Check out the 2026 Idaho Statesman Voter Guide for the May primary election

We gave all candidates in contested races the opportunity to provide their backgrounds and priorities in their own words.
The Pacific Northwest Inlander

May is primary season in Idaho, when November’s election winners are often chosen early via the closed Republican process

In the Idaho counties lining the Eastern Washington border, the grapefruit red shading on the Idaho Secretary of State Voter ...

Want info on the Idaho judges on your ballot? Attorneys rated them in a new survey.

Hundreds of attorneys rated candidates for Idaho district judgeships in a survey conducted last month by the Idaho State Bar ...
KIVI-TV

U.S. Representative, Idaho District 1 Candidate Q&A: May Primary Election

Idaho News 6 invited candidates in the contested race for U.S. Representative, Idaho District 1, to answer six key questions ...
KIVI-TV

Idaho Governor Candidate Q&A: May Primary Election

Idaho News 6 invited candidates in the state's gubernatorial race to answer six key questions ahead of the May primary. See ...

Absentee ballot request deadline is Friday for Idaho primary

Idaho voters have until 5 p.m. on Friday to pre-register to vote or request an absentee ballot online ahead of the May 19 ...
KHQ

Idaho primary voting is open ahead of May 19 election

Idaho voters could cast early ballots ahead of the state primary, according to official election information. IDAHO — Idaho ...
KPVI

Early voting for 2026 primary election begins this week in these Idaho counties

As of May 4, early voting for the 2026 primary election has begun in additional Idaho counties across the state, including in ...
Idaho State Journal

All Southeast Idaho lawmakers file for re-election in what promises to be robust political season statewide

All of the incumbent legislators in Southeast Idaho are running for re-election — and many of them will have to fight to keep their seats. As the filing deadline closed Friday for Idaho’s 2026 ...