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MAY 20, 2026Primary Election
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Idaho’s 2026 Republican Senate primary is shaping up as incumbent Sen. Jim Risch vs. three challengers: Joe Evans, Denny LaVé, and Josh Roy. The candidates recently shared their platforms at a Boise forum, but there’s no reported polling, endorsements, or results in these updates. The news mainly confirms the current field and that Risch is being challenged, without new polling or endorsements. Odds may stay relatively stable, with only a modest increase in uncertainty from the multi-challenger primary.
Voter registration data reveals where Republicans have lost, and gained, ground over the past year with Trump back in office.
A slew of incumbents are out, making room for fresh faces.
Sen. Jim Risch is the lone Idaho senator up for election this year. Risch is seeking reelection to a fourth six-year term after first assuming his position in the Senate in 2009.
Republican primary candidates speak Tuesday at Boise High School
Some state level Democrats aren’t willing to pave the way for an independent, even if they have a better shot at winning an already-uphill race.
Recognizing the rising importance of independents — as well as the lack of support for the two major parties — is essential to crafting a way forward that better represents the will of American voters.
Josh Roy, 44, thinks it is time the baton be passed to a younger generation
Upon learning the sad news of Dirk Kempthorne's death April 24, one of the first things people who knew the Idahoan said was...
Sens. Jim Risch and Mike Crapo marked 2026 Hostage Week by urging the release of Stephen Hubbard, an American wrongfully detained in Russia.
President Donald Trump looms large over primary contests that are expected to provide the latest indication of his sway with voters.
J. RischJim Risch
J. EvansJoe EvansSource: FEC
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