Idaho Democrat David Roth ends campaign for US Senate seat held by Risch

By: Laura Guido

Outlets: Idaho Capital Sun

Published: July 29, 2026

Words: 584

Last Updated: 5 days, 19 hours ago

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Idaho Democrat David Roth announced Tuesday he is ending his campaign for U.S. Senate.

The candidate had faced pressure from some prominent Democrats to drop out and rally behind independent candidate Todd Achilles. However, Roth had previously told the Idaho Capital Sun he had no intention of supporting Achilles.

Roth won his primary contest in May and was slated to face incumbent Idaho Republican U.S. Sen. Jim Risch, independents Achilles and Natalie …

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