Idaho State Senate District 28
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Jim Guthrie Republican · Member list as of Oct 28
Jim GuthrieRepublican · Incumbent14 years since first winMandy PeaceDemocratic
No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2024 general: Jim Guthrie (R) 78.5, Russell "Russ" Matter (D) 21.2
- Last election
- Jim Guthrie (Republican) won by 57.3 points, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 2 candidates
Side by side
Left column: GuthrieRight column: Peace
- Donor-based spectrum
- LiberalCentristConservativeGuthrieNo published score for Peace
- Races
- Won 8 of 9
- None listed
- Years since first win
- 14
- Not available
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Candidates on the ballot
- Mandy PeaceDemocratic
- Jim GuthrieIncumbentRepublican
Source: run.voteidaho.gov, dated Oct 28
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History (29 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 24,232
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
Idaho Senate District 28, 1968 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJim GuthrieWon Republican 19,02778.5% DemocraticRussell "Russ" Matter Democratic 5,13921.2% Scattered write-ins Write-in 660.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,055
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
Idaho Senate District 28, 1968 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJim GuthrieWon(incumbent) Republican 11,44176.0% IndependentMike Saville Independent 3,61424.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 21,983
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Idaho Senate District 28, 1968 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJim GuthrieWon(incumbent) Republican 17,06777.6% OtherDan Karlan Other 4,91622.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 16,442
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Idaho Senate District 28, 1968 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJim GuthrieWon(incumbent) Republican 10,17461.9% DemocraticMike Saville Democratic 6,26838.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 19,284
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Idaho Senate District 28, 1968 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJim GuthrieWon(incumbent) Republican 11,88061.6% DemocraticMike Saville Democratic 7,40438.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,053
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Idaho Senate District 28, 1968 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJim GuthrieWon(incumbent) Republican 11,053100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 19,794
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Idaho Senate District 28, 1968 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJim GuthrieWon Republican 13,08766.1% DemocraticDave Finkelnburg Democratic 6,70733.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,416
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Idaho Senate District 28, 1968 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanR. Steven BairWon(incumbent) Republican 9,416100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,524
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Idaho Senate District 28, 1968 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanR. Steven BairWon(incumbent) Republican 11,524100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,824
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Idaho Senate District 28, 1968 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanR. Steven BairWon Republican 7,31261.8% DemocraticJohn Hulse Democratic 4,51238.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,242
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Idaho Senate District 28, 1968 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJ. Stanley WilliamsWon(incumbent) Republican 10,32267.7% DemocraticJohn Hulse Democratic 4,92032.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,971
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Idaho Senate District 28, 1968 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJ. Stanley WilliamsWon(incumbent) Republican 9,971100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,220
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Idaho Senate District 28, 1968 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanStan HawkinsWon(incumbent) Republican 10,220100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,819
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Idaho Senate District 28, 1968 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanStan HawkinsWon(incumbent) Republican 7,819100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,167
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Idaho Senate District 28, 1968 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanStan HawkinsWon(incumbent) Republican 9,04474.3% DemocraticDan Biggs Democratic 3,12325.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,983
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Idaho Senate District 28, 1968 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanStan HawkinsWon(incumbent) Republican 8,983100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,270
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Idaho Senate District 28, 1968 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanStan HawkinsWon(incumbent) Republican 9,270100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,636
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1991)
Idaho Senate District 28, 1968 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDennis S. HansenWon(incumbent) Republican 6,636100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,296
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1991)
Idaho Senate District 28, 1968 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDennis S. HansenWon(incumbent) Republican 7,55166.8% DemocraticRuby C. Miles Democratic 3,74533.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,507
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1991)
Idaho Senate District 28, 1968 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDennis S. HansenWon Republican 5,44151.8% DemocraticDon L. Harding Democratic 5,06648.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,257
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1991)
Idaho Senate District 28, 1968 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanReed BudgeWon(incumbent) Republican 7,73563.1% DemocraticWalter Ward Democratic 4,52236.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,242
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1983)
Idaho Senate District 28, 1968 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMark G. RicksWon(incumbent) Republican 5,46866.3% DemocraticDarrell H. Moss Democratic 2,77433.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,976
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- District map
- Older district map (1976 to 1981)
Idaho Senate District 28, 1968 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMark G. RicksWon(incumbent) Republican 8,976100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,224
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- District map
- Older district map (1976 to 1981)
Idaho Senate District 28, 1968 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMark G. RicksWon Republican 5,73669.8% IndependentDean A. Peterson Independent 2,48830.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,275
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- District map
- Older district map (1976 to 1981)
Idaho Senate District 28, 1968 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDick SmithWon(incumbent) Republican 5,12155.2% DemocraticGeorge A. Willmore Democratic 4,15444.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,576
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1975)
Idaho Senate District 28, 1968 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDick SmithWon(incumbent) Republican 4,55760.1% DemocraticMargaret Stanford Democratic 3,01939.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,442
- Election day
- November 7, 1972
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1973)
Idaho Senate District 28, 1968 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRichard SmithWon Republican 4,55148.2% DemocraticKeith Larsen Democratic 4,37146.3% OtherElmo Suley Other 5205.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,129
- Election day
- November 3, 1970
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
Idaho Senate District 28, 1968 to 2024, 1970, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRay RigbyWon(incumbent) Democratic 3,82153.6% RepublicanHarry Lewies Republican 3,30846.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 5,950
- Election day
- November 5, 1968
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
Idaho Senate District 28, 1968 to 2024, 1968, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRay RigbyWon(incumbent) Democratic 5,950100.0%
- 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 28, election results 1968 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/id/senate/28. 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:28
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