2026 Idaho Senate race

Incumbent: James E. Risch (Republican)

James E. RischRepublican97%

David Jordan RothDEMOCRATIC PARTY2%

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Where they stand

Expand an issue for what they've actually said, cited

Issue	Risch	Roth	Achilles
	Supports strict enforcement	Unknown	Supports strict enforcement
	Supports harsher penalties	Unknown	Unknown
	Supports withholding funds	Unknown	Unknown
	Opposes new gun limits	Unknown	Unknown
	Supports restrictions	Opposes restrictions	Opposes restrictions
	Supports tax cuts	Unknown	Opposes tax cuts
	Supports easing rules	Unknown	Unknown
	Supports more drilling	Unknown	Unknown
	Supports deregulation	Unknown	Unknown
	Supports stricter penalties	Unknown	Unknown
	Supports vouchers/ESAs	Opposes vouchers/ESAs	Opposes vouchers/ESAs
	Supports parent authority	Unknown	Unknown
	Supports ID requirement	Unknown	Unknown
	Unknown	Unknown	Opposes mail-vote limits
	Supports EV mandates	Unknown	Unknown
	Protect Kids - No Transition	Allow with consent	Unknown
	Supports restriction	Unknown	Unknown
	Merit Driven - No DEI	Unknown	Unknown
	Opposes larger gov role	Supports larger gov role	Supports larger gov role
	Opposes benefit cuts	Unknown	Unknown
	Supports spending cuts	Unknown	Supports spending cuts
	Opposes legalization	Opposes legalization	Unknown
	Supports barring pressure	Unknown	Unknown
	Unknown	Supports term limits	Supports term limits
	Unknown	Supports a trading ban	Supports a trading ban
	Opposes forgiveness	Unknown	Unknown
Israel	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
	Supports aid to Ukraine	Unknown	Unknown
	Supports curbs on China	Unknown	Unknown
	Unknown	Supports LGBT causes	Unknown

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