2022 Idaho Senate election

2022 Idaho State Senate election

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All 35 seats in the Idaho Senate
18 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Kelly Anthon Michelle Stennett (retired)
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 27th District 26th district
Seats before 28 7
Seats after 28 7
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 400,702 103,634
Percentage 76.90% 19.89%
Swing Increase 16.68% Decrease 13.85%

Results:
     Republican gain      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Democratic hold

Majority Leader before election

Kelly Anthon
Idaho Republican Party

Elected Majority Leader

Kelly Anthon
Idaho Republican Party

The 2022 Idaho State Senate elections took place on November 8, 2022.[1] Primary elections were held on May 17, 2022.[2] Idaho voters elected state senators in all 35 seats of the Senate, electing one state senator and two state representatives in each of the 35 Idaho state legislative districts. State senators serve two-year terms in the Idaho Senate.[3]

The election coincided with United States national elections and Idaho state elections, including U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Governor, and Idaho House.[4][5] Since the previous election in 2020, Republicans held a 28-to-7-seat supermajority over Democrats. Republicans maintained the same supermajority in 2022, winning 28 seats.[6]

These were the first elections in Idaho following the 2020 United States redistricting cycle, which resulted in some members being assigned to new districts.[7][8][9]

  1. ^ "Idaho State Senate elections, 2022". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  2. ^ "2022 State Primary Election Dates and Filing Deadlines". National Conference of State Legislatures. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  3. ^ "Senate Membership". Idaho Legislature. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  4. ^ "2022 Primary Election". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  5. ^ "2022 General Election". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  6. ^ Corbin, Clark (November 9, 2022). "Republicans increase supermajority in Idaho Legislature". Idaho Capital Sun. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  7. ^ "Final Report" (PDF). Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  8. ^ "2022 Redistricting Report". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  9. ^ "Legislative Boundary Descriptions" (PDF). Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved June 2, 2024.