2020 Idaho elections

2020 Idaho elections
November 3, 2020
Registered1,082,417
Turnout76.5%[1]

A general election were held in the U.S. state of Idaho on November 3, 2020; with primaries being held in March and May.[2] To vote by mail, registered Idaho voters must have requested a ballot by October 23, 2020.[3][4]

Federal offices

President of the United States

Main article: 2020 United States presidential election in Idaho

Idaho had four electoral votes in the Electoral College. Republican Donald Trump won all of them with 64% of the popular vote.

United States Senate

Main article: 2020 United States Senate election in Idaho

One of the two United States Senators representing Idaho was up for election. Incumbent Republican Jim Risch won with 63% of the votes.

United States House of Representatives

Main article: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho

Idaho had two representatives in the United States House of Representatives who were up for election. Republicans won all of the districts. No seats changed hands.

State offices

Legislative

Main articles: 2020 Idaho Senate election and 2020 Idaho House of Representatives election

All 35 seats in the Idaho Senate and 70 seats in the Idaho House of Representatives were up for election.

Judicial

Supreme Court

Two justices on the Idaho Supreme Court ran for election.

Justice Gregory Moeller was appointed by Governor Butch Otter in 2018 to succeed Joel Horton, while John Stegner was appointed by Otter earlier in the same year to succeed Warren Jones.[5][6] Both of them ran unopposed and secured another term.[7]

Court of Appeals

Idaho Court of Appeals Judge Amanda Brailsford was appointed by Governor Otter in 2018 to replace Sergio Gutierrez.[5] She ran for a full term and won unopposed.[8]

Ballot measures

Constitutional Amendment HJR 4 (2020)

Results by county
Yes:
  •   70–80%
  •   60–70%
  •   50–60%

The Idaho Constitutional Amendment HJR 4 would ensure there are 35 state senate districts.[9]

Constitutional Amendment HJR 4
Choice Votes %
Referendum passed Yes 525,779 67.95
No 247,966 32.05
Total votes 773,745 100.00

See also

References

  1. ^ "2020 Nov 3 General Election - Voting Statistics". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  2. ^ "Idaho elections, 2020". Ballotpedia.org. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  3. ^ Lily Hay Newman (August 27, 2020), "How to Vote by Mail and Make Sure It Counts", Wired.com, archived from the original on October 6, 2020, Idaho
  4. ^ "Absentee and Mail Voting Policies in Effect for the 2020 Election", Ncsl.org, Washington, D.C.: National Conference of State Legislatures, retrieved October 11, 2020, Idaho
  5. ^ a b Baeza, Benito (December 4, 2018). "Idaho Governor Fills Two Judicial Vacancies". KLIX. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  6. ^ Russell, Betsy Z. (May 22, 2018). "Judge John Stegner of Moscow appointed to Idaho Supreme Court". The Idaho Press. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  7. ^ "Idaho Supreme Court elections, 2020". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  8. ^ "Idaho intermediate appellate court elections, 2020". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  9. ^ "Idaho Constitutional Amendment HJR4, Require 35 Legislative Districts Amendment (2020)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
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