2022 Idaho gubernatorial election
The 2022 Idaho gubernatorial election was held on November 8 to elect the next governor of Idaho. Incumbent Brad Little, first elected in 2018, was elected to a second term, the eighth consecutive win by a Republican Party|Republican].
The statewide primary was held on May 17; Little defeated incumbent lieutenant governor Janice McGeachin in the Republican primary, while Stephen Heidt won the Democratic Party|Democratic] primary. Little convincingly won the general election, but there was a relatively strong performance by far-right independent candidate Ammon Bundy, who finished roughly three points behind Heidt, and ahead of Heidt in 34 of Idaho's 44 counties.
Bundy's share of the vote was the best non-major party performance or the best outside both major parties performance since 1926. This was the worst Democratic performance since 1924, and one of only three times since then in which the Democratic candidate failed to achieve 30% of the vote.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Brad Little, incumbent governor
Eliminated in primary
- Steve Bradshaw, Bonner County commissioner
- Ben Cannady, candidate for governor in 2018
- Walter French
- Ed Humphreys, financial advisor and Region IV chair of the Idaho Republican Party
- Ashley Jackson, actress, marijuana legalization activist
- Lisa Marie, entrepreneur, humanitarian, mother
- Janice McGeachin, lieutenant governor of Idaho
- Cody Usabel
Withdrawn
- Ammon Bundy, anti-government militant, activist, and leader of the Occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
- Chris Hammond
Declined
- Raúl Labrador, former U.S. representative from ID-01, former chair of the Idaho Republican Party, and candidate for governor in 2018 ''''
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Stephen Heidt, college instructor
Write-in candidates
- David J. Reilly, activist and media personality
- Shelby Rognstad, mayor of Sandpoint
Withdrew
- Melissa Sue Robinson, perennial candidate
Declined
- AJ Balukoff, former Boise School District trustee, nominee for governor in 2014, and candidate in 2018 ''''
Write-in count
Shelby Rognstad received 6,736 votes. David Reilly received 21 votes.Libertarian primary
Candidates
Declared
- John Dionne Jr.
- Paul Sand, White Bird city councilman, retired software engineer
Constitution primary
Candidates
Declared
- Chantyrose Davison
Write In
- Ryan Cole, member of the Central Idaho Health District board and pathologist
Withdrew
- Pro-Life, organic strawberry farmer and perennial candidate
Write-in count
Dr. Ryan Cole received 25 votes/6.7%.Independents
Declared
- Ammon Bundy, leader of the Occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
Withdrawn
- John Dionne
- Pro Life ''''
General election
Results
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
By congressional district
Little won both congressional districts.| District | Little | Heidt | Bundy | Representative |
| 61% | 17% | 20% | Russ Fulcher | |
| 60% | 24% | 14% | Mike Simpson |