Coeur d'Alene, Idaho sample ballot 2026

Jim Risch is serving his third term as a U.S. senator from Idaho, per the campaign site. After earning his law degree at the University of Idaho he became a prosecuting attorney, and at 27 was elected Ada County prosecuting attorney, serving two terms, per the campaign site. He later served in the Idaho Senate, where he held leadership posts including majority leader and president pro tem, was elected lieutenant governor in 2003, and became Idaho's 31st governor in 2006, per the campaign site.

Todd Achilles is an independent candidate for U.S. Senate in Idaho, per the campaign site. He grew up on a family farm and served in the U.S. Army as a tank commander and armor officer, per the campaign site.

Natalie M Fleming was born in Oregon and spent childhood summers on a family ranch in Christmas Valley before attending junior high and high school in Moscow, Idaho, per the campaign site. She worked in the technology industry and later returned to college in her fifties, per the campaign site. She is running as an independent candidate for U.S. Senate in Idaho, per the campaign site.

Little is a lifelong rancher and businessman who operates his family's third-generation sheep ranch in Emmett, founded by his grandfather, per the campaign site. He earned an agricultural business degree from the University of Idaho and went on to serve in the state Senate and as Lieutenant Governor before being elected Idaho's governor in 2018, per the campaign site.

Terri Pickens is a Democratic candidate for Idaho governor, attorney, and former statewide nominee for lieutenant governor. Her campaign emphasizes rights, public services, education, and accountable state leadership.

Pro-Life is a Constitution Party candidate for Governor of Idaho who previously ran for Lieutenant Governor of Idaho in 2022 with the Constitution Party, per the campaign site. His wife, Kirsten Faith Richardson, is running for Idaho State Senate District 14 with the Constitution Party, per the campaign site. His platform centers on opposition to legal abortion, per the campaign site.

John R. Stegner is an independent candidate for Idaho governor and a retired Idaho Supreme Court justice, per the Idaho Capital Sun. He served as a district judge in Latah County starting in 1997 before then-Gov. Butch Otter appointed him to the Idaho Supreme Court in 2018; he retired from the court in 2023, per the Idaho Capital Sun.

Paul Sand served ten years on his local city council and has been an Idaho property and business owner for the last 30 years, per his campaign site. He won the Libertarian Party nomination for Governor of Idaho in the May 19, 2026 primary and will appear on the November general election ballot, per the campaign site.

Bedke is a cattle rancher and the sitting Speaker of the Idaho House, with family ranching roots in the Oakley Basin dating to the 1870s, per the campaign site. Bedke began public service on the Oakley City Council and has been recognized as Legislator of the Year by the Fraternal Order of Police, per the campaign site.

Eric Myricks is the Democratic candidate for Idaho lieutenant governor, an entrepreneur, and a former Mennonite youth pastor, per his campaign site.

Raul R. Labrador is Idaho's incumbent attorney general and a Republican candidate for re-election. A former U.S. representative, his office has emphasized conservative litigation, state sovereignty, public safety, and legal challenges to federal policy.

Lori Hickman is a Democratic candidate for Idaho attorney general and an attorney. Her campaign presents a people-first legal agenda focused on consumer protection, accountability, civil rights, and restoring public confidence in the attorney general's office.

Phil McGrane is Idaho's incumbent secretary of state and a Republican candidate for re-election. His office oversees elections, business filings, campaign finance, lobbying registration, trademarks, and other statewide administrative services.

Woolf has served as Idaho State Controller since 2012, beginning as an intern in the Controller's Office and advancing through the Division of Statewide Payroll, per the campaign site. Woolf holds a political science degree from Utah State University and an MBA from Boise State University, and also serves on the Idaho Board of Land Commissioners and the Board of Examiners, per the campaign site.

Mohan served 21 years as Director of the Idaho Legislature's Office of Performance Evaluations and has lived in Idaho for 23 years, per the campaign site. He is a public policy researcher and data analyst who has mentored Boise State University public administration students, per the campaign site.

Ellsworth is the incumbent Idaho State Treasurer, first elected in 2018, and previously served in the Idaho House of Representatives, per the campaign site. Before her time in office she worked as a civil mediator and business consultant, taught in Idaho public schools, and co-manages her family's farm and ranch in Carey, Idaho, per the campaign site.

Critchfield is the incumbent Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction, serving since January 2023, and holds a bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University, per the campaign site. She previously served on the Cassia County School Board and the Idaho State Board of Education, and worked as a substitute teacher and public information officer for the Cassia County School District, per the campaign site.

Becky Sundin Mitchell is a Democratic candidate for Idaho superintendent of public instruction and an educator. Her campaign emphasizes classroom experience, teacher support, student services, and improving public education across Idaho communities.