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The2020 United States Senate election in Idaho was held on November 3, 2020, to elect a member of theUnited States Senate to represent theState of Idaho, concurrently with the2020 U.S. presidential election, as well asother elections to the United States Senate,elections to theUnited States House of Representatives and variousstate and local elections.
IncumbentRepublican senatorJim Risch won reelection to a third term in office, defeating Democratic nomineePaulette Jordan, who, percentage wise, had the worst performance of a Democratic senatorial candidate for this seat since2002. However, Risch also performed nearly three points worse than he did when he was reelected in2014, and he slightly underperformed incumbent presidentDonald Trump's performance in theconcurrent presidential election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Jim Risch (incumbent) | 200,184 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 200,184 | 100.00% | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Paulette Jordan | 72,778 | 85.70% | |
| Democratic | James Vandermaas | 12,145 | 14.30% | |
| Total votes | 84,923 | 100.00% | ||
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| The Cook Political Report[14] | Solid R | October 29, 2020 |
| Inside Elections[15] | Safe R | October 28, 2020 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[16] | Safe R | November 2, 2020 |
| Daily Kos[17] | Safe R | October 30, 2020 |
| Politico[18] | Safe R | November 2, 2020 |
| RCP[19] | Safe R | October 23, 2020 |
| DDHQ[20] | Safe R | November 3, 2020 |
| 538[21] | Safe R | November 2, 2020 |
| Economist[22] | Safe R | November 2, 2020 |
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| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[a] | Margin of error | Jim Risch (R) | Paulette Jordan (D) | Other | Undecided |
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| [A][B] | August 29 – September 1, 2020 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 53% | 28% | 8%[b] | 11% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Jim Risch (incumbent) | 538,446 | 62.62% | −2.71% | |
| Democratic | Paulette Jordan | 285,864 | 33.25% | −1.42% | |
| Independent | Natalie Fleming | 25,329 | 2.95% | N/A | |
| Constitution | Ray Writz | 10,188 | 1.18% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 859,827 | 100.0% | |||
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Risch won both congressional districts.[34]
| District | Risch | Jordan | Representative |
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| 1st | 66% | 30% | Russ Fulcher |
| 2nd | 59% | 37% | Mike Simpson |
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