Elections Intelligence

Idaho 1st District

DEFENDED SEAT
SAFE R
Kaylee Peterson Democratic · Challenger
KALSHI PARTY MARKETCHECKED Aug 27
5.9¢REPUBLICAN 98¢
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Russ Fulcher Republican · Incumbent
Also on the ballot: Sarah Zabel (I) and Brendan Gomez (other).
FTP RACE SIGNAL

The market prices this seat about where its history left it — a 46-point Republican hold in 2024, priced at 98¢ today.

Safe R
SAFE DLIKELY DLEAN DTOSS-UPLEAN RLIKELY RSAFE R
Polling · Safe RR+21 — Change Research, Aug 14. Market · Safe RR 98¢ — traders' price for a Republican hold. Prior result · Safe RR+45.55 in 2024.
Signal clarityHighas of 2026-08-27
Polling moved 11 points toward the Republican over 22 days.
MARKET BandPRICEToss-up50–65¢Lean65–82¢Likely82–95¢Safe95¢ and above
R 98¢

Kalshi party market · checked Aug 27

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POLLING BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–10Likely10–20Safe20 and above
R+21
Change Research ↗ C- Jul 28 - 30 R+21 D SPONSOR
PRIOR RESULT BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–12Likely12–25Safe25 and above
R+45.55

Russ Fulcher (R)

71 — 25.45 · 2024 general election

def. Kaylee Peterson (D). Margin verified against retrieved official results.

FUNDRAISING BandRATIO TO 1Parity1–5Lean5 and above
3.7 to 1
Kaylee Peterson$181.0K
Russ Fulcher$662.6K

PULLED 08-04 · PERIOD 06-30 · FEC

Total receipts this cycle. Parity — neither campaign leads by enough for fundraising to take a place on the spectrum.

BALLOT & DATES Primary 05-19 · HELDGeneral Nov 3, 2026 R settled · D settled · I settled · other settled COMPARE THE CANDIDATES ⇄