Idaho
Not calledR +8.9 vs Indcloses 11:00 pm ET
21% in · Achilles (I) +3.1, early
Safe R
Who's running
Jim RischR44.0% · 21% inIncumbent
Jim Risch, 83, has been a senator since 2009 and is running for a fourth term. He was Idaho's governor and lieutenant governor before that. He chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
What they say they'll do
- Senator since 2009
- Former governor
- Chairs Foreign Relations Committee
Todd AchillesI47.1% · 21% in
Todd Achilles, 58, is a former Army tank commander who later worked for Hewlett-Packard. He served in the state House as a Democrat and left the party in 2025 to run as an independent. He became the main challenger after the Democratic nominee dropped out.
What they say they'll do
- Former Democratic state representative
- Army veteran
- Backed by Democratic leaders
The tea ☕
- Democratic nominee David Roth quit the race in July after local party leaders told him to raise $50,000 or they would back Achilles. Roth called the demand 'completely ridiculous' and dropped out.
- Achilles has made Risch's age an issue and proposed a 72-year age limit for Congress. Risch says he is active and the job is high energy.