United States congressional delegations from Idaho

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Since Idaho became a U.S. state in 1890, it has sent congressional delegations to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. Each state elects two senators to serve for six years, and members of the House to two-year terms. Before becoming a state, the Idaho Territory elected a non-voting delegate at-large to Congress from 1864 to 1890.

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These are tables of congressional delegations from Idaho to the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives.

Current delegation

Current U.S. senators from Idaho
Idaho

CPVI (2022): [1]
R+18
 Class II senator Class III senator
Jim Risch official portrait (cropped).jpg
Jim Risch
(Junior senator)		 Mike Crapo 2019 portrait.jpg
Mike Crapo
(Senior senator)
PartyRepublicanRepublican
Incumbent sinceJanuary 3, 2009January 3, 1999

Idaho's current congressional delegation in the 118th Congress consists of its two senators and two representatives, all of whom are Republicans.

The current dean of the Idaho delegation is Senator Mike Crapo, having served in the Senate since 1999 and in Congress since 1993.

Current U.S. representatives from Idaho
DistrictMember
(Residence) [2] 		PartyIncumbent since CPVI
(2022) [3] 		District map
1st Russ Fulcher, official portrait, 116th Congress.jpg
Russ Fulcher
(Meridian)		RepublicanJanuary 3, 2019R+22 Idaho's 1st congressional district in Boise (since 2023).svg
2nd Mike Simpson official portrait (slight crop).jpg
Mike Simpson
(Idaho Falls)		RepublicanJanuary 3, 1999R+14 Idaho's 2nd congressional district in Boise (since 2023).svg

United States Senate

Class II senator Congress Class III senator
George L. Shoup (R) 51st (1889–1891) William McConnell (R)
52nd (1891–1893) Fred Dubois (R)
53rd (1893–1895)
54th (1895–1897)
55th (1897–1899) Henry Heitfeld (Pop)
56th (1899–1901)
Fred Dubois (D) 57th (1901–1903)
58th (1903–1905) Weldon B. Heyburn (R)
59th (1905–1907)
William Borah (R) 60th (1907–1909)
61st (1909–1911)
62nd (1911–1913)
Kirtland I. Perky (D)
James H. Brady (R)
63rd (1913–1915)
64th (1915–1917)
65th (1917–1919)
John F. Nugent (D)
66th (1919–1921)
Frank R. Gooding (R)
67th (1921–1923)
68th (1923–1925)
69th (1925–1927)
70th (1927–1929)
John Thomas (R)
71st (1929–1931)
72nd (1931–1933)
73rd (1933–1935) James P. Pope (D)
74th (1935–1937)
75th (1937–1939)
76th (1939–1941) D. Worth Clark (D)
John Thomas (R)
77th (1941–1943)
78th (1943–1945)
79th (1945–1947) Glen H. Taylor (D)
Charles C. Gossett (D)
Henry Dworshak (R)
80th (1947–1949)
Bert H. Miller (D) 81st (1949–1951)
Henry Dworshak (R)
82nd (1951–1953) Herman Welker (R)
83rd (1953–1955)
84th (1955–1957)
85th (1957–1959) Frank Church (D)
86th (1959–1961)
87th (1961–1963)
Leonard B. Jordan (R)
88th (1963–1965)
89th (1965–1967)
90th (1967–1969)
91st (1969–1971)
92nd (1971–1973)
James A. McClure (R) 93rd (1973–1975)
94th (1975–1977)
95th (1977–1979)
96th (1979–1981)
97th (1981–1983) Steve Symms (R)
98th (1983–1985)
99th (1985–1987)
100th (1987–1989)
101st (1989–1991)
Larry Craig (R) 102nd (1991–1993)
103rd (1993–1995) Dirk Kempthorne (R)
104th (1995–1997)
105th (1997–1999)
106th (1999–2001) Mike Crapo (R)
107th (2001–2003)
108th (2003–2005)
109th (2005–2007)
110th (2007–2009)
Jim Risch (R) 111th (2009–2011)
112th (2011-2013)
113th (2013–2015)
114th (2015–2017)
115th (2017–2019)
116th (2019–2021)
117th (2021–2023)
118th (2023-2025)

United States House of Representatives

1864–1890: 1 non-voting delegate

Starting on February 1, 1864, Idaho Territory sent a non-voting delegate to the House.

Congress Delegate from
Territory's at-large district
38th (1863–1865) William H. Wallace (R)
39th (1865–1867) Edward Dexter Holbrook (D)
40th (1867–1869)
41st (1869–1871) Jacob K. Shafer (D)
42nd (1871–1873) Samuel Augustus Merritt (D)
43rd (1873–1875) John Hailey (D)
44th (1875–1877) Thomas W. Bennett (I)
Stephen S. Fenn (D)
45th (1877–1879)
46th (1879–1881) George Ainslie (D)
47th (1881–1883)
48th (1883–1885) Theodore Frelinghuysen Singiser (R)
49th (1885–1887) John Hailey (D)
50th (1887–1889) Fred Dubois (R)
51st (1889–1891)

1890–1913: 1 seat

Following statehood on July 3, 1890, Idaho had one seat in the House.

Congress At-large district
51st (1889–1891) Willis Sweet (R)
52nd (1891–1893)
53rd (1893–1895)
54th (1895–1897) Edgar Wilson (R)
55th (1897–1899) James Gunn (Pop)
56th (1899–1901) Edgar Wilson (SvR)
57th (1901–1903) Thomas L. Glenn (Pop)
58th (1903–1905) Burton L. French (R)
59th (1905–1907)
60th (1907–1909)
61st (1909–1911) Thomas Ray Hamer (R)
62nd (1911–1913) Burton L. French (R)

1913–present: 2 seats

Following the 1910 census, Idaho was apportioned a second seat. It elected both seats statewide at-large on a general ticket, until 1919, when it redistricted into two districts.

CongressElected on a general ticket
from Idaho's at-large district
1st seat2nd seat
63rd (1913–1915) Burton L. French (R) Addison T. Smith (R)
64th (1915–1917) Robert M. McCracken (R)
65th (1917–1919) Burton L. French (R)
CongressDistricts
1st 2nd
66th (1919–1921) Burton L. French (R) Addison T. Smith (R)
67th (1921–1923)
68th (1923–1925)
69th (1925–1927)
70th (1927–1929)
71st (1929–1931)
72nd (1931–1933)
73rd (1933–1935) Compton I. White (D) Thomas C. Coffin (D)
74th (1935–1937) D. Worth Clark (D)
75th (1937–1939)
76th (1939–1941) Henry Dworshak (R)
77th (1941–1943)
78th (1943–1945)
79th (1945–1947)
80th (1947–1949) Abe Goff (R) John C. Sanborn (R)
81st (1949–1951) Compton I. White (D)
82nd (1951–1953) John Travers Wood (R) Hamer H. Budge (R)
83rd (1953–1955) Gracie Pfost (D)
84th (1955–1957)
85th (1957–1959)
86th (1959–1961)
87th (1961–1963) Ralph R. Harding (D)
88th (1963–1965) Compton I. White Jr. (D)
89th (1965–1967) George V. Hansen (R)
90th (1967–1969) James A. McClure (R)
91st (1969–1971) Orval H. Hansen (R)
92nd (1971–1973)
93rd (1973–1975) Steve Symms (R)
94th (1975–1977) George V. Hansen (R)
95th (1977–1979)
96th (1979–1981)
97th (1981–1983) Larry Craig (R)
98th (1983–1985)
99th (1985–1987) Richard H. Stallings (D)
100th (1987–1989)
101st (1989–1991)
102nd (1991–1993) Larry LaRocco (D)
103rd (1993–1995) Mike Crapo (R)
104th (1995–1997) Helen Chenoweth (R)
105th (1997–1999)
106th (1999–2001) Mike Simpson (R)
107th (2001–2003) Butch Otter (R)
108th (2003–2005)
109th (2005–2007)
110th (2007–2009) Bill Sali (R)
111th (2009–2011) Walt Minnick (D)
112th (2011–2013) Raúl Labrador (R)
113th (2013–2015)
114th (2015–2017)
115th (2017–2019)
116th (2019–2021) Russ Fulcher (R)
117th (2021–2023)
118th (2023–2025)

Key

Democratic (D)
Populist (Pop)
Republican (R)
Silver Republican (SvR)
Independent (I)

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References

  1. ↑ "2022 Cook PVI: State Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
  2. ↑ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives". clerk.house.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  3. ↑ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
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