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The 2022 Idaho House of Representatives elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections on November 8, 2022. Idaho voters elected state representatives in all 70 seats of the House, electing 2 state representatives in each of the 35 Idaho state legislative districts. State representatives serve two-year terms in the Idaho House of Representatives.
Following the previous election, Republicans held a 58-to-12-seat majority over Democrats.
Swing districts[edit]
- Idaho's 15th legislative district
- Idaho's 26th legislative district
- Idaho's 29th legislative district
Retirements[edit]
Republicans[edit]
- District 2B: Doug Okuniewicz: Retiring to run for state senate
- District 5B: Caroline Nilsson Troy: Retiring
- District 7A: Priscilla Giddings: Retiring to run for Lieutenant Governor[1]
- District 8A: Terry Gestrin: Retiring to run for state senate
- District 8B: Dorothy Moon: Retiring to run for Secretary of State[2]
- District 10B: Gregory Chaney: Retiring to run for state senate[3]
- District 11B: Tammy Nichols: Retiring to run for state senate[4][better source needed]
- District 12B: Rick Youngblood: Retiring
- District 13B: Ben Adams: Retiring to run for state senate[5]
- District 15B: Codi Galloway: Retiring to run for state senate[4][better source needed]
- District 21A: Steven Harris: Retiring
- District 24B: Linda Wright Hartgen: Retiring to run for state senate[4][better source needed]
- District 25A: Laurie Lickley: Retiring to run for state senate
- District 25B: Clark Kauffman: Retiring[6]
- District 27A: Scott Bedke: Retiring to run for Lieutenant Governor[7]
- District 27B: Fred Wood: Retiring[8]
- District 28A: Randy Armstrong: Retiring
- District 30A: Gary Marshall: Retiring
- District 32A: Marc Gibbs: Retiring
Democrats[edit]
- District 16A: John McCrostie: Retiring
- District 26B: Sally Toone: Retiring[9]
- District 29B: James Ruchti: Retiring to run for state senate
Incumbents defeated in primaries[edit]
Republicans[edit]
- District 4A: Jim Addis was defeated by Joe Alfieri.
- District 4B: Paul Amador was defeated by Elaine Price.
- District 9A: Ryan Kerby was defeated by Jacyn Gallagher.
- District 9B: Scott Syme was defeated by fellow incumbent Judy Boyle in a redistricting race.
- District 14B: Gayann DeMordaunt was defeated by Josh Tanner.
- District 22A: Greg Ferch was defeated by fellow incumbent John Vander Woude in a redistricting race.
- District 31A: Karey Hanks was defeated by Jerald Raymond.
- District 34B: Ron Nate was defeated by Britt Raybould.
- District 35B: Chad Christensen was defeated by Josh Wheeler.
Predictions[edit]
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| Sabato's Crystal Ball[10] | Safe R | May 19, 2022 |
Summary of results[edit]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party | 810,556 | 76.27% | 59 | +1 | 84.29% | |
| Democratic Party | 243,576 | 22.92% | 11 | -1 | 15.71% | |
| Constitution Party | 6,451 | 0.61% | 0 | – | 0% | |
| Libertarian Party | 1,124 | 0.10% | 0 | – | 0% | |
| Independent | 1,039 | 0.10% | 0 | – | 0% | |
| Total | 1,062,746 | 100.00% | 70 | – | ||
Closest races[edit]
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
- District 15
- Seat A, 5.88%
- Seat B, 5.42%
- District 26
- Seat A, 0.24%
- Seat B, 0.54% gain
- District 29
- Seat A, 4.56%
- Seat B, 0.78%
Summary of Results by House District[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Dutton, Audrey (May 21, 2021). "Idaho legislator Priscilla Giddings makes bid for lieutenant governor". Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ "Rep. Dorothy Moon announces run for Secretary of State". www.idahopress.com. The Idaho Press-Tribune. November 2, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ Pruett, Greg (November 17, 2021). "Rep. Greg Chaney Files to Run for State Senate in Potential New District 11". Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ a b c Pruett, Greg (December 26, 2021). "Which Idaho Legislators are Retiring or Going for a Different Chamber in 2022?". Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ "House Republican to run for Senate in reconfigured district". www.kmvt.com. KMVT. November 8, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ Nettleton, Lorien (January 25, 2022). "'Life's priorities change with age, and so have mine' - Rep. Kauffman will not seek reelection". Retrieved April 4, 2022.
- ^ Corbin, Clark (May 27, 2021). "House Speaker Bedke announces run for lieutenant governor in 2022". Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ Dutton, Audrey (January 31, 2022). "The last M.D. left in the Idaho Legislature will not seek re-election". Retrieved April 4, 2022.
- ^ Nash, Drew (February 24, 2022). "Rep. Toone won't run again". Retrieved April 4, 2022.
- ^ Jacobson, Louis (May 19, 2022). "The Battle for State Legislatures". Retrieved May 19, 2022.