Recommended Candidates

May 19, 2026

Candidates listed below received at least 50% support from the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee and are featured on the sample ballot. Learn more about each candidate by reviewing their responses to the questionnaire submitted to the Vetting and Rating Committee.

Recommended Candidates Running for County Office

  • Jennifer Locke

    Position Running For: Kootenai County Clerk

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  • Bruce Mattare

    Position Running For: County Commissioner, District 2

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  • Julie Hensley

    Position Running For: County Commissioner District 1

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  • Duke Johnson

    Position Running For: Kootenai County Coroner

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  • Carlos Zamora

    Position Running For: County Treasurer

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Candidates Running for State Representative, District 2

  • Heather Scott

    Running for: Idaho House of Representatives - District 2A

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  • Dale Hawkins

    Position Running For: Representative for LD2B

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Recommended Candidates Running for State Representative, District 3

  • Vito Barbieri

    Position Running For: Idaho House of Representative 3A

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  • Jordan Redman

    Position Running For: District 3, House Seat B

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Recommended Candidates Running for State Representative, District 4

  • Elaine Price

    Position Running For: Idaho State Representative

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  • Joseph Alfieri

    Position Running For: State Representative, District 4, Seat A

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Recommended Candidates Running for State Representative, District 5

  • Tony Wisniewski

    Position Running For: State Representative District 5B

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  • Ronald Mendive

    Position Running For: State Representative (5A)

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Recommended Candidates Running for State Senate, District 2

  • Phil Hart

    Candidate for State Senate, Legislative District 2

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Recommended Candidates Running for State Senate, District 3

  • Doug Okuniewicz

    Position Running For: Idaho State Senate, LD3

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Recommended Candidates Running for State Senate, District 4

  • Ben Toews

    Position Running For: Idaho State Senate - District 4

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Recommended Candidates Running for State Senate, District 5

  • Carl Bjerke

    Position Running For: State Senator LD5

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Recommended Candidates Running for State Office

  • Raul Labrador

      Position Running For: Attorney General

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  • Brandon Woolf

    Position Running For: State Controller

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Recommended Candidates Running for Governor

  • Mark Fitzpatrick

      Position Running For: Governor

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Recommended Candidates Running for United States Congress

  • Russ Fulcher

    Position Running For: U.S. Congress - District 1

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Recommended Candidates Running for United States Senate

  • Jim Risch

    Position Running For: U.S. Senate

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Other Candidates Running for U.S. Senate That Participated in the Rating and Vetting Process but Did Not Get Recommended

  • Joshua Roy

    Position Running For: US Senate

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  • Denny LaVe

    Position Running For: US Senator

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Other Candidates Running for County Office That Participated in the Rating and Vetting Process but Did Not Get Recommended

  • John Samuelson

    Position Running For: Kootenai County Clerk

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  • Allyson Knapp

    Running For: Assessor Kootenai County

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  • Bela Kovacs

    Position Running For: Kootenai County Assessor

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  • Teresa Mallery

    Position Running For: Kootenai County Treasurer

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  • John Padula

    Position Running For: County Commissioner, Seat 1

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  • Steven Em

    Position Running For: Kootenai County Commissioner District 2

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