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John R. Stegner

Independent · ID

Independent nominee for statewide office in Idaho in the 2026 general election.

Where John R. Stegner stands, based on their records

Supports

Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Public Education Quality (1 record), Women's Reproductive Rights (2 records)

Campaign Finance Information — Governor

Campaign Finance Information · Governor · November 3, 2026

Data last updated September 3, 2026

Raised
$505,545
Spent
$286,744
Cash on hand
$219,801

Totals are the Idaho Secretary of State's official figures for this registration. Contribution-size breakdowns are built from the state's transaction search, which can omit contributions from some filed reports. Idaho does not collect donor occupation or employer.

Direct contributions by size
  • $5,000+$170,000
  • $1,000-$4,999$158,049
  • $500-$999$76,404
  • $250-$499$41,568
  • $100-$249$24,045
  • $1-$99$3,242
  • Unitemized small contributions$20

Source: Idaho Secretary of State Sunshine Portal · 2026 cycle · sunshine.voteidaho.gov

Track record

Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control

Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support

  • Established Latah County's drug court in 2002 and its mental health court in 2012 while serving as a district judge, and presided over both from their creation until he joined the Idaho Supreme Court.

    January 1, 2002Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: annualreport2021-isc.idaho.gov · researched September 5, 2026

Track record — Public Education Quality

Public Education Quality · 1 support

  • Said in a televised candidate survey published on August 24, 2026 that Idaho ranks last in the country for spending per student and that its public schools are underfunded, and criticised the private-school tax credit the incumbent governor approved.

    August 24, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: idahonews.com · researched September 5, 2026

Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights

Women's Reproductive Rights · 2 support

  • Said in a July 2026 interview that he supports the Reproductive Freedom and Privacy Act, the Idaho ballot initiative that would end the state's abortion ban, describing the current laws as nineteenth-century laws.

    July 18, 2026Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

    Source: idahocapitalsun.com · researched September 5, 2026

  • Dissented when the Idaho Supreme Court upheld the state's near-total abortion ban and related laws in a 3-2 decision, writing that Idaho women hold a fundamental right to obtain an abortion.

    January 5, 2023Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

    Source: spokesman.com · researched August 23, 2026

Track record — General

General · 2 records

  • Left the Idaho Supreme Court on October 31, 2023, ending five years as an associate justice. Cynthia Meyer was appointed to fill the seat.

    October 31, 2023

    Source: en.wikipedia.org · researched August 15, 2026

  • Idaho Governor C.L. ‘Butch’ Otter appointed John R. Stegner to the Idaho Supreme Court in 2018, after his service as a Latah County district judge.

    May 22, 2018

    Source: annualreport2021-isc.idaho.gov · researched August 15, 2026

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Profile last researched July 15, 2026.