2022 Idaho elections

2022 Idaho elections

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Registered	1,048,263
Turnout	57.2% [1]

A general election was scheduled in the U.S. state of Idaho on November 8, 2022. All of Idaho's executive officers were up for election as well as both of Idaho's two seats in the United States House of Representatives and one United States Senate seat. ^{[2] [3]} Primary elections elections were held on May 17, 2022.

Federal offices

United States Senate

Main article: 2022 United States Senate election in Idaho

One of the two United States Senators representing Idaho was up for election. Incumbent Republican Mike Crapo was re-elected to a fifth term with 60.68% of the votes.

United States House of Representatives

Main article: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho

Idaho had two representatives in the United States House of Representatives who were up for election. Both the incumbent Republican congressmen were re-elected.

Governor

Main article: 2022 Idaho gubernatorial election

Incumbent Republican governor Brad Little ran for re-election and won with 60% of the votes.

2022 Idaho Gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brad Little (incumbent)	358,598	60.5%
	Democratic	Stephen Heidt	120,160	20.3%
	Independent	Ammon Bundy	101,835	17.2%
	Libertarian	Paul Sand	6,714	1.1%
	Constitution	Chantyrose Davison	5,250	0.9%
	Write-in candidate	Lisa Marie	67	0.0%
Total votes			592,624	100%

Lieutenant governor

Main article: 2022 Idaho lieutenant gubernatorial election

Incumbent Republican Janice McGeachin chose not to run for re-election and instead unsuccessfully ran for governor. Former speaker of the Idaho House of Representatives Scott Bedke won the general election.

2022 Idaho Lieutenant Gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Bedke	376,269	64.4%
	Democratic	Terri Pickens Manweiler	178,147	30.5%
	Constitution	Pro-Life	29,989	5.1%
Total votes			584,405	100%
	Republican hold

Attorney general

Main article: 2022 Idaho Attorney General election

Incumbent Republican Lawrence Wasden sought a sixth term in office, but was defeated in the primary by former congressman Raúl Labrador who won the election with 62% of the votes.

2022 Idaho Attorney General election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Raúl Labrador	367,579	62.6%
	Democratic	Tom Arkoosh	219,405	37.4%
Total votes			586,984	100%
	Republican hold

Secretary of state

Main article: 2022 Idaho Secretary of State election

Incumbent Republican Lawerence Denney was eligible to seek re-election but declined to run for a third term. Ada County clerk Phil McGrane won the election with 72% of the votes.

2022 Idaho Secretary of State election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phil McGrane	418,945	72.1%
	Democratic	Shawn Keenan	159,819	27.4%
	Independent	Garth G. Gaylord (write-in)	2,778	0.5%
Total votes			580,912	100%
	Republican hold

Treasurer

Main article: 2022 Idaho State Treasurer election

Incumbent Republican Julie Ellsworth was re-elected with 71% of the votes.

2022 Idaho State Treasurer election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Julie Ellsworth (incumbent)	412,502	71.1%
	Democratic	Deborah Silver	167,596	28.9%
Total votes			580,098	100%

Controller

2022 Idaho state controller election

←  2018 November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08) 2026 →

Nominee Brandon Woolf Dianna David Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 405,075 156,232 Percentage 69.53% 26.82%

County results Congressional district results Woolf:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% David:     40–50%     60–70%

Controller before election Brandon Woolf Republican Elected Controller Brandon Woolf Republican

Incumbent Republican controller Brandon Woolf won re-election to a third full term with 69% of the votes, defeating Democratic challenger Dianna David. ^[4]

Republican Primary

Nominee

• Brandon Woolf, incumbent controller. ^[5]

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brandon Woolf (incumbent)	220,254	100%
Total votes			220,254	100%

Democratic Primary

Nominee

• Dianna David ^[5]

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dianna David	31,652	100%
Total votes			31,652	100%

Constitution Primary

Nominee

• Miste Gardner, news personality. ^[5]

Primary results

Constitution primary results ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Constitution	Miste Gardner	503	100%
Total votes			503	100%

General election

2022 Idaho State Controller election ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brandon Woolf (incumbent)	405,075	69.5%
	Democratic	Dianna David	156,232	26.8%
	Constitution	Miste Gardner	21,298	3.7%
Total votes			582,605	100%

Superintendent of public instruction

2022 Idaho Superintendent of public instruction election

←  2018 November 8, 2022 2026  →

Nominee Debbie Critchfield Terry Gilbert Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 404,549 175,076 Percentage 69.79% 30.21%

County results Congressional district results Critchfield:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Gilbert:     50–60%     60–70%

Superintendent before election Sherri Ybarra Republican Elected Superintendent Debbie Critchfield Republican

Incumbent Republican Sherri Ybarra sought a third term in office but faced a tough challenge in the primary. Former State Board of Education president and Cassia County School Board member Debbie Critchfield won the Republican primary, finishing ahead of former state legislator Branden Durst while Ybarra slumped to third place. ^[10]

Critchfield would go on to win the general election with nearly 70% of the votes. ^[11]

Democratic Primary

Nominee

• Terry Gilbert, teacher. ^[12]

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Terry Gilbert	31,868	100%
Total votes			31,868	100%

Republican Primary

Candidates

• Sherri Ybarra, incumbent Superintendent. ^[14]
• Branden Durst, former Democratic state legislator. ^[15]
• Debbie Critchfield, former State Board of Education president and Cassia County School Board member. ^[16]

Primary results

Primary results by county:

Critchfield

•   70–80%
•   60–70%
•   50–60%
•   40–50%
•   30–40%

Durst

•   60–70%
•   50–60%
•   40–50%
•   30–40%

Ybarra

•   40–50%

Republican primary results ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Debbie Critchfield	105,070	39.6%
	Republican	Branden Durst	89,451	33.8%
	Republican	Sherri Ybarra (incumbent)	70,431	26.6%
Total votes			264,952	100%

General Election

Debate

2022 Idaho superintendent of public instruction election debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Democratic
Key:  P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Debbie Critchfield	Terry Gilbert
1	October 24, 2022	IdahoPTV	Melissa Davlin	Idaho PBS	P	P

Results

2022 Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction election ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Debbie Critchfield	404,549	69.8%
	Democratic	Terry Gilbert	175,076	30.2%
Total votes			579,625	100%
	Republican hold

State legislature

Main articles: 2022 Idaho Senate election and 2022 Idaho House of Representatives election

All 35 seats in the Idaho Senate and 70 seats in the Idaho House of Representatives were up for election.

Idaho Senate Party Before After Change Republican 28 28 Democratic 7 7 Total 35 35

Idaho House of Representatives Party Before After Change Republican 58 59 1 Democratic 12 11 1 Total 70 70

Judicial seats

Supreme Court

Two justices on the Idaho Supreme Court ran for election.

Justice Colleen Zahn was appointed by Governor Brad Little in 2021 to succeed Roger Burdick, while Robyn Brody was elected to the seat vacated by Jim Jones in 2016. ^{[19] [20]} Both of them ran unopposed and secured another term. ^[21]

Court of Appeals

Incumbent Idaho Court of Appeals judge Molly Huskey won re-election unopposed. ^[22]

Ballot measures

Two statewide ballot measures appeared on the ballot. Both were approved. ^[23]

Advisory Question

Results by county:

Yes

•   60–70%
•   70–80%
•   80–90%

The Idaho Advisory Question, if approved, would advise the Legislature on a bill to enact a flat income and corporate tax structure, send tax rebates to qualifying taxpayers, and dedicate an annual $400 million to the state's education. ^[24]

Idaho Advisory Question

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	454,746	79.76
No	115,381	20.24
Total votes	570,127	100.00

Constitutional Amendment SJR 102 (2022)

Results by county:

Yes

•   50-60%
•   60-70%

No

•   50-60%

The Idaho Constitutional Amendment SJR 102, if approved, would allow the Senate president (lieutenant governor) and House speaker to convene a special legislative session upon receiving a joint written request from 60% of each chamber's legislators. ^[25]

Idaho Constitutional Amendment SJR 102

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	287,194	51.76
No	267,623	48.24
Total votes	554,817	100.00

See also

• Elections in Idaho
• Politics of Idaho
• Political party strength in Idaho

References

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2. "Idaho elections, 2022". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
3. "Idaho 2022 General Election". The Green Papers . Retrieved November 16, 2021.
4. Moseley-Morris, Kelcie (November 9, 2022). "Republicans sweep statewide, federal offices in Idaho's general election". Idaho Capital Sun. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
5. Russell, Betsy Z. (September 10, 2022). "Idaho state controller focuses on openness, access in bid for 3rd term". The Idaho Press . Retrieved December 25, 2025.
6. "State of Idaho Elections Database - Republican Primary - State Controller". canvass.sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
7. "State of Idaho Elections Database - Democratic Primary - State Controller". canvass.sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
8. "State of Idaho Elections Database - Constitution Primary - Superintendent of Public Instruction". canvass.sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
9. "State of Idaho Elections Database - State Controller". canvass.sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
10. Savransky, Becca (May 18, 2022). "Debbie Critchfield wins GOP primary in race for Idaho's top education official". Idaho Statesman . Retrieved May 10, 2025.
11. Savransky, Becca (November 10, 2022). "Debbie Critchfield secures victory, will be Idaho's next state superintendent". Idaho Statesman . Retrieved May 10, 2025.
12. Dittenber, Sadie (October 6, 2022). "Meet Terry Gilbert, Democratic nominee for state superintendent". Idaho Education News. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
13. "State of Idaho Elections Database - Democratic Primary - Superintendent of Public Instruction". canvass.sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
14. "Ybarra to seek re-election". Idaho Education News. February 21, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
15. Richert, Kevin (January 30, 2021). "Former lawmaker Durst files paperwork for state superintendent's run". Twin Falls Times-News . Retrieved December 25, 2025.
16. "Former president of Idaho education board says she will run for superintendent". Lewiston Morning Tribune . May 12, 2021. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
17. "State of Idaho Elections Database - Republican Primary - Superintendent of Public Instruction". canvass.sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
18. "State of Idaho Elections Database - Superintendent of Public Instruction". canvass.sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
19. Dutton, Audrey (June 1, 2021). "Gov. Brad Little appoints Colleen Zahn to Idaho Supreme Court". Idaho Capital Sun. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
20. Kruesi, Kimberlee (November 9, 2016). "Robyn Brody wins Idaho Supreme Court seat". KBOI . Retrieved December 23, 2025.
21. "Idaho Supreme Court elections, 2022". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
22. "Idaho intermediate appellate court elections, 2022". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
23. "Idaho 2022 ballot measures". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
24. "State of Idaho Elections Database - Advisory Question". canvass.sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
25. "State of Idaho Elections Database - SJR 2 Constitutional Amendment". canvass.sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved May 12, 2025.

External links

• Candidates at Vote Smart
• Campaign finance at OpenSecrets

Official Governor campaign websites

• Brad Little (R) for Governor
• Stephen Heidt (D) for Governor
• Ammon Bundy (I) for Governor

Official Lieutenant Governor campaign websites

• Scott Bedke (R) for Lt. Governor
• Terri Pickens (D) for Lt. Governor

Official Attorney General campaign websites

• Raúl Labrador (R) for Attorney General
• Tom Arkoosh (D) for Attorney General

Official Secretary of State campaign websites

• Phil McGrane (R) for Secretary of State

Official State Treasurer campaign websites

• Julie Ellsworth (R) for Treasurer

Official State Controller campaign websites

• Brandon Woolf (R) for Controller

Official Superintendent for Public Instructor campaign websites

• Debbie Critchfield (R) for Superintendent
• Terry Gilbert (D) for Supeintendent