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2014 Idaho U.S. Senate Election

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Who won the 2014 Idaho U.S. Senate Election?

James E. Risch won the 2014 Idaho U.S. Senate Election. James E. Risch received 285,596 popular votes (65.33%). The main challenger was Nels Mitchell (34.67%).

See the full head-to-head between Risch and Mitchell

Risch +30.7 pts · won by 134,022 votes
James E. RischRepublicanWINNER65.33%
285,596 votes
Nels MitchellDemocratic34.67%
151,574 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.