General election · November 3, 2026
Kootenai County Voter Guide
The Idaho Tribune’s recommendations. Choose the ballot for where you live. A race that is not listed is a race we are not endorsing.
Register online or by mail by October 23, or in person during early voting and on Election Day with photo ID and proof of residence. Absentee requests are due by 5 p.m. that day. Polls are open November 3, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Federal
U.S. Senator
✓Jim Risch (R)
U.S. Representative, District 1
✓Russ Fulcher (R)
Statewide offices
Governor
✓“Pro-Life” (Constitution)
Lieutenant Governor
✓Scott Bedke (R)
Secretary of State
✓Phil McGrane (R)
State Controller
✓Brandon Woolf (R)
State Treasurer
✓Julie Ellsworth (R)
Attorney General
✓Raúl Labrador (R)
Superintendent of Public Instruction
✓Teresa Roundy (Constitution)
Legislative
If you live in Legislative District 5
Idaho State Senate seat for LD 5
✓Carl Bjerke (R)
Idaho State Representative, Seat 5A
✓Ron Mendive (R)
Idaho State Representative, Seat 5B
✓Tony Wisniewski (R)
If you live in Legislative District 3
Idaho State Senate seat for LD 3
✓Doug Okuniewicz (R)
Idaho State Representative, Seat 3A
✓Vito Barbieri (R)
Idaho State Representative, Seat 3B
✓Jordan Redman (R)
County
Kootenai County Commissioner, Dist. 1
✓Julie Hensley (R)
Kootenai County Commissioner, Dist. 2
✓Bruce Mattare (R)
Kootenai County Clerk
✓Jennifer Locke (R)
Kootenai County Treasurer
✓Carlos Zamora (R)
Kootenai County Coroner
✓Duke Johnson (R)
Judicial
Magistrate judge retention
✓Retain Tristan Poorman
✓Do not retain Mayli A. Walsh
✓Do not retain James Stow
Statewide ballot questions
Proposition 1 — Abortion
✓No
HJR 4 — Legislative authority
✓Yes
HJR 6 — English, official language
✓Yes
Advisory — Official state gun
✓Winchester Model 1873 “Gun that Won the West” (.44-40)
Local levies and questions
County advisory — Citylink bus
✓No
Post Falls School District 273 levy
✓No
Most of Post Falls is in Legislative District 5. Some neighborhoods north of Prairie Ave. are in LD 3. Your ballot has only one district’s races.
Please be advised that not all races or measures will be on every ballot. Which ones appear depends on where you live. Candidates running unopposed will still appear on your ballot. Races not listed here: no Tribune endorsement.
Federal
U.S. Senator
✓Jim Risch (R)
U.S. Representative, District 1
✓Russ Fulcher (R)
Statewide offices
Governor
✓“Pro-Life” (Constitution)
Lieutenant Governor
✓Scott Bedke (R)
Secretary of State
✓Phil McGrane (R)
State Controller
✓Brandon Woolf (R)
State Treasurer
✓Julie Ellsworth (R)
Attorney General
✓Raúl Labrador (R)
Superintendent of Public Instruction
✓Teresa Roundy (Constitution)
Legislative
If you live in Legislative District 4
Idaho State Representative, Seat 4A
✓Joe Alfieri (R)
Idaho State Representative, Seat 4B
✓Elaine Price (R)
If you live in Legislative District 3
Idaho State Senate seat for LD 3
✓Doug Okuniewicz (R)
Idaho State Representative, Seat 3A
✓Vito Barbieri (R)
Idaho State Representative, Seat 3B
✓Jordan Redman (R)
If you live in Legislative District 5
Idaho State Senate seat for LD 5
✓Carl Bjerke (R)
Idaho State Representative, Seat 5A
✓Ron Mendive (R)
Idaho State Representative, Seat 5B
✓Tony Wisniewski (R)
County
Kootenai County Commissioner, Dist. 1
✓Julie Hensley (R)
Kootenai County Commissioner, Dist. 2
✓Bruce Mattare (R)
Kootenai County Clerk
✓Jennifer Locke (R)
Kootenai County Treasurer
✓Carlos Zamora (R)
Kootenai County Coroner
✓Duke Johnson (R)
Judicial
Magistrate judge retention
✓Retain Tristan Poorman
✓Do not retain Mayli A. Walsh
✓Do not retain James Stow
Statewide ballot questions
Proposition 1 — Abortion
✓No
HJR 4 — Legislative authority
✓Yes
HJR 6 — English, official language
✓Yes
Advisory — Official state gun
✓Winchester Model 1873 “Gun that Won the West” (.44-40)
Local levies and questions
County advisory — Citylink bus
✓No
Coeur d’Alene School District 271 levy
✓No
Most of Coeur d’Alene is in Legislative District 4. Some neighborhoods on the north edge are in LD 3 and some on the west edge are in LD 5. Your ballot has only one district’s races.
Please be advised that not all races or measures will be on every ballot. Which ones appear depends on where you live. Candidates running unopposed will still appear on your ballot. Races not listed here: no Tribune endorsement.
Federal
U.S. Senator
✓Jim Risch (R)
U.S. Representative, District 1
✓Russ Fulcher (R)
Statewide offices
Governor
✓“Pro-Life” (Constitution)
Lieutenant Governor
✓Scott Bedke (R)
Secretary of State
✓Phil McGrane (R)
State Controller
✓Brandon Woolf (R)
State Treasurer
✓Julie Ellsworth (R)
Attorney General
✓Raúl Labrador (R)
Superintendent of Public Instruction
✓Teresa Roundy (Constitution)
Legislative
If you live in Legislative District 2
Idaho State Senate seat for LD 2
✓Phil Hart (R)
Idaho State Representative, Seat 2A
✓Heather Scott (R)
Idaho State Representative, Seat 2B
✓Dale Hawkins (R)
If you live in Legislative District 3
Idaho State Senate seat for LD 3
✓Doug Okuniewicz (R)
Idaho State Representative, Seat 3A
✓Vito Barbieri (R)
Idaho State Representative, Seat 3B
✓Jordan Redman (R)
If you live in Legislative District 4
Idaho State Representative, Seat 4A
✓Joe Alfieri (R)
Idaho State Representative, Seat 4B
✓Elaine Price (R)
If you live in Legislative District 5
Idaho State Senate seat for LD 5
✓Carl Bjerke (R)
Idaho State Representative, Seat 5A
✓Ron Mendive (R)
Idaho State Representative, Seat 5B
✓Tony Wisniewski (R)
County
Kootenai County Commissioner, Dist. 1
✓Julie Hensley (R)
Kootenai County Commissioner, Dist. 2
✓Bruce Mattare (R)
Kootenai County Clerk
✓Jennifer Locke (R)
Kootenai County Treasurer
✓Carlos Zamora (R)
Kootenai County Coroner
✓Duke Johnson (R)
Judicial
Magistrate judge retention
✓Retain Tristan Poorman
✓Do not retain Mayli A. Walsh
✓Do not retain James Stow
Statewide ballot questions
Proposition 1 — Abortion
✓No
HJR 4 — Legislative authority
✓Yes
HJR 6 — English, official language
✓Yes
Advisory — Official state gun
✓Winchester Model 1873 “Gun that Won the West” (.44-40)
Local levies and questions
County advisory — Citylink bus
✓No
City of Harrison local option tax
✓No
Coeur d’Alene School District 271 levy
✓No
Post Falls School District 273 levy
✓No
Kootenai School District 274 levy
✓No
Plummer-Worley School District 44 levy
✓No
Northern Lakes Fire District levy
✓No
Spirit Lake Fire District levy
✓No
Please be advised that not all races or measures will be on every ballot. Which ones appear depends on where you live. Candidates running unopposed will still appear on your ballot. Races not listed here: no Tribune endorsement.
