Idaho Republican US Sen. Jim Risch retains seat against independent challenger Todd Achilles

By: Laura Guido

Outlets: Idaho Capital Sun

Published: November 4, 2026

Words: 689

Last Updated: 5 days, 2 hours ago

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Correction: This story was corrected at 12:15 p.m., Nov. 4 to correctly reflect U.S. Sen Jim Risch’s age. He is 83.

Incumbent Republican Idaho U.S. Sen. Jim Risch won reelection Tuesday. The Associated Press called the race for Risch at 11:31 p.m. Risch had 56.75%, or 368,072 ballots cast in his favor, as of 2:50 a.m. Wednesday.

The AP called the elections for Idaho’s Congressional District 1 at …

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