The 2022 Idaho State Senate elections took place on November 8, 2022.[1] Primary elections were held on May 17, 2022.[2] Idaho voters elected state senators in all 35 seats of the Senate, electing one state senator and two state representatives in each of the 35 Idaho state legislative districts. State senators serve two-year terms in the Idaho Senate.[3]
The election coincided with United States national elections and Idaho state elections, including U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Governor, and Idaho House.[4][5] Since the previous election in 2020, Republicans held a 28-to-7-seat supermajority over Democrats. Republicans maintained the same supermajority in 2022, winning 28 seats.[6]
These were the first elections in Idaho following the 2020 United States redistricting cycle, which resulted in some members being assigned to new districts.[7][8][9]
Retirements
Republicans
- District 2: Steve Bair: Retired
- District 4: Mary Souza: Retired to run for Secretary of State[10]
- District 6: Dan G. Johnson: Retired
- District 11: Patti Anne Lodge: Retired[11][better source needed]
- District 21: Regina Bayer: Retired
- District 23: Christy Zito: Retired
- District 24: Lee Heider: Retired[12]
Democrats
- District 16: Grant Burgoyne: Retired[11][better source needed]
- District 27: Michelle Stennett: Retired
- District 29: Mark Nye: Retired
Incumbents defeated in primary
Republicans
- District 1: Jim Woodward was defeated by Scott Herndon.
- District 5: Peter Riggs was defeated by Carl Bjerke.
- District 7: Carl Crabtree was defeated by Cindy Carlson.
- District 13: Jeff Agenbroad was defeated by Brian Lenney.
- District 14: Steven Thayn was defeated by fellow incumbent C. Scott Grow in a redistricting race.
- District 15: Fred Martin was defeated by Codi Galloway.
- District 24: Jim Patrick was defeated by Glenneda Zuiderveld.
Predictions
Results summary
Close races
Summary of results by State Senate district
Italics denote an open seat held by the incumbent party; bold text denotes a gain for a party.[14][15][16]
Detailed Results by Senate District
Sources for election results: [21][22]
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
District 12
District 13
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
District 18
District 19
District 20
District 21
District 22
District 23
District 24
District 25
District 26
District 27
District 28
District 29
District 30
District 31
District 32
District 33
District 34
District 35
See also
Notes
- ^ a b Redistricted from District 2 to District 5 and lost re-election.
- ^ a b c Redistricted from District 5 to District 6 and lost re-election.
- ^ a b Blair was serving as a full-time substitute for state Sen. Dan G. Johnson (R) at the time of the primary and should be considered as an incumbent seeking re-election.[17]
- ^ a b Redistricted from District 8 to District 14 and lost re-election.
- ^ a b Redistricted from District 10 to District 9 and lost re-election.
- ^ a b c d Redistricted from District 12 to District 23.
- ^ a b c Senator Carrie Semmelroth was appointed to the 17th district seat in Nov. 2021 after the departure of Senator Alison "Ali" Rabe. Sen. Rabe moved out of the 17th district and vacated the seat; however, Rabe was elected back to the chamber from the neighboring 16th district in Nov. 2022.[18]
- ^ a b c Senator Carrie Semmelroth was appointed to the seat after the departure of Senator Alison "Ali" Rabe. Sen. Rabe moved out of the district and vacated the seat; however, Rabe was elected back to the chamber from the neighboring 16th district in Nov. 2022.[19]
- ^ a b Redistricted from District 25 to District 24 and lost re-election.
- ^ a b c d Redistricted from District 30 to District 32.
- ^ a b c d VanOrden was serving as a full-time substitute for state Sen. Steve Bair (R) in the 31st district at the time of the primary and should be considered as an incumbent seeking re-election. She was redistricted from District 31 to District 30.[20]
- ^ a b c d Redistricted from District 35 to District 31.
- ^ a b c d Redistricted from District 32 to District 35.
- ^ Despite winning the Constitution Party primary, Berger was withdrawn on 9/7/2022 and no replacement from the Constitution Party appeared on the general election ballot.[23]
References
- ^ "Idaho State Senate elections, 2022". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ "2022 State Primary Election Dates and Filing Deadlines". National Conference of State Legislatures. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ "Senate Membership". Idaho Legislature. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ "2022 Primary Election". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ "2022 General Election". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ Corbin, Clark (November 9, 2022). "Republicans increase supermajority in Idaho Legislature". Idaho Capital Sun. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ "Final Report" (PDF). Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ "2022 Redistricting Report". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ "Legislative Boundary Descriptions" (PDF). Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ Northrup, Craig (April 4, 2021). "Souze leaving Senate, running for Secretary of State". Bonner County Daily Bee. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
- ^ a b Pruett, Greg (December 26, 2021). "Which Idaho Legislators are Retiring or Going for a Different Chamber in 2022". Retrieved January 2, 2022.
- ^ Nettleton, Lorien (December 23, 2021). "Sen. Heider announces retirement, endorses Hartgen for Idaho Senate". Retrieved January 2, 2022.
- ^ Jacobson, Louis (May 19, 2022). "The Battle for State Legislatures". Retrieved May 19, 2022.
- ^ "Idaho State Senate elections, 2022". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ "2022 Primary Election". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ "2022 General Election". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ Staaf, Norma (January 13, 2022). "Blair takes the reins from Johnson". The Clearwater Progress. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ Little, Brad (November 24, 2021). "Gov. Little appoints Carrie Semmelroth to vacant District 17 Senate seat". KTVB. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ Little, Brad (November 24, 2021). "Gov. Little appoints Carrie Semmelroth to vacant District 17 Senate seat". KTVB. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ Corbin, Clark (January 26, 2022). "Veteran former member of the Idaho House returns to fill Senate vacancy". Idaho Capital Sun. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ "2022 Primary Election". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ "2022 General Election". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ "Certified List of Candidates" (PDF). Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
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