2022 Idaho State Senate election

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All 35 seats in the Idaho Senate 18 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Kelly Anthon Michelle Stennett (retired) Party Republican Democratic Leader's seat 27th District 26th district Seats before 28 7 Seats after 28 7 Seat change Popular vote 400,702 103,634 Percentage 76.90% 19.89% Swing 16.68% 13.85%
Results:      Republican gain      Democratic gain      Republican hold      Democratic hold
Majority Leader before election Kelly Anthon Republican Elected Majority Leader Kelly Anthon Republican

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The 2022 Idaho State Senate election was held on Tuesday November 8, as part of the biennial 2022 United States elections. Idaho voters elected state senators in all of the state's 35 senate districts. State senators serve two-year terms in the Idaho Senate.

Retirements

Republicans

1. District 2: Steve Bair: Retired
2. District 4: Mary Souza: Retired to run for Secretary of State^[1]
3. District 6: Dan G. Johnson: Retired
4. District 11: Patti Anne Lodge: Retiring^{[2][better source needed]}
5. District 21: Regina Bayer: Retired
6. District 23: Christy Zito: Retired
7. District 24: Lee Heider: Retired^[3]

Democrats

1. District 16: Grant Burgoyne: Retired^{[2][better source needed]}
2. District 27: Michelle Stennett: Retired
3. District 29: Mark Nye: Retired

Incumbents defeated in primary

Republicans

1. District 1: Jim Woodward was defeated by Scott Herndon.
2. District 5: Peter Riggs was defeated by Carl Bjerke.
3. District 7: Carl Crabtree was defeated by Cindy Carlson.
4. District 13: Jeff Agenbroad was defeated by Brian Lenney.
5. District 14: Steven Thayn was defeated by fellow incumbent C. Scott Grow in a redistricting race.
6. District 15: Fred Martin was defeated by Codi Galloway.
7. District 24: Jim Patrick was defeated by Glenneda Zuiderveld.

Predictions

Results summary

Summary of the November 8, 2022 Idaho Senate election results

Party		Candidates	Votes		Seats
			No.	%	Before	Up	Won	After	+/–
	Republican	35	400,702	76.90%	28	28	28	28
	Democratic	13	103,634	19.89%	7	7	7	7
	Constitution	6	8,765	1.68%	0	0	0	0
	Independent	2	4,926	0.95%	0	0	0	0
	Libertarian	2	3,011	0.58%	0	0	0	0
Total			521,038	100.00%	35	35	35	35
Source: Idaho Elections Results

Close races

Summary of results by State Senate District

Detailed results