Idaho's 1st legislative district explained

Idaho's 1st legislative district is one of 35 districts of the Idaho Legislature. It currently comprises Boundary County, as well as part of Bonner County.^[1]

It is currently represented by State Senator Scott Herndon, Republican of Sagle,^[2] Representative Mark Sauter, Republican of Sandpoint, and Representative Sage Dixon, Republican of Ponderay.^[3]

District overview

Party affiliation

Party affiliation as of August 17, 2021[4]
Party		Registered	% (from 2018)
	Republican	20,636 (from 14,980)	60.92% (from 55.45%)
	Unaffiliated	8,894 (from 9,176)	26.26% (from 33.97%)
	Democratic	3,780 (from 2,467)	11.16% (from 9.13%)
	Libertarian	349 (from 233)	1.03 (from 0.86%)
	Constitution	216 (from 158)	0.64% (from 0.58%)
Total		33,875 (up from 27,014)	100%

Cities

City	County	Population
		3,223
		640
		739
		255
		91
		814
		823
		223
		1,168
		1,649
		7,414

School districts

• Boundary County School District 101
• Lake Pend Oreille School District 84
• Lakeland Joint School District 272
• West Bonner County School District 83

List of senators and representatives

1984–1992

From 1984 to 1992, District 1 consisted of all of Bonner and Boundary counties.

Legislature	Session	Senate	House Seat A	House Seat B
48th (1984 - 1986)	1st	Kermit Kiebert (D)	Tim Tucker (D)	Jim Stoicheff (D)
	2nd
49th (1986 - 1988)	1st
	2nd				Steve Herndon (D)
50th (1988 - 1990)	1st				Karen Cooke (D)
	2nd	Tim Tucker (D)	Monica Beaudoin (D)
51st (1990 - 1992)	1st
	2nd

1992–2002

From 1992 to 2002, District 1 consisted of Boundary County and a portion of Bonner County.

Legislature	Session	Senate	House Seat A	House Seat B
52nd (1992 - 1994)	1st	Tim Tucker (D)		Monica Beaudoin (D)	Jim Stoicheff (D)
	2nd			Dean Stevens (D)
53rd (1994 - 1996)	1st		Carol Pietsch (D)
	2nd
54th (1996 - 1998)	1st	Shawn Keough (R)	John Campbell (R)
	2nd
55th (1998 - 2000)	1st
	2nd				Jerry Stoicheff (D)
56th (2000 - 2002)	1st			George Eskridge (R)
	2nd

2002–2012

From 2002 to 2012, District 1 consisted of Boundary County and a portion of Bonner County.

Legislature	Session	Senate	House Seat A	House Seat B
57th (2002 - 2004)	1st	Shawn Keough (R)	John Campbell (R)	George Eskridge (R)
	2nd
58th (2004 - 2006)	1st		Eric Anderson (R)
	2nd
59th (2006 - 2008)	1st
	2nd
60th (2008 - 2010)	1st
	2nd
61st (2010 - 2012)	1st
	2nd

2012–2022

From 2012 to 2022, District 1 consisted of Boundary County and a portion of Bonner County.

Legislature	Session	Senate	House Seat A	House Seat B
62nd (2012 - 2014)	1st	Shawn Keough (R)	Eric Anderson (R)	George Eskridge (R)
	2nd
63rd (2014 - 2016)	1st		Heather Scott (R)	Sage Dixon (R)
	2nd
64th (2016 - 2018)	1st
	2nd
65th (2018 - 2020)	1st	Jim Woodward (R)
	2nd
66th (2020 - 2022)	1st
	2nd

2022–present

District 1 currently consists of Boundary County and a portion of Bonner County.

Legislature	Session	Senate	House Seat A	House Seat B
67th (2022 - 2024)	1st	Scott Herndon (R)	Mark Sauter (R)	Sage Dixon (R)
	2nd

Senator elections

Primary elections

Republican

Year	Winning candidate	Votes	Pct	2nd place candidate	Votes	Pct	Total votes
2016			align="right"	4,141		55.7%			align="right"	3,291		44.3%	7,432
2014			align="right"	3,484		53.8%			align="right"	2,997		46.2%	6,481
2012			align="right"	4,671		70.3%			align="right"	1,976		29.7%	6,647
2010			align="right"	4,280		76.4%			align="right"	1,325		23.6%	5,605
2008			align="right"	3,795		74.0%			align="right"	1,334		26.0%	5,129
2006			align="right"	3,866		100.0%				3,866
2004			align="right"	4,116		100.0%				4,116
2002			align="right"	3,656		100.0%				3,656
2000			align="right"	4,890		76.3%			align="right"	1,516		23.7%	6,406
1998			align="right"	3,163		100.0%				3,163
1996			align="right"	2,819		60.0%			align="right"	1,884		40.0%	4,703
1994							0
1992							0
1990			align="right"	1,844		100.0%				1,844

Democratic

Year	Winning candidate	Votes	Pct	2nd place candidate	Votes	Pct	Total votes
2016			align="right"	549		100.0%				549
2014							0
2012		[5]	align="right"	425		100.0%				425
2010							0
2008		[6]	align="right"	85		100.0%				85
2006			align="right"	882		100.0%				882
2004			align="right"	1,207		100.0%				1,207
2002			align="right"	1,207		100.0%				1,207
2000			align="right"	830		100.0%				830
1998							0
1996			align="right"	1,425		79.3%			align="right"	373		20.7%	1,798
1994			align="right"	2,476		64.0%			align="right"	1,393		36.0%	3,869
1992			align="right"	1,207		100.0%				3,263
1990			align="right"	3,317		100.0%				3,317

Constitution

General elections

Year	Winning candidate	Votes	Pct	2nd place candidate	Votes	Pct	3rd place candidate	Votes	Pct	Total votes
2016			align="right"	17,264		76.3%			align="right"	5,365		23.7%				22,629
2014			align="right"	8,993		65.0%			align="right"	4,834		35.0%				13,827
2012			align="right"	17,217		100.0%							17,217
2010			align="right"	11,593		100.0%							11,593
2008			align="right"	15,322		100.0%							15,322
2006			align="right"	9,308		68.6%			align="right"	4,265		31.4%				13,573
2004			align="right"	12,630		75.1%			align="right"	4,177		24.9				16,807
2002			align="right"	7,904		71.6%			align="right"	3,133		28.4%				12,675
2000			align="right"	11,413		73.4%			align="right"	3,635		23.4%			align="right"	496		3.2%	15,544
1998			align="right"	9,957		100.0%							9,957
1996			align="right"	9,427		59.1%			align="right"	6,513		40.9%				15,940
1994			align="right"	8,833		100.0%							8,833
1992			align="right"	11,506		100.0%							11,506
1990			align="right"	6,430		57.6%			align="right"	4,725		42.4%				11,155

House Seat A elections

Primary elections

Republican

Year	Winning candidate	Votes	Pct	2nd place candidate	Votes	Pct	3rd place candidate	Votes	Pct	Total votes
2016			align="right"	5,601		100.0%							5,601
2014			align="right"	4,128		63.8%			align="right"	2,343		36.2%				6,471
2012			align="right"	4,090		63.9%			align="right"	1,886		29.5%			align="right"	419		6.6%	6,395
2010			align="right"	4,418		100.0%							4,418
2008			align="right"	3,225		70.9%			align="right"	1,325		29.1%				4,550
2006			align="right"	3,369		100.0%							3,369
2004			align="right"	3,392		100.0%							3,392
2002			align="right"	3,184		100.0%							3,184
2000			align="right"	4,856		100.0%							4,856
1998			align="right"	2,753		100.0%							2,753
1996			align="right"	3,528		100.0%							3,528
1994										0
1992			align="right"	81		100.0%							81
1990			align="right"	1,660		100.0%							1,660

Democratic

Year	Winning candidate	Votes	Pct	2nd place candidate	Votes	Pct	Total votes
2016			align="right"	940		100.0%				940
2014			align="right"	523		69.8%			align="right"	226		30.2%	749
2012			align="right"	412		100.0%				412
2010							0
2008			align="right"	1,406		100.0%				1,406
2006			align="right"	917		100.0%				917
2004			align="right"	1,315		100.0%				1,315
2002			align="right"	1,308		100.0%				1,308
2000			align="right"	914		100.0%				914
1998			align="right"	1,529		100.0%				1,529
1996			align="right"	1,435		100.0%				1,435
1994			align="right"	2,820		100.0%				2,820
1992			align="right"	3,035		100.0%				3,035
1990			align="right"	2,734		100.0%				2,734

See also

• List of Idaho senators
• List of Idaho representatives

External links

• Idaho Legislative District Map (with members)

Notes and References

1. Web site: IDAHO STATE LEGISLATIVE MEMBERS. . . April 18, 2024.
2. Web site: Senate Membership . . . April 18, 2024.
3. Web site: House Membership . Idaho Legislature . Boise, Idaho . April 18, 2024.
4. Web site: Voter Registration Totals. 2021-09-08. Idaho Secretary of State. en-US.
5. Bry withdrew from the race on June 21, 2012
6. Langness withdrew from the race