# 2022 United States Senate election in Idaho

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The 2022 United States Senate election in Idaho was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Idaho. Incumbent Republican Senator Mike Crapo was first elected in 1998 and ran for re-election to a fifth term in office. Primary elections were held on May 17, 2022. Crapo easily won renomination, while former Idaho House of Representatives candidate David Roth won the Democratic primary with 57.8% of the vote. Crapo ultimately won the election, but this was the lowest share of the vote he had ever received for this seat, partially because of an independent candidate, Scott Cleveland, taking away some of his votes.
The election resulted in both the worst performance by a Republican, and the best performance by a Democrat in the Class 3 seat since 1992. It was also the best performance by a third-party or independent candidate since Glen H. Taylor's write-in campaign in 1956.

## Republican primary
### Candidates
#### Nominee

* Mike Crapo, incumbent U.S. Senator

#### Eliminated in primary

* Brenda Bourn
* Natalie Fleming, independent candidate for Idaho's 1st congressional district in 2018 and U.S. Senate in 2020
* Scott Trotter, business owner
* Ramont Turnbull, development manager

#### Failed to file

* Mike Little, Iraq War veteran

#### Withdrawn

* Jeremy Gilbert, law firm operations director and U.S. Army veteran

### Endorsements

Former U.S. Executive Branch officials
* Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States (2017–2021)
Organizations
* Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions
* National Rifle Association - Political Victory Fund
* Pro-Israel America

### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mike Crapo (incumbent) | 177,906 | 67.13% |
| | Republican | Scott Trotter | 27,699 | 10.45% |
| | Republican | Brenda Bourn | 21,612 | 8.16% |
| | Republican | Ramont Turnbull | 20,883 | 7.88% |
| | Republican | Natalie Fleming | 16,902 | 6.38% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 265,002 | 100.0% |

## Democratic primary
### Candidates
#### Nominee

* David Roth, nominee for state representative from the 33rd district in 2020

#### Eliminated in primary

* Ben Pursley, real estate developer

### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | David Roth | 19,160 | 57.80% |
| | Democratic | Ben Pursley | 13,987 | 42.20% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 33,147 | 100.0% |

## Libertarian primary
### Candidates
#### Nominee

* Idaho Sierra Law, environmental activist and perennial candidate

### Results

Libertarian primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Libertarian | Idaho Sierra Law | 673 | 100.0% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 673 | 100.0% |

## Constitution primary
### Candidates
#### Nominee

* Ray Writz, nominee for U.S. Senate in 2016 and 2020

### Results

Constitution primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Constitution | Ray Writz | 520 | 100.0% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 520 | 100.0% |

## Independents
### Candidates
#### Declared

* Scott Cleveland, entrepreneur

## General election
### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| The Cook Political Report | Solid R | March 4, 2022 |
| Inside Elections | Solid R | April 1, 2022 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe R | March 1, 2022 |
| Politico | Solid R | April 1, 2022 |
| RCP | Safe R | February 24, 2022 |
| Fox News | Solid R | May 12, 2022 |
| DDHQ | Solid R | July 20, 2022 |
| 538 | Solid R | June 30, 2022 |
| The Economist | Safe R | September 7, 2022 |

### Post-primary endorsements

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* American Israel Public Affairs Committee
* Associated General Contractors of America
* Campaign for Working Families
* ClearPath Action Fund
* Humane Society Legislative Fund
* National Right to Life Committee
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* Stonewall Democrats
* Vote Common Good
Newspapers
* Idaho Statesman

### Debates

2022 United States Senate general election in Idaho debates :
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Democratic | Independent |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | | | |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Mike Crapo | David Roth | Scott Clevland |
| 1 | Oct. 5, 2022 | Idaho Public Television | Melissa Davlin | | P | P | P |

### Results

2022 United States Senate election in Idaho :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Mike Crapo (incumbent) | 358,539 | 60.68% | −5.45% |
| | Democratic | David Roth | 169,808 | 28.74% | +1.01% |
| | Independent | Scott Cleveland | 49,917 | 8.45% | N/A |
| | Constitution | Ray Writz | 8,500 | 1.44% | −4.70% |
| | Libertarian | Idaho Sierra Law | 4,126 | 0.70% | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 590,890 | 100.0% | N/A |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

#### By county

By county :
| County | Mike Crapo Republican | Mike Crapo Republican | David Roth Democratic | David Roth Democratic | Scott Cleveland Independent | Scott Cleveland Independent | Ray Writz Constitution | Ray Writz Constitution | Idaho Sierra Law Libertarian | Idaho Sierra Law Libertarian | Margin | Margin | Total votes |
| County | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | Total votes |
| Ada | 87,579 | 47.46 | 76,656 | 41.54 | 17,551 | 9.51 | 1,561 | 0.85 | 1,174 | 0.64 | 10,923 | 5.92 | 184,521 |
| Adams | 1,425 | 70.86 | 367 | 18.25 | 150 | 7.46 | 56 | 2.78 | 13 | 0.65 | 1,058 | 52.61 | 2,011 |
| Bannock | 14,480 | 56.91 | 9,054 | 35.59 | 1,299 | 5.11 | 377 | 1.48 | 233 | 0.92 | 5,426 | 21.33 | 25,443 |
| Bear Lake | 1,871 | 83.38 | 196 | 8.73 | 87 | 3.88 | 70 | 3.12 | 20 | 0.89 | 1,675 | 74.64 | 2,244 |
| Benewah | 2,662 | 76.85 | 503 | 14.52 | 151 | 4.36 | 110 | 3.18 | 38 | 1.10 | 2,159 | 62.33 | 3,464 |
| Bingham | 9,491 | 77.10 | 1,750 | 14.22 | 771 | 6.26 | 223 | 1.81 | 75 | 0.61 | 7,741 | 62.88 | 12,310 |
| Blaine | 3,121 | 32.21 | 6,006 | 61.99 | 336 | 3.47 | 99 | 1.02 | 127 | 1.31 | -2,885 | -29.78 | 9,689 |
| Boise | 2,172 | 63.19 | 673 | 19.58 | 478 | 13.91 | 83 | 2.41 | 31 | 0.90 | 1,499 | 43.61 | 3,437 |
| Bonner | 13,348 | 64.29 | 5,467 | 26.33 | 1,502 | 7.23 | 300 | 1.45 | 144 | 0.69 | 7,881 | 37.96 | 20,761 |
| Bonneville | 24,579 | 69.36 | 7,866 | 22.20 | 2,248 | 6.34 | 520 | 1.47 | 226 | 0.64 | 16,713 | 47.16 | 35,439 |
| Boundary | 3,939 | 75.75 | 732 | 14.08 | 403 | 7.75 | 93 | 1.79 | 33 | 0.63 | 3,207 | 61.67 | 5,200 |
| Butte | 783 | 78.85 | 114 | 11.48 | 59 | 5.94 | 28 | 2.82 | 9 | 0.91 | 669 | 67.37 | 993 |
| Camas | 367 | 71.12 | 95 | 18.41 | 29 | 5.62 | 21 | 4.07 | 4 | 0.78 | 272 | 52.71 | 516 |
| Canyon | 36,558 | 62.78 | 12,961 | 22.26 | 7,299 | 12.53 | 976 | 1.68 | 435 | 0.75 | 23,597 | 40.52 | 58,229 |
| Caribou | 1,735 | 81.99 | 205 | 9.69 | 109 | 5.15 | 54 | 2.55 | 13 | 0.61 | 1,530 | 72.31 | 2,116 |
| Cassia | 4,619 | 79.69 | 584 | 10.08 | 398 | 6.87 | 154 | 2.66 | 41 | 0.71 | 4,035 | 69.62 | 5,796 |
| Clark | 161 | 78.16 | 19 | 9.22 | 15 | 7.28 | 9 | 4.37 | 2 | 0.97 | 142 | 68.93 | 206 |
| Clearwater | 2,389 | 76.57 | 526 | 16.86 | 119 | 3.81 | 72 | 2.31 | 14 | 0.45 | 1,863 | 59.71 | 3,120 |
| Custer | 1,447 | 72.03 | 359 | 17.87 | 113 | 5.62 | 79 | 3.93 | 11 | 0.55 | 1,088 | 54.16 | 2,009 |
| Elmore | 4,380 | 66.31 | 1,334 | 20.20 | 688 | 10.42 | 141 | 2.13 | 62 | 0.94 | 3,046 | 46.12 | 6,605 |
| Franklin | 3,588 | 83.34 | 302 | 7.02 | 257 | 5.97 | 135 | 3.14 | 23 | 0.53 | 3,286 | 76.33 | 4,305 |
| Fremont | 3,399 | 80.17 | 480 | 11.32 | 247 | 5.83 | 87 | 2.05 | 27 | 0.64 | 2,919 | {68.84 | 4,240 |
| Gem | 5,118 | 67.60 | 1,076 | 14.21 | 1,173 | 15.49 | 133 | 1.76 | 71 | 0.94 | 3,945 | 52.11 | 7,571 |
| Gooding | 2,941 | 72.67 | 609 | 15.05 | 374 | 9.24 | 91 | 2.25 | 32 | 0.79 | 2,332 | 57.62 | 4,047 |
| Idaho | 5,741 | 76.91 | 962 | 12.89 | 535 | 7.17 | 177 | 2.37 | 50 | 0.67 | 4,779 | 64.02 | 7,465 |
| Jefferson | 7,396 | 81.33 | 836 | 9.19 | 585 | 6.43 | 223 | 2.45 | 54 | 0.59 | 6,560 | 72.14 | 9,094 |
| Jerome | 3,506 | 72.07 | 803 | 16.51 | 421 | 8.65 | 102 | 2.10 | 33 | 0.68 | 2,703 | 55.56 | 4,865 |
| Kootenai | 42,115 | 67.67 | 13,404 | 21.54 | 5,515 | 8.86 | 836 | 1.34 | 369 | 0.59 | 28,711 | 46.13 | 62,239 |
| Latah | 7,484 | 49.95 | 6,881 | 45.92 | 361 | 2.41 | 133 | 0.89 | 125 | 0.83 | 603 | 4.02 | 14,984 |
| Lemhi | 2,690 | 73.62 | 674 | 18.45 | 175 | 4.79 | 82 | 2.24 | 33 | 0.90 | 2,016 | 55.17 | 3,654 |
| Lewis | 1,097 | 80.72 | 176 | 12.95 | 58 | 4.27 | 26 | 1.91 | 2 | 0.15 | 921 | 67.77 | 1,359 |
| Lincoln | 978 | 74.43 | 221 | 16.82 | 76 | 5.78 | 27 | 2.05 | 12 | 0.91 | 757 | 57.61 | 1,314 |
| Madison | 6,533 | 78.94 | 972 | 11.74 | 519 | 6.27 | 195 | 2.36 | 57 | 0.69 | 5,561 | 67.19 | 8,276 |
| Minidoka | 3,623 | 76.89 | 592 | 12.56 | 366 | 7.77 | 99 | 2.10 | 32 | 0.68 | 3,031 | 64.33 | 4,712 |
| Nez Perce | 8,986 | 66.83 | 3,628 | 26.98 | 639 | 4.75 | 100 | 0.74 | 93 | 0.69 | 5,358 | 39.85 | 13,446 |
| Oneida | 1,330 | 83.07 | 117 | 7.31 | 99 | 6.18 | 44 | 2.75 | 11 | 0.69 | 1,213 | 75.77 | 1,601 |
| Owyhee | 2,376 | 72.55 | 411 | 12.55 | 382 | 11.66 | 67 | 2.05 | 39 | 1.19 | 1,965 | 60.00 | 3,275 |
| Payette | 5,509 | 72.61 | 1,079 | 14.22 | 835 | 11.01 | 125 | 1.65 | 39 | 0.51 | 4,430 | 58.39 | 7,587 |
| Power | 1,428 | 72.41 | 420 | 21.30 | 71 | 3.60 | 35 | 1.77 | 18 | 0.91 | 1,008 | 51.12 | 1,972 |
| Shoshone | 2,858 | 69.55 | 1,005 | 24.46 | 172 | 4.19 | 43 | 1.05 | 31 | 0.75 | 1,853 | 45.10 | 4,109 |
| Teton | 2,100 | 44.81 | 2,375 | 50.68 | 143 | 3.05 | 36 | 0.77 | 32 | 0.68 | -275 | -5.87 | 4,686 |
| Twin Falls | 14,914 | 65.23 | 4,780 | 20.91 | 2,425 | 10.61 | 564 | 2.47 | 180 | 0.79 | 10,134 | 44.32 | 22,863 |
| Valley | 2,829 | 54.20 | 1,974 | 37.82 | 330 | 6.32 | 50 | 0.96 | 37 | 0.71 | 855 | 16.38 | 5,220 |
| Washington | 2,894 | 74.26 | 564 | 14.47 | 354 | 9.08 | 64 | 1.64 | 21 | 0.54 | 2,330 | 59.79 | 3,897 |
| Totals | 358,539 | 60.68 | 169,808 | 28.74 | 49,917 | 8.45 | 8,500 | 1.44 | 4,126 | 0.70 | 188,731 | 31.94 | 590,890 |

#### By congressional district

Crapo won both congressional districts.
| District | Crapo | Roth | Cleveland | Representative |
| 1st | 64% | 24% | 10% | Russ Fulcher |
| 2nd | 57% | 34% | 7% | Mike Simpson |