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Idaho Elected Officials & 2026 Candidates

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Idaho
2026 elections & officials.

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4federal offices
4federal holders
105state legislators
262026 filings
15active or funded

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Idaho
Voter registration guideOfficial registration options ↗Open my election officeOfficial voter services ↗Deadlines and rulesCheck your state’s sources →

Dates for November 3

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Partial coverage: only the dated entries below have been checked. Confirm other deadlines and exceptions with your election office.

Idaho · Sourced election dates
ActionDateDetails and source
Register online
2 days left		Pre-registration cutoff; confirm online eligibility and cutoff with the county clerk.
Official source ↗
Register by mail
2 days left		Pre-registration must reach the county clerk by 5 p.m. local time; Election Day registration options differ.
Official source ↗
Request mail ballot
2 days left		Absentee applications must reach the county clerk by 5 p.m.
Official source ↗

Checked 2026-10-16. Confirm local details and exceptions with your election office.

Election administration · official links

Secretary of State

County Clerk administer elections across 44 reported local jurisdictions. Get the source profile, registration guide, rules, and calendar.

Statewide executive · current sourced record

Governor of Idaho

A permanent office record joined to the current holder and official government website.

Brad Little, Governor of Idaho
Governor

Brad Little

Current roster matched to the official office website

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Current delegation

Who represents Idaho in Washington?

Each link opens the permanent seat record—not a temporary biography—so history survives elections and vacancies.

Current state legislature · sourced public records

105 current legislators across 105 permanent offices

Open States supplies the normalized roster. When one of its contact or portrait fields is empty, Electionpedia can fill that gap only from a name-matched official legislative page and keeps the source attached to that individual field.

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Official 2026 congressional calendar

Idaho election dates

Dates below are transcribed from the Federal Election Commission's published congressional calendar. They are subject to change and should be confirmed with Idaho's election authority.

Congressional primaryMay 19, 2026
Federal general electionNov 3, 2026

Nationwide scheduled date

The FEC publishes this calendar but does not administer elections or determine ballot access. Verify the FEC calendar PDF ↗
2026 federal field

26 FEC candidate records for Idaho

Candidate filing does not guarantee ballot qualification. Financial totals appear only where the FEC bulk summary publishes them.

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Sources and update dates

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