State Representative District 8 Seat A
State House District 8; Idaho
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: High · 66 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 54,453 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(1,934,262 ÷ 54,453) ÷ ln(50,000) = 66.5, measured against a statewide vote in ID (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
High representation → My vote power: High.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information and capped at "High".
About this office
- Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
- Voting on how much money your local public schools get
- Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Candidates
Independent · declared
Physician assistant in Donnelly and an Iraq War veteran who served as a combat medic with the 116th Brigade Combat Team. Priorities include low property taxes on primary residences, rural hospital access, and keeping public lands public.
Republican · Incumbent · declared
First-term state representative from Horseshoe Bend, a Penn State political science graduate who once directed Indiana Right to Life and co-founded an autism services center. Serves on Agricultural Affairs, Commerce & Human Resources, and Health & Welfare.
Records: Social Programs and Welfare 3 for, 2 against, Civil Rights 1 for, 3 against, Environment and Public Health 1 for, 3 against,
Source: run.voteidaho.gov