Idaho State Senate District 18
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Janie Ward-Engelking Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28
Janie Ward-EngelkingDemocratic · Incumbent6 years since first win
One candidate on the printed ballot.
- Last election
- Janie Ward-Engelking (Democratic) won by 25.2 points, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 1 candidate
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- Janie Ward-EngelkingIncumbentDemocratic
Source: run.voteidaho.gov, dated Oct 28
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History (29 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 24,306
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
Idaho Senate District 18, 1968 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJanie Ward-EngelkingWon Democratic 15,22662.6% RepublicanDan Bridges Republican 9,08037.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 18,227
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
Idaho Senate District 18, 1968 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJanie Ward-EngelkingWon(incumbent) Democratic 12,04066.1% RepublicanDan Bridges Republican 6,18733.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 28,955
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Idaho Senate District 18, 1968 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJanie Ward-EngelkingWon(incumbent) Democratic 17,92861.9% RepublicanMark A. Bost Republican 11,02238.1% Hilary A. Lee Write-in 50.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 17,090
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
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- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Idaho Senate District 18, 1968 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJanie WardWon(incumbent) Democratic 17,090100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 16,833
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Idaho Senate District 18, 1968 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJanie Ward-EngelkingWon(incumbent) Democratic 16,833100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,962
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Idaho Senate District 18, 1968 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJanie Ward-EngelkingWon Democratic 10,55666.1% RepublicanEdward Dindinger Republican 5,40633.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 21,088
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Idaho Senate District 18, 1968 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBranden J. DurstWon Democratic 11,29253.5% RepublicanMitch Toryanski(incumbent) Republican 9,79646.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,807
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
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- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Idaho Senate District 18, 1968 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMitch ToryanskiWon Republican 6,45550.4% DemocraticBranden J. Durst Democratic 6,35249.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 19,229
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Idaho Senate District 18, 1968 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticKate KellyWon(incumbent) Democratic 11,43259.5% RepublicanDean E. Sorensen Republican 7,79740.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,197
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Idaho Senate District 18, 1968 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticKate KellyWon(incumbent) Democratic 8,94563.0% RepublicanBrad Bolicek Republican 5,25237.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 18,057
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Idaho Senate District 18, 1968 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticKate KellyWon Democratic 9,91354.9% RepublicanDave Baumann Republican 8,14445.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,693
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Idaho Senate District 18, 1968 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanSheila A. SorensenWon(incumbent) Republican 8,61867.9% IndependentRobert McMinn Independent 4,07532.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 16,082
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Idaho Senate District 18, 1968 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJames E. RischWon(incumbent) Republican 12,91780.3% LibertarianDaniel L. Adams Libertarian 3,16519.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,500
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Idaho Senate District 18, 1968 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJames E. RischWon(incumbent) Republican 8,74276.0% LibertarianDaniel L. Adams Libertarian 2,75824.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,132
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Idaho Senate District 18, 1968 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJames E. RischWon Republican 9,54367.5% DemocraticDonald Baumback Democratic 4,58932.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,764
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Idaho Senate District 18, 1968 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRoger B. MadsenWon(incumbent) Republican 8,11169.0% DemocraticCynthia Scanlin Democratic 3,65331.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,510
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Idaho Senate District 18, 1968 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRoger B. MadsenWon Republican 7,47255.3% DemocraticCynthia Scanlin(incumbent) Democratic 6,03844.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,796
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1991)
Idaho Senate District 18, 1968 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticCynthia ScanlinWon Democratic 4,43250.4% RepublicanRoger B. Madsen(incumbent) Republican 4,36449.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,567
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1991)
Idaho Senate District 18, 1968 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRoger B. MadsenWon Republican 8,14585.1% LibertarianJoe Hautzinger Libertarian 1,42214.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,658
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1991)
Idaho Senate District 18, 1968 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJerry J. HansonWon Republican 7,61599.4% OtherGary Chapman(incumbent) Other 430.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,312
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1991)
Idaho Senate District 18, 1968 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanGary ChapmanWon(incumbent) Republican 7,312100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,739
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1983)
Idaho Senate District 18, 1968 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJames E. RischWon(incumbent) Republican 6,28964.6% DemocraticGeorge Nagengast Democratic 3,45035.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 18,744
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- District map
- Older district map (1976 to 1981)
Idaho Senate District 18, 1968 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJames E. RischWon(incumbent) Republican 10,45255.8% DemocraticGary Bermeosolo Democratic 8,29244.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,497
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- District map
- Older district map (1976 to 1981)
Idaho Senate District 18, 1968 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJames E. RischWon(incumbent) Republican 9,497100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,047
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- District map
- Older district map (1976 to 1981)
Idaho Senate District 18, 1968 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJames E. RischWon(incumbent) Republican 7,62163.3% DemocraticPatricia M. Dorman Democratic 4,42636.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,108
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1975)
Idaho Senate District 18, 1968 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJames E. RischWon Republican 4,49655.5% DemocraticE. Kay Hamilton Democratic 3,61244.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,973
- Election day
- November 7, 1972
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1973)
Idaho Senate District 18, 1968 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDave EskelinWon Republican 4,66552.0% DemocraticStanton Tate Democratic 4,30848.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 5,753
- Election day
- November 3, 1970
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
Idaho Senate District 18, 1968 to 2024, 1970, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanWayne L. KidwellWon(incumbent) Republican 5,753100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,578
- Election day
- November 5, 1968
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
Idaho Senate District 18, 1968 to 2024, 1968, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanWayne L. KidwellWon Republican 6,578100.0%
- 2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
- 1968 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source
Last contest in this district on file: 2024.
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Election Wrld. (2026). Idaho State Senate District 18, election results 1968 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/id/senate/18. Retrieved October 31, 2026.
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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:id/sldu:18
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026