United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho, 2016
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The 2016 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Idaho took place on November 8, 2016. Voters elected 2 candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's 2 congressional districts.
| Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. In Idaho, parties decide who may vote in their primaries. As of July 2024, the Democratic Party allows unaffiliated voters to vote in its primary, while the Republican Party only allows voters registered with its party to vote in its primary. Unaffiliated voters can choose to affiliate with a party on Election Day.[1][2][3]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 8 election, the Republican Party held both of the congressional seats from Idaho.
| Members of the U.S. House from Idaho -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
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| Party | As of November 2016 | After the 2016 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 0 | 0 | |
| Republican Party | 2 | 2 | |
| Total | 2 | 2 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2016 election, the incumbents for the 2 congressional districts were:
| Name | Party | District |
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| Raul Labrador |  Republican |
1 |
| Michael K. Simpson | Republican |
2 |
Margin of victory for winners
The following table shows the margin of victory for each district winner, which is calculated by examining the percentage difference between the two candidates who received the most votes. If the race was uncontested, the margin of victory is listed as 100 percent.
| District | Winner | Margin of Victory | Total Vote | Top Opponent |
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| District 1 |  Raul Labrador |
36.4% | 355,357 | James Piotrowski |
| District 2 | Michael Simpson |
33.5% | 326,237 | Jennifer Martinez |
Candidates
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District 1
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General election candidates: Raul Labrador  James Piotrowski |
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Primary candidates:[4] |
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Democratic Staniela Nikolova[5] James Piotrowski[5] |
Republican Gordon Counsil[5] Isaac Haugen[5] |
District 2
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General election candidates: Michael Simpson Jennifer Martinez Anthony Tomkins |
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Primary candidates:[4] |
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Democratic |
Republican Lisa Marie[5] |
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Third Party/Other [5] |
Important dates and deadlines
- See also: Idaho elections, 2016
The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Idaho in 2016.
| Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016 | |||
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| Deadline | Event type | Event description | |
| March 8, 2016 | Election date | Presidential preference primary election | |
| March 11, 2016 | Ballot access | Filing deadline for both party and independent candidates | |
| April 19, 2016 | Ballot access | Deadline for write-in candidates to file declarations of intent for the primary election | |
| May 10, 2016 | Campaign finance | 7-day pre-primary report due | |
| May 17, 2016 | Election date | Primary election | |
| June 16, 2016 | Campaign finance | 30-day post-primary report due | |
| August 1, 2016 | Campaign finance | Semi-annual report due (for non-active statewide candidates only) | |
| August 30, 2016 | Ballot access | Last day to file new political party formation petitions | |
| October 11, 2016 | Ballot access | Deadline for write-in candidates to file declarations of intent for the general election | |
| October 11, 2016 | Campaign finance | Pre-general report due | |
| November 1, 2016 | Campaign finance | 7-day pre-general report due | |
| November 8, 2016 | Election date | General election | |
| December 8, 2016 | Campaign finance | 30-day post-general report due | |
| January 31, 2017 | Campaign finance | Annual report due | |
| Sources: Idaho Secretary of State, "Elections–2016 Election Consolidation Calendar," accessed July 9, 2015 Idaho Secretary of State, "Idaho Sunshine Law - Reporting Dates - 2015/2016 Election Cycle," accessed July 9, 2015 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2016
- United States Senate election in Idaho, 2016
- U.S. House battlegrounds, 2016
- List of U.S. Congress incumbents who did not run for re-election in 2016
- U.S. House primaries, 2016
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Idaho Secretary of State's Office, "Primary Elections in Idaho," accessed July 30, 2024
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed July 30, 2024
- ↑ ACLUE Idaho, "2024 Your Rights as an Idaho Voter," accessed July 30, 2024
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 Idaho Secretary of State, "2016 May Primary Candidate List," accessed March 12, 2016
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For information about public policy issues in the 2016 elections, see: Public policy in the 2016 elections!
