2022 Idaho gubernatorial election

The 2022 Idaho gubernatorial election was held on November 8 to elect the next governor of Idaho. Incumbent Brad Little, first elected in 2018, was re-elected for a second term, the eighth consecutive win by a Republican.

The statewide primary was held on May 17; Little defeated incumbent lieutenant governor Janice McGeachin in the Republican primary, while Stephen Heidt won the Democratic primary. Little convincingly won the general election, but there was a relatively strong performance by far-right independent candidate Ammon Bundy, who finished roughly three points behind Heidt, and ahead of Heidt in 34 of Idaho's 44 counties.

Bundy's share of the vote was the best non-major party performance or the best outside both major parties performance since 1926. This was the worst Democratic performance since 1924, and one of only three times since then where the Democratic candidate failed to achieve 30% of the vote.

Nominee

 * Brad Little, incumbent governor (Emmett)

Eliminated in primary

 * Steve Bradshaw, Bonner County commissioner (Cocolalla)
 * Ben Cannady, candidate for governor in 2018 (Boise)
 * Walter French
 * Ed Humphreys, financial advisor and Region IV chair of the Idaho Republican Party (Eagle)
 * Ashley Jackson, actress, marijuana legalization activist (Preston)
 * Lisa Marie, entrepreneur, humanitarian, mother (Eagle)
 * Janice McGeachin, lieutenant governor of Idaho (Idaho Falls)
 * Cody Usabel (Meridian)

Withdrawn

 * Ammon Bundy, anti-government militant, activist, and leader of the Occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge (ran as an independent) (Emmett)
 * Chris Hammond

Declined

 * Raúl Labrador, former U.S. representative from ID-01, former chair of the Idaho Republican Party, and candidate for governor in 2018 (successfully ran for Idaho Attorney General)

Primary results
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Nominee

 * Stephen Heidt, college instructor (Marsing)

Write-in candidates

 * Shelby Rognstad, mayor of Sandpoint (failed to change party registration and running as write-in candidate instead)
 * David J. Reilly, activist and media personality

Withdrew

 * Melissa Sue Robinson, perennial candidate

Declined

 * AJ Balukoff, former Boise School District trustee, nominee for governor in 2014, and candidate in 2018 (endorsed Shelby Rognstad)

Primary results
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Write-in count
Shelby Rognstad received 6,736 votes/21.2%. David Reilly received 21 votes/0.07%.

Declared

 * Paul Sand, White Bird city councilman, retired software engineer
 * John Dionne Jr.

Declared

 * Chantyrose Davison

Write In

 * Ryan Cole, member of the Central Idaho Health District board and pathologist (failed to change party registration and running as write-in candidate instead)

Withdrew

 * Pro-Life, organic strawberry farmer and perennial candidate (running for lieutenant governor)

Write-in count
Dr. Ryan Cole received 25 votes/6.7%.

Declared

 * Ammon Bundy, Leader of the Occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge

Withdrawn

 * John Dionne (running as a Libertarian )
 * Pro Life (running for lieutenant governor)

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

 * Latah (largest municipality: Moscow)
 * Ada (largest municipality: Boise)
 * Teton (largest municipality: Victor)