2026 Candidate Filing
Filing Period
March 2 – 13 @ 5:00 p.m.*
Write-In Deadline is March 20 @ 5:00 p.m.*
* All times are in your local time zone
Filing Ends In
*Countdown is in Pacific Time
For more information on office requirements, campaign finance reporting, and petition forms, visit How To Run For Office.
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See who’s filed for office at run.voteidaho.gov
Filing Period is Now Closed
Candidate List finalized on:
February 27, 2026 at X:XX p.m. MT
Candidates may still withdraw until
March 6 @ 5:00 p.m. MT
Write-In Deadline: March 6 @ 5:00 p.m. MT
File as a write-in canddate at run.voteidaho.gov.
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Phil McGrane, Idaho Secretary of State
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