The following is a list of candidates that Southeast Idahoans will vote on during the May 20 primary. Contested races to be decided then are in bold.
U.S. Senator: Incumbent Republican Jim Risch, GOP challenger Jeremy “T” Anderson and Democrats William Bryk and Nels Mitchell.
U.S. House District 2: Incumbent Republican Mike Simpson, GOP challenger Bryan Smith and Democrat Richard Stallings.
Governor: Incumbent Republican C.L. “Butch” Otter and Republicans Walt Bayes, Harley Brown and Russell Fulcher; Democrats A.J. Balukoff and Terry Kerr; Libertarian candidate John Bujak; Constitutional Party candidate Steve Pankey; and independent candidates Jill Humble and Pro-Life.
Lieutenant governor: Republican incumbent Brad Little, Republican challenger Jim Chmelik, Democrat Bert Marley and Constitutional Party candidate David Hartigan.
Secretary of state: Republicans Lawerence Denney, Evan Frasure, Phil McGrane and Mitch Toryanski and Democrat Holli Woodings.
State controller: Republican incumbent Brandon Woolf and GOP challenger Todd Hatfield.
State treasurer: Republican incumbent Ron Crane and Democrats Deborah Silver and W. Lane Startin.
Attorney general: Republican incumbent Lawrence Wasden, GOP challenger C.T. “Chris” Troupis and Democrat Bruce S. Bistline.
Superintendent of Public Instruction: Republicans John Eynon, Andrew Grover, Randy Jensen and Sherri Ybarra, and Democrat Jana Jones.
Idaho Supreme Court: Justice Joel Horton is facing a challenge from William “Breck” Seiniger while Justice Warren Jones is running unopposed.
Appellate Court: Judge Sergio Gutierrez running unopposed.
District Judicial races
Sixth Judicial District: Judge David Nye running unopposed.
Judge Mitchell Brown running unopposed.
Judge Robert Naftz being challenged by Lynn Brower.
Judge Stephen Dunn running unopposed.
Seventh Judicial District
Judge Dane Watkins running unopposed.
Judge Darren Simpson being challenged by Andre Linchenko Lawson.
Judge Gregory Moeller running unopposed.
Judge Joel Tingey being challenged by Randy Neal.
Scott Davis, Bruce Pickett and Stevan Thompson running for the post held by the retiring Judge Jon J. Shindurling.
State legislative races include:
District 28 Senate: Incumbent Jim Guthrie, R-Mc-Cammon, and Lin Whitworth, D-Inkom.
District 28 House A: Incumbent Ken Andrus, R-Lava Hot Springs, and Marshall Evans, D-Inkom.
District 28 House B: Incumbent Kelley Packer, R-McCammon; Lance Earl, R-Rockland; and Peggy Evans, D-McCammon.
District 29 Senate: Incumbent Roy Lacey, D-Pocatello.
District 29 House A: Mark Nye, D-Pocatello; Matthew Bloxham, R-Pocatello; and Matthew Larsen, Libertarian-Pocatello
District 29 House B: Incumbent Elaine Smith, D-Pocatello, and Terrel “Ned” Tovey, R-Pocatello.
District 31 Senate: Incumbent Steve Bair, R-Blackfoot.
District 31 House A: Neil Anderson, R-Blackfoot.
District 31 House B: Julie VanOrden, R-Pingree.
District 32 Senate: Incumbent John Tippets, R-Bennington, and Bob Fitzgerald, D-Tetonia.
District 32 House A: Incumbent Marc Gibbs, R-Grace, and Alice Stevenson, D-Victor.
District 32 House B: Incumbent Tom Loertscher, R-Iona, and Ashlee Stalcup, D-Soda Springs.
Individual county races in Southeast Idaho are:
Bannock County
Commissioner District 1: Incumbent Republican Karl E. Anderson, Republican Jeffrey Greenwell and Democrat Tamara Code.
Commissioner District 2: Incumbent Republican Steve Hadley and Republican Dennis Spencer.
County Clerk: Incumbent Democrat Robert Poleki and Republicans Robert Ballard and Dave Bowen.
Assessor: Incumbent Republican David Packer and Democrat Jared Paul Stein.
Treasurer: Incumbent Democrat Radene Barker.
Coroner: Incumbent Kim Quick.
Voters will also decide on May 20:
Arimo is seeking passage of a $600,000 natural gas line bond.
South Bannock Library District is seeking $100,941 annually for 10 years for a renewal of its current plant facilities reserve fund.
City of Pocatello anti-discrimination ordinance repeal vote.
Bingham County
Commissioner District 1: Incumbent Republican Mark Bair.
Commissioner District 2: Incumbent Republican Whitney Manwaring and Republican Ralph West.
County Clerk: Republicans Pam Wray Eckhardt and Leah Rigby.
Assessor: Republican incumbent Ronald Simmons.
Treasurer: Republicans Tanna Beal and Dev Sasser.
Coroner: Mike Gardner.
Voters will also decide on May 20:
Shelley School District is asking for a $575,000 supplemental levy.
Power County
Commissioner District 1: Incumbent Democrat Ron Funk.
Commissioner District 2: Incumbent Democrat Norman Wright and Republican Bill Lasley.
County Clerk: Incumbent Democrat Christine Steinlicht and Republican Sharee Sprague.
Assessor: Democrats Mary Annen and Donna Thornton and Republican Jefferson Hunt.
Treasurer: Incumbent Republican Deanna Curry.
Coroner: Republican Mark Rose.
Voters will also decide on May 20:
Rockland School District is seeking a $210,000 supplemental levy.
Arbon Elementary School District is seeking a $50,000 supplemental levy.
Oneida County
Commissioner District 1: Democrat Shellee Daniels.
Commissioner District 2: Republican Dale Tubbs.
County Clerk: Republican Lon Colton.
Treasurer: Republican Jan Edwards.
Assessor: Republican Dixie Hubbard.
Coroner: Republican Brad Horsley.
Bear Lake County
Commissioner District 1:Incumbent Bradley Jensen.
Commissioner District 2: Republicans Kerry Haddock and Rex Payne.
County Clerk: Republicans Cindy Garner and Craig Schaar.
Assessor: Republican incumbent Lynn Lewis.
Treasurer: Republican incumbent Tricia Poulsen.
Coroner: Incumbent Republican C. Lee Nelson and Republican Chad Walker.
Franklin County
Commissioner District 1: Republican Boyd Burbank.
Commissioner District 2: Republicans David Bosen, R. Joseph Steele, Steve Stevens and incumbent R. Scott Workman.
County Clerk: Incumbent Republican Shauna Geddes.
Treasurer: Incumbent Republican Jeanette McKay.
Assessor: Incumbent Republican Jase Cundick.
Coroner: Incumbent Republican Ron Smellie.
Caribou County
Commissioner District 1: Incumbent Republican Phil Christensen.
Commissioner District 2: Incumbent Republican Earl Somsen and Republican Tysen Hopkins.
County Clerk: Republicans Denise Horsley, Shelley Reeves and Terri Stephens.
Treasurer: Republicans Angie Mendenhall, Susan Speelmon and Sharon Wells.
Assessor: Incumbent Republican Aaron Cook.
Coroner: F. Duayne Sims.
Voters will also decide on May 20:
North Gem School District is asking for a $4.8 million bond to construct a new school building.



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