2022 Idaho House of Representatives election

The 2022 Idaho House of Representatives elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections on November 8, 2022. Idaho voters elected state representatives in all 70 seats of the House, electing 2 state representatives in each of the 35 Idaho state legislative districts. State representatives serve two-year terms in the Idaho House of Representatives.

2022 Idaho House of Representatives election

November 8, 2022

All 70 seats in the Idaho House
36 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Scott Bedke Ilana Rubel
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 27th-Oakley 18th-Boise
Seats before 58 12

Speaker of the House before election

Scott Bedke
Republican

Elected Speaker of the House

TBD

Following the previous election, Republicans held a 58-to-12 seat majority over Democrats.



Swing districts

Retirements

As of February 2022, eleven incumbents have announced retirement. Those incumbents are:

Republicans

  1. District 7A: Priscilla Giddings: Retiring to run for Lieutenant Governor[1]
  2. District 8B: Dorothy Moon: Retiring to run for Secretary of State[2]
  3. District 10B: Gregory Chaney: Retiring to run for state senate[3]
  4. District 11B: Tammy Nichols: Retiring to run for state senate[4]
  5. District 13B: Ben Adams: Retiring to run for state senate[5]
  6. District 15B: Codi Galloway: Retiring to run for state senate[4]
  7. District 24B: Linda Wright Hartgen: Retiring to run for state senate[4]
  8. District 25B: Clark Kauffman: Retiring[6]
  9. District 27A: Scott Bedke: Retiring to run for Lieutenant Governor[7]
  10. Districr 27B: Fred Wood: Retiring[8]

Democrats

  1. District 24B: Sally Toone: Retiring[9]

References

  1. Dutton, Audrey (21 May 2021). "Idaho legislator Priscilla Giddings makes bid for lieutenant governor". Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  2. "Rep. Dorothy Moon announces run for Secretary of State". www.idahopress.com. The Idaho Press-Tribune. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  3. Pruett, Greg (17 November 2021). "Rep. Greg Chaney Files to Run for State Senate in Potential New District 11". Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  4. Pruett, Greg (26 December 2021). "Which Idaho Legislators are Retiring or Going for a Different Chamber in 2022?". Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  5. "House Republican to run for Senate in reconfigured district". www.kmvt.com. KMVT. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  6. Nettleton, Lorien (25 January 2022). "'Life's priorities change with age, and so have mine' - Rep. Kauffman will not seek reelection". Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  7. Corbin, Clark (27 May 2021). "House Speaker Bedke announces run for lieutenant governor in 2022". Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  8. Dutton, Audrey (31 January 2022). "The last M.D. left in the Idaho Legislature will not seek re-election". Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  9. Nash, Drew (24 February 2022). "Rep. Toone won't run again". Retrieved 4 April 2022.


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