# Idaho's 1st congressional district

| Idaho's 1st congressional district |
| --- |
| Idaho's 1st congressional district since January 3, 2013 |
| Representative |

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
|   | Russ Fulcher R–Meridian |

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| Distribution | * 65.82% urban
* 34.18% rural
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| Population (2019) | 934,826 |
| Median household income | $62,886 |
| Ethnicity | * 83% White
* 11% Hispanic
* 2% other
* 1% Black
* 1% Native American
* 1% Asian
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| Cook PVI | R+21 |

**Idaho's 1st congressional district** is a congressional district in the U.S state of Idaho. The district is in the western part of the state. The congressional district is in the suburbs of Boise, Idaho and is in Ada and Canyon counties. It also includes the entire northern part of the state, through the Panhandle. The people who live in the district elect a person to represent the district in the United States House of Representatives. The 1st district is currently represented by Russ Fulcher, a Republican.

## Election history

| Year | Office | Results |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2000 | President | George W. Bush 64.61% - Al Gore 27.59% |
| 2004 | President | George W. Bush 68.92% - John Kerry 29.53% |
| 2008 | President | John McCain 60.69% - Barack Obama 35.22% |
| 2012 | President | Mitt Romney 64.9% - Barack Obama 32.2% |
| 2016 | President | Donald Trump 63.7% - Hillary Clinton 25.4% |
| 2020 | President | Donald Trump 67.1% - Joe Biden 30.7% |

Idaho's 1st Congressional District Election (2002)| 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 | **206,141** | **100.00** |
| Turnout |   |  |
|  | Republican **hold** |

### 2004

Idaho's 1st Congressional District Election (2004)| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | **Republican**  | **Butch Otter (Incumbent)**  | **207,662**  | **69.55**  |
|  | Democratic | Naomi Preston | 90,927 | 30.45 |
| Total votes | **298,589** | **100.00** |
| Turnout |   |  |
|  | Republican **hold** |

### 2006

Idaho's 1st Congressional District Election (2006)| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | **Republican**  | **Bill Sali (Incumbent)**  | **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 | **231,974** | **100.00** |
| Turnout |   |  |
|  | Republican **hold** |

### 2008

Idaho's 1st Congressional District Election (2008)| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | **Democratic**  | **Walt Minnick**  | **175,898**  | **50.61**  |
|  | Republican | Bill Sali (Incumbent) | 171,687 | 49.39 |
| Total votes | **347,585** | **100.00** |
| Turnout |   |  |
|  | Democratic **gain** from Republican |

### 2010

Idaho's 1st Congressional District Election (2010)| 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 | **247,427** | **100.00** |
| Turnout |   |  |
|  | Republican **gain** from Democratic |

### 2012

Republican primary results| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | **Republican**  | **Raúl Labrador**  | **58,003**  | **80.6**  |
|  | Republican | Reed McCandless | 13,917 | 19.4 |
| Total votes | **71,920** | **100** |

Democratic primary results| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | **Democratic**  | **Jimmy Farris**  | **5,362**  | **53.2**  |
|  | Democratic | Cynthia Clinkingbeard | 4,723 | 46.8 |
| Total votes | **10,085** | **100** |

Idaho 1st Congressional District 2012| 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 | **316,724** | **100.0** |

### 2014

Republican primary results| 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 | **71,541** | **100** |

Democratic primary results| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | **Democratic**  | **Shirley Ringo**  | **9,047**  | **82.0**  |
|  | Democratic | Ryan Barone | 1,981 | 18.0 |
| Total votes | **11,028** | **100** |

Idaho's 1st Congressional district election, 2014| 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 | 66,303 | 30.02% |
| Total votes | **220,864** | **100** |
|  | Republican **hold** |

### 2016

Republican primary results| 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 | **63,683** | **100** |

Democratic primary results| 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 | **12,384** | **100** |

Idaho's 1st Congressional district election, 2016| 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 | **355,357** | **100** |
|  | Republican **hold** |

### 2018

Republican primary results| 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 | **99,244** | **100.0** |

Democratic primary results| 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 | **27,524** | **100.0** |

Idaho's 1st congressional district, 2018| 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 | Marvin "Pro-Life" Richardson | 3,181 | 1.0 |
|  | Independent | Gordon Counsil | 1,054 | 0.3 |
|  | Independent | Michael J. Rath (write-in) | 91 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | **314,527** | **100.0** |
|  | Republican **hold** |

### 2020

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho| 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 | **458,569** | **100.0** |
|  | Republican **hold** |