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2020 Idaho Senate election

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All 35 seats in the Idaho Senate 18 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Chuck Winder Michelle Stennett Party Republican Democratic Leader's seat 20th District 26th district Seats before 28 7 Seats after 28 7 Seat change Popular vote 284,487 159,391 Percentage 60.22% 33.74%
Results:      Republican hold      Democratic hold
Majority Leader before election Chuck Winder Idaho Republican Party Elected Majority Leader Chuck Winder Idaho Republican Party

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The 2020 Idaho Senate election took place as part of the biennial 2020 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.

No seats changed hands in the election, with the closest, the Moscow-based District 5, being within one percentage point of flipping.

Retirements

Six incumbents did not run for re-election in 2020. Those incumbents are:

Republicans

1. District 3: Don Cheatham: Retiring
2. District 23: Bert Brackett: Retiring
3. District 30: Dean Mortimer: Retiring
4. District 34: Brent Hill: Retiring

Democrats

1. District 17: Maryanne Jordan: Retiring
2. District 19: Cherie Buckner-Webb: Retiring

Predictions

Results summary

Summary of the November 3, 2020 Idaho Senate election results

Party		Candidates	Votes		Seats
			No.	%	Before	Up	Won	After	+/–
	Republican	34	284,487	60.22%	28	28	28	28
	Democratic	16	159,391	33.74%	7	7	7	7
	Independent	3	22,101	4.68%	0	0	0	0
	Libertarian	1	4,916	1.04%	0	0	0	0
	Constitution	1	1,528	0.32%	0	0	0	0
Total			472,423	100.0%	35	35	35	35
Source: Idaho Elections Results

Close races

Summary of results by State Senate district

Detailed results

See also

• 2020 Idaho elections

References

1. "October Overview: Handicapping the 2020 State Legislature Races". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
2. "OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS". State of Idaho - Elections Department. Retrieved August 28, 2020.

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