Idaho House passes bill to restore presidential primary elections

By: Kyle Pfannenstiel

Outlets: Idaho Capital Sun

Published: March 9, 2026

Words: 261

Last Updated: 16 hours, 6 minutes ago

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A bill the Idaho House passed Monday would bring back the state’s presidential primary elections in March.

In 2024, instead of a typical presidential primary election, Idaho switched its process for voters to select presidential party nominees to a caucus. The shift came because the Idaho Legislature had seemingly unintentionally eliminated the presidential primary election through a 2023 bill.

Only about 7% of registered Republicans turned out for the GOP’s 2024 presidential caucus, which …

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