Immigration enforcement was a top issue for candidates in Idaho’s May primary election
Redman
The state’s role in immigration enforcement was a dividing issue among many Republican primary opponents in several legislative races for Idaho’s May 19 primary election. And after a slate of bills dealing with immigration enforcement stalled during the 2026 legislative session, some results might be key for future proposals.
“In some areas of the state we saw more hardline conservatives, especially on issues of immigration enforcement, be successful,” said Jaclyn Kettler, a Boise State University political science professor who researches state politics. “And then in other areas of the state, we saw them be defeated, but across the board it does seem like perhaps this issue was one of the key ones that a lot of, at the very least, candidates were thinking about and talking about.”
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