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Idaho's 1st congressional district is one of two congressional districts in the U.S. state of Idaho. It comprises the western portion of the state. The 1st district is currently represented by Russ Fulcher, a Republican from Meridian, who was first elected in 2018, and re-elected in 2020 and 2022.

History

From statehood in 1890 to the 1910 election, Idaho was represented by a statewide at-large seat. Following the 1910 census, Idaho gained a second House seat; it was first contested in 1912. However, through the 1916 election, both seats were statewide at-large seats. The first election in Idaho with two congressional districts was in 1918.

The 2012 election cycle saw the district remain largely in the shape it has had since the 1950s, encompassing the western third of the state. Historically, it has been reckoned as the Boise district, as it usually included most of the state capital. The 2020 redistricting cycle, however, saw the 1st pushed to the west, shifting almost all of its share of Boise to the 2nd district.[3] This was due to a significant increase in population directly west of Boise over the previous decade, in Canyon County and western Ada County. However, the 1st continues to include most of Boise's suburbs. In Ada County itself, the district continues to include Meridian, Eagle, Kuna, and some parts of Boise, south of Interstate 84. It also includes the entire northern portion of the state, through the Panhandle.

Recent statewide election results

Presidential election results

Results from previous presidential elections

Year Office Results
2000 President George W. Bush 64.61% - Al Gore 27.59%
2004 President George W. Bush 68.92% - John Kerry 29.53%
2008 President John McCain 60.69% - Barack Obama 35.22%
2012 President Mitt Romney 64.9% - Barack Obama 32.2%
2016 President Donald Trump 63.7% - Hillary Clinton 25.4%
2020 President Donald Trump 67.1% - Joe Biden 30.1%

Non-presidential results

Results from previous non-presidential statewide elections

Year Office1 Results
2016 Senate Mike Crapo 68.9% - Jerry Sturgill 25.3%
2018 Governor Brad Little 63.5% - Paulette Jordan 34.8%
2018 Lt. Governor Janice McGeachin 63.9% - Kristin Collum 36.1%
2018 Attorney General Lawrence Wasden 68.7% - Bruce S. Bistline 31.3%
2020 Senate Jim Risch 65.9% - Paulette Jordan 30.1%

List of members representing the district

Representative Party Term Cong
ress
Electoral history
District created March 4, 1919

Burton French
(Moscow)
Republican March 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1933
66th
67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd
Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Lost re-election.

Compton White
(Clark Fork)
Democratic March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1947
73rd
74th
75th
76th
77th
78th
79th
Elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Lost re-election.

Abe Goff
(Moscow)
Republican January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1949
80th Elected in 1946.
Lost re-election.

Compton White
(Clark Fork)
Democratic January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1951
81st Elected in 1948.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.

John T. Wood
(Coeur d'Alene)
Republican January 3, 1951 –
January 3, 1953
82nd Elected in 1950.
Lost re-election.

Gracie Pfost
(Nampa)
Democratic January 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1963
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
Elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.

Compton White Jr.
(Clark Fork)
Democratic January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1967
88th
89th
Elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Lost re-election.

Jim McClure
(Payette)
Republican January 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1973
90th
91st
92nd
Elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.

Steve Symms
(Caldwell)
Republican January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1981
93rd
94th
95th
96th
Elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.

Larry Craig
(Boise)
Republican January 3, 1981 –
January 3, 1991
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
Elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.

Larry LaRocco
(McCall)
Democratic January 3, 1991 –
January 3, 1995
102nd
103rd
Elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Lost re-election.

Helen Chenoweth-Hage
(Boise)
Republican January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 2001
104th
105th
106th
Elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Retired.

Butch Otter
(Star)
Republican January 3, 2001 –
January 3, 2007
107th
108th
109th
Elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Retired to run for Governor.

Bill Sali
(Kuna)
Republican January 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2009
110th Elected in 2006.
Lost re-election.

Walt Minnick
(Boise)
Democratic January 3, 2009 –
January 3, 2011
111th Elected in 2008.
Lost re-election.

Raúl Labrador
(Eagle)
Republican January 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2019
112th
113th
114th
115th
Elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Retired to run for Governor.

Russ Fulcher
(Meridian)
Republican January 3, 2019 –
present
116th
117th
118th
Elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.

Election results

2002

Idaho's 1st Congressional District Election (2002)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Butch Otter (Incumbent) 120,743 58.57
Democratic Betty Richardson 80,269 38.94
Libertarian Steve Gothard 5,129 2.49
Total votes 206,141 100.00
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Republican hold

2004

Idaho's 1st Congressional District Election (2004)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Butch Otter (Incumbent) 207,662 69.55
Democratic Naomi Preston 90,927 30.45
Total votes 298,589 100.00
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Republican hold

2006

Idaho's 1st Congressional District Election (2006)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Sali 115,843 49.94
Democratic Larry Grant 103,935 44.81
Independent Dave Olson 6,857 2.96
Natural Law Andy Hedden-Nicely 2,882 1.24
Constitution Paul Smith 2,457 1.06
Total votes 231,974 100.00
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Republican hold

2008

Idaho's 1st Congressional District Election (2008)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Walt Minnick 175,898 50.61
Republican Bill Sali (Incumbent) 171,687 49.39
Total votes 347,585 100.00
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Democratic gain from Republican

2010

Idaho's 1st Congressional District Election (2010)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Raúl Labrador 126,231 51.02
Democratic Walt Minnick (Incumbent) 102,135 41.28
Independent Dave Olson 14,365 5.81
Libertarian Mike Washburn 4,696 1.90
Total votes 247,427 100.00
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Republican gain from Democratic

2012

Republican primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Raúl Labrador 58,003 80.6
Republican Reed McCandless 13,917 19.4
Total votes 71,920 100
Democratic primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jimmy Farris 5,362 53.2
Democratic Cynthia Clinkingbeard 4,723 46.8
Total votes 10,085 100
Idaho 1st Congressional District 2012[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Raúl Labrador (Incumbent) 199,402 63.0
Democratic Jimmy Farris 97,450 30.8
Libertarian Rob Oates 12,265 3.9
Independent Pro-Life 7,607 2.4
Total votes 316,724 100.0

2014

Republican primary results[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Raúl Labrador 56,206 78.6
Republican Lisa Marie 5,164 7.2
Republican Michael Greenway 3,494 4.9
Republican Reed McCandless 3,373 4.7
Republican Sean Blackwell 3,304 4.6
Total votes 71,541 100
Democratic primary results[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Shirley Ringo 9,047 82.0
Democratic Ryan Barone 1,981 18.0
Total votes 11,028 100
Idaho's 1st Congressional district election, 2014[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Raúl Labrador (Incumbent) 143,580 65.01
Democratic Shirley Ringo 77,277 34.99
Other Write-ins 7 <0.01
Majority 66,303 30.02%
Total votes 220,864 100
Republican hold

2016

Republican primary results[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Raúl Labrador 51,568 80.98
Republican Gordon Counsil 6,510 10.22
Republican Isaac M. Haugen 5,605 8.80
Total votes 63,683 100
Democratic primary results[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James Piotrowski 6,954 56.15
Democratic Shizandra Fox 3,428 27.68
Democratic Staniela Nikolova 2,002 16.17
Total votes 12,384 100
Idaho's 1st Congressional district election, 2016[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Raúl Labrador (Incumbent) 242,252 68.17
Democratic James Piotrowski 113,052 31.82
Other Write-ins 53 0.01
Total votes 355,357 100
Republican hold

2018

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Russ Fulcher 42,793 43.1
Republican David H. Leroy 15,451 15.6
Republican Luke Malek 14,154 14.3
Republican Christy Perry 11,110 11.2
Republican Michael Snyder 10,255 10.3
Republican Alex Gallegos 3,478 3.5
Republican Nick Henderson 2,003 2.0
Total votes 99,244 100.0
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cristina McNeil 19,070 69.3
Democratic James Vandermaas 4,491 16.3
Democratic Michael Smith 3,963 14.4
Total votes 27,524 100.0
Idaho's 1st congressional district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Russ Fulcher 197,167 62.7
Democratic Cristina McNeil 96,932 30.8
Independent Natalie Fleming 6,188 2.0
Libertarian W. Scott Howard 5,435 1.7
Independent Paul Farmer 4,479 1.4
Constitution Marvin "Pro-Life" Richardson 3,181 1.0
Independent Gordon Counsil 1,054 0.3
Independent Michael J. Rath (write-in) 91 0.0
Total votes 314,527 100.0
Republican hold

2020

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Russ Fulcher (incumbent) 310,736 67.8
Democratic Rudy Soto 131,380 28.6
Libertarian Joe Evans 16,453 3.6
Total votes 458,569 100.0
Republican hold

2022

2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Russ Fulcher (incumbent) 222,901 71.3
Democratic Kaylee Peterson 82,261 26.3
Libertarian Darian Drake 7,280 2.3
Total votes 312,442 100.0
Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013
2013 – 2023

See also

References

  1. ^ "My Congressional District".
  2. ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  3. ^ Adopted Redistricting Plans Archived May 1, 2012, at the Wayback Machine (accessed February 2, 2012)
  4. ^ a b "May 15, 2012 Primary Election Results". Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
  5. ^ "2012 General Results statewide". Idaho Secretary of State Election Division. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
  6. ^ a b "May 20, 2014 Primary Election Results". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
  7. ^ "Nov 04, 2014 General Election Results". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  8. ^ a b "Official Primary Election Statewide Totals". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  9. ^ "Nov 08, 2016 General Election Results". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved December 13, 2016.

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