2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho

The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho were held on November 3, 2020, to elect the two U.S. Representatives from the state of Idaho, one from both of the state's congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

Not to be confused with 2020 Idaho House of Representatives election.

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho
November 3, 2020
All 2 Idaho seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 2 0
Seats won 2 0
Seat change
Popular vote 561,414 255,531
Percentage 66.06% 30.07%
Swing 4.33% 4.76%
Results:
     Republican hold
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District 1
See also: Idaho's 1st congressional district

The 1st district takes in the Idaho Panhandle and the western Boise area. The incumbent is Republican Russ Fulcher, who was elected with 62.8% of the vote in 2018.[1]

Declared

Primary results
Republican primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Russ Fulcher (incumbent) 93,879 79.9
Republican Nicholas Jones 23,654 20.1
Total votes 117,533 100.0
Declared

Endorsements
Rudy Soto
State officials
Organizations

Primary results
Democratic primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rudy Soto 25,112 65.8
Democratic Staniela Nikolova 13,074 34.2
Total votes 38,186 100.0
Declared
  • Joe Evans, data engineer and former military intelligence analyst[2][10]

Predictions
Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[11] Safe R July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[12] Safe R June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[13] Safe R July 2, 2020
Politico[14] Safe R April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[15] Safe R June 3, 2020
RCP[16] Safe R June 9, 2020
Niskanen[17] Safe R June 7, 2020

Results
Idaho's 1st congressional district, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Russ Fulcher (incumbent) 310,736 67.8
Democratic Rudy Soto 131,380 28.6
Libertarian Joe Evans 16,453 3.6
Total votes 458,569 100.0
Republican hold

District 2
See also: Idaho's 2nd congressional district

The 2nd district encompasses eastern and northern Boise, as well as Eastern Idaho. The incumbent is Republican Mike Simpson, who was re-elected with 60.7% of the vote in 2018.[1]

Declared

Primary results
Republican primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Simpson (incumbent) 68,675 72.0
Republican Kevin Rhoades 26,724 28.0
Total votes 95,399 100.0
Declared

Primary results
Democratic primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Aaron Swisher 37,495 100.0
Total votes 37,495 100.0
Declared
Declared

Predictions
Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[11] Safe R July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[12] Safe R June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[13] Safe R July 2, 2020
Politico[14] Safe R April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[15] Safe R June 3, 2020
RCP[16] Safe R June 9, 2020
Niskanen[17] Safe R June 7, 2020

Results
Idaho's 2nd congressional district, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Simpson 250,678 64.1
Democratic Aaron Swisher 124,151 31.7
Constitution Pro-Life 8,573 2.2
Libertarian Idaho Sierra Law 7,940 2.0
Total votes 391,342 100.0
Republican hold

See also

References
  1. Wasserman, David; Flinn, Ally (November 7, 2018). "2018 House Popular Vote Tracker". Cook Political Report. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  2. "2020 Primary Candidate List". Idaho Secretary of State.
  3. "Nicholas Jones". Ballotpedia.
  4. "OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS". State of Idaho - Elections Department. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  5. "Election Center". www.spokesman.com.
  6. https://ballotpedia.org/Staniela_Nikolova
  7. "Meet Rudy".
  8. Z. Russell, Betsy (November 18, 2019). "Nampa native Rudy Soto announces run for Congress as Democrat". Idaho Press. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  9. Connon, Courtnee (August 27, 2020). "LCV Action Fund and Latino Victory Fund Endorse Rudy Soto for Congress". League of Conservation Voters.
  10. "Candidate Survey Response: Joe Evans". Idaho Press.
  11. "2020 Senate Race Ratings for April 19, 2019". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  12. "2020 Senate Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  13. "2020 Senate race ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  14. "2020 Election Forecast". Politico. November 19, 2019.
  15. "Daily Kos Elections releases initial Senate race ratings for 2020". Daily Kos Elections. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  16. "Battle for White House". RCP. April 19, 2019.
  17. "2020 Negative Partisanship and the 2020 Congressional Elections". Niskanen Center. April 28, 2020.
  18. "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart.
  19. https://www.idahostatesman.com/opinion/readers-opinion/article220329610.html
  20. "Aaron Swisher". Ballotpedia.
  21. ID, Pocatello. "Candidate Profile - Idaho Lorax Carta". KPVI.
  22. "Idaho Law". Ballotpedia.
Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates
Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates
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