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Bannock County, ID

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Fields below reflect the November 3, 2026 general election ballot as races are certified.

16 races on your November 3 ballot. Jump to:
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83246 sample ballot preview: statewide, congressional and Bannock County races

U.S. House, Idaho District 2
5 candidates
Federal ▾
Mike Simpson portrait
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Mike Simpson
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Mike Simpson is the incumbent U.S. representative for Idaho's 2nd Congressional District and the Republican nominee for re-election, per the Secretary of State's 2026 general-election candidate list. First elected in 1998, he previously served in the Idaho Legislature and on the Blackfoot City Council, and worked as a dentist at his family's Blackfoot practice, per the Idaho Capital Sun. His stated priorities include stopping illegal immigration, supporting agriculture, and rural health care access, per his congressional website.
Top Priorities
  • Stop illegal immigration and secure the border
  • Support Idaho agriculture and guest-worker program reform
  • Strengthen rural health care access while protecting Medicare and Medicaid
Per the official website.
Key voting record
Voted yes on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the House 218-214 in July 2025. Supported
Voted yes on the Laken Riley Act, expanding federal detention of certain immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes, which passed the House 263-156 in January 2025. Supported
Voted yes on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the House 231-196 in September 2025. Supported
Campaign siteFull profile
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Ellie Gilbreath
DEM
Biography
Ellie Gilbreath is the Democratic nominee for Idaho's 2nd Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 general-election candidate list. A lawyer and mediator who has worked with businesses, nonprofits, and communities on conflict resolution for more than 20 years, she has lived in Ketchum for more than two decades, per her campaign site. Her campaign emphasizes protecting public lands and water, lowering costs for Idaho families, and rural health care access, per her campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Protect Idaho's public lands, water, and energy resources
  • Lower costs for Idaho families and support small businesses
  • Strengthen rural health care access and hospital funding
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
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Tripp Hutchinson
Biography
Tripp Hutchinson is an independent candidate for Idaho's 2nd Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 general-election candidate list. Born and raised in Ketchum, he was elected to the Ketchum City Council in 2023 as its youngest member and previously worked as director of programming at a local independent movie theater, per the Idaho Capital Sun. His campaign centers on the cost-of-living crisis facing working people in Blaine County, including health care costs, per the Idaho Capital Sun.
Top Priorities
  • Address the high cost of living for working people in Blaine County
  • Increase antitrust enforcement in the health care industry, including pharmaceutical and insurance companies
  • Work toward a single-payer health care system over time
Per the Idaho Capital Sun.
Campaign siteFull profile
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Emre Houser
Biography
Emre Houser is an independent candidate for U.S. House in Idaho's 2nd District. He served more than 27 years in the U.S. Air Force and Idaho National Guard, including deployments to Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Iraq, and has owned a small business in Idaho for more than 15 years, per his campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • defending the Constitution
  • protecting Idaho's public lands
  • reducing the influence of large donors in politics
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
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Will Johanson
Biography
Will Johanson is the Libertarian nominee for Idaho's 2nd Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 general-election candidate list. An engineer in Boise's semiconductor industry and former U.S. Navy nuclear operator who moved to Idaho in 2020, he says he is running to give voters an alternative on affordability and foreign policy, per the Idaho Capital Sun.
Top Priorities
  • Increase health care price competition and expand direct primary care
  • Allow Medicare to negotiate lower prescription drug prices
  • Move decisions over federal land management closer to the communities affected
Per the Idaho Capital Sun.
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
Mike Simpson (R), Ellie Gilbreath (D), Tripp Hutchinson (Independent), Emre Houser (Independent), and Will Johanson (Libertarian) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Idaho's 2nd Congressional District, per the Secretary of State's 2026 general-election candidate list. Simpson is the sitting representative, per the U.S. House Clerk's roster, and is seeking re-election.
U.S. Senate
4 candidates
Federal ▾
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Jim Risch
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Jim Risch is Idaho's incumbent U.S. senator and a Republican candidate for re-election in 2026. A former governor and longtime statewide official, he emphasizes conservative federal policy, national security, energy, public lands, and Idaho's agricultural and rural interests.
Top Priorities
  • Advance conservative federal policy
  • Support Idaho agriculture, energy, and public lands priorities
  • Strengthen national security and fiscal restraint
Key voting record
Used senior committee roles on foreign policy and intelligence issues to shape national-security oversight. Supported
Campaign siteFull profile
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Todd Achilles
Biography
Todd Achilles is an independent candidate for U.S. Senate in Idaho and a former state representative. His campaign emphasizes congressional reform, fiscal responsibility, economic fairness, and a less partisan approach to federal representation.
Top Priorities
  • Reform Congress and reduce partisan gridlock
  • Promote fiscal responsibility
  • Focus on working Idahoans and economic fairness
Campaign siteFull profile
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Natalie M Fleming
Biography
Natalie M Fleming was born in Oregon and spent childhood summers on a family ranch before attending junior high and high school in Moscow, Idaho, per her campaign site. She worked in the technology industry and later raised four children as a single mother in the Treasure Valley, per the campaign site. She is running as an independent candidate for U.S. Senate in Idaho, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Supports a federal homeownership restoration policy aimed at expanding manufactured and residential housing access
  • Supports immigration reforms including stronger border security paired with a functioning legal immigration process
  • Supports protecting SNAP food assistance funding
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
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Matt Loesby
Biography
Matt Loesby is the Libertarian nominee for U.S. Senate in Idaho, per the Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 18, 2026.
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Governor
5 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Brad Little
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Little is a lifelong rancher and businessman who operates his family's third-generation sheep ranch in Emmett, founded by his grandfather, per the campaign site. He earned an agricultural business degree from the University of Idaho and went on to serve in the state Senate and as Lieutenant Governor before being elected Idaho's governor in 2018, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Keep taxes low and manage state growth
  • Support education and workforce development
  • Maintain conservative budgeting and public safety
Campaign siteFull profile
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Terri Pickens
DEM
Biography
Terri Pickens is a Democratic candidate for Idaho governor, attorney, and former statewide nominee for lieutenant governor. Her campaign emphasizes rights, public services, education, and accountable state leadership.
Top Priorities
  • Protect rights and accountable government
  • Support education and public services
  • Address Idaho's affordability and growth pressures
Campaign siteFull profile
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Pro-Life
Biography
Pro-Life is a Constitution Party candidate for Governor of Idaho who previously ran for Lieutenant Governor of Idaho in 2022 with the Constitution Party, per the campaign site. His wife, Kirsten Faith Richardson, is running for Idaho State Senate District 14 with the Constitution Party, per the campaign site. His platform centers on opposition to legal abortion, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Opposes legal abortion, per campaign site
Campaign siteFull profile
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John R. Stegner
Biography
John R. Stegner is an independent candidate for Idaho governor and a retired Idaho Supreme Court justice, per the Idaho Capital Sun. He served as a district judge in Latah County starting in 1997 before then-Gov. Butch Otter appointed him to the Idaho Supreme Court in 2018; he retired from the court in 2023, per the Idaho Capital Sun.
Top Priorities
  • Affordability for Idaho families
  • Access to quality health care
  • Fully funding public schools
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
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Paul Sand
Biography
Paul Sand served ten years on his local city council and has been an Idaho property and business owner for the last 30 years, per his campaign site. He won the Libertarian Party nomination for Governor of Idaho in the May 19, 2026 primary and will appear on the November general election ballot, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Supports shifting more government authority and budget decisions to the county level
  • Opposes efforts to privatize public lands in Idaho
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
Lieutenant Governor
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
Scott Bedke portrait
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Scott Bedke
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Bedke is a cattle rancher and the sitting Speaker of the Idaho House, with family ranching roots in the Oakley Basin dating to the 1870s, per the campaign site. Bedke began public service on the Oakley City Council and has been recognized as Legislator of the Year by the Fraternal Order of Police, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Oppose critical race theory curriculum in Idaho schools
  • Support law enforcement and border security
  • Continue a record of tax cuts and balanced state budgets
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
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Eric Myricks
DEM
Biography
Eric Myricks is the Democratic candidate for Idaho lieutenant governor, an entrepreneur, and a former Mennonite youth pastor, per his campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Fully funding public schools, repealing school-choice voucher programs, and improving teacher pay
  • Protecting Medicaid and keeping rural hospitals open
  • Addressing infrastructure challenges from Idaho's rapid growth
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
Attorney General
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
Raul R. Labrador portrait
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Raul R. Labrador
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Raul R. Labrador is Idaho's incumbent attorney general and a Republican candidate for re-election. A former U.S. representative, his office has emphasized conservative litigation, state sovereignty, public safety, and legal challenges to federal policy.
Top Priorities
  • Challenge federal policy through state litigation
  • Support law enforcement and public safety
  • Advance conservative legal priorities
Campaign siteFull profile
Lori Hickman portrait
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Lori Hickman
DEM
Biography
Lori Hickman is a Democratic candidate for Idaho attorney general and an attorney. Her campaign presents a people-first legal agenda focused on consumer protection, accountability, civil rights, and restoring public confidence in the attorney general's office.
Top Priorities
  • Protect consumers and Idaho families
  • Improve accountability in state legal work
  • Defend civil rights and public trust
Campaign siteFull profile
Secretary of State
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Phil McGrane
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Phil McGrane is Idaho's incumbent secretary of state and a Republican candidate for re-election. His office oversees elections, business filings, campaign finance, lobbying registration, trademarks, and other statewide administrative services.
Top Priorities
  • Administer secure and accessible elections
  • Modernize business and public-record services
  • Oversee campaign finance and lobbying transparency
Campaign siteFull profile
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Shawn Keenan
DEM
Biography
Shawn Keenan is the Democratic candidate listed for Idaho secretary of state and the 2022 Democratic nominee for the office. His candidacy gives Idaho voters a Democratic alternative for the office that administers elections, business filings, and public records. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
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Controller
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Brandon D Woolf
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Woolf has served as Idaho State Controller since 2012, beginning as an intern in the Controller's Office and advancing through the Division of Statewide Payroll, per the campaign site. Woolf holds a political science degree from Utah State University and an MBA from Boise State University, and also serves on the Idaho Board of Land Commissioners and the Board of Examiners, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Maintain accurate state accounting and payroll
  • Improve financial transparency
  • Modernize controller office services
Campaign siteFull profile
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Rakesh Mohan
DEM
Biography
Mohan served 21 years as Director of the Idaho Legislature's Office of Performance Evaluations and has lived in Idaho for 23 years, per the campaign site. He is a public policy researcher and data analyst who has mentored Boise State University public administration students, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Improve fiscal transparency
  • Strengthen state accounting accountability
  • Modernize public finance systems
Campaign siteFull profile
Treasurer
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Julie A. Ellsworth
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Ellsworth is the incumbent Idaho State Treasurer, first elected in 2018, and previously served in the Idaho House of Representatives, per the campaign site. Before her time in office she worked as a civil mediator and business consultant, taught in Idaho public schools, and co-manages her family's farm and ranch in Carey, Idaho, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Safeguard state cash and investments
  • Support college savings and public finance programs
  • Maintain conservative treasury management
Campaign siteFull profile
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Kevin A Jones
DEM
Biography
Kevin A Jones is the Democratic candidate listed for Idaho state treasurer and a chartered financial analyst. His campaign offers a Democratic alternative for the office responsible for investments, cash management, and public-finance oversight. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
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Superintendent of Public Instruction
3 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Debbie Critchfield
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Critchfield is the incumbent Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction, serving since January 2023, and holds a bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University, per the campaign site. She previously served on the Cassia County School Board and the Idaho State Board of Education, and worked as a substitute teacher and public information officer for the Cassia County School District, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Improve literacy and student outcomes
  • Support workforce readiness and career pathways
  • Oversee state education services and school support
Campaign siteFull profile
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Becky Sundin Mitchell
DEM
Biography
Becky Sundin Mitchell is a Democratic candidate for Idaho superintendent of public instruction and an educator. Her campaign emphasizes classroom experience, teacher support, student services, and improving public education across Idaho communities.
Top Priorities
  • Support teachers and classrooms
  • Improve student services and outcomes
  • Strengthen public education across Idaho
Campaign siteFull profile
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Teresa Roundy
Biography
Teresa Roundy is the Constitution Party candidate for Idaho superintendent of public instruction, per the Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. She was a candidate for mayor of Garden City, Idaho in 2025, per Idaho Education News. No campaign website was found as of September 18, 2026.
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Countywide races in Bannock County

ZIP 83246 sits in Bannock County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Bannock County races (15).

Bannock County Assessor
1 candidate
County ▾
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Anita Hymas
REP
Biography
Anita Hymas is the Republican candidate for Bannock County Assessor and the incumbent, elected in 2022 after 40 years of experience with the office, including as Chief Deputy, per the Bannock County Assessor's Office. Hymas graduated from Pocatello High School in 1978 and began working at the Assessor's Office part time during her senior year, per the Assessor's Office. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Anita Hymas is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Idaho Secretary of State's candidate filing portal.
Bannock County Clerk
1 candidate
County ▾
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Jason C. Dixon
REP
Biography
Jason C. Dixon is the Republican candidate for Bannock County Clerk and the incumbent, elected in 2018 after working as a Realtor in southeast Idaho for 17 years, per the Bannock County Clerk's Office. Dixon previously held leadership positions with the Greater Pocatello Association of Realtors and served in the Idaho Army National Guard, per the Clerk's Office. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Jason C. Dixon is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Idaho Secretary of State's candidate filing portal.
Bannock County Coroner
2 candidates
County ▾
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Wilson Simmons
Biography
Wilson Simmons is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Bannock County Coroner, per the Idaho Secretary of State's candidate filing portal. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Full profile
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TOREY DANNER
REP
Biography
Torey Danner is the Republican candidate for Bannock County Coroner and the incumbent, appointed to the position in 2021, per the Bannock County Coroner's Office. Danner previously served as Chief Deputy Coroner and spent 19 years as a first responder with the Bannock County Sheriff's Search and Rescue division, and is the first Bannock County Coroner certified by the American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigations, per the Coroner's Office. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
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About this race
2 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Bannock County Coroner, per the Idaho Secretary of State's candidate filing portal.
Bannock County Treasurer
1 candidate
County ▾
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Jennifer Clark
DEM
Biography
Jennifer Clark is the Democratic candidate for Bannock County Treasurer and the incumbent, elected in November 2018 after beginning work in the Treasurer's office in March 1998, per the Bannock County Treasurer's Office. Clark previously worked for West One Bank, now US Bank, for six years, per the Treasurer's Office. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Jennifer Clark is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Idaho Secretary of State's candidate filing portal.

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