2020 Idaho Senate election

The 2020 Idaho Senate election is taking place as part of the biennial 2020 United States elections. Idaho voters will elect state senators in all of the state's 35 senate districts. State senators serve two-year terms in the Idaho Senate.

2020 Idaho Senate election

November 3, 2020
All 35 seats in the Idaho Senate 18 seats needed for a majority
Leader Chuck Winder Michelle Stennett Party Republican Democratic Leader's seat 20th District 26th district Seats before 28 7 Seats after 28 7 Seat change Popular vote 284,487 159,391 Percentage 60.22% 33.74%
Majority Leader before election Chuck Winder Republican Elected Majority Leader Chuck Winder Republican

Retirements

Six incumbents did not run for re-election in 2020. Those incumbents are:

Republicans

1. District 3: Don Cheatham: Retiring
2. District 23: Bert Brackett: Retiring
3. District 30: Dean Mortimer: Retiring
4. District 34: Brent Hill: Retiring

Democrats

1. District 17: Maryanne Jordan: Retiring
2. District 19: Cherie Buckner-Webb: Retiring

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
CNalysis[1][2]	Safe R	November 2, 2020
The Cook Political Report[3]	Safe R	October 21, 2020

Results summary

Summary of the November 3, 2020 Idaho Senate election results

Party		Candidates	Votes		Seats
			No.	%	Before	Up	Won	After	+/–
	Republican	34	284,487	60.22%	28	28	28	28
	Democratic	16	159,391	33.74%	7	7	7	7
	Independent	3	22,101	4.68%	0	0	0	0
	Libertarian	1	4,916	1.04%	0	0	0	0
	Constitution	1	1,528	0.32%	0	0	0	0
Total			472,423	100.0%	35	35	35	35
Source: Idaho Elections Results

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

District	Winner	Margin
District 5	Democratic	0.8%
District 15	Republican	6.0%
District 26	Republican	12.8%

Summary of results by State Senate District

State Senate District[4]	Incumbent	Party		Elected Senator	Party
Idaho 1	Jim Woodward		Rep	Jim Woodward		Rep
Idaho 2	Steve Vick		Rep	Steve Vick		Rep
Idaho 3	Don Cheatham		Rep	Peter Riggs		Rep
Idaho 4	Mary Souza		Rep	Mary Souza		Rep
Idaho 5	David Nelson		Dem	David Nelson		Dem
Idaho 6	Dan G. Johnson		Rep	Dan G. Johnson		Rep
Idaho 7	Carl Crabtree		Rep	Carl Crabtree		Rep
Idaho 8	Steven Thayn		Rep	Steven Thayn		Rep
Idaho 9	Abby Lee		Rep	Abby Lee		Rep
Idaho 10	Jim Rice		Rep	Jim Rice		Rep
Idaho 11	Patti Anne Lodge		Rep	Patti Anne Lodge		Rep
Idaho 12	Todd Lakey		Rep	Todd Lakey		Rep
Idaho 13	Jeff Agenbroad		Rep	Jeff Agenbroad		Rep
Idaho 14	C. Scott Grow		Rep	C. Scott Grow		Rep
Idaho 15	Fred Martin		Rep	Fred Martin		Rep
Idaho 16	Grant Burgoyne		Dem	Grant Burgoyne		Dem
Idaho 17	Maryanne Jordan		Dem	Alison Rabe		Dem
Idaho 18	Janie Ward-Engelking		Dem	Janie Ward-Engelking		Dem
Idaho 19	Cherie Buckner-Webb		Dem	Melissa Wintrow		Dem
Idaho 20	Chuck Winder		Rep	Chuck Winder		Rep
Idaho 21	Regina Bayer		Rep	Regina Bayer		Rep
Idaho 22	Lori Den Hartog		Rep	Lori Den Hartog		Rep
Idaho 23	Bert Brackett		Rep	Christy Zito		Rep
Idaho 24	Lee Heider		Rep	Lee Heider		Rep
Idaho 25	Jim Patrick		Rep	Jim Patrick		Rep
Idaho 26	Michelle Stennett		Dem	Michelle Stennett		Dem
Idaho 27	Kelly Anthon		Rep	Kelly Anthon		Rep
Idaho 28	Jim Guthrie		Rep	Jim Guthrie		Rep
Idaho 29	Mark Nye		Dem	Mark Nye		Dem
Idaho 30	Dean Mortimer		Rep	Kevin Cook		Rep
Idaho 31	Steve Bair		Rep	Steve Bair		Rep
Idaho 32	Mark Harris		Rep	Mark Harris		Rep
Idaho 33	Dave Lent		Rep	Dave Lent		Rep
Idaho 34	Brent Hill		Rep	Doug Ricks		Rep
Idaho 35	Van Burtenshaw		Rep	Van Burtenshaw		Rep

Detailed Results

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%

See also

• 2020 Idaho elections

References

1. "2020 State Legislative Rankings". CNalysis. Retrieved November 1, 2020. Tilt D / Flip: R TO D / GOP Supermajority Odds: 0% / GOP Majority Odds: 37.5% / Tie Odds: 5.8% / DEM Majority Odds: 56.7% / DEM Supermajority Odds: 0%
2. Nuttycombe, Chaz (November 2, 2020). "Our Final Forecast: State Legislatures". CNalysis.
3. "October Overview: Handicapping the 2020 State Legislature Races". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
4. "OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS". State of Idaho - Elections Department. Retrieved August 28, 2020.