Election

Voters pictured at the polling station in the Westwood Mall in Pocatello in this 2024 photo.

Here are the final election results for local county and legislative contested races and ballot issues.

District 28 Senate

Republican Jim Guthrie: 19,027

Democrat Russell Matter: 5,139

Write-in Mike Saville: No results available.

District 28 Representative Seat B

Republican Dan Garner: 18,188

Democrat Jayson Meline: 5,514

District 29 Representative Seat A

Republican Dustin Manwaring: 12,214

Democrat Mary Shea: 9,910

District 29 Representative Seat B

Republican Tanya Burgoyne: 11,498

Democrat Nate Roberts: 10,359

District 30 Senate

Republican Julie VanOrden: 15,622

Democrat Karen Keith: 3,017

District 30 Representative Seat B

Republican Ben Fuhriman: 14,934

Democrat Breane Buckingham: 3,312

District 35 Senate

Republican Mark Harris: 20,907

Democrat Chris Riley: 6,062

District 35 Representative Seat A

Republican Kevin Andrus: 20,643

Democrat Joseph Messerly: 6,232

District 35 Representative Seat B

Republican Josh Wheeler: 20,346

Democrat Maggie Shaw: 6,356

Bannock County Prosecutor

Republican Ian Johnson: 23,506

Democrat Jennifer Call: 14,942

Bannock County Commissioner District 3

Republican Ken Bullock: 24,531

Democrat Tamara Code: 14,301

Bingham County Sheriff 

Republican Jeff Gardner: 14,474

Independent Vaughn LeFevre: 2,431

Power County Commissioner District 3

Independent Lynn Scherer: 613

Republican Chris Fehringer: 2,324

Marsh Valley school board member Kathy Egan recall election

Recall: 465

Don't recall: 189

Lava Hot Springs ballot questions (at least 60 percent voter support needed for approval)

Should Lava increase its hotel-motel and short-term rental occupancy tax from 3 percent to 5 percent?

Yes: 99 

No: 54

Should Lava increase its liquor-by-the-drink tax from 2 percent to 3 percent?

Yes: 99

No: 53

Should Lava increase its sales tax on retail sales from 2 percent to 4 percent?

Yes: 75

No: 79

Pocatello Valley Fire District $50,000 levy override (supermajority voter support needed for approval)

Yes: 699

No: 334

American Falls Rural Fire District $200,000 levy override (supermajority voter support needed for approval)

Yes: 424

No: 369

Soda Springs School District $55,165,000 bond election for new high school and elementary upgrades (supermajority voter support needed for approval)

Yes: 867

No: 1,121

Pocatello-Chubbuck School District $8.25 million supplemental levy (simple majority voter support needed for approval)

Yes: 21,910

No: 12,764

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