Election
2020 Idaho Senate election Results: Republican hold Democratic hold
The 2020 Idaho Senate election took place as part of the biennial 2020 United States elections . Idaho voters elected state senators in all of the state's 35 senate districts. State senators serve two-year terms in the Idaho Senate .
No seats changed hands in the election, with the closest, the Moscow -based District 5, being within one percentage point of flipping.
Retirements [ edit ] Six incumbents did not run for re-election in 2020. Those incumbents are:
Republicans [ edit ] District 3: Don Cheatham : Retiring District 23: Bert Brackett : Retiring District 30: Dean Mortimer : Retiring District 34: Brent Hill : Retiring Democrats [ edit ] District 17: Maryanne Jordan : Retiring District 19: Cherie Buckner-Webb : Retiring Predictions [ edit ] Results summary [ edit ] Popular vote Republican
60.22% Democratic
33.74% Independent
4.68% Libertarian
1.04% Constitution
0.32%
Senate seats Republican
80% Democratic
20%
Close races [ edit ] District Winner Margin District 5 Democratic 0.88% District 15 Republican 5.98% District 26 Democratic 12.7%
Summary of results by State Senate District [ edit ] Detailed results [ edit ] District Party Incumbent Status Party Candidate Votes % 1 Republican Jim Woodward Re-elected Republican Jim Woodward 22,433 77.40% Democratic Vera Gadman 6,549 22.60% 2 Republican Steve Vick Re-elected Republican Steve Vick 26,240 100.00% 3 Republican Don Cheatham Retired Republican Peter Riggs 24,141 100.00% 4 Republican Mary Souza Re-elected Republican Mary Souza 17,462 64.51% Democratic Sharon "Shari" L. Williams 9,608 35.49% 5 Democratic David Nelson Re-elected Democratic David Nelson 12,691 50.44% Republican Dan Foreman 12,471 49.56% 6 Republican Dan G. Johnson Re-elected Republican Dan G. Johnson 19,722 100.00% 7 Republican Carl Crabtree Re-elected Republican Carl Crabtree 19,896 100.00% 8 Republican Steven Thayn Re-elected Republican Steven Thayn 20,173 73.93% Independent Bill Sifford 5,589 20.48% Constitution Kirsten Faith Richardson 1,526 5.59% 9 Republican Abby Lee Re-elected Republican Abby Lee 20,157 100.00% 10 Republican Jim Rice Re-elected Republican Jim Rice 11,446 64.84% Democratic Toni Ferro 6,207 35.16% 11 Republican Patti Anne Lodge Re-elected Republican Patti Anne Lodge 20,631 100.00% 12 Republican Todd Lakey Re-elected Republican Todd Lakey 14,509 69.91% Democratic Chelle Gluch 6,245 30.09% 13 Republican Jeff Agenbroad Re-elected Republican Jeff Agenbroad 15,222 70.74% Democratic Melissa Sue Robinson 6,290 29.23% Independent Michaella J. Franklin 7 0.03% 14 Republican C. Scott Grow Re-elected Republican C. Scott Grow 29,523 72.96% Independent Ellen B. Spencer 10,942 27.04% 15 Republican Fred S. Martin Re-elected Republican Fred S. Martin 12,009 52.99% Democratic Rick Just 10,654 47.01% 16 Democratic Grant Burgoyne Re-elected Democratic Grant Burgoyne 15,128 62.30% Republican LeeJoe Lay 9,154 37.70% 17 Democratic Maryanne Jordan Retired Democratic Ali Rabe 12,891 61.79% Republican Gary L. Smith 7,972 38.21% 18 Democratic Janie Ward-Engelking Re-elected Democratic Janie Ward-Engelking 17,928 61.92% Republican Mark A. Bost 11,022 38.07% Independent Hilary A. Lee 5 0.02% 19 Democratic Cherie Buckner-Webb Retired Democratic Melissa Wintrow 21,344 68.60% Republican Aaron J. Tribble 9,768 31.40% 20 Republican Chuck Winder Re-elected Republican Chuck Winder 21,042 100.00% 21 Republican Regina Bayer Re-elected Republican Regina Bayer 19,869 63.88% Democratic Dawn Pierce 11,235 36.12% 22 Republican Lori Den Hartog Re-elected Republican Lori Den Hartog 17,997 74.25% Democratic Mik Lose 6,242 25.75% 23 Republican Bert Brackett Retired Republican Christy Zito 13,282 76.28% Democratic Laura Bellegante 4,130 23.72% 24 Republican Lee Heider Re-elected Republican Lee Heider 13,587 70.96% Independent Rocky Ferrenburg 5,560 29.04% 25 Republican Jim Patrick Re-elected Republican Jim Patrick 17,211 100.00% 26 Democratic Michelle Stennett Re-elected Democratic Michelle Stennett 12,291 56.35% Republican Eric Parker 9,519 43.65% 27 Republican Kelly Anthon Re-elected Republican Kelly Arthur Anthon 15,832 100.00% 28 Republican Jim Guthrie Re-elected Republican Jim Guthrie 17,067 77.64% Libertarian Dan Karlan 4,916 22.36% 29 Democratic Mark Nye Re-elected Democratic Mark Nye 14,821 100.00% 30 Republican Dean Mortimer Retired Republican Kevin Cook 19,188 100.00% 31 Republican Steve Bair Re-elected Republican Steve Bair 16,955 100.00% 32 Republican Mark Harris Re-elected Republican Mark Harris 20,462 100.00% 33 Republican Dave Lent Re-elected Republican Dave Lent 13,201 100.00% 34 Republican Brent Hill Retired Republican Doug Ricks 18,547 100.00% 35 Republican Van Burtenshaw Re-elected Republican Van Burtenshaw 20,334 100.00%
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