May 17th, 2022 Republican Primary Candidates

(All candidates are listed in alphabetical order with appropriate websites and Facebook pages, when available. If you would like to share a website, Facebook, LinkedIn, or Contact page for a candidate, please click here.) The Candidate Filing Period closed March 11th, 2022.

** In order to vote in the REPUBLICAN Primary Election, you must be an affiliated (registered) Republican voter. Please visit: VoteIdaho.gov or Ada County Elections for more information on how to vote. The deadline for party affiliation for the May 17th, 2022 Primary Election is March 11th.

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To read Candidate Statements, please visit the Idaho GOP Voter Guide or the Ada County GOP Voter Guide

Please note: Per our Bylaws, the Ada County Republican Women’s Club offers no endorsement of any candidates in contested Republican primaries. The information on this page is provided so voters can research and contact candidates in order to determine who best aligns with their views. Please be an informed voter!

Governor

Lieutenant Governor

Secretary of State

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Attorney General

Controller

Treasurer

United States Senate – only one Senate seat is up for election in 2022; James Risch was re-elected in 2020

United States Congress – District 1

United States Congress – District 2

Candidates for Ada County Elected Offices

  • Clerk (4-year term)

  • Commissioner, District 3 (2-year term)

  • Coroner (4-year term)
    • Cheri Durst
    • Rich Riffle

  • Treasurer (4-year term)
    • Melissa “Missy” Farris – withdrawn
    • Elizabeth “Beth” Mahn – LinkedIn

Candidates for the Idaho State Legislature

  • If you would like to see a map of the new Districts and Precincts in Ada County, please click here.

  • The following Districts will be on Ada County Ballots:

District 10 (All Legislative positions are 2-year terms)

District 14 (All Legislative positions are 2-year terms)

District 15 (All Legislative positions are 2-year terms)

District 16 (All Legislative positions are 2-year terms)

District 17 (All Legislative positions are 2-year terms)

  • State Senate
    • Benjamin Donovan Chafetz
  • State Representative – Seat A
    • Mike Boswell – withdrawn
    • April Larson
  • State Representative – Seat B
    • Mary Ellen Nourse

District 18 (All Legislative positions are 2-year terms)

  • State Senate
  • State Representative – Seat A
    • MaryKate Johnson
  • State Representative – Seat B

District 19 (All Legislative positions are 2-year terms)

  • State Senate
    • Blair Moss
  • State Representative – Seat A
    • Melissa J. Christian – Website
    • James M. Feederle – withdrawn
  • State Representative – Seat B

District 20 (All Legislative positions are 2-year terms)

District 21 (All Legislative positions are 2-year terms)

District 22 (All Legislative positions are 2-year terms)

Judicial races (Supreme Court Justice, Appellate Court Judge, District Judge) are non-partisan.