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Free public service for Idaho votersNo candidate endorsementsGuide sources checked September 30, 2026General election November 3, 2026

Scope and limitations

What this Idaho guide covers

This guide covers all 8 statewide candidate contests and all 22 approved printed candidates in Idaho's official General candidate search. It keeps the approved write-in separate and does not mix Idaho Sunshine with FEC records.

Included

Published now

  • 22 approved printed candidates in all 8 statewide candidate contests
  • One approved gubernatorial write-in, listed separately from the printed-candidate count
  • 17 matched Idaho Sunshine candidate profiles with all 11 configured This Period and Election Cycle to Date fields
  • 2 matched FEC U.S. Senate candidate summaries with candidate and committee identifiers
  • One state unavailable explanation and two federal unavailable explanations that do not treat missing data as $0
  • Registration, same-day registration, early voting, absentee, emergency absentee, voter identification, and Election Day rules
  • All 4 statewide questions, including the non-binding state gun advisory
  • An official candidate-search check showing no statewide judicial contest
  • A separate 2026 transaction-dated explorer with 94,489 source records, 849 public filing accounts, 22 distinct ledgers and explicit coverage notices
Not included

Outside this release

  • David Roth's withdrawn Democratic U.S. Senate record
  • C. Sierra - ID Law - Idaho Lorax's withdrawn Constitution U.S. House District 2 record
  • The two U.S. House district contests and their FEC finance comparisons
  • State legislative, county, municipal, school, judicial district, and other local contests
  • Greg Woodard and Jeffrey Street, Jr. in District Judge, District 4, Ada A because that contest is district-only
  • Qualified write-in finance comparisons
  • Complete independent-spending coverage; separate exposed parents and target allocations are searchable with explicit gaps and nonadditive warnings
  • Complete historical, undated and federal itemized coverage; the separate Idaho 2026 source snapshot has documented gaps
  • Business, lobbying, contract, land, and conflict-record research
Known finance limits

3 finance summaries unavailable

  • Natalie M FlemingFEC candidate S0ID00172 and principal committee C00726877 are registered, but the official FEC pages explicitly show no 2025-2026 financial summary. Missing here does not mean $0.
  • Matt LoesbyNo exact-name 2026 FEC candidate or principal committee record was found for Matt Loesby. The FEC 2024 ballot list confirms his prior Idaho candidacy but does not supply a 2026 Senate finance record. Missing here does not mean $0.
  • Pro-LifeNo matching 2026 Governor profile was found under Pro-Life or Pro Life in Idaho Sunshine when checked September 30, 2026. Finance is unavailable. Missing here does not mean $0.
View the finance source notes
Not yet published

District contests, local ballot styles, and remaining disclosure gaps

The separate transaction explorer covers 94,489 source records across 849 public filing accounts with explicit source-date, amendment, return and allocation limitations. Congressional, legislative, judicial district, county, municipal, school and local ballot expansion remains outside this statewide candidate guide. Neither view claims every Idaho campaign transaction.

Dataset comparison: Do not compare state datasets as if they use one method. Nevada includes itemized transactions. Alabama uses race-level portal summaries. Alaska uses APOC and FEC records. Arizona uses Spotlight summaries across a calendar-year filter. Arkansas uses candidate summaries for Election Year 2026. California uses CAL-ACCESS committee totals. Colorado uses TRACER and FEC summaries. Connecticut uses W4POLITICS sums of nonoverlapping SEEC30 report periods. Florida uses state All Dates Totals and FEC summaries. Georgia uses campaign-to-date fields from expanded PeachFile Candidate Profiles and FEC summaries. Hawaii uses Candidate Filing System Column B election-period totals from each committee's latest available report. Idaho profile cards use Sunshine Combined Financial Totals with This Period and Election Cycle to Date fields plus separate FEC summaries. Its itemized explorer is a distinct calendar-2026 transaction-dated source snapshot, not a replacement for those cumulative profile figures.
Version record

Idaho guide 1.0

PublishedOctober 1, 2026
Contests shown8
Ballot choices22
Ballot measures4

8 statewide candidate contests, 22 approved printed candidates, one approved write-in, 17 Idaho Sunshine profiles, 2 FEC summaries, three explicit unavailable records, voter deadlines, 4 statewide questions, no statewide judicial contest, and primary sources.

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Idaho guide publication record
VersionPublishedScope
1.0October 1, 20268 statewide candidate contests, 22 approved printed candidates, one approved write-in, 17 Idaho Sunshine profiles, 2 FEC summaries, three explicit unavailable records, voter deadlines, 4 statewide questions, no statewide judicial contest, and primary sources.

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