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2026 Idaho Senate race

Jim Risch (Republican), Todd Achilles (Independent), Natalie M Fleming (Independent) and Matt Loesby (Libertarian) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for U.S. Senate in Idaho, as recorded September 21, 2026 from the Idaho Secretary of State.

The November ballot

Risch
$4.4M
Achilles
$692K

Raised so far, filed with the FEC

Also in this race: Natalie M Fleming (Independent) and Matt Loesby (Libertarian).

Final candidate list: Idaho Secretary of State. Faces and bars are the campaigns that hold the seat or have $25,000 raised or outside spending on file; being outside that group is a filing fact, not a mark. Not a prediction.

The seat

Jim Risch

Holds the seat now

First took office 2009 · Age 83

Discloses no individual stock trades.

Cosponsored S. 4134, the Stop Insider Trading Act

From the member's own disclosures and congress.gov. Not cosponsoring is not a vote against a ban.

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How to vote in Idaho

  • General electionNovember 3, 2026 

Register 11 days before, or same-day through Election Day in person.

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How they won the primary

The primary · 47,741 votes

  • David Roth Won: 61.9% 29,534
  • Brad Moore: 31.1% 14,863
  • Nickolas Bonds: 7.0% 3,344

Primary results as recorded October 12, 2026, ordered by votes. Source: Idaho Secretary of State certified primary canvass. Certified June 9, 2026. A primary result is a recorded fact about a past contest, not a prediction of November.

Where each candidate's money comes from

5%$216KSmall donors$116K17%
53%$2.4MLarge donors$470K68%
29%$1.3MPACs$10K1%
1%$62KParty--
--Self-funding$11K2%
12%$535KOther$86K12%

Small donors give $200 or less; PACs are political action committees. Shares of each candidate's own receipts on file with the FEC. Outside money is not part of these figures.

Not on the November ballot

5 filed

Primary candidates who did not advance, committees still on file, and candidacies that ended. Being here is a filing fact, not a mark against anyone.

How this seat voted last time

R+29 in 2020

  • Jim Risch Won: 62.6%
  • Paulette Jordan: 33.2%

859,827 votes for candidates. Other candidates and write-ins took the remaining 4.2%. A past result is a filed fact, not a prediction of November.

Certified returns via MIT Election Data and Science Lab, from the House Clerk's election statistics and state canvasses.

More on the Idaho ballot2 House races statewideYour full ballot at Check Your Voter Record Find your races by ZIP →

Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Candidate totals are each campaign's latest FEC report, ending between March 30, 2026 and September 30, 2026. Dataset built 2026-10-12. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.