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Little wins Republican gubernatorial primary, Terri Pickens Democratic victor

by ROYCE MCCANDLESS / Coeur d'Alene Press
| May 20, 2026 1:00 AM

BOISE — Gov. Brad Little retained his position as the Republican Party’s leading gubernatorial candidate Tuesday, winning the majority of votes in Idaho’s 2026 Republican Primary.

Little won handily in a field of seven other Republican candidates, accruing about 60% of the vote by about 9:40 p.m. Mountain Time on Tuesday, when the race was called by the Associated Press. Far-right challenger Mark Fitzpatrick came up second in the race, accruing about 25% of the vote at the time the race was called. 

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