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      Home/Elections/2020/US Senate/Idaho
      2020·US Senate·Idaho

      Idaho US Senate

      Winner
      REP
      Jim Risch
      62.6%538,446 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Paulette E Jordan
      33.3%285,864 votes
      Margin
      R+29.4
      859,827 total votes
      3 candidates859,827 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Jim RischREP✓
      		REP538,44662.6%
      Paulette E JordanDEM
      		DEM285,86433.3%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH35,5174.1%

      Seat History

      US Senate in Idaho(Class I)

      2022
      Mike CrapoREP
      R+31.9
      2016
      Michael D CrapoREP
      R+38.4
      2014
      Jim RischREP
      R+30.7
      2010
      Michael D CrapoREP
      R+46.3
      2008
      Jim RischREP
      R+23.6
      2004
      Michael D CrapoREP
      R+99.2
      2002
      Larry E CraigREP
      R+32.6
      1998
      Michael D CrapoREP
      R+41.1
      1996
      Larry E CraigREP
      R+17.1
      1992
      Dirk KempthorneREP
      R+13.1
      1990
      Larry E CraigREP
      R+22.6
      1986
      Steven D SymmsREP
      R+3.1
      1984
      James A. McClureREP
      R+46.2
      1980
      Steven D SymmsREP
      R+1.0
      View all US Senate history for Idaho →

      Candidates

      Jim RischREP
      Record3W-0L
      Avg MarginR+27.9
      Career2008-2020
      US Senate
      Full profile →
      Paulette E JordanDEM
      Record4W-3L
      Avg MarginR+8.3
      Career2012-2020
      US Senate / Governor / State House
      Full profile →

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