An Idaho school district is investigating one of its teachers over alleged social media comments made following President-elect Donald Trump’s election win last week.
But they lived in Idaho at the time, which has one of the strictest abortion bans in the country. The couple contacted several abortion clinics outside of the state and they were eventually able to get an appointment at a clinic in Seattle,
That update means District 26 remains split, with a Democratic senator and two Republican representatives. Idaho Democrats lost three seats statewide this election, not four. The Republican supermajority will be 90 members of 105 total seats in the upcoming sessions of the 68th Idaho legislature.
Though Trump gained percentage points in all other Idaho counties between the two elections, the shift away from third-party candidates in 2020 handed Democrats a win in a third county. President Joe Biden earned the majority of votes in Blaine, Latah and Teton counties.
Winners in Idaho’s 35 legislative districts will earn seats at the Idaho Capitol next year, where they will control the purse strings on billions of dollars and have the authority to write laws.
Former President Trump has won the state of Idaho in the 2024 presidential election, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ. Idaho carries four electoral votes. The state has gone for the
Idaho voters decisively rejected Proposition 1, which would have established open primary elections and ranked choice voting, with nearly 70% opposing the ballot measure.
View live results of the Idaho presidential election. See maps of county-by-county presidential election results in the race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.
The U.S. House candidates for Idaho’s 2nd Congressional District (from left to right): Incumbent Republican Congressman Mike Simpson, Constitution Party candidate Idaho Law-Carta Sierra, Libertarian Party candidate Todd Corsetti, and Democratic candidate David Roth. Idaho Statesman Provided
It’s deeply troubling to see Democrats lose ground in the Idaho Legislature just as Republican extremists are gaining strength.”
Idaho broke the state record for votes cast in the 2024 presidential election. Secretary of State Phil Mcgrane made the announcement on his Facebook page today.
Republican officials in Idaho offered a resounding congratulations to former President Donald Trump on his historic comeback.