2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho

2018 Idaho's 2nd congressional district election
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	Precinct results; Simpson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; Swisher 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; No votes
U.S. Representatives before election; Mike Simpson; Republican	Elected U.S. Representatives ; Mike Simpson; Republican

2018 Idaho's 1st congressional district election
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	Precinct results; Fulcher: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; McNeil 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Tie: 40–50%; No votes
U.S. Representatives before election; Raúl Labrador; Republican	Elected U.S. Representatives ; Russ Fulcher; Republican

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho
All 2 Idaho seats to the United States House of Representatives
Republican 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%	Democratic 50–60% 60–70%

The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, to elect the two U.S. representatives from the U.S. state of Idaho; one from each of the state's two congressional districts. Primaries were held on May 15, 2018. The elections and primaries coincided with the elections and primaries of other federal and state offices.

Overview

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho by district:^[1]

District	Republican		Democratic		Others		Total		Result

	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	197,719	62.75%	96,922	30.76%	20,428	6.48%	315,069	100.0%	Republican hold
District 2	170,274	60.67%	110,381	39.33%	0	0.00%	280,655	100.0%	Republican hold
Total	367,993	61.77%	207,303	34.80%	20,428	3.43%	595,724	100.0%

District 1

The incumbent was Republican Raúl Labrador, who had represented the district since 2011 and was reelected with 68% of the vote in 2016. He retired to unsuccessfully run in the 2018 Republican gubernatorial primary.

Republican primary

Russ Fulcher, former state senator^[2]
Alex Gallegos, retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel^[3]
Nick Henderson^[4]
David H. Leroy, former Lieutenant Governor of Idaho^[5]
Luke Malek, state representative^[6]
Christy Perry, state representative^[7]
Michael Snyder, author^[8]

Primary results

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Russ Fulcher	42,793	43.1
	Republican	David H. Leroy	15,451	15.6
	Republican	Luke Malek	14,154	14.3
	Republican	Christy Perry	11,110	11.2
	Republican	Michael Snyder	10,255	10.3
	Republican	Alex Gallegos	3,478	3.5
	Republican	Nick Henderson	2,003	2.0
Total votes			99,244	100.0

Democratic primary

Cristina McNeil, real estate agent, chair of the Latino caucus of the Idaho Democratic Party^[9]
Michael Smith, former U.S. Marine
James Vandermaas, former U.S. Marine^[10]

Primary results

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cristina McNeil	19,070	69.3
	Democratic	James Vandermaas	4,491	16.3
	Democratic	Michael Smith	3,963	14.4
Total votes			27,524	100.0

General election

Debate

2018 Idaho's 1st congressional district debate
No.	Date	Host	Link	Republican	Democratic
Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn
				Russ Fulcher	Cristina McNeil
1	Oct. 26, 2018	KTVB	^[11]	P	P

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Russ Fulcher (R)	Cristina McNeil (D)	W. Scott Howard (L)	Other	Undecided
Dan Jones & Associates^[12]	June 22 – July 9, 2018	315	± 5.5%	35%	27%	10%	8%^[13]	20%

Results

Idaho's 1st congressional district, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Russ Fulcher	197,167	62.7
	Democratic	Cristina McNeil	96,932	30.8
	Independent	Natalie Fleming	6,188	2.0
	Libertarian	W. Scott Howard	5,435	1.7
	Independent	Paul Farmer	4,479	1.4
	Constitution	Marvin "Pro-Life" Richardson	3,181	1.0
	Independent	Gordon Counsil	1,054	0.3
	Independent	Michael J. Rath (write-in)	91	0.0
Total votes			314,527	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2

The incumbent is Republican Mike Simpson, who has represented the district since 1999. He was reelected with 63% of the vote in 2016.

Republican primary

Mike Simpson, incumbent

Primary results

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Simpson (incumbent)	72,227	100.0
Total votes			72,227	100.0

Democratic primary

Peter Rickards^[14]
Aaron Swisher, businessman^[15]

Primary results

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Aaron Swisher	18,675	67.6
	Democratic	Peter Rickards	8,943	32.4
Total votes			27,618	100.0

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Mike Simpson (R)	Aaron Swisher (D)	Other	Undecided
Dan Jones & Associates^[16]	June 22 – July 9, 2018	285	± 5.8%	59%	23%	10%^[17]	9%

Results

Idaho's 2nd congressional district, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Simpson (incumbent)	170,274	60.7
	Democratic	Aaron Swisher	110,381	39.3
Total votes			280,655	100.0
	Republican hold

References

^ Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
^ "Russ Fulcher makes it official: He's leaving Idaho governor's race to run for Congress". idahostatesman. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
^ FOY, NICOLE. "Alex Gallegos hosting candidate forum at the Hispanic Cultural Center". Idaho Press-Tribune. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
^ Key, Kyle. "Idaho Congressional Candidate Nick Henderson Endorses Convention of States". Retrieved April 16, 2018.
^ "David Leroy announces candidacy for 1st District congressional seat". Spokesman.com. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
^ "Malek is in: CdA state lawmaker is running for Congress". Spokesman.com. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
^ Malloy, Chuck. "Congressional race gets more crowded, and interesting". idahopoliticsweekly.com. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
^ "Idaho senator endorses end-times author for open seat in Congress". idahostatesman. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
^ "Fulcher wins GOP face-off for congressional seat; McNeil wins dem primary".
^ Ferro, Judy. "Encouraging signs for Democrats this primary". Idaho Press-Tribune. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
^ YouTube
^ Dan Jones & Associates
^ Marvin "Pro-Life" Richardson (C) with 6%, "Someone else" with 2%
^ BROWN, NATHAN. "Twin Falls man wants to take on Simpson for Congress". Twin Falls Times-News. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
^ "Boise Democrat to challenge Simpson for congressional seat". The Seattle Times. December 18, 2017. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
^ Dan Jones & Associates
^ "Someone else" with 10%

External links

Official campaign websites for first district candidates

Official campaign websites for second district candidates

[clerk2018-1] Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved April 27, 2019.

[2] "Russ Fulcher makes it official: He's leaving Idaho governor's race to run for Congress". idahostatesman. Retrieved April 16, 2018.

[3] FOY, NICOLE. "Alex Gallegos hosting candidate forum at the Hispanic Cultural Center". Idaho Press-Tribune. Retrieved April 16, 2018.

[4] Key, Kyle. "Idaho Congressional Candidate Nick Henderson Endorses Convention of States". Retrieved April 16, 2018.

[5] "David Leroy announces candidacy for 1st District congressional seat". Spokesman.com. Retrieved April 16, 2018.

[6] "Malek is in: CdA state lawmaker is running for Congress". Spokesman.com. Retrieved April 16, 2018.

[7] Malloy, Chuck. "Congressional race gets more crowded, and interesting". idahopoliticsweekly.com. Retrieved April 16, 2018.

[8] "Idaho senator endorses end-times author for open seat in Congress". idahostatesman. Retrieved April 16, 2018.

[9] "Fulcher wins GOP face-off for congressional seat; McNeil wins dem primary".

[10] Ferro, Judy. "Encouraging signs for Democrats this primary". Idaho Press-Tribune. Retrieved April 16, 2018.

[11] YouTube

[12] Dan Jones & Associates

[13] Marvin "Pro-Life" Richardson (C) with 6%, "Someone else" with 2%

[14] BROWN, NATHAN. "Twin Falls man wants to take on Simpson for Congress". Twin Falls Times-News. Retrieved April 16, 2018.

[15] "Boise Democrat to challenge Simpson for congressional seat". The Seattle Times. December 18, 2017. Retrieved April 16, 2018.

[16] Dan Jones & Associates

[17] "Someone else" with 10%

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