# 2020 Idaho Senate election

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The 2020 Idaho Senate election took place as part of the biennial 2020 United States elections. Idaho voters elected state senators in all of the state's 35 senate districts. State senators serve two-year terms in the Idaho Senate.
No seats changed hands in the election, with the closest, the Moscow-based District 5, being within one percentage point of flipping.

## Retirements

Six incumbents did not run for re-election in 2020. Those incumbents are:

### Republicans

* District 3: Don Cheatham: Retiring
* District 23: Bert Brackett: Retiring
* District 30: Dean Mortimer: Retiring
* District 34: Brent Hill: Retiring

### Democrats

* District 17: Maryanne Jordan: Retiring
* District 19: Cherie Buckner-Webb: Retiring

## Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| The Cook Political Report | Safe R | October 21, 2020 |

## Results summary

Summary of the November 3, 2020 Idaho Senate election results :
| Party | Party | Candidates | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats |
| Party | Party | Candidates | No. | % | Before | Up | Won | After | +/– |
| | Republican | 34 | 284,487 | 60.22% | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | |
| | Democratic | 16 | 159,391 | 33.74% | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
| | Independent | 3 | 22,101 | 4.68% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| | Libertarian | 1 | 4,916 | 1.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| | Constitution | 1 | 1,528 | 0.32% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | Total | Total | 472,423 | 100.0% | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| Source: Idaho Elections Results ||||||||||
Popular vote
Republican
60.22%
Democratic
33.74%
Independent
4.68%
Libertarian
1.04%
Constitution
0.32% :
Senate seats
Republican
80%
Democratic
20% :

## Close races

| District | Winner | Margin |
| District 5 | Democratic | 0.88% |
| District 15 | Republican | 5.98% |
| District 26 | Democratic | 12.7% |

## Summary of results by State Senate district

| State Senate district | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party |
| Idaho 1 | Jim Woodward | Rep | Jim Woodward | Rep |
| Idaho 2 | Steve Vick | Rep | Steve Vick | Rep |
| Idaho 3 | Don Cheatham | Rep | Peter Riggs | Rep |
| Idaho 4 | Mary Souza | Rep | Mary Souza | Rep |
| Idaho 5 | David Nelson | Dem | David Nelson | Dem |
| Idaho 6 | Dan G. Johnson | Rep | Dan G. Johnson | Rep |
| Idaho 7 | Carl Crabtree | Rep | Carl Crabtree | Rep |
| Idaho 8 | Steven Thayn | Rep | Steven Thayn | Rep |
| Idaho 9 | Abby Lee | Rep | Abby Lee | Rep |
| Idaho 10 | Jim Rice | Rep | Jim Rice | Rep |
| Idaho 11 | Patti Anne Lodge | Rep | Patti Anne Lodge | Rep |
| Idaho 12 | Todd Lakey | Rep | Todd Lakey | Rep |
| Idaho 13 | Jeff Agenbroad | Rep | Jeff Agenbroad | Rep |
| Idaho 14 | C. Scott Grow | Rep | C. Scott Grow | Rep |
| Idaho 15 | Fred Martin | Rep | Fred Martin | Rep |
| Idaho 16 | Grant Burgoyne | Dem | Grant Burgoyne | Dem |
| Idaho 17 | Maryanne Jordan | Dem | Alison Rabe | Dem |
| Idaho 18 | Janie Ward-Engelking | Dem | Janie Ward-Engelking | Dem |
| Idaho 19 | Cherie Buckner-Webb | Dem | Melissa Wintrow | Dem |
| Idaho 20 | Chuck Winder | Rep | Chuck Winder | Rep |
| Idaho 21 | Regina Bayer | Rep | Regina Bayer | Rep |
| Idaho 22 | Lori Den Hartog | Rep | Lori Den Hartog | Rep |
| Idaho 23 | Bert Brackett | Rep | Christy Zito | Rep |
| Idaho 24 | Lee Heider | Rep | Lee Heider | Rep |
| Idaho 25 | Jim Patrick | Rep | Jim Patrick | Rep |
| Idaho 26 | Michelle Stennett | Dem | Michelle Stennett | Dem |
| Idaho 27 | Kelly Anthon | Rep | Kelly Anthon | Rep |
| Idaho 28 | Jim Guthrie | Rep | Jim Guthrie | Rep |
| Idaho 29 | Mark Nye | Dem | Mark Nye | Dem |
| Idaho 30 | Dean Mortimer | Rep | Kevin Cook | Rep |
| Idaho 31 | Steve Bair | Rep | Steve Bair | Rep |
| Idaho 32 | Mark Harris | Rep | Mark Harris | Rep |
| Idaho 33 | Dave Lent | Rep | Dave Lent | Rep |
| Idaho 34 | Brent Hill | Rep | Doug Ricks | Rep |
| Idaho 35 | Van Burtenshaw | Rep | Van Burtenshaw | Rep |

## Detailed results

| District | Party | Incumbent | Status | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 1 | Idaho Republican Party | Jim Woodward | Re-elected | Idaho Republican Party | Jim Woodward | 22,433 | 77.40% |
| 1 | Idaho Republican Party | Jim Woodward | Re-elected | Democratic | Vera Gadman | 6,549 | 22.60% |
| 2 | Idaho Republican Party | Steve Vick | Re-elected | Idaho Republican Party | Steve Vick | 26,240 | 100.00% |
| 3 | Idaho Republican Party | Don Cheatham | Retired | Idaho Republican Party | Peter Riggs | 24,141 | 100.00% |
| 4 | Idaho Republican Party | Mary Souza | Re-elected | Idaho Republican Party | Mary Souza | 17,462 | 64.51% |
| 4 | Idaho Republican Party | Mary Souza | Re-elected | Democratic | Sharon "Shari" L. Williams | 9,608 | 35.49% |
| 5 | Democratic | David Nelson | Re-elected | Democratic | David Nelson | 12,691 | 50.44% |
| 5 | Democratic | David Nelson | Re-elected | Idaho Republican Party | Dan Foreman | 12,471 | 49.56% |
| 6 | Idaho Republican Party | Dan G. Johnson | Re-elected | Idaho Republican Party | Dan G. Johnson | 19,722 | 100.00% |
| 7 | Idaho Republican Party | Carl Crabtree | Re-elected | Idaho Republican Party | Carl Crabtree | 19,896 | 100.00% |
| 8 | Idaho Republican Party | Steven Thayn | Re-elected | Idaho Republican Party | Steven Thayn | 20,173 | 73.93% |
| 8 | Idaho Republican Party | Steven Thayn | Re-elected | Independent | Bill Sifford | 5,589 | 20.48% |
| 8 | Idaho Republican Party | Steven Thayn | Re-elected | Constitution | Kirsten Faith Richardson | 1,526 | 5.59% |
| 9 | Idaho Republican Party | Abby Lee | Re-elected | Idaho Republican Party | Abby Lee | 20,157 | 100.00% |
| 10 | Idaho Republican Party | Jim Rice | Re-elected | Idaho Republican Party | Jim Rice | 11,446 | 64.84% |
| 10 | Idaho Republican Party | Jim Rice | Re-elected | Democratic | Toni Ferro | 6,207 | 35.16% |
| 11 | Idaho Republican Party | Patti Anne Lodge | Re-elected | Idaho Republican Party | Patti Anne Lodge | 20,631 | 100.00% |
| 12 | Idaho Republican Party | Todd Lakey | Re-elected | Idaho Republican Party | Todd Lakey | 14,509 | 69.91% |
| 12 | Idaho Republican Party | Todd Lakey | Re-elected | Democratic | Chelle Gluch | 6,245 | 30.09% |
| 13 | Idaho Republican Party | Jeff Agenbroad | Re-elected | Idaho Republican Party | Jeff Agenbroad | 15,222 | 70.74% |
| 13 | Idaho Republican Party | Jeff Agenbroad | Re-elected | Democratic | Melissa Sue Robinson | 6,290 | 29.23% |
| 13 | Idaho Republican Party | Jeff Agenbroad | Re-elected | Independent | Michaella J. Franklin | 7 | 0.03% |
| 14 | Idaho Republican Party | C. Scott Grow | Re-elected | Idaho Republican Party | C. Scott Grow | 29,523 | 72.96% |
| 14 | Idaho Republican Party | C. Scott Grow | Re-elected | Independent | Ellen B. Spencer | 10,942 | 27.04% |
| 15 | Idaho Republican Party | Fred S. Martin | Re-elected | Idaho Republican Party | Fred S. Martin | 12,009 | 52.99% |
| 15 | Idaho Republican Party | Fred S. Martin | Re-elected | Democratic | Rick Just | 10,654 | 47.01% |
| 16 | Democratic | Grant Burgoyne | Re-elected | Democratic | Grant Burgoyne | 15,128 | 62.30% |
| 16 | Democratic | Grant Burgoyne | Re-elected | Idaho Republican Party | LeeJoe Lay | 9,154 | 37.70% |
| 17 | Democratic | Maryanne Jordan | Retired | Democratic | Ali Rabe | 12,891 | 61.79% |
| 17 | Democratic | Maryanne Jordan | Retired | Idaho Republican Party | Gary L. Smith | 7,972 | 38.21% |
| 18 | Democratic | Janie Ward-Engelking | Re-elected | Democratic | Janie Ward-Engelking | 17,928 | 61.92% |
| 18 | Democratic | Janie Ward-Engelking | Re-elected | Idaho Republican Party | Mark A. Bost | 11,022 | 38.07% |
| 18 | Democratic | Janie Ward-Engelking | Re-elected | Independent | Hilary A. Lee | 5 | 0.02% |
| 19 | Democratic | Cherie Buckner-Webb | Retired | Democratic | Melissa Wintrow | 21,344 | 68.60% |
| 19 | Democratic | Cherie Buckner-Webb | Retired | Idaho Republican Party | Aaron J. Tribble | 9,768 | 31.40% |
| 20 | Idaho Republican Party | Chuck Winder | Re-elected | Idaho Republican Party | Chuck Winder | 21,042 | 100.00% |
| 21 | Idaho Republican Party | Regina Bayer | Re-elected | Idaho Republican Party | Regina Bayer | 19,869 | 63.88% |
| 21 | Idaho Republican Party | Regina Bayer | Re-elected | Democratic | Dawn Pierce | 11,235 | 36.12% |
| 22 | Idaho Republican Party | Lori Den Hartog | Re-elected | Idaho Republican Party | Lori Den Hartog | 17,997 | 74.25% |
| 22 | Idaho Republican Party | Lori Den Hartog | Re-elected | Democratic | Mik Lose | 6,242 | 25.75% |
| 23 | Idaho Republican Party | Bert Brackett | Retired | Idaho Republican Party | Christy Zito | 13,282 | 76.28% |
| 23 | Idaho Republican Party | Bert Brackett | Retired | Democratic | Laura Bellegante | 4,130 | 23.72% |
| 24 | Idaho Republican Party | Lee Heider | Re-elected | Idaho Republican Party | Lee Heider | 13,587 | 70.96% |
| 24 | Idaho Republican Party | Lee Heider | Re-elected | Independent | Rocky Ferrenburg | 5,560 | 29.04% |
| 25 | Idaho Republican Party | Jim Patrick | Re-elected | Idaho Republican Party | Jim Patrick | 17,211 | 100.00% |
| 26 | Democratic | Michelle Stennett | Re-elected | Democratic | Michelle Stennett | 12,291 | 56.35% |
| 26 | Democratic | Michelle Stennett | Re-elected | Idaho Republican Party | Eric Parker | 9,519 | 43.65% |
| 27 | Idaho Republican Party | Kelly Anthon | Re-elected | Idaho Republican Party | Kelly Arthur Anthon | 15,832 | 100.00% |
| 28 | Idaho Republican Party | Jim Guthrie | Re-elected | Idaho Republican Party | Jim Guthrie | 17,067 | 77.64% |
| 28 | Idaho Republican Party | Jim Guthrie | Re-elected | Libertarian | Dan Karlan | 4,916 | 22.36% |
| 29 | Democratic | Mark Nye | Re-elected | Democratic | Mark Nye | 14,821 | 100.00% |
| 30 | Idaho Republican Party | Dean Mortimer | Retired | Idaho Republican Party | Kevin Cook | 19,188 | 100.00% |
| 31 | Idaho Republican Party | Steve Bair | Re-elected | Idaho Republican Party | Steve Bair | 16,955 | 100.00% |
| 32 | Idaho Republican Party | Mark Harris | Re-elected | Idaho Republican Party | Mark Harris | 20,462 | 100.00% |
| 33 | Idaho Republican Party | Dave Lent | Re-elected | Idaho Republican Party | Dave Lent | 13,201 | 100.00% |
| 34 | Idaho Republican Party | Brent Hill | Retired | Idaho Republican Party | Doug Ricks | 18,547 | 100.00% |
| 35 | Idaho Republican Party | Van Burtenshaw | Re-elected | Idaho Republican Party | Van Burtenshaw | 20,334 | 100.00% |