Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Kaylee Jade Peterson

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Idaho District 1
Filing address
Eagle, ID (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
PETERSON, KAYLEE JADE
Next election
Primary May 19, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Idaho with the 2026 district highlighted

Idaho, District 1

DemocraticU.S. House · Idaho District 1ChallengerGeneral-election nominee

FEC candidate ID H2ID01192 · Principal campaign committee: KAYLEE FOR CONGRESS

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · Idaho District 1$279,403.54General-election nominee
2023–2024U.S. House · Idaho District 1$190,323.14Lost the general election (25.4%)
2021–2022U.S. House · Idaho District 1$69,848.28Lost the general election (26.3%)
Total raised$279,403.54
Total spent$260,450.18
Cash on hand$24,344.68
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through October 14, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $255,758.54PACs and other committees: $16,050.00Party committees: $4,595.00Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $3,000.00
  • Individual contributions$255,758.5492%
  • PACs and other committees$16,050.006%
  • Party committees$4,595.002%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$3,000.001%

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$119,333.2060%
  • Contributions over $200$78,720.0040%
  • Itemized from inside Idaho$96,461.0099%
  • Itemized from other states$752.001%

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$91K$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $2,603.00APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $6,600.61JULY QUARTERLY: raised $25,355.00JULY QUARTERLY: spent $17,348.87OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $21,816.00OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $25,165.85YEAR-END: raised $38,523.09YEAR-END: spent $36,511.20APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $42,820.27APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $31,926.66PRE-PRIMARY: raised $14,615.09PRE-PRIMARY: spent $16,695.28JULY QUARTERLY: raised $35,291.18JULY QUARTERLY: spent $37,550.18OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $90,586.99OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $81,496.97PRE-GENERAL: raised $7,792.92PRE-GENERAL: spent $7,154.562025-032025-092026-032026-062026-10

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

PAC and committee contributors

3 committees reported giving $22,000.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

The race

Idaho U.S. House, District 1, 2026 · 7 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Kaylee Jade Peterson (D)$279,403.54$24,344.682026-10-14
Russell Fulcher (R)$848,383.86$209,944.012026-10-14
Sarah Zabel (I)$272,259.88$62,333.382026-10-14
Kenneth Francis Brungardt Jr. (D)$60,086.48$0.002026-07-08

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Change Research (D){{cite web|url=https://static1.squarespace.com/static/69781c4082a86d0a267710a0/t/6a74eb0bb2c4cb2074c857b6/1786047243520/MEDIA+_+Stegner+For+Idaho+_+July+2026+_+Poll+Memo.pdf|title=Poll on Key 2026 Races in Idahodate=August 6, 2026|access-date=August 14, 2026}}July 28–30, 2026606 (LV)Kaylee Peterson 48% · Sarah Zabel 27%
46%–26%6%Russ Fulcher 22%
SurveyUSAJuly 7–14, 2026480 (LV)± 4.9%Russ Fulcher 45% · Kaylee Peterson 35% · Sarah Zabel 6%
SurveyUSA (I)July 7–14, 2026478 (LV)± 4.9%Russ Fulcher 44% · Kaylee Peterson 39%
SurveyUSA (I)July 7–14, 2026478 (LV)± 4.9%Russ Fulcher 39% · Sarah Zabel 42%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: KAYLEE FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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