Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Kenneth Francis Brungardt Jr.

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Idaho District 1
Filing address
Meridian, ID (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
BRUNGARDT, KENNETH FRANCIS JR
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 1ChallengerLost primary

FEC candidate ID H6ID01292 · Principal campaign committee: KEN BRUNGARDT FOR CONGRESS

Total raised$60,086.48
Total spent$60,086.48
Cash on hand$0.00
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$26,500.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through July 8, 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: $26,986.48Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $33,100.00
  • Individual contributions$26,986.4845%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$33,100.0055%

Self-funding: $33,100.00 (55% of money raised): $6,600.00 given and $26,500.00 lent by the candidate. $2,709.14 of loans repaid so far.

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$24,736.4892%
  • Contributions over $200$2,250.008%
  • Itemized from inside Idaho$2,440.5283%
  • Itemized from other states$500.0017%

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

Raised and spent over time

$21K$0 JULY QUARTERLY: raised $6,100.00JULY QUARTERLY: spent $36.35OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $2,686.86OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $1,598.95YEAR-END: raised $4,452.66YEAR-END: spent $5,525.23APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $21,171.52APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $16,819.78PRE-PRIMARY: raised $10,603.94PRE-PRIMARY: spent $18,315.44JULY QUARTERLY: raised $15,071.50JULY QUARTERLY: spent $15,081.59TERMINATION REPORT: raised $0.00TERMINATION REPORT: spent $2,709.142025-062025-122026-042026-07

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

The race

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

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

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: KEN BRUNGARDT 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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