Boundary County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
Who is running for Idaho Senate and Idaho House District 1 and more, and where they stand on schools, housing and roads.
Local races not included. We have not yet gathered Boundary County's county, city and school board races, so they are not shown here. Your ballot may carry them. See the Idaho Secretary of State elections page.
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These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Find your districts by addressIdaho Senate District 1Steve Johnson (Independent) · Scott Herndon (Republican)
Steve Johnson
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Address affordability issues including housing, utilities, childcare and healthcare
- Fund quality public education
- Keep public lands in public hands
About Steve Johnson
Steve Johnson is a longtime Sandpoint-area resident and former school principal whose family moved to a farm in Sagle in 1957, per the Sandpoint Reader. As an independent, he advances directly to the November 3, 2026 general election ballot for the District 1 Senate seat, per the Bonner County Daily Bee.
Scott Herndon
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Work to eliminate property taxes
- Reduce government regulations and support a constitutional amendment on the right to educate children privately
- Control state spending and inflation
About Scott Herndon
Scott Herndon was elected to the Idaho Senate in 2022 after earning a B.S. in finance from Arizona State University and building a two-decade career in custom homebuilding in Bonner County, per his campaign site. He previously served five years as a Bonner County Jail Chaplain and as chairman of the Bonner County Republican Party, and serves on the Senate Education Committee and the Senate Finance Committee, per the same source.
Steve Johnson (Independent), Scott Herndon (R) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Idaho Senate District 1. The Idaho Legislature's membership roster shows no sitting member among these candidates. Party nominees were chosen at the May 19, 2026 primary, per the Idaho Secretary of State's candidate filing portal.
Full race pageIdaho House District 1 Seat AKaren Matthee (Democrat) · Jane Sauter (Republican)
Karen Matthee
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Lowering the cost of living for North Idaho families
- Improving access to affordable health care
- Funding aging public school facilities
About Karen Matthee
Karen Matthee earned a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley and a graduate degree from Northwestern University, and worked earlier in her career as a journalist before moving into nonprofit work, per her campaign site. She ran for the same District 1A seat in 2024 and is running again in 2026, per the Bonner County Daily Bee.
Jane Sauter
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Fiscal responsibility and protecting taxpayer dollars
- Educational choice and funding-formula modernization
- Immigration enforcement and border security
About Jane Sauter
Jane Sauter has lived in Bonner County for about ten years and describes herself as a lifelong Republican who has been involved in the pro-life movement since her teens, per her campaign site. She prevailed over sitting Rep. Mark Sauter in the May 19, 2026 Republican primary election for the District 1 Seat A nomination, per the Bonner County Daily Bee, and her site lists fiscal responsibility, school choice, and immigration enforcement among her priorities. The Idaho Legislature's membership roster lists Mark Sauter as the sitting member for this seat, a different person with the same surname; Jane Sauter is not the incumbent.
Karen Matthee (D), Jane Sauter (R) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Idaho House District 1 Seat A. The Idaho Legislature's membership roster shows no sitting member among these candidates. Party nominees were chosen at the May 19, 2026 primary, per the Idaho Secretary of State's candidate filing portal.
Full race pageIdaho House District 1 Seat BKathryn Larson (Independent) · Cornel Rasor (Republican)
Kathryn Larson
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Local, community-level decision making over outside influence
- Reliable essential services such as emergency response, roads, water systems and schools
- Keeping North Idaho affordable for longtime residents
About Kathryn Larson
Kathryn Larson holds a bachelor of science degree in geology from Southern Methodist University and previously worked at UPS in leadership and project roles, per her campaign site. She ran for the same District 1B seat in 2024 as the Democratic nominee and is running as an independent in 2026, per the Bonner County Daily Bee.
Cornel Rasor
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Property rights
- Second Amendment rights
- Funding education
About Cornel Rasor
Rasor managed the Army Surplus store in Sandpoint for 41 years and owned it for 2 years, per the campaign site. Rasor served four years as a Bonner County Commissioner, per the campaign site.
Kathryn Larson (Independent), Cornel Rasor (R) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Idaho House District 1 Seat B. Cornel Rasor is the sitting member, per the Idaho Legislature's membership roster. Party nominees were chosen at the May 19, 2026 primary, per the Idaho Secretary of State's candidate filing portal.
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Idaho's field is the Secretary of State's candidate filing list for the November 3, 2026 general election. Party nominees were chosen at the May 19 primary. Each of the 35 legislative districts elects one senator and two representatives, and the two House seats (Seat A and Seat B) are separate races. Unopposed candidates still appear on the ballot.
Who is on the ballot in Boundary County, Idaho on November 3, 2026?
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