Idaho Legislature might bring back presidential primary, after caucus had ‘dismal’ turnout

By: Kyle Pfannenstiel

Outlets: Idaho Capital Sun

Published: March 4, 2026

Words: 497

Last Updated: 6 days, 15 hours ago

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After Idaho’s 2024 presidential caucus drew low voter turnout, Republican state lawmakers are considering reinstating the presidential primary.

About 93% of Idaho’s registered Republicans didn’t vote in GOP presidential caucus

Instead of a typical presidential primary election in 2024, Idaho switched its process for voters to select presidential party nominees to a caucus, where only in-person voting was allowed at the Republican caucus. About 7% of registered Republican Idaho voters turned …

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