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2020 Idaho U.S. Senate Election

Idaho · 4 candidates · See every 2020 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 2020 Idaho U.S. Senate Election?

James E. Risch won the 2020 Idaho U.S. Senate Election. James E. Risch received 538,446 popular votes (62.62%). The main challenger was Paulette Jordan (33.25%).

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

Risch +29.4 pts · won by 252,582 votes
James E. RischRepublicanWINNER62.62%
538,446 votes
Paulette JordanDemocratic33.25%
285,864 votes
Natalie M FlemingIndependent2.95%
25,329 votes
Ray J. WritzConstitution Party1.18%
10,188 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.