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2026 candidates we're tracking in ID-2
Mike Simpson
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Stop illegal immigration and secure the border
- Support Idaho agriculture and guest-worker program reform
- Energy independence, including research and development for improved nuclear energy technologies
About Mike Simpson
Mike Simpson is the incumbent U.S. representative for Idaho's 2nd Congressional District and the Republican nominee for re-election, per the Secretary of State's 2026 general-election candidate list. First elected in 1998, he previously served in the Idaho Legislature and on the Blackfoot City Council, and worked as a dentist at his family's Blackfoot practice, per the Idaho Capital Sun. His stated priorities include stopping illegal immigration, supporting agriculture, and energy independence, per his campaign site.
Ellie Gilbreath
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Protect Idaho's public lands, water, and energy resources
- Lower costs for Idaho families and support small businesses
- Strengthen rural health care access and hospital funding
About Ellie Gilbreath
Ellie Gilbreath is the Democratic nominee for Idaho's 2nd Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 general-election candidate list. A lawyer and mediator who has worked with businesses, nonprofits, and communities on conflict resolution for more than 20 years, she has lived in Ketchum for more than two decades, per her campaign site. Her campaign emphasizes protecting public lands and water, lowering costs for Idaho families, and rural health care access, per her campaign site.
Tripp Hutchinson
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Address the high cost of living for working people in Blaine County, per the Idaho Capital Sun
- Increase antitrust enforcement in the health care industry, including pharmaceutical and insurance companies, per the Idaho Capital Sun
- Work toward a single-payer health care system over time, per the Idaho Capital Sun
About Tripp Hutchinson
Tripp Hutchinson is an independent candidate for Idaho's 2nd Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 general-election candidate list. Born and raised in Ketchum, he was elected to the Ketchum City Council in 2023 as its youngest member and previously worked as director of programming at a local independent movie theater, per the Idaho Capital Sun. His campaign centers on the cost-of-living crisis facing working people in Blaine County, including health care costs, per the Idaho Capital Sun.
Emre Houser
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- defending the Constitution
- protecting Idaho's public lands
- reducing the influence of large donors in politics
About Emre Houser
Emre Houser is an independent candidate for U.S. House in Idaho's 2nd District. He served more than 27 years in the U.S. Air Force and Idaho National Guard, including deployments to Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Iraq, and has owned a small business in Idaho for more than 15 years, per his campaign site.
Will Johanson
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Increase health care price competition and expand direct primary care, per the Idaho Capital Sun
- Allow Medicare to negotiate lower prescription drug prices, per the Idaho Capital Sun
- Move decisions over federal land management closer to the communities affected, per the Idaho Capital Sun
About Will Johanson
Will Johanson is the Libertarian nominee for Idaho's 2nd Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 general-election candidate list. An engineer in Boise's semiconductor industry and former U.S. Navy nuclear operator who moved to Idaho in 2020, he says he is running to give voters an alternative on affordability and foreign policy, per the Idaho Capital Sun.
About this race
Idaho's 2nd Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Idaho primary is Tuesday, May 19, 2026, and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.