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Kirsten Faith Richardson (Constitution Party) ran for election to the Idaho State Senate to represent District 14. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Elections

2024

General election

General election for Idaho State Senate District 14

Incumbent C. Scott Grow defeated Kirsten Faith Richardson in the general election for Idaho State Senate District 14 on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	C. Scott Grow (R)	84.9	26,212
	Kirsten Faith Richardson (Constitution Party)	15.1	4,677

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 30,889
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 14

Incumbent C. Scott Grow advanced from the Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 14 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		C. Scott Grow	100.0	6,590

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,590
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Constitution primary election

Constitution primary for Idaho State Senate District 14

Kirsten Faith Richardson advanced from the Constitution primary for Idaho State Senate District 14 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kirsten Faith Richardson	100.0	8

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8
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2022

General election

General election for Idaho State Senate District 14

Incumbent C. Scott Grow defeated Robert Imhoff and Kirsten Faith Richardson in the general election for Idaho State Senate District 14 on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	C. Scott Grow (R)	81.2	18,502
	Robert Imhoff (L)	10.3	2,356
	Kirsten Faith Richardson (Constitution Party)	8.5	1,934

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 22,792
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 14

Incumbent C. Scott Grow defeated incumbent Steven Thayn and Katie Donahue in the Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 14 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		C. Scott Grow	47.8	6,038
		Steven Thayn	40.3	5,092
	Submit photo	Katie Donahue	11.9	1,509

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,639
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Constitution primary election

Constitution primary for Idaho State Senate District 14

Kirsten Faith Richardson advanced from the Constitution primary for Idaho State Senate District 14 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kirsten Faith Richardson	100.0	18

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for Idaho State Senate District 14

Robert Imhoff advanced from the Libertarian primary for Idaho State Senate District 14 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Robert Imhoff	100.0	28

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 28
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2020

General election

General election for Idaho State Senate District 8

Incumbent Steven Thayn defeated Bill Sifford and Kirsten Faith Richardson in the general election for Idaho State Senate District 8 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven Thayn (R)	73.9	20,173
	Submit photo	Bill Sifford (Independent)	20.5	5,589
		Kirsten Faith Richardson (Constitution Party)	5.6	1,526

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 27,288
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 8

Incumbent Steven Thayn defeated Marla Lawson in the Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 8 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven Thayn	55.1	6,182
	Submit photo	Marla Lawson	44.9	5,035

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,217
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2018

See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Idaho State Senate District 8

Incumbent Steven Thayn defeated Bill Sifford and Kirsten Faith Richardson in the general election for Idaho State Senate District 8 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven Thayn (R)	71.0	14,128
	Submit photo	Bill Sifford (Independent)	22.7	4,510
		Kirsten Faith Richardson (Constitution Party)	6.4	1,265

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,903
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 8

Incumbent Steven Thayn defeated Marla Lawson in the Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 8 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven Thayn	55.8	4,568
	Submit photo	Marla Lawson	44.2	3,620

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 8,188
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2016

See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Idaho State Senate were held in 2016. The primary election took place on May 17, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 11, 2016.

Incumbent Steven Thayn defeated Kirsten Faith Richardson in the Idaho State Senate District 8 general election.^[1]^[2]

Idaho State Senate, District 8 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Steven Thayn Incumbent	76.84%	16,015
	Constitution	Kirsten Faith Richardson	23.16%	4,826
Total Votes				20,841
Source: Idaho Secretary of State

Incumbent Steven Thayn ran unopposed in the Idaho State Senate District 8 Republican primary.^[3]^[4]

Idaho State Senate District 8, Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Steven Thayn Incumbent (unopposed)

Kirsten Faith Richardson ran unopposed in the Idaho State Senate District 8 Constitution primary.^[5]^[6]

Idaho State Senate District 8, Constitution Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Constitution	Kirsten Faith Richardson (unopposed)

2014

See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the Idaho State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 14, 2014. Incumbent Steven P. Thayn was unopposed in the Republican primary and defeated Kirsten Faith Richardson (I) in the general election.^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]

**Idaho State Senate, District 8, General Election, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Steven P. Thayn Incumbent	71.4%	10,675
	Independent	Kirsten Faith Richardson	28.6%	4,266
Total Votes				14,941

2012

See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2012

Richardson ran for election in the 2012 election for Idaho State Senate District 8. Richardson was unopposed in the May 15 primary and was defeated by Steven Thayn (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.^[11]^[12]

**Idaho State Senate, District 8, General Election, 2012**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Steven Thayn	61%	13,068
	Democratic	Joanna Clausen	31%	6,656
	Independent	Kirsten Faith Richardson	8%	1,713
Total Votes				21,437

2010

See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2010

Richardson had no opposition in the May 25 primary. She came in third against Democratic candidate, Shannon L. Forrester, and Republican candidate, Melinda Smyser, in the general election on November 2, 2010.^[13]

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

Kirsten Faith Richardson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

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2020

Kirsten Faith Richardson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

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Kirsten Faith Richardson campaign contribution history
Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Idaho State Senate District 14	Lost general	$0	$0
2022	Idaho State Senate District 14	Lost general	$0	$0
2018	Idaho State Senate District 8	Lost general	$0	N/A**
Grand total			$0	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets, Federal Elections Commission *This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Current members of the Idaho State Senate

Leadership

Majority Leader:Lori Den Hartog

Minority Leader:Melissa Wintrow

Senators

District 1

Jim Woodward (R)

District 2

Phil Hart (R)

District 3

Doug Okuniewicz (R)

District 4

Ben Toews (R)

District 5

Carl Bjerke (R)

District 6

Dan Foreman (R)

District 7

Cindy Carlson (R)

District 8

Christy Zito (R)

District 9

Brandon Shippy (R)

District 10

Tammy Nichols (R)

District 11

Camille Blaylock (R)

District 12

Ben Adams (R)

District 13

Brian Lenney (R)

District 14

C. Scott Grow (R)

District 15

Codi Galloway (R)

District 16

Alison Rabe (D)

District 17

Carrie Semmelroth (D)

District 18

Janie Ward-Engelking (D)

District 19

Melissa Wintrow (D)

District 20

Josh Keyser (R)

District 21

Treg Bernt (R)

District 22

Lori Den Hartog (R)

District 23

Todd Lakey (R)

District 24

Glenneda Zuiderveld (R)

District 25

Josh Kohl (R)

District 26

Ron Taylor (D)

District 27

Kelly Anthon (R)

District 28

Jim Guthrie (R)

District 29

James Ruchti (D)

District 30

Julie VanOrden (R)

District 31

Van Burtenshaw (R)

District 32

Kevin Cook (R)

District 33

David Lent (R)

District 34

Doug Ricks (R)

District 35

Mark Harris (R)

Republican Party (29)

Democratic Party (6)

[1] Idaho Secretary of State, "General election candidate list," accessed August 16, 2016

[2] Idaho Secretary of State, "Nov 08, 2016 General Election Results," accessed November 25, 2016

[3] Idaho Secretary of State, "Declaration for March 11, 2016, primary," accessed March 11, 2016

[4] Idaho Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed May 17, 2016

[5] Idaho Secretary of State, "Declaration for March 11, 2016, primary," accessed March 11, 2016

[6] Idaho Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed May 17, 2016

[7] Idaho Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed March 18, 2014

[8] Idaho Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 12, 2014

[9] Idaho Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed November 20, 2014

[10] Idaho Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed July 7, 2014

[11] Idaho Secretary of State, "2012 primary election results," accessed May 15, 2012

[12] Idaho Secretary of State – Elections Division, "November 6, 2012 General Election Results," accessed December 27, 2012

[13] Idaho Secretary of State, "Official 2010 General election results," accessed April 16, 2014

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Kirsten Faith Richardson

Elections

2024

General election

General election for Idaho State Senate District 14

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 14

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Constitution primary election

Constitution primary for Idaho State Senate District 14

Endorsements

2022

General election

General election for Idaho State Senate District 14

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 14

Constitution primary election

Constitution primary for Idaho State Senate District 14

Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for Idaho State Senate District 14

2020

General election

General election for Idaho State Senate District 8

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 8

2018

General election

General election for Idaho State Senate District 8

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 8

2016

2014

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2010

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2024

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2022

2020

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