# Idaho's 1st congressional district

Idaho's 1st congressional district is one of two congressional districts in the U.S. state of Idaho. It comprises the western portion of the state. The 1st district is currently represented by Russ Fulcher, a Republican from Meridian, who was first elected in 2018, and re-elected in 2020 and 2022.

## History

From statehood in 1890 to the 1910 election, Idaho was represented by a statewide at-large seat. Following the 1910 census, Idaho gained a second House seat; it was first contested in 1912. However, through the 1916 election, both seats were statewide at-large seats. The first election in Idaho with two congressional districts was in 1918.
The 2012 election cycle saw the district remain largely in the shape it has had since the 1950s, encompassing the western third of the state. Historically, it has been reckoned as the Boise district, as it usually included most of the state capital. The 2020 redistricting cycle, however, saw the 1st pushed to the west, shifting almost all of its share of Boise to the 2nd district. This was due to a significant increase in population directly west of Boise over the previous decade, in Canyon County and western Ada County. However, the 1st continues to include most of Boise's suburbs. In Ada County itself, the district continues to include Meridian, Eagle, Kuna, and some parts of Boise, south of Interstate 84. It also includes the entire northern portion of the state, through the Panhandle.

## Recent election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2008 | President | McCain 62% - 35% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 67% - 33% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 64% - 25% |
| 2016 | Senate | Crapo 69% - 25% |
| 2018 | Governor | Little 64% - 34% |
| 2018 | Lt. Governor | McGeachin 64% - 36% |
| 2018 | Attorney General | Wasden 69% - 31% |
| 2020 | President | Trump 68% - 30% |
| 2020 | Senate | Risch 66% - 30% |
| 2022 | Senate | Crapo 64% - 24% |
| 2022 | Governor | Little 61% - 17% |
| 2022 | Lt. Governor | Bedke 68% - 26% |
| 2022 | Secretary of State | McGrane 76% - 23% |
| 2022 | Controller | Woolf 74% - 23% |
| 2022 | Treasurer | Ellsworth 76% - 24% |
| 2022 | Attorney General | Labrador 69% - 31% |
| 2024 | President | Trump 71% - 26% |

## Composition

The 1st district includes the entirety of the following counties, with the exception of Ada, which it shares with the 2nd district. Ada County municipalities included within the 1st district include Eagle, Star, Meridian, Kuna, and portions of Boise.
| # | County | Seat | Population |
| 1 | Ada | Boise | 524,673 |
| 3 | Adams | Council | 4,903 |
| 9 | Benewah | St. Maries | 10,369 |
| 15 | Boise | Idaho City | 8,517 |
| 17 | Bonner | Sandpoint | 52,547 |
| 21 | Boundary | Bonners Ferry | 13,557 |
| 27 | Canyon | Caldwell | 257,674 |
| 35 | Clearwater | Orofino | 9,214 |
| 45 | Gem | Emmett | 21,071 |
| 49 | Idaho | Grangeville | 17,890 |
| 55 | Kootenai | Coeur d'Alene | 185,010 |
| 57 | Latah | Moscow | 41,301 |
| 61 | Lewis | Nezperce | 3,739 |
| 69 | Nez Perce | Lewiston | 42,987 |
| 73 | Owyhee | Murphy | 12,722 |
| 75 | Payette | Payette | 27,279 |
| 79 | Shoshone | Wallace | 14,026 |
| 85 | Valley | Cascade | 12,644 |
| 87 | Washington | Weiser | 11,425 |

## List of members representing the district

| Representative | Party | Term | Cong ress | Electoral history |
| District created March 4, 1919 |||||
| Burton French (Moscow) | Republican | March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1933 | 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd | Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Lost re-election. |
| Compton White (Clark Fork) | Democratic | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1947 | 73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th | Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Lost re-election. |
| Abe Goff (Moscow) | Republican | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 | 80th | Elected in 1946. Lost re-election. |
| Compton White (Clark Fork) | Democratic | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951 | 81st | Elected in 1948. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
| John T. Wood (Coeur d'Alene) | Republican | January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953 | 82nd | Elected in 1950. Lost re-election. |
| Gracie Pfost (Nampa) | Democratic | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963 | 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th | Elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
| Compton White Jr. (Clark Fork) | Democratic | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967 | 88th 89th | Elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Lost re-election. |
| Jim McClure (Payette) | Republican | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1973 | 90th 91st 92nd | Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
| Steve Symms (Caldwell) | Republican | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1981 | 93rd 94th 95th 96th | Elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
| Larry Craig (Boise) | Republican | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1991 | 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st | Elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
| Larry LaRocco (McCall) | Democratic | January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1995 | 102nd 103rd | Elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Lost re-election. |
| Helen Chenoweth-Hage (Boise) | Republican | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2001 | 104th 105th 106th | Elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Retired. |
| Butch Otter (Star) | Republican | January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2007 | 107th 108th 109th | Elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Retired to run for Governor. |
| Bill Sali (Kuna) | Republican | January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2009 | 110th | Elected in 2006. Lost re-election. |
| Walt Minnick (Boise) | Democratic | January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011 | 111th | Elected in 2008. Lost re-election. |
| Raúl Labrador (Eagle) | Republican | January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2019 | 112th 113th 114th 115th | Elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Retired to run for Governor. |
| Russ Fulcher (Meridian) | Republican | January 3, 2019 – present | 116th 117th 118th 119th | Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024. |

## Election results
### 2002

Idaho's 1st congressional district election (2002) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Butch Otter (incumbent) | 120,743 | 58.57 |
| | Democratic | Betty Richardson | 80,269 | 38.94 |
| | Libertarian | Steve Gothard | 5,129 | 2.49 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 206,141 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2004

Idaho's 1st congressional district election (2004) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Butch Otter (incumbent) | 207,662 | 69.55 |
| | Democratic | Naomi Preston | 90,927 | 30.45 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 298,589 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2006

Idaho's 1st congressional district election (2006) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Bill Sali | 115,843 | 49.94 |
| | Democratic | Larry Grant | 103,935 | 44.81 |
| | Independent | Dave Olson | 6,857 | 2.96 |
| | Natural Law | Andy Hedden-Nicely | 2,882 | 1.24 |
| | Constitution | Paul Smith | 2,457 | 1.06 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 231,974 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2008

Idaho's 1st congressional district election (2008) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Walt Minnick | 175,898 | 50.61 |
| | Republican | Bill Sali (incumbent) | 171,687 | 49.39 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 347,585 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### 2010

Idaho's 1st congressional district election (2010) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Raúl Labrador | 126,231 | 51.02 |
| | Democratic | Walt Minnick (incumbent) | 102,135 | 41.28 |
| | Independent | Dave Olson | 14,365 | 5.81 |
| | Libertarian | Mike Washburn | 4,696 | 1.90 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 247,427 | 100.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### 2012

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Raúl Labrador | 58,003 | 80.6 |
| | Republican | Reed McCandless | 13,917 | 19.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 71,920 | 100 |
Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jimmy Farris | 5,362 | 53.2 |
| | Democratic | Cynthia Clinkingbeard | 4,723 | 46.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,085 | 100 |
Idaho 1st Congressional District 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Raúl Labrador (incumbent) | 199,402 | 63.0 |
| | Democratic | Jimmy Farris | 97,450 | 30.8 |
| | Libertarian | Rob Oates | 12,265 | 3.9 |
| | Independent | Pro-Life | 7,607 | 2.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 316,724 | 100.0 |

### 2014

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Raúl Labrador | 56,206 | 78.6 |
| | Republican | Lisa Marie | 5,164 | 7.2 |
| | Republican | Michael Greenway | 3,494 | 4.9 |
| | Republican | Reed McCandless | 3,373 | 4.7 |
| | Republican | Sean Blackwell | 3,304 | 4.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 71,541 | 100 |
Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Shirley Ringo | 9,047 | 82.0 |
| | Democratic | Ryan Barone | 1,981 | 18.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 11,028 | 100 |
Idaho's 1st congressional district election, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Raúl Labrador (incumbent) | 143,580 | 65.01 |
| | Democratic | Shirley Ringo | 77,277 | 34.99 |
| | Other | Write-ins | 7 | <0.01 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 66,303 | 30.02% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 220,864 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2016

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Raúl Labrador | 51,568 | 80.98 |
| | Republican | Gordon Counsil | 6,510 | 10.22 |
| | Republican | Isaac M. Haugen | 5,605 | 8.80 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 63,683 | 100 |
Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | James Piotrowski | 6,954 | 56.15 |
| | Democratic | Shizandra Fox | 3,428 | 27.68 |
| | Democratic | Staniela Nikolova | 2,002 | 16.17 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 12,384 | 100 |
Idaho's 1st congressional district election, 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Raúl Labrador (incumbent) | 242,252 | 68.17 |
| | Democratic | James Piotrowski | 113,052 | 31.82 |
| | Other | Write-ins | 53 | 0.01 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 355,357 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2018

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Russ Fulcher | 42,793 | 43.1 |
| | Republican | David H. Leroy | 15,451 | 15.6 |
| | Republican | Luke Malek | 14,154 | 14.3 |
| | Republican | Christy Perry | 11,110 | 11.2 |
| | Republican | Michael Snyder | 10,255 | 10.3 |
| | Republican | Alex Gallegos | 3,478 | 3.5 |
| | Republican | Nick Henderson | 2,003 | 2.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 99,244 | 100.0 |
Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Cristina McNeil | 19,070 | 69.3 |
| | Democratic | James Vandermaas | 4,491 | 16.3 |
| | Democratic | Michael Smith | 3,963 | 14.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 27,524 | 100.0 |
Idaho's 1st congressional district election, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Russ Fulcher | 197,167 | 62.7 |
| | Democratic | Cristina McNeil | 96,932 | 30.8 |
| | Independent | Natalie Fleming | 6,188 | 2.0 |
| | Libertarian | W. Scott Howard | 5,435 | 1.7 |
| | Independent | Paul Farmer | 4,479 | 1.4 |
| | Constitution | Pro-Life | 3,181 | 1.0 |
| | Independent | Gordon Counsil | 1,054 | 0.3 |
| | Independent | Michael J. Rath (write-in) | 91 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 314,527 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2020

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Russ Fulcher (incumbent) | 310,736 | 67.8 |
| | Democratic | Rudy Soto | 131,380 | 28.6 |
| | Libertarian | Joe Evans | 16,453 | 3.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 458,569 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2022

2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Russ Fulcher (incumbent) | 222,901 | 71.3 |
| | Democratic | Kaylee Peterson | 82,261 | 26.3 |
| | Libertarian | Darian Drake | 7,280 | 2.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 312,442 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |