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2026 candidates we're tracking in ID-2
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Mike Simpson
R
Incumbent
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 rural health care access, per his congressional website.
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Ellie Gilbreath
D
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.
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Tripp Hutchinson
Independent
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.
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Emre Houser
Independent
Emre Houser 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. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 17, 2026; the Idaho Capital Sun reported it was unable to reach Houser for comment on the race.
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Will Johanson
Libertarian
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.