Idaho State Senate District 31
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Van Burtenshaw Republican · Member list as of Oct 28
Van BurtenshawRepublican · Incumbent4 years since first winKevin GerrardDemocratic
No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2024 general: Van Burtenshaw (R) 87.5, Dean Martonen (D) 12.5
- Last election
- Van Burtenshaw (Republican) won by 75.0 points, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 2 candidates
Side by side
Left column: BurtenshawRight column: Gerrard
- Donor-based spectrum
- LiberalCentristConservativeBurtenshawNo published score for Gerrard
- Races
- Won 6 of 6
- None listed
- Years since first win
- 4
- Not available
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Candidates on the ballot
- Kevin GerrardDemocratic
- Van BurtenshawIncumbentRepublican
Source: run.voteidaho.gov, dated Oct 28
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History (29 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 26,876
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
Idaho Senate District 31, 1968 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanVan BurtenshawWon Republican 23,52587.5% DemocraticDean Martonen Democratic 3,35112.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,391
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
Idaho Senate District 31, 1968 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanVan BurtenshawWon(incumbent) Republican 15,391100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 16,955
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Idaho Senate District 31, 1968 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanR. Steven BairWon(incumbent) Republican 16,955100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,084
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Idaho Senate District 31, 1968 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanSteve BairWon(incumbent) Republican 11,084100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,954
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Idaho Senate District 31, 1968 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanR. Steven BairWon(incumbent) Republican 13,954100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,100
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Idaho Senate District 31, 1968 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanSteve BairWon(incumbent) Republican 9,100100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 17,152
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Idaho Senate District 31, 1968 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanR. Steven BairWon(incumbent) Republican 11,04864.4% DemocraticCherie Harding Clawson Democratic 6,10435.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,336
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Idaho Senate District 31, 1968 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRobert L. GeddesWon(incumbent) Republican 12,336100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 16,225
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Idaho Senate District 31, 1968 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRobert L. GeddesWon(incumbent) Republican 16,225100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,454
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Idaho Senate District 31, 1968 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRobert L. Geddes Jr.Won(incumbent) Republican 12,454100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,594
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Idaho Senate District 31, 1968 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRobert L. Geddes Jr.Won(incumbent) Republican 15,594100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,980
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Idaho Senate District 31, 1968 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRobert L. Geddes Jr.Won(incumbent) Republican 9,86676.0% DemocraticGalen Woelk Democratic 3,11424.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,611
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Idaho Senate District 31, 1968 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJ. Stanley WilliamsWon Republican 9,611100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,348
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Idaho Senate District 31, 1968 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJerry T. TwiggsWon(incumbent) Republican 8,348100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,362
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Idaho Senate District 31, 1968 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJerry T. TwiggsWon(incumbent) Republican 10,362100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,767
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Idaho Senate District 31, 1968 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJerry T. TwiggsWon(incumbent) Republican 9,767100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,762
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Idaho Senate District 31, 1968 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJerry T. TwiggsWon(incumbent) Republican 8,77768.8% DemocraticGordon G. Prouse Democratic 3,31526.0% LibertarianDan Palmer Libertarian 6705.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,834
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1991)
Idaho Senate District 31, 1968 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMark G. RicksWon(incumbent) Republican 5,43461.5% DemocraticBrent J. Bell Democratic 3,40038.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,796
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1991)
Idaho Senate District 31, 1968 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMark G. RicksWon(incumbent) Republican 9,796100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,870
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1991)
Idaho Senate District 31, 1968 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMark G. RicksWon(incumbent) Republican 5,85153.8% DemocraticArthur L. Porter Democratic 5,01946.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,396
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1991)
Idaho Senate District 31, 1968 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMark G. RicksWon(incumbent) Republican 10,396100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,996
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1983)
Idaho Senate District 31, 1968 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanWilliam L. FloydWon(incumbent) Republican 4,38554.8% DemocraticW. A. Storer Democratic 3,61145.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,804
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- District map
- Older district map (1976 to 1981)
Idaho Senate District 31, 1968 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanWilliam L. FloydWon Republican 8,06654.5% DemocraticRichard Egbert(incumbent) Democratic 6,73845.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,476
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- District map
- Older district map (1976 to 1981)
Idaho Senate District 31, 1968 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRichard EgbertWon(incumbent) Democratic 4,76950.3% RepublicanFrank J. Murdock Republican 4,70749.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,184
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- District map
- Older district map (1976 to 1981)
Idaho Senate District 31, 1968 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRichard EgbertWon(incumbent) Democratic 5,41453.2% RepublicanFrank James Murdock Republican 4,77046.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,038
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- District map
- Older district map (1974 to 1975)
Idaho Senate District 31, 1968 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRichard EgbertWon(incumbent) Democratic 4,70066.8% RepublicanMichael James Nemekla Republican 2,33833.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,201
- Election day
- November 7, 1972
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1973)
Idaho Senate District 31, 1968 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRichard EgbertWon(incumbent) Democratic 4,83058.9% RepublicanLeroy Stanger Republican 3,37141.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,251
- Election day
- November 3, 1970
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
Idaho Senate District 31, 1968 to 2024, 1970, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRichard EgbertWon(incumbent) Democratic 3,23751.8% RepublicanJack G. Voshell Republican 3,01448.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,440
- Election day
- November 5, 1968
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
Idaho Senate District 31, 1968 to 2024, 1968, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRichard EgbertWon(incumbent) Democratic 3,92852.8% RepublicanVirlow C. Peterson Republican 3,51247.2%
- 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 31, election results 1968 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/id/senate/31. 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:31
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