# Idaho's 1st legislative district

Idaho's 1st legislative district is one of 35 districts of the Idaho Legislature. It currently comprises Boundary County, as well as part of Bonner County.
It is currently represented by State Senator Scott Herndon, Republican of Sagle, Representative Mark Sauter, Republican of Sandpoint, and Representative Sage Dixon, Republican of Ponderay.

## District overview
### Party affiliation

Party affiliation as of August 17, 2021 :
| Party | Party | Registered | % (from 2018) |
| | Republican | 20,636 (from 14,980) | 60.92% (from 55.45%) |
| | Unaffiliated | 8,894 (from 9,176) | 26.26% (from 33.97%) |
| | Democratic | 3,780 (from 2,467) | 11.16% (from 9.13%) |
| | Libertarian | 349 (from 233) | 1.03 (from 0.86%) |
| | Constitution | 216 (from 158) | 0.64% (from 0.58%) |
| Total | Total | 33,875 (up from 27,014) | 100% |

### Cities

| City | County | Population |
| Bonners Ferry | Boundary | 3,223 |
| Clark Fork | Bonner | 640 |
| Dover | Bonner | 739 |
| East Hope | Bonner | 255 |
| Hope | Bonner | 91 |
| Kootenai | Bonner | 814 |
| Moyie Springs | Boundary | 823 |
| Oldtown | Bonner | 223 |
| Ponderay | Bonner | 1,168 |
| Priest River | Bonner | 1,649 |
| Sandpoint | Bonner | 7,414 |

### School districts

* Boundary County School District 101
* Lake Pend Oreille School District 84
* Lakeland Joint School District 272
* West Bonner County School District 83

## List of senators and representatives
### 1984–1992

From 1984 to 1992, District 1 consisted of all of Bonner and Boundary counties.
| Legislature | Session | Senate | House Seat A | House Seat B |
| 48th (1984 - 1986) | 1st | Kermit Kiebert (D) | Tim Tucker (D) | Jim Stoicheff (D) |
| 48th (1984 - 1986) | 2nd | Kermit Kiebert (D) | Tim Tucker (D) | Jim Stoicheff (D) |
| 49th (1986 - 1988) | 1st | Kermit Kiebert (D) | Tim Tucker (D) | Jim Stoicheff (D) |
| 49th (1986 - 1988) | 2nd | Steve Herndon (D) | Tim Tucker (D) | Jim Stoicheff (D) |
| 50th (1988 - 1990) | 1st | Karen Cooke (D) | Tim Tucker (D) | Jim Stoicheff (D) |
| 50th (1988 - 1990) | 2nd | Tim Tucker (D) | Monica Beaudoin (D) | Jim Stoicheff (D) |
| 51st (1990 - 1992) | 1st | Tim Tucker (D) | Monica Beaudoin (D) | Jim Stoicheff (D) |
| 51st (1990 - 1992) | 2nd | Tim Tucker (D) | Monica Beaudoin (D) | Jim Stoicheff (D) |

### 1992–2002

From 1992 to 2002, District 1 consisted of Boundary County and a portion of Bonner County.
| Legislature | Session | Senate | House Seat A | House Seat B |
| 52nd (1992 - 1994) | 1st | Tim Tucker (D) | Monica Beaudoin (D) | Jim Stoicheff (D) |
| 52nd (1992 - 1994) | 2nd | Tim Tucker (D) | Dean Stevens (D) | Jim Stoicheff (D) |
| 53rd (1994 - 1996) | 1st | Tim Tucker (D) | Carol Pietsch (D) | Jim Stoicheff (D) |
| 53rd (1994 - 1996) | 2nd | Tim Tucker (D) | Carol Pietsch (D) | Jim Stoicheff (D) |
| 54th (1996 - 1998) | 1st | Shawn Keough (R) | John Campbell (R) | Jim Stoicheff (D) |
| 54th (1996 - 1998) | 2nd | Shawn Keough (R) | John Campbell (R) | Jim Stoicheff (D) |
| 55th (1998 - 2000) | 1st | Shawn Keough (R) | John Campbell (R) | Jim Stoicheff (D) |
| 55th (1998 - 2000) | 2nd | Shawn Keough (R) | John Campbell (R) | Jerry Stoicheff (D) |
| 56th (2000 - 2002) | 1st | Shawn Keough (R) | John Campbell (R) | George Eskridge (R) |
| 56th (2000 - 2002) | 2nd | Shawn Keough (R) | John Campbell (R) | George Eskridge (R) |

### 2002–2012

From 2002 to 2012, District 1 consisted of Boundary County and a portion of Bonner County.
| Legislature | Session | Senate | House Seat A | House Seat B |
| 57th (2002 - 2004) | 1st | Shawn Keough (R) | John Campbell (R) | George Eskridge (R) |
| 57th (2002 - 2004) | 2nd | Shawn Keough (R) | John Campbell (R) | George Eskridge (R) |
| 58th (2004 - 2006) | 1st | Shawn Keough (R) | Eric Anderson (R) | George Eskridge (R) |
| 58th (2004 - 2006) | 2nd | Shawn Keough (R) | Eric Anderson (R) | George Eskridge (R) |
| 59th (2006 - 2008) | 1st | Shawn Keough (R) | Eric Anderson (R) | George Eskridge (R) |
| 59th (2006 - 2008) | 2nd | Shawn Keough (R) | Eric Anderson (R) | George Eskridge (R) |
| 60th (2008 - 2010) | 1st | Shawn Keough (R) | Eric Anderson (R) | George Eskridge (R) |
| 60th (2008 - 2010) | 2nd | Shawn Keough (R) | Eric Anderson (R) | George Eskridge (R) |
| 61st (2010 - 2012) | 1st | Shawn Keough (R) | Eric Anderson (R) | George Eskridge (R) |
| 61st (2010 - 2012) | 2nd | Shawn Keough (R) | Eric Anderson (R) | George Eskridge (R) |

### 2012–2022

From 2012 to 2022, District 1 consisted of Boundary County and a portion of Bonner County.
| Legislature | Session | Senate | House Seat A | House Seat B |
| 62nd (2012 - 2014) | 1st | Shawn Keough (R) | Eric Anderson (R) | George Eskridge (R) |
| 62nd (2012 - 2014) | 2nd | Shawn Keough (R) | Eric Anderson (R) | George Eskridge (R) |
| 63rd (2014 - 2016) | 1st | Shawn Keough (R) | Heather Scott (R) | Sage Dixon (R) |
| 63rd (2014 - 2016) | 2nd | Shawn Keough (R) | Heather Scott (R) | Sage Dixon (R) |
| 64th (2016 - 2018) | 1st | Shawn Keough (R) | Heather Scott (R) | Sage Dixon (R) |
| 64th (2016 - 2018) | 2nd | Shawn Keough (R) | Heather Scott (R) | Sage Dixon (R) |
| 65th (2018 - 2020) | 1st | Jim Woodward (R) | Heather Scott (R) | Sage Dixon (R) |
| 65th (2018 - 2020) | 2nd | Jim Woodward (R) | Heather Scott (R) | Sage Dixon (R) |
| 66th (2020 - 2022) | 1st | Jim Woodward (R) | Heather Scott (R) | Sage Dixon (R) |
| 66th (2020 - 2022) | 2nd | Jim Woodward (R) | Heather Scott (R) | Sage Dixon (R) |

### 2022–present

District 1 currently consists of Boundary County and a portion of Bonner County.
| Legislature | Session | Senate | House Seat A | House Seat B |
| 67th (2022 - 2024) | 1st | Scott Herndon (R) | Mark Sauter (R) | Sage Dixon (R) |
| 67th (2022 - 2024) | 2nd | Scott Herndon (R) | Mark Sauter (R) | Sage Dixon (R) |
| 68th (2024- 2026) | 1st | Jim Woodward (R) | Mark Sauter (R) | Cornel Rasor (R) |

## Senator elections
### Primary elections
#### Republican

| Year | Winning candidate | Votes | Pct | 2nd place candidate | Votes | Pct | Total votes |
| 2016 | Shawn A. Keough | 4,141 | 55.7% | Glenn Rohrer | 3,291 | 44.3% | 7,432 |
| 2014 | Shawn A. Keough | 3,484 | 53.8% | Danielle Ahrens | 2,997 | 46.2% | 6,481 |
| 2012 | Shawn A. Keough | 4,671 | 70.3% | Danielle Ahrens | 1,976 | 29.7% | 6,647 |
| 2010 | Shawn A. Keough | 4,280 | 76.4% | Steve Tanner | 1,325 | 23.6% | 5,605 |
| 2008 | Shawn A. Keough | 3,795 | 74.0% | Donald T. Heckel | 1,334 | 26.0% | 5,129 |
| 2006 | Shawn A. Keough | 3,866 | 100.0% | | | | 3,866 |
| 2004 | Shawn A. Keough | 4,116 | 100.0% | | | | 4,116 |
| 2002 | Shawn A. Keough | 3,656 | 100.0% | | | | 3,656 |
| 2000 | Shawn A. Keough | 4,890 | 76.3% | Lisa Tanner | 1,516 | 23.7% | 6,406 |
| 1998 | Shawn A. Keough | 3,163 | 100.0% | | | | 3,163 |
| 1996 | Shawn A. Keough | 2,819 | 60.0% | Eugene R. Brown | 1,884 | 40.0% | 4,703 |
| 1994 | | | | | | | 0 |
| 1992 | | | | | | | 0 |
| 1990 | Albert Erval Rainey | 1,844 | 100.0% | | | | 1,844 |

#### Democratic

| Year | Winning candidate | Votes | Pct | 2nd place candidate | Votes | Pct | Total votes |
| 2016 | Steve Tanner | 549 | 100.0% | | | | 549 |
| 2014 | | | | | | | 0 |
| 2012 | Laura Bry | 425 | 100.0% | | | | 425 |
| 2010 | | | | | | | 0 |
| 2008 | Lew Langness | 85 | 100.0% | | | | 85 |
| 2006 | Jim Ramsey | 882 | 100.0% | | | | 882 |
| 2004 | Patty Palmer | 1,207 | 100.0% | | | | 1,207 |
| 2002 | Gary L. Pietsch | 1,207 | 100.0% | | | | 1,207 |
| 2000 | Steve Johnson | 830 | 100.0% | | | | 830 |
| 1998 | | | | | | | 0 |
| 1996 | Tim Tucker | 1,425 | 79.3% | Ed Worzala | 373 | 20.7% | 1,798 |
| 1994 | Tim Tucker | 2,476 | 64.0% | Ron Smith | 1,393 | 36.0% | 3,869 |
| 1992 | Tim Tucker | 1,207 | 100.0% | | | | 3,263 |
| 1990 | Tim Tucker | 3,317 | 100.0% | | | | 3,317 |

#### Constitution

| Year | Winning candidate | Votes | Pct | 2nd place candidate | Votes | Pct | Total votes |
| 2014 | Christian Fioravanti | 32 | 82.1% | Jack Mervin | 7 | 17.9% | 39 |

### General elections

| Year | Winning candidate | Votes | Pct | 2nd place candidate | Votes | Pct | 3rd place candidate | Votes | Pct | Total votes |
| 2016 | Shawn Keough | 17,264 | 76.3% | Steve Tanner | 5,365 | 23.7% | | | | 22,629 |
| 2014 | Shawn Keough | 8,993 | 65.0% | Christian Fioravanti | 4,834 | 35.0% | | | | 13,827 |
| 2012 | Shawn Keough | 17,217 | 100.0% | | | | | | | 17,217 |
| 2010 | Shawn Keough | 11,593 | 100.0% | | | | | | | 11,593 |
| 2008 | Shawn Keough | 15,322 | 100.0% | | | | | | | 15,322 |
| 2006 | Shawn Keough | 9,308 | 68.6% | Jim Ramsey | 4,265 | 31.4% | | | | 13,573 |
| 2004 | Shawn Keough | 12,630 | 75.1% | Patty Douglas Palmer | 4,177 | 24.9 | | | | 16,807 |
| 2002 | Shawn Keough | 7,904 | 71.6% | Gary L. Pietsch | 3,133 | 28.4% | | | | 12,675 |
| 2000 | Shawn Keough | 11,413 | 73.4% | Steve Johnson | 3,635 | 23.4% | Frank Reichert | 496 | 3.2% | 15,544 |
| 1998 | Shawn Keough | 9,957 | 100.0% | | | | | | | 9,957 |
| 1996 | Shawn Keough | 9,427 | 59.1% | Tim Tucker | 6,513 | 40.9% | | | | 15,940 |
| 1994 | Tim Tucker | 8,833 | 100.0% | | | | | | | 8,833 |
| 1992 | Tim Tucker | 11,506 | 100.0% | | | | | | | 11,506 |
| 1990 | Tim Tucker | 6,430 | 57.6% | Albert Erval Rainey | 4,725 | 42.4% | | | | 11,155 |

## House Seat A elections
### Primary elections
#### Republican

| Year | Winning candidate | Votes | Pct | 2nd place candidate | Votes | Pct | 3rd place candidate | Votes | Pct | Total votes |
| 2016 | Heather Scott | 5,601 | 100.0% | | | | | | | 5,601 |
| 2014 | Heather Scott | 4,128 | 63.8% | Stephen T. Snedden | 2,343 | 36.2% | | | | 6,471 |
| 2012 | Eric Anderson | 4,090 | 63.9% | Donna Capurso | 1,886 | 29.5% | Louis (Louie) Kins | 419 | 6.6% | 6,395 |
| 2010 | Eric Anderson | 4,418 | 100.0% | | | | | | | 4,418 |
| 2008 | Eric Anderson | 3,225 | 70.9% | Daniel Lawrence | 1,325 | 29.1% | | | | 4,550 |
| 2006 | Eric Anderson | 3,369 | 100.0% | | | | | | | 3,369 |
| 2004 | Eric Anderson | 3,392 | 100.0% | | | | | | | 3,392 |
| 2002 | John L. Campbell | 3,184 | 100.0% | | | | | | | 3,184 |
| 2000 | John L. Campbell | 4,856 | 100.0% | | | | | | | 4,856 |
| 1998 | John L. Campbell | 2,753 | 100.0% | | | | | | | 2,753 |
| 1996 | John L. Campbell | 3,528 | 100.0% | | | | | | | 3,528 |
| 1994 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 1992 | Nancy Thorpe | 81 | 100.0% | | | | | | | 81 |
| 1990 | C.W. Bill Pogue | 1,660 | 100.0% | | | | | | | 1,660 |

#### Democratic

| Year | Winning candidate | Votes | Pct | 2nd place candidate | Votes | Pct | Total votes |
| 2016 | Kate McAlister | 940 | 100.0% | | | | 940 |
| 2014 | Laura Bry | 523 | 69.8% | Steve Tanner | 226 | 30.2% | 749 |
| 2012 | Andrew C Sorg | 412 | 100.0% | | | | 412 |
| 2010 | | | | | | | 0 |
| 2008 | Steve Elgar | 1,406 | 100.0% | | | | 1,406 |
| 2006 | Steve Elgar | 917 | 100.0% | | | | 917 |
| 2004 | Steve Elgar | 1,315 | 100.0% | | | | 1,315 |
| 2002 | Dale Van Stone | 1,308 | 100.0% | | | | 1,308 |
| 2000 | Jerry Stoicheff | 914 | 100.0% | | | | 914 |
| 1998 | Monica E. Beaudoin | 1,529 | 100.0% | | | | 1,529 |
| 1996 | Harvey Rush Balison | 1,435 | 100.0% | | | | 1,435 |
| 1994 | Carol Pietsch | 2,820 | 100.0% | | | | 2,820 |
| 1992 | Monica Beaudoin | 3,035 | 100.0% | | | | 3,035 |
| 1990 | Monica Beaudoin | 2,734 | 100.0% | | | | 2,734 |