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2026 Idaho General Election

Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Every candidate and ballot measure, from the Secretary of State's final ballot list.

Key dates

Oct 13–30
Early in-person voting in counties that offer it (start date varies by county; ends 5 p.m. Oct 30)
Oct 23, 5 p.m.
Deadline to register in advance (online or county clerk) and to request an absentee ballot
Nov 3, 8 a.m.–8 p.m.
Election Day — same-day registration at your polling place with proof of identity and residence
Nov 3, 8 p.m.
Absentee ballots must be received by the county clerk (postmarks do not count)

Find your polling place and sample ballot at voteidaho.gov · Full calendar with statute citations: 2026 Idaho election calendar

Federal races

One U.S. Senate seat (statewide) and both U.S. House seats.

U.S. Senate

4 candidates

U.S. House · Congressional District 1

4 candidates

U.S. House · Congressional District 2

5 candidates

The Democratic primary winner for U.S. Senate, David Roth, withdrew on September 1, 2026; no Democrat appears on the November Senate ballot.

Statewide offices

Every Idaho voter sees these races.

Governor

5 candidates

Lieutenant Governor

2 candidates

Secretary of State

2 candidates

State Controller

2 candidates

State Treasurer

2 candidates

Attorney General

2 candidates

Superintendent of Public Instruction

3 candidates

Ballot measures

Four statewide questions. The wording below is quoted from the Secretary of State's 2026 Voter Pamphlet, which also includes arguments for and against each measure.

Constitutional amendment · psychoactive substances

House Joint Resolution 4

Shall Section 26, Article III of the Constitution of the State of Idaho be amended to provide that only the Idaho Legislature shall have power and authority to legalize the growing, producing, manufacturing, transporting, selling, delivering, dispensing, administering, prescribing, distributing, possessing, or using of marijuana, narcotics, or other psychoactive substances?

This proposed constitutional amendment would give the Legislature exclusive authority to legalize marijuana, narcotics, or other psychoactive substances in the State of Idaho.

Yes: would give the Legislature exclusive authority to legalize marijuana, narcotics, or other psychoactive substances in the State of Idaho.
No: would make no change to Idaho's Constitution, which currently allows changes to Idaho's controlled substances laws using the initiative process.
Constitutional amendment · official language

House Joint Resolution 6

Shall Article X of the Constitution of the State of Idaho be amended by the addition of a new Section 8, to provide that the English language shall be the official language for the state of Idaho, and to further provide that, except as required by federal law, English shall be used in all public proceedings, public documents, public instruction, and any other public acts of any public institution in the state of Idaho?

This proposed constitutional amendment would designate English as the official state language. All official speeches, meetings, and other proceedings of state and local governments, such as city council meetings and jury trials, would be conducted in English, and instruction in public schools would be provided in English. All documents of state and local government entities would be published in English. However, the amendment would allow languages other than English to be used when required by federal law.

Yes: would designate English the official state language of Idaho.
No: would make no change to Idaho's Constitution, which currently does not designate an official state language.
Citizen initiative

Proposition One: Reproductive Freedom & Privacy Act

Measure creating right to abortion before fetus viability, and post-viability to protect health; right to privacy; healthcare provider liability protections.
Yes: would support creating a right to abortion before fetal viability--defined as a fetus' ability to survive without extraordinary medical measures--and after fetal viability in cases of medical emergency; providing protections against professional discipline and civil and criminal liability for healthcare providers; and codifying a statutory reproductive right to freedom and privacy.
No: would support making no change to Idaho's current law, which preserves the life of preborn children by prohibiting abortion, except when necessary to prevent the death of the pregnant woman, and during the first trimester in documented cases of rape or incest reported to law enforcement.
Advisory question · non-binding

Advisory Question: House Bill 932

Which of the following guns should be designated as the state gun of Idaho? Please choose only one answer.

This advisory question asks Idahoans to designate which gun they would like to have as the official Idaho State Gun. This is a non-binding measure, and the Legislature would have to take action during a future legislative session to officially designate a gun as the Idaho State Gun.

  1. Winchester Model 1894 (.30-30)
  2. Winchester Model 1873 "Gun that Won the West" (.44-40)
  3. 1873 Colt Single Action Army Revolver "Peacemaker" (.45 Colt)
  4. M1 Garand rifle (.30-06)
  5. Colt M1911 .45 automatic Colt pistol (.45 ACP)
  6. Remington Model 700 bolt-action rifle (.30-06)

State Legislature

All 105 seats are on the ballot: each of Idaho's 35 districts elects 1 senator and 2 representatives (Seats A and B). 14 seats have a single candidate.

The 14 unopposed legislative seats
County offices (commissioner, sheriff, assessor and others) and local races also appear on your ballot — see your exact sample ballot at voteidaho.gov. Looking back? May 19 primary results.

Sources: Idaho Secretary of State final candidate list (run.voteidaho.gov), retrieved 2026-10-13; ballot measure text from the 2026 Idaho Voter Pamphlet; dates from the SoS 2026 election calendar.

Write-in candidates and withdrawn filings are excluded. Tally Idaho is nonpartisan and does not endorse candidates or ballot measures.