The 2024 Idaho Senate election was held on November 5, 2024, alongside the 2024 United States elections. For the first time in thirty years, the Idaho Democratic Party ran candidates in each legislative district on the ballot.
Partisan Background In the 2020 Presidential Election, Republican Donald Trump won the most votes in 31 of Idaho's legislative districts, and Democrat Joe Biden won the most votes in 4 districts. Going into the 2024 Idaho Senate election, there are 3 districts in which Trump won the most votes in 2020 that are currently represented by Democrats: District 15 in Suburban Ada County ( Trump + 5%); Blaine County-based District 26 ( Trump + 0.05%); and Pocatello-based District 29 ( Trump + 10%).
Incumbents defeated
In primary election Five incumbent senators, all Republicans, were defeated in the May 21 primary election.
Republicans District 1: Scott Herndon lost renomination to Jim Woodward. District 8: Geoff Schroeder lost renomination to Christy Zito. District 11: Chris Trakel lost renomination to Camille Blaylock. District 20: Chuck Winder lost renomination to Josh Keyser. District 25: Linda Wright Hartgen lost renomination to Josh Kohl.
In general election
District 15: Democratic incumbent Rick Just lost reelection to Republican Codi Galloway.
Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal Ball | October 23, 2024
Results summary + Summary of the November 8, 2024 Idaho Senate election results Party Candidates Votes Seats % Before Up Won After +/– Republican 33 581,630 70.10% 28 28 29 29 1 Democratic 27 226,229 27.27% 7 7 6 6 1 Independent 3 (incl. write-in) 9,760 1.18% 0 0 0 0 Libertarian 1 6,322 0.76% 0 0 0 0 Constitution 2 5,707 0.69% 0 0 0 0 Total 829,648 100.00% 35 35 35 35 Source: Idaho Elections Results
Close races District Winner Margin District 15 Republican (flip) 3.6% District 6 Republican 6.6% District 26 Democratic 1.7% District 16 Democratic 17.4% District 17 Democratic 14.6%
Summary of results by district Italics denote an open seat held by the incumbent party; bold text denotes a gain for a party.
State Senate District Incumbent Party Elected Senator Outcome 1 Rep Rep Hold 2 Rep Rep Hold 3 Rep Rep Hold 4 Rep Rep Hold 5 Rep Rep Hold 6 Rep Rep Hold 7 Rep Rep Hold 8 Rep Rep Hold 9 Rep Rep Hold 10 Rep Rep Hold 11 Rep Rep Hold 12 Rep Rep Hold 13 Rep Rep Hold 14 Rep Rep Hold 15 Dem Rep Gain 16 Dem Dem Hold 17 Dem Dem Hold 18 Dem Dem Hold 19 Dem Dem Hold 20 Rep Rep Hold 21 Rep Rep Hold 22 Rep Rep Hold 23 Rep Rep Hold 24 Rep Rep Hold 25 Rep Rep Hold 26 Dem Dem Hold 27 Rep Rep Hold 28 Rep Rep Hold 29 Dem Dem Hold 30 Rep Rep Hold 31 Rep Rep Hold 32 Rep Rep Hold 33 Rep Rep Hold 34 Rep Rep Hold 35 Rep Rep Hold
Detailed results by Senate District
District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35__NOTOC__
Note: Official primary results can be obtained here
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See also List of Idaho state legislatures
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