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Idaho Republican Party

The Idaho Republican Party (IDGOP) is the Idaho state affiliate of the United States Republican Party, headquartered in Boise. It is currently the dominant party in the state, controlling both of Idaho's U.S. House seats, both U.S. Senate seats, the governorship, and has supermajorities in both houses of the state legislature.

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Idaho Republican Party
ChairpersonDorothy Moon
Senate leaderKelly Anthon
House leaderMike Moyle
Founded1860s
Headquarters101 South Capitol Blvd. Suite 302, Boise, Idaho 83702
Membership (2024) 601,829[1]
IdeologyConservatism[2]
National affiliationRepublican Party
Colors  Red
Seats in the U.S. Senate
2 / 2
Seats in the United States House of Representatives
2 / 2
Statewide officers
7 / 7
Seats in the Idaho Senate
29 / 35
Seats in the Idaho House of Representatives
61 / 70
Election symbol
Website
idgop.org
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History

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By the time of the 1889 Constitutional Convention, the Republican Party had become a prominent Party in Idaho, and made up the majority of the representatives at the Constitutional Convention for statehood. Republicans and Democrats had equal influence in Idaho until the 1960s when the Republican Party emerged as the dominant political Party.[3] The Republican Party has held the governorship since 1995, both US Senate seats since 1981, and both US House seats since 2010.

As of 2022, Idaho has the second largest percentage of Republicans in a state legislature. Republicans control all constitutional offices in the state and maintain supermajorities in the House and Senate.

The party had been reported to have a growing faction of far-right political activists, with a concentration in Kootenai County.[4] In 2021, the Koontenai County Republican Central Committee endorsed Dave Reilly, a political activist from Pennsylvania who attended the 2017 Unite the Right rally[5] and has gained notoriety for antisemitic public statements, for candidacy in a Post Falls school board election.[6] The KCRCC has also made public statements in support of Austrian neo-nazi activist Martin Sellner[7] and the anti-communist John Birch Society.[8] Outside of Koonetai County, within the Idaho Legislature, Rep. Chad Christensen identifies himself as being a member of both the far-right militia Oath Keepers and the John Birch Society.[9]

Governing body

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  • State Central Committee: The governing body of the Idaho Republican Party is the Republican State Central Committee, which is made up of elected members from each legislative district and county. It establishes the rules and functions of the Idaho Republican Party on the state level.[10]
  • Chairman and executive committee: The current chairman of the Idaho Republican Party is Dorothy Moon.[11] Moon was elected in July 2022, defeating incumbent Tom Luna. She is considered a far-right conservative.[11][12]

The executive committee consists of a first and second vice chair, secretary, treasurer, finance chair, region chairs from each of Idaho's ten regions, and the presidents of the affiliated clubs; Young Republicans, College Republicans, and Republican Women. Members of the executive committee who are not Region Chairs are elected at the State Convention, held bi-annually.[10]

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Executive Committee Members[13][14]
Voting Members
Chairman Dorothy Moon
1st Vice Chair Mark Fuller
2nd Vice Chair Viki Purdy
National Committeeman Bryan Smith[15]
National Committeewoman Vicki Keen
Secretary Maria Nate
Treasurer Steve Bender
Region 1 Scott Herndon
Region 2 Bjorn Handeen
Region 3 Nick Woods
Region 4 Machele Hamilton
Region 5 Mark Johnson
Region 6 Jean Mollenkopf-Moore
Region 7 Mike Mathews
Region 8 Trent Clark
Region 9 Steve Pinther
Region 10 Andrew Mickelsen
Ex-Officio Members
Finance Chair TBD
Young Republicans Chair Tyler Kelly
IFRW President Tracey Wasden
College Republicans Chair Farhana Hibbert
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Meetings

Meetings of both the State Central Committee and the State Executive Committee are usually held every six months, including those held in proximity to State Conventions.[16]

The party convened in July 2022 to consider a resolution declaring that Joe Biden had not been legitimately elected president of the United States.[17]

Idaho Freedom Caucus

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Idaho Freedom Caucus
FoundedMarch 2017
Key people
Scott Herndon Director Tammy Nichols, Heather Scott Co-Chairs
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The Idaho Freedom Caucus is a caucus within the Idaho Legislature.

The original Idaho Freedom Caucus was founded by Rep. Mike Kingsley and Rep. Bryan Zollinger in 2017.[18] That effort stalled in 2017 when conservatives failed to find consensus on a path forward[19] but was picked up again in 2022. The Idaho Freedom Caucus hired Scott Herndon as its executive director on July 17, 2024.[20] Prior to the 2024 legislative session, three members of the Idaho Freedom Caucus were rebuked by the Senate president pro tempore Chuck Winder for their criticisms of other legislators online.[21]

Regions

Regions of the IDGOP are groups of Idaho Counties defined by Article III, Section 1 of the State Rules.[16]

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Current Republican officeholders

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Members of Congress

U.S. Senate

U.S. House of Representatives

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1st Russ Fulcher
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2nd Mike Simpson
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Constitutional Offices

State legislators

Idaho Senate

Republicans currently hold 28 out of 35 seats in the Idaho Senate.[22]

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Legislative DistrictSenatorCounty
LD-1Scott HerndonBoundary/Bonner
LD-2Phil HartKootenai
LD-3Doug OkuniewiczKootenai
LD-4Ben ToewsKootenai
LD-5Carl BjerkeBenewah/Latah
LD-6Dan ForemanLewis/Nez Perce
LD-7Cindy CarlsonIdaho/Clearwater/Shoshone/Bonner
LD-8Geoff SchroederValley/Gem/Boise/Custer/Lemhi
LD-9Abby LeeWashington/Payette/Canyon
LD-10Tammy NicholsCanyon
LD-11Chris TrakelCanyon
LD-12Ben AdamsCanyon
LD-13Brian LenneyCanyon
LD-14C. Scott GrowAda
LD-20Chuck WinderAda
LD-21Treg BerntAda
LD-22Lori Den HartogAda
LD-23Todd LakeyElmore/Owyhee/Twin Falls
LD-24Glenneda ZuiderveldTwin Falls
LD-25Linda Wright HartgenTwin Falls/Jerome
LD-27Kelly AnthonMinidoka/Cassia
LD-28Jim GuthriePower/Bannock
LD-30Julie VanOrdenBonneville
LD-31Van BurtenshawBingham
LD-32Kevin CookBear Lake/Caribou/Franklin/Oneida/Bonneville/Teton
LD-33Dave LentBonneville
LD-34Doug RicksMadison/Bonneville
LD-35Mark HarrisButte/Jefferson/Fremont/Clark
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Idaho House of Representatives

Republicans currently hold 58 out of 70 seats in the Idaho House of Representatives.[23]

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Legislative DistrictRepresentativeCounty
LD-1Heather ScottBoundary/Bonner
LD-1Sage DixonBoundary/Bonner
LD-2Vito BarbieriKootenai
LD-2Doug OkuniewiczKootenai
LD-3Don CheathamKootenai
LD-3Ron MendiveKootenai
LD-4Paul AmadorKootenai
LD-4Jim AddisKootenai
LD-5Caroline Nilsson TroyBenewah/Latah
LD-6Lori McCannLewis/Nez Perce
LD-6Mike KingsleyLewis/Nez Perce
LD-7Priscilla GiddingsIdaho/Clearwater/Shoshone/Bonner
LD-7Paul ShepherdIdaho/Clearwater/Shoshone/Bonner
LD-8Dorothy MoonVally/Gem/Boise/Custer/Lemhi
LD-8Terry GestrinVally/Gem/Boise/Custer/Lemhi
LD-9Judy BoyleWashington/Payette/Canyon
LD-9Jacyn GallagherWashington/Payette/Canyon
LD-10Gregory ChaneyCanyon
LD-10Julie YamamotoCanyon
LD-11Scott SymeCanyon
LD-11Tammy NicholsCanyon
LD-12Robert AnderstCanyon
LD-12Rick YoungbloodCanyon
LD-13Ben AdamsCanyon
LD-13Brent CraneCanyon
LD-14Gayann DeMordauntAda
LD-14Mike MoyleAda
LD-15Steve BerchAda
LD-15Codi GallowayAda
LD-20James HoltzclawAda
LD-20Joe PalmerAda
LD-21Greg FerchAda
LD-21Steven HarrisAda
LD-22Jason MonksAda
LD-22John Vander WoudeAda
LD-23Megan BlanksmaElmore/Owyhee/Twin Falls
LD-23Christy ZitoElmore/Owyhee/Twin Falls
LD-24Lance ClowTwin Falls
LD-24Linda Wright HartgenTwin Falls
LD-25Laurie LickleyTwin Falls/Jerome
LD-25Clark KauffmanTwin Falls/Jerome
LD-26Steve MillerBlaine/Camas/Gooding/Lincoln
LD-27Fred WoodMinidoka/Cassia
LD-27Scott BedkeMinidoka/Cassia
LD-28Randy ArmstrongPower/Bannock
LD-28Kevin AndrusPower/Bannock
LD-29Dustin ManwaringBannock
LD-30Gary MarshallBonneville
LD-30Wendy HormanBonneville
LD-31David CannonBingham
LD-31Julie VanOrdenBingham
LD-32Marc GibbsBear Lake/Caribou/Franklin/Oneida/Bonneville/Teton
LD-32Chad ChristensenBear Lake/Caribou/Franklin/Oneida/Bonneville/Teton
LD-33Barbara EhardtBonneville
LD-33Marco EricksonBonneville
LD-34Ronald NateMadison/Bonneville
LD-34Jon WeberMadison/Bonneville
LD-35Rod FurnissButte/Jefferson/Fremont/Clark
LD-35Karen HanksButte/Jefferson/Fremont/Clark
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Legislative leadership

Senate

House

Chairs of IDGOP

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Chairman Term
Dorothy Moon July 2022[11]
Tom Luna June 2020 – July 2022[11]
Raúl Labrador June 2019 – June 2020
Jennifer Locke (acting) February 2019 – June 2019
Jonathan Parker June 2017 – February 2019
Stephen Yates August 2014 – June 2017
Vacant June 2014 – August 2014
Barry Peterson June 2012 – June 2014
Norm Semanko June 2008 – June 2012
J. Kirk Sullivan June 2004 – June 2008
John Sandy 2002 – June 2004
Trent Clark 1999–2002
Ron McMurray 1996–1999
N. Randy Smith 1993–1996
Phil Batt 1991–1993
Randy Ayre 1989–1991
Blake Hall 1985–1989
Dennis Olsen 1977–1985
Vern Ravenscroft 1975–1977
Robert "Bob" Linville 1974–1975
Marge Miner 1972–1974
Roland Wilber 1968–1972
John O. McMurray June 1961 – 1968
Ray Robbins 1958 – June 1961
Wallace C. Burns 1955–1958
William S. Campbell 1952–1955
Milton L. Horsley 1950–1952
Ezra B. Hinshaw 1948–1950
T.W. "Tom" Smith 1946–1948
S.L. "Vern" Thorpe 1944–1946
Reilly Atkinson Sr 1942–1944
Thomas "Tom" Heath[24][25][26] 1938–1942
C. A. Bottolfsen 1936–1938
R.P. Perry 1931–1936
R. B. Scatterday 1930–1931
John McMurray 1924–1930
I. H. Nash 1922–1924
John Thomas 1918–1922
S.D. Taylor 1918–1918
Evan Evans July 1915[27]-1918
George A. Day September 1912[28]- July 1915[27]
C.L. Heitman September 1910[29]- September 1912[28]
B.F. O'Neil September 1908[30]- September 1910[31]
James H. Brady August 1904[32]– September 1908[30]
Frank R. Gooding 1900 – August 1904[32]
George H. Stewart August 1896[33]
J.H. Richards August 1894–?
Edgar Wilson May 1892[34][35]- August 1894
William Borah February 1892 – May 1892
Joe Pinkham August 1890[36]-February 1892[37]
James H. Beatty September 1888[38]-?
I.W. Garrett ?- September 1888[38]
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Election results

Presidential

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Idaho Republican Party presidential election results
Election Presidential ticket Votes Vote % Electoral votes Result
1892 Benjamin Harrison/Whitelaw Reid 8,599 44.31%
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1896 William McKinley/Garret Hobart 6,314 21.32%
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1900 William McKinley/Theodore Roosevelt 27,198 46.96%
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1904 Theodore Roosevelt/Charles W. Fairbanks 47,783 65.84%
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1908 William Howard Taft/James S. Sherman 52,621 54.09%
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1912 William Howard Taft/Nicholas M. Butler 32,810 31.02%
0 / 4
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1916 Charles E. Hughes/Charles W. Fairbanks 55,368 41.13%
0 / 4
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1920 Warren G. Harding/Calvin Coolidge 88,975 65.60%
4 / 4
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1924 Calvin Coolidge/Charles G. Dawes 69,879 47.12%
4 / 4
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1928 Herbert Hoover/Charles Curtis 97,322 64.22%
4 / 4
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1932 Herbert Hoover/Charles Curtis 71,417 38.27%
0 / 4
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1936 Alf Landon/Frank Knox 66,256 33.19%
0 / 4
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1940 Wendell Willkie/Charles L. McNary 106,553 45.31%
0 / 4
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1944 Thomas E. Dewey/John W. Bricker 100,137 48.07%
0 / 4
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1948 Thomas E. Dewey/Earl Warren 101,514 47.26%
0 / 4
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1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower/Richard Nixon 180,707 65.42%
4 / 4
Won
1956 Dwight D. Eisenhower/Richard Nixon 166,979 61.17%
4 / 4
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1960 Richard Nixon/Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. 161,597 53.78%
4 / 4
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1964 Barry Goldwater/William E. Miller 143,557 49.08%
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1968 Richard Nixon/Spiro Agnew 165,369 56.79%
4 / 4
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1972 Richard Nixon/Spiro Agnew 199,384 64.24%
4 / 4
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1976 Gerald Ford/Bob Dole 204,151 59.88%
4 / 4
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1980 Ronald Reagan/George H. W. Bush 290,699 66.46%
4 / 4
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1984 Ronald Reagan/George H. W. Bush 297,523 72.36%
4 / 4
Won
1988 George H. W. Bush/Dan Quayle 253,881 62.08%
4 / 4
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1992 George H. W. Bush/Dan Quayle 202,645 42.03%
4 / 4
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1996 Bob Dole/Jack Kemp 256,595 52.18%
4 / 4
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2000 George W. Bush/Dick Cheney 336,937 67.17%
4 / 4
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2004 George W. Bush/Dick Cheney 409,235 68.38%
4 / 4
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2008 John McCain/Sarah Palin 403,012 61.21%
4 / 4
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2012 Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan 420,911 64.09%
4 / 4
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2016 Donald Trump/Mike Pence 409,055 59.25%
4 / 4
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2020 Donald Trump/Mike Pence 554,119 63.84%
4 / 4
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2024 Donald Trump/JD Vance 605,246 66.87%
4 / 4
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Gubernatorial

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Idaho Republican Party gubernatorial election results
Election Gubernatorial candidate Votes Vote % Result
1890
1892 William J. McConnell 8,178 40.74% Won Green tickY
1894 William J. McConnell 10,208 41.51% Won Green tickY
1896 David H. Budlong 6,441 22.38% Lost Red XN
1898 Albert B. Moss 13,794 34.71% Lost Red XN
1900 D. W. Standrod 26,468 47.04% Lost Red XN
1902 John T. Morrison 31,874 52.90% Won Green tickY
1904 Frank R. Gooding 41,877 58.74% Won Green tickY
1906 Frank R. Gooding 38,386 52.18% Won Green tickY
1908 James H. Brady 47,864 49.61% Won Green tickY
1910 James H. Brady 39,961 46.38% Lost Red XN
1912 John M. Haines 35,074 33.24% Won Green tickY
1914 John M. Haines 40,349 37.39% Lost Red XN
1916 D. W. Davis 63,305 47.07% Lost Red XN
1918 D. W. Davis 57,626 59.95% Won Green tickY
1920 D. W. Davis 75,748 52.97% Won Green tickY
1922 Charles C. Moore 50,538 39.53% Won Green tickY
1924 Charles C. Moore 65,508 43.94% Won Green tickY
1926 H. C. Baldridge 61,575 51.05% Won Green tickY
1928 H. C. Baldridge 87,681 57.82% Won Green tickY
1930 John McMurray 58,002 43.98% Lost Red XN
1932 Byron Defenbach 68,863 36.44% Lost Red XN
1934 Frank L. Stephan 75,659 44.26% Lost Red XN
1936 Frank L. Stephan 83,430 41.46% Lost Red XN
1938 C. A. Bottolfsen 106,268 57.30% Won Green tickY
1940 C. A. Bottolfsen 118,117 49.52% Lost Red XN
1942 C. A. Bottolfsen 72,260 50.15% Won Green tickY
1944 W. H. Detweiler 98,532 47.36% Lost Red XN
1946 C. A. Robins 102,233 56.37% Won Green tickY
1950 Leonard B. Jordan 107,642 52.56% Won Green tickY
1954 Robert E. Smylie 124,038 54.24% Won Green tickY
1958 Robert E. Smylie 121,810 50.96% Won Green tickY
1962 Robert E. Smylie 139,578 54.64% Won Green tickY
1966 Don Samuelson 104,586 41.41% Won Green tickY
1970 Don Samuelson 117,108 47.78% Lost Red XN
1974 Jack Murphy 68,731 26.47% Lost Red XN
1978 Allan Larsen 114,149 39.56% Lost Red XN
1982 Phil Batt 161,157 49.36% Lost Red XN
1986 David H. Leroy 189,794 49.0% Lost Red XN
1990 Roger Fairchild 101,937 31.79% Lost Red XN
1994 Phil Batt 216,123 52.29% Won Green tickY
1998 Dirk Kempthorne 258,095 67.70% Won Green tickY
2002 Dirk Kempthorne 231,566 56.28% Won Green tickY
2006 Butch Otter 237,437 52.67% Won Green tickY
2010 Butch Otter 267,483 59.11% Won Green tickY
2014 Butch Otter 235,405 53.52% Won Green tickY
2018 Brad Little 361,661 59.76% Won Green tickY
2022 Brad Little 358,598 60.51% Won Green tickY
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