2024 Idaho Senate election


The 2024 Idaho Senate election was held on November 5, 2024, alongside the 2024 United States elections. For the first time in thirty years, the Idaho Democratic Party ran candidates in each legislative district on the ballot.

Partisan Background

In the 2020 Presidential Election, Republican Donald Trump won the most votes in 31 of Idaho's legislative districts, and Democrat Joe Biden won the most votes in 4 districts. Going into the 2024 Idaho Senate election, there are 3 districts in which Trump won the most votes in 2020 that are currently represented by Democrats: District 15 in Suburban Ada County ; Blaine County-based [|District 26] ; and Pocatello-based [|District 29].

Incumbents defeated

In primary election

Five incumbent senators, all Republicans, were defeated in the May 21 primary election.

Republicans

  1. District 1: Scott Herndon lost renomination to Jim Woodward.
  2. District 8: Geoff Schroeder lost renomination to Christy Zito.
  3. District 11: Chris Trakel lost renomination to Camille Blaylock.
  4. District 20: Chuck Winder lost renomination to Josh Keyser.
  5. District 25: Linda Wright Hartgen lost renomination to Josh Kohl.

In general election

  1. District 15: Democratic incumbent Rick Just lost reelection to Republican Codi Galloway.

Summary of results by district

Italics denote an open seat held by the incumbent party; bold text denotes a gain for a party.

Detailed results by Senate District">Idaho Senate">Senate District


[|District 1] • [|District 2] • [|District 3] • [|District 4] • [|District 5] • [|District 6] • [|District 7] • District 8 • [|District 9] • [|District 10] • [|District 11] • [|District 12] • [|District 13] • [|District 14] • District 15 • [|District 16] • [|District 17] • [|District 18] • [|District 19] • District 20 • [|District 21] • [|District 22] • [|District 23] • [|District 24] • District 25 • District 26 • [|District 27] • [|District 28] • District 29 • [|District 30] • [|District 31] • [|District 32] • [|District 33] • [|District 34] • [|District 35]

  • Note: Official primary results can be obtained here

District 8