The 2022 United States Senate election in Idaho was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Idaho. Incumbent Republican Senator Mike Crapo was first elected in 1998 and ran for re-election to a fifth term in office. Primary elections were held on May 17, 2022. Crapo easily won renomination, while former Idaho House of Representatives candidate David Roth won the Democratic primary with 57.8% of the vote. Crapo ultimately won the election, but this was the lowest share of the vote he had ever received for this seat, partially because of an independent candidate, Scott Cleveland, taking away some of his votes.
The election resulted in both the worst performance by a Republican, and the best performance by a Democrat in the Class 3 seat since 1992. It was also the best performance by a third-party or independent candidate for a Senate seat in Idaho since 1926.
Republican primary Candidates
Nominee Mike Crapo, incumbent U.S. senator
Eliminated in primary Brenda Bourn Natalie Fleming, independent candidate for Idaho's 1st congressional district in 2018 and U.S. Senate in 2020 Scott Trotter, business owner Ramont Turnbull, development manager
Failed to file Mike Little, Iraq War veteran
Withdrawn Jeremy Gilbert, law firm operations director and U.S. Army veteran
Endorsements
Results
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee David Roth, nominee for state representative from the 33rd district in 2020
Eliminated in primary Ben Pursley, real estate developer
Results
Libertarian primary Candidates Nominee Idaho Sierra Law, environmental activist and perennial candidate
Results
Constitution primary Candidates Nominee Ray Writz, nominee for U.S. Senate in 2016 and 2020
Results
Independents Candidates Declared Scott Cleveland, entrepreneur
General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report March 4, 2022 Inside Elections April 1, 2022 Sabato's Crystal Ball March 1, 2022PoliticoApril 1, 2022RCPFebruary 24, 2022Fox News May 12, 2022DDHQJuly 20, 2022538June 30, 2022The EconomistSeptember 7, 2022
Post-primary endorsements
Debates + 2022 United States Senate general election in Idaho debates Date Host Moderator Link Republican Democratic IndependentKey: Participant Absent Non-invitee Invitee Withdrawn Mike Crapo David Roth Scott Clevland1 Oct. 5, 2022 Idaho Public Television Melissa DavlinYouTube
Results
By county
CountyMike CrapoRepublicanDavid RothDemocraticScott ClevelandIndependentRay WritzConstitutionIdaho Sierra LawLibertarianMarginTotalvotes#%#%#%#%#%#%Ada 87,579 47.4676,65641.5417,5519.511,5610.851,1740.64 10,923 5.92 184,521Adams 1,425 70.8636718.251507.46562.78130.65 1,058 52.61 2,011Bannock 14,480 56.919,05435.591,2995.113771.482330.92 5,426 21.33 25,443Bear Lake 1,871 83.381968.73873.88703.12200.89 1,675 74.64 2,244Benewah 2,662 76.8550314.521514.361103.18381.10 2,159 62.33 3,464Bingham 9,491 77.101,75014.227716.262231.81750.61 7,741 62.88 12,310Blaine3,12132.21 6,006 61.993363.47991.021271.31 -2,885 -29.78 9,689Boise 2,172 63.1967319.5847813.91832.41310.90 1,499 43.61 3,437Bonner 13,348 64.295,46726.331,5027.233001.451440.69 7,881 37.96 20,761Bonneville 24,579 69.367,86622.202,2486.345201.472260.64 16,713 47.16 35,439Boundary 3,939 75.7573214.084037.75931.79330.63 3,207 61.67 5,200Butte 783 78.8511411.48595.94282.8290.91 669 67.37 993Camas 367 71.129518.41295.62214.0740.78 272 52.71 516Canyon 36,558 62.7812,96122.267,29912.539761.684350.75 23,597 40.52 58,229Caribou 1,735 81.992059.691095.15542.55130.61 1,530 72.31 2,116Cassia 4,619 79.6958410.083986.871542.66410.71 4,035 69.62 5,796Clark 161 78.16199.22157.2894.3720.97 142 68.93 206Clearwater 2,389 76.5752616.861193.81722.31140.45 1,863 59.71 3,120Custer 1,447 72.0335917.871135.62793.93110.55 1,088 54.16 2,009Elmore 4,380 66.311,33420.2068810.421412.13620.94 3,046 46.12 6,605Franklin 3,588 83.343027.022575.971353.14230.53 3,286 76.33 4,305Fremont 3,399 80.1748011.322475.83872.05270.64 2,919 {68.84 4,240Gem 5,118 67.601,07614.211,17315.491331.76710.94 3,945 52.11 7,571Gooding 2,941 72.6760915.053749.24912.25320.79 2,332 57.62 4,047Idaho 5,741 76.9196212.895357.171772.37500.67 4,779 64.02 7,465Jefferson 7,396 81.338369.195856.432232.45540.59 6,560 72.14 9,094Jerome 3,506 72.0780316.514218.651022.10330.68 2,703 55.56 4,865Kootenai 42,115 67.6713,40421.545,5158.868361.343690.59 28,711 46.13 62,239Latah 7,484 49.956,88145.923612.411330.891250.83 603 4.02 14,984Lemhi 2,690 73.6267418.451754.79822.24330.90 2,016 55.17 3,654Lewis 1,097 80.7217612.95584.27261.9120.15 921 67.77 1,359Lincoln 978 74.4322116.82765.78272.05120.91 757 57.61 1,314Madison 6,533 78.9497211.745196.271952.36570.69 5,561 67.19 8,276Minidoka 3,623 76.8959212.563667.77992.10320.68 3,031 64.33 4,712Nez Perce 8,986 66.833,62826.986394.751000.74930.69 5,358 39.85 13,446Oneida 1,330 83.071177.31996.18442.75110.69 1,213 75.77 1,601Owyhee 2,376 72.5541112.5538211.66672.05391.19 1,965 60.00 3,275Payette 5,509 72.611,07914.2283511.011251.65390.51 4,430 58.39 7,587Power 1,428 72.4142021.30713.60351.77180.91 1,008 51.12 1,972Shoshone 2,858 69.551,00524.461724.19431.05310.75 1,853 45.10 4,109Teton2,10044.81 2,375 50.681433.05360.77320.68 -275 -5.87 4,686Twin Falls 14,914 65.234,78020.912,42510.615642.471800.79 10,134 44.32 22,863Valley 2,829 54.201,97437.823306.32500.96370.71 855 16.38 5,220Washington 2,894 74.2656414.473549.08641.64210.54 2,330 59.79 3,897 Totals358,53960.68169,80828.7449,9178.458,5001.444,1260.70188,73131.94590,890 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Teton (largest municipality: Victor)
By congressional district Crapo won both congressional districts. District Crapo Roth Cleveland Representative 64% 24% 10%Russ Fulcher 57% 34% 7%Mike Simpson
See also 2022 United States Senate elections 2022 Idaho elections
Notes
References
External links Official campaign websites Scott Cleveland (I) for Senate Mike Crapo (R) for Senate David Roth (D) for Senate