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1998 Idaho U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1998 Idaho U.S. House District 2 Election?

Michael K. Simpson won the 1998 Idaho U.S. House District 2 Election. Michael K. Simpson received 91,337 popular votes (52.51%). The main challenger was Richard H. Stallings (44.69%).

See the full head-to-head between Simpson and Stallings

Simpson +7.8 pts · won by 13,601 votes
Michael K. SimpsonRepublicanWINNER52.51%
91,337 votes
Richard H. StallingsDemocratic44.69%
77,736 votes
Jonathan Bradford Ratnernatural law2.79%
4,854 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.