Bill Sali, U.S. Representative

Bill Sali

U.S. Representative
Born
February 17, 1954
Current age
72
Home state
Idaho
Party
Republican
On the ballot
2006–2008
Career timeline
1-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Sali287,530
Opponents292,029
2
Elections run

Between 2006 and 2008, Bill Sali ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning 1 and losing 1. Sali's biggest single-election total was 171,687 votes, in the 2008 U.S. House election in Idaho's District 1. Sali's closest win came in the 2006 U.S. House election in Idaho's District 1, decided by 11,908 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Idaho's District 1 or all 2008 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Bill Sali received?

Bill Sali has received 287,530 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–1.

Election history

Bill Sali’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2008U.S. HouseIdahoLost171,68749.39%Walt Minnick
2006U.S. HouseIdahoWon115,84349.94%Larry Grant
Dave Olson

Andy Hedden-Nicely

Paul Smith
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S001167) and Wikidata (Q288529). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Bill Sali: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/bill-sali. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.