn Pierce11,23536.12%
22 Idaho Republican Party Lori Den Hartog Re-elected Idaho Republican Party Lori Den Hartog 17,99774.25%
Democratic Mik Lose6,24225.75%
23 Idaho Republican Party Bert Brackett Retired Idaho Republican Party Christy Zito 13,28276.28%
Democratic Laura Bellegante4,13023.72%
24 Idaho Republican Party Lee Heider Re-elected Idaho Republican Party Lee Heider 13,58770.96%
Independent Rocky Ferrenburg5,56029.04%
25 Idaho Republican Party Jim Patrick Re-elected Idaho Republican Party Jim Patrick 17,211100.00%
26 Democratic Michelle Stennett Re-elected Democratic Michelle Stennett 12,29156.35%
Idaho Republican Party Eric Parker9,51943.65%
27 Idaho Republican Party Kelly Anthon Re-elected Idaho Republican Party Kelly Arthur Anthon 15,832100.00%
28 Idaho Republican Party Jim Guthrie Re-elected Idaho Republican Party Jim Guthrie 17,06777.64%
Libertarian Dan Karlan4,91622.36%
29 Democratic Mark Nye Re-elected Democratic Mark Nye 14,821100.00%
30 Idaho Republican Party Dean Mortimer Retired Idaho Republican Party Kevin Cook19,188100.00%
31 Idaho Republican Party Steve Bair Re-elected Idaho Republican Party Steve Bair 16,955100.00%
32 Idaho Republican Party Mark Harris Re-elected Idaho Republican Party Mark Harris 20,462100.00%
33 Idaho Republican Party Dave Lent Re-elected Idaho Republican Party Dave Lent 13,201100.00%
34 Idaho Republican Party Brent Hill Retired Idaho Republican Party Doug Ricks 18,547100.00%
35 Idaho Republican Party Van Burtenshaw Re-elected Idaho Republican Party Van Burtenshaw 20,334100.00%

See also

References

  1. "October Overview: Handicapping the 2020 State Legislature Races". The Cook Political Report . Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  2. "OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS". State of Idaho - Elections Department. Retrieved August 28, 2020.