Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson re-elected to 14th term in U.S. House of Representatives

Voters cast their ballots in the general election on Nov. 5, 2024, at Cathedral of the Rockies in Boise. (Pat Sutphin for the Idaho Capital Sun)

Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson won a 14th term to represent Idaho's 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives.

The Associated Press declared Simpson the general election winner at 10:46 p.m. Tuesday.

Simpson had 59% of votes over three challengers, with 162,886 votes, according to unofficial election results from the Idaho Secretary of State's Office. Democrat David Roth received 33.5% of the votes.

Libertarian Todd Corsetti received 5.3% of votes, and Constitution Party candidate Idaho Law – Carta Sierra received 2.3% of votes.

Idaho's 2nd Congressional District — home to almost 1 million people — splits Ada County, includes most of Boise and spans central and eastern Idaho.

Tuesday's general election results won't become official until the State Board of Canvassers certifies the election results. The canvass is scheduled to occur Nov. 26, said Idaho Secretary of State Phil McGrane.

In Congress, Simpson's top priorities are security for the southern border, restoring American energy independence and agriculture reform, he told the Sun last month.

the House Interior and Environment Subcommittee on Appropriations. He also serves on the House Energy and Water Development Subcommittee and the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Subcommittee on Appropriations.

In May, Simpson won the primary election, securing the Idaho Republican Party's nomination with over 54% of votes over two GOP challengers, the Sun

Simpson, 74, has represented Idaho in Congress since 1999 for 13 terms. U.S. House of Representatives terms are two years.

Simpson has widely won re-election bids. Since 2000, he has won general elections by a nearly 34-point vote margin, on average, over the next top performing candidate, who ran as Democrats, the Idaho Capital Sun found in a review of past election results reported by the Idaho Secretary of State's Office