2026 results · Idaho · Idaho Governor
Brad Little, the Republican, wins re-election as governor of Idaho
Donald Trump carried Idaho by 36.5 points in 2024; this year's count is a 11.8-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
 Brad LittleRepublican, incumbent | 407,253 | 56.9% | |
 Terri PickensDemocrat | 230,760 | 32.3% | |
| John R. StegnerIndependent | 54,210 | 7.6% | |
| Paul SandLibertarian | 11,543 | 1.6% | |
| Pro-LifeOther party | 9,488 | 1.3% | |
| 2 others | 1,928 | 0.3% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 10:46 AM EST · 98% counted.
About 98% of the expected vote counted715,182 votesCount last changed Nov 6, 7:35 PM EST · checked Nov 7, 5:00 PM ESTSource: Idaho Secretary of State
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What moved most
Scroll through Idaho, part by part. The parts follow the federal government’s metropolitan areas: each big metro’s core counties, its suburbs and outer suburbs, the smaller metro areas, then the small towns and countryside.
What the count shows
Added together, the 44 counties compared moved 11.8 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 79% as many votes as in 2024, from 91% in Teton County to 65% in Franklin County. Where turnout ran higher, the county moved more toward the Republicans (r = −0.35).
Jerome County moved most: R+53.7 for president in 2024, R+31.1 this year
The 10 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted, and at least half a percent of the state's 2024 vote. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
Canyon County added 24,185 net votes for Pickens against the 2024 margin, 16% of the statewide change
Across the 44 counties compared, the margin moved by 153,781 votes toward Pickens: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.
- Canyon County+24,185 Pickens
- Ada County+21,900 Pickens
- Kootenai County+14,957 Pickens
- Bonneville County+13,398 Pickens
- Twin Falls County+8,964 Pickens
- Bannock County+8,435 Pickens
- Bingham County+5,785 Pickens
- Madison County+4,842 Pickens
What the places that moved have in common
Each of Idaho’s counties, set against the Census Bureau’s figures for who lives there. A pattern across counties, not an exit poll: it does not say how any group of people voted.
Urban, suburban and rural counties
2024 president 2026 · Urban: 1,000 or more residents per square mile; suburban: 100 to 999; rural: under 100 (our grouping).
Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 and 2023 Gazetteer; a county joins once its count is substantially in.
StatewideRepublicans won all 8 of Idaho's statewide races.
U.S. HouseBefore the election R 2–0, now R 2–0
won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.
Every count on this page is the official count published by the Idaho Secretary of State. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are Terri Pickens minus Brad Little, in points of all votes. Photos: Brad Little, by Phil White, Office of the Governor of Idaho, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Terri Pickens, by Terri Pickens, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed.
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