2020 United States Senate election in Idaho

The 2020 United States Senate election in Idaho will be held on November 3, 2020, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Idaho, concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate, elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Senator Jim Risch is running for reelection to a third term in office.

2020 United States Senate election in Idaho
November 3, 2020
 
Nominee Jim Risch Paulette Jordan Ray Writz
Party Republican Democratic Constitution
Incumbent U.S. senator

Jim Risch
Republican
Elections in Idaho

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Endorsements
Jim Risch
Federal officials

Results
Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Risch (incumbent) 200,184 100.0%
Total votes 200,184 100.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Withdrawn
  • Nancy Harris, businesswoman[6] (endorsed Paulette Jordan)[7]
  • Travis Oler, farmer and U.S. Army veteran (running for state legislature)[8] (endorsed James Vandermaas)[9]

Declined

Endorsements
Paulette Jordan
Federal officials
State officials
Local officials
  • Lisa Sanchez, member of Boise City Council
  • John Radford, member of Idaho Falls City Council
Individuals
Organizations
Publications
James Vandermaas
State officials
Local officials
  • A.J. Balukoff, Former Boise School District Board of Trustees president, Democrat nominee for governor in 2014, candidate for governor in 2018 (served as campaign treasurer)
  • Patrick Bageant, member of Boise City Council
Individuals
  • Cindy Wilson, Democrat candidate for Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction in 2018

Results
County results:
  Jordan—>90%
  Jordan—80-90%
  Jordan—70-80%
Democratic primary results[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Paulette Jordan 72,778 85.70%
Democratic James Vandermaas 12,145 14.30%
Total votes 84,923 100.0%

Other candidates

Constitution Party

Nominee

Independents

Declared

General election

Predictions
Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[16] Safe R June 18, 2020
Inside Elections[17] Safe R April 3, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[18] Safe R April 30, 2020
Daily Kos[19] Safe R June 4, 2020
Politico[20] Safe R April 19, 2020
RCP[21] Safe R June 25, 2020
Niskanen[22] Safe R April 28, 2020

Endorsements
Jim Risch (R)
Federal officials
Paulette Jordan (D)
Federal officials
State officials
Local officials
  • Lisa Sanchez, member of Boise City Council
  • John Radford, member of Idaho Falls City Council
Individuals
Organizations
Publications

Polling

Results
United States Senate election in Idaho, 2020
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Jim Risch (incumbent)
Democratic Paulette Jordan
Constitution Ray Writz
Independent Natalie Fleming
Total votes 100.0%

References
  1. Russell, Betsy (August 12, 2019). "Risch announces re-election bid for 3rd Senate term in 2020". Idaho Press. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
  2. Donald J. Trump. "Senator Jim Risch of the Great State of Idaho has been an incredible supporter of our Agenda! He is tough on Crime, Strong on Borders, and will continue to fight for our Second Amendment. Jim will never let you down. He has my Full and Complete Endorsement!". Twitter.
  3. "UNOFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS". Idaho Elections Department. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  4. Bendery, Jennifer. "Idaho Democrat Paulette Jordan Is Running For Senate", HuffPost, February 7, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  5. "Third Dem announces bid for Risch's Senate seat in 2020". Idaho Press. October 7, 2019.
  6. "Harris withdraws from Idaho Senate race". Kootenai Valley Times. 13 February 2020.
  7. https://www.instagram.com/p/B9P7N_2nZd5/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. "Travis Oler Discontinues US Senate Campaign and Runs for Idaho State Legislature". Travis Oler for Idaho. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  9. "Log In or Sign Up to View". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  10. Singiser, Steve. "Here's our ultimate Democratic wishlist for Senate in 2020. Who's on yours?". Daily Kos. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  11. Miller, Kevin (February 14, 2020). "Aaron Paul endorses Jordan Paulette". Kido Talk Radio. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  12. "Statesman endorses Democrat primary candidate for U.S. Senate". Idaho Statesman. May 10, 2020.
  13. "Live: Idaho State Primary Election Results 2020". New York Times. June 3, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  14. https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/S6ID00104/
  15. http://www.natalieisawesome.com/
  16. "2020 Senate Race Ratings for April 19, 2019". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  17. "2020 Senate Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  18. "2020 Senate race ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  19. "Daily Kos Elections releases initial Senate race ratings for 2020". Daily Kos Elections. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  20. "2020 Election Forecast". Politico. November 19, 2019.
  21. "Battle for White House". RCP. April 19, 2019.
  22. "2020 Negative Partisanship and the 2020 Congressional Elections". Niskanen Center. April 28, 2020.
  23. Donald J. Trump. "Senator Jim Risch of the Great State of Idaho has been an incredible supporter of our Agenda! He is tough on Crime, Strong on Borders, and will continue to fight for our Second Amendment. Jim will never let you down. He has my Full and Complete Endorsement!". Twitter.
  24. Miller, Kevin (February 14, 2020). "Aaron Paul endorses Jordan Paulette". Kido Talk Radio. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  25. "Statesman endorses Democrat primary candidate for U.S. Senate". Idaho Statesman. May 10, 2020.
Official campaign websites
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