Idaho voters turned out at high rates to vote in midterm election. Some waited hours to vote.

By: Kyle Pfannenstiel

Outlets: Idaho Capital Sun

Published: November 5, 2026

Words: 1,272

Last Updated: 4 days, 11 hours ago

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In Idaho’s general election on Tuesday, some voters were voting hours after polls had closed in the state’s second most populated county.

Voting bled into Wednesday. The last voter in Canyon County cast their ballot at 12:20 a.m., Idaho Secretary of State Phil McGrane said in an interview Wednesday morning.

In Idaho, polls close at 8 p.m. local time. But voters can still cast votes if they are in line by …

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