Federal race · 2026

Idaho U.S. House, District 2, 2026

Primary: May 19, 2026 · General election: November 3, 2026

Money raised

  1. Michael Simpson (R)$1.4M raised · $301K on hand
  2. Elinor Gilbreath (D)$169K raised · $37K on hand
  3. Julie Marisa Wiley (D)$30K raised · $0 on hand
  4. Tripp Charles Hutchinson (I)$8K raised · $7K on hand
  5. Perry Shumway (R)$5K raised · −$5K on hand

Raised Cash on hand · bars are blue for Democrats, red for Republicans, gray for others

Candidates

CandidateStatusRaisedSpentCash on handThrough
Michael Simpson (R)General-election nominee$1,409,211.99$1,213,826.50$300,591.212026-10-14
Elinor Gilbreath (D)General-election nominee$169,226.46$132,510.19$36,716.272026-10-14
Julie Marisa Wiley (D)Lost primary$30,477.40$30,477.40$0.002026-05-17
Tripp Charles Hutchinson (I)Running$7,565.00$1,578.36$6,963.482026-06-30
Perry Shumway (R)Lost primary$5,391.98$5,669.24−$4,742.972026-08-02
5 registered candidates with no financial reports yet
  • Emre Houser (Independent) · Running
  • Eric Clarke (Republican) · Registered with the FEC; has not yet raised or spent $5,000
  • Keven Paul Lewis (Democratic) · Registered with the FEC; has not yet raised or spent $5,000
  • Sean Higgins (Republican) · Registered with the FEC; has not yet raised or spent $5,000
  • Will Johanson (Libertarian) · Running

Totals from the FEC candidate summary file, retrieved October 23, 2026. A dated snapshot, not live reporting; each candidate’s FEC page is the official source.

Total spent on this race

$1,044,296.35 = candidates’ own spending $1,044,296.35 + outside spending $0.00

No outside spending has been reported in this race.

Candidates’ own spending is their committees’ disbursements less transfers to other committees, contributions to others, loan repayments and refunds (FEC committee summary). Outside spending is independent expenditures, electioneering communications and company or union member communications for or against these candidates (FEC totals by candidate from regular reports, retrieved October 24, 2026; the latest 24- and 48-hour notices are not included yet). Party coordinated spending is not split by race and is not included. All the money

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQSafe RJuly 14, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportSolid RFebruary 6, 2025
  • Inside ElectionsSolid RMarch 7, 2025
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RApril 10, 2025

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

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