Idaho State Senate District 16

Incumbent

Alison Rabe

Assumed office: December 1, 2022

Idaho State Senate District 16 is represented byAlison Rabe (D).

As of the 2020 Census, Idaho state senators represented an average of52,611 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented44,957 residents.

About the chamber

Members of theIdaho State Senate servetwo-year terms and are not subject toterm limits. Idaho legislators assume office ​on the first day in December following the general election.^[1]

Qualifications

See also:State legislature candidate requirements by state

Article III, Section 6 of theIdaho Constitution states: "No person shall be a senator or representative who, at the time of his election, is not a citizen of the United States, and an elector of this state, nor anyone who has not been for one year next preceding his election an elector of the county or district whence he may be chosen."^[2]

According to theIdaho Secretary of State, candidates must be 21 years old.^[3]

Salaries

See also:Comparison of state legislative salaries

Vacancies

See also:How vacancies are filled in state legislatures

If there is a vacancy in theIdaho State Legislature, thegovernor is responsible for appointing a replacement.

The political party committee that last held the vacant seat has 15 days after the vacancy occurs to submit a list of three recommended candidates to the governor. The governor makes the selection based on the recommendations.

If any party committee fails to submit a list of recommended candidates after the 15-day deadline, the governor has five days to appoint a person from the political party that last held the seat. The person appointed to the seat serves for the remainder of the unfilled term.^[5]

See sources:Idaho Code §59-904A

District map

Redistricting

2020 redistricting cycle

See also:Redistricting in Idaho after the 2020 census

On November 12, 2021, the Idaho Independent Redistricting Commission formally submitted its final legislative map to thesecretary of state. On November 10, 2021, the commission voted 6-0 in favor of the final legislative map.^[6] The commission had earlier voted in favor of the map on November 5, 2021, but chose to recast their votes on November 10, 2021, due to concerns regarding Idaho's open meetings laws.^[6][7][8] Idaho has 35 legislative districts, each of which elects one senator and two representatives.

How does redistricting in Idaho work? In 37 states, legislatures are primarily responsible for drawing congressional district lines. Seven states have only one congressional district each, rendering congressional redistricting unnecessary. Four states employindependent commissions to draw the district maps. In two states,politician commissions draw congressional district lines.

State legislative district lines are primarily the province of the state legislatures themselves in 37 states. In seven states, politician commissions draw state legislative district lines. In the remaining six states, independent commissions draw the lines.^[9]

In Idaho, an independent commission is responsible for drawing both congressional and state legislative district lines. The commission is composed of six members.^[10]

1. One member is appointed by the majority leader of theIdaho State Senate.
2. One member is appointed by the minority leader of theIdaho State Senate.
3. One member is appointed by the majority leader of theIdaho House of Representatives.
4. One member is appointed by the minority leader of theIdaho House of Representatives.
5. The chairs of the state's two largest political parties each appoint one member.

According to theIdaho Constitution, no member may be an elected or appointed official while serving on the commission. The state constitution further requires that the commission produce draft congressional and state legislative maps within 90 days of the commission's formation. There is no explicit deadline for final plans.^[10]

The state constitution requires that state legislative districts "be contiguous, and that counties be preserved intact where possible." State statutes require that both congressional and state legislative districts meet the following criteria:^[10]

• County lines must be maintained "to the extent possible."
• Districts must "preserve traditional neighborhoods, communities of interest, and (if possible) voting precinct boundaries."
• Districts should not be "oddly shaped."
• In districts comprising more than one county or a portion thereof, "those constituent pieces must also be connected by a state or federal highway."

Elections

2026

See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on May 19, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Idaho State Senate District 16

IncumbentAlison Rabe (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Idaho State Senate District 16 on May 19, 2026.

		Candidate
		Alison Rabe

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 16

Leland Lay (R) is running in the Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 16 on May 19, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Leland Lay

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2024

See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Idaho State Senate District 16

IncumbentAlison Rabe defeatedDoug Rich in the general election for Idaho State Senate District 16 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alison Rabe (D)	58.7	13,840
		Doug Rich (R)	41.3	9,723

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 23,563
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• LeeJoe Lay (R)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Idaho State Senate District 16

IncumbentAlison Rabe defeatedJustin Mitson in the Democratic primary for Idaho State Senate District 16 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alison Rabe	88.9	2,503
	Submit photo	Justin Mitson	11.1	313

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,816
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 16

LeeJoe Lay advanced from the Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 16 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		LeeJoe Lay	100.0	2,145

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,145
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2022

See also:Idaho State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Idaho State Senate District 16

Alison Rabe defeatedDennis Mansfield in the general election for Idaho State Senate District 16 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alison Rabe (D)	59.5	10,526
		Dennis Mansfield (R)	40.5	7,163

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 17,689
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Idaho State Senate District 16

Alison Rabe advanced from the Democratic primary for Idaho State Senate District 16 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alison Rabe	100.0	1,815

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,815
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 16

Dennis Mansfield advanced from the Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 16 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dennis Mansfield	100.0	3,882

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,882
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2020

See also:Idaho State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Idaho State Senate District 16

IncumbentGrant Burgoyne defeatedLeeJoe Lay in the general election for Idaho State Senate District 16 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Grant Burgoyne (D)	62.3	15,128
		LeeJoe Lay (R)	37.7	9,154

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 24,282
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Idaho State Senate District 16

IncumbentGrant Burgoyne advanced from the Democratic primary for Idaho State Senate District 16 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Grant Burgoyne	100.0	4,446

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,446 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 16

LeeJoe Lay advanced from the Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 16 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		LeeJoe Lay	100.0	2,747

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,747 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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2018

See also:Idaho State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Idaho State Senate District 16

IncumbentGrant Burgoyne defeatedLeeJoe Lay in the general election for Idaho State Senate District 16 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Grant Burgoyne (D)	65.2	12,784
		LeeJoe Lay (R)	34.8	6,819

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,603
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Idaho State Senate District 16

IncumbentGrant Burgoyne advanced from the Democratic primary for Idaho State Senate District 16 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Grant Burgoyne	100.0	3,576

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 16

LeeJoe Lay advanced from the Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 16 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		LeeJoe Lay	100.0	2,806

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 2,806
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ryan McDonald (R)

2016

See also:Idaho State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for theIdaho State Senate were held in2016. The primary election took place on May 17, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 11, 2016.

IncumbentGrant Burgoyne defeatedRyan McDonald in the Idaho State Senate District 16 general election.^[11][12]

Idaho State Senate, District 16 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Grant BurgoyneIncumbent	57.02%	11,360
	Republican	Ryan McDonald	42.98%	8,563
Total Votes				19,923
Source:Idaho Secretary of State

IncumbentGrant Burgoyne ran unopposed in the Idaho State Senate District 16 Democratic primary.^[13][14]

Idaho State Senate District 16, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Grant BurgoyneIncumbent (unopposed)

Ryan McDonald ran unopposed in the Idaho State Senate District 16 Republican primary.^[15][16]

Idaho State Senate District 16, Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Ryan McDonald (unopposed)

2014

See also:Idaho State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for theIdaho State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held onNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 14, 2014.Grant Burgoyne was unopposed in the Democratic primary, whileJoel Robinson was unopposed in the Republican primary. Burgoyne defeated Robinson in the general election.^{[17][18][19][20]}

Idaho State Senate, District 16, General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Grant Burgoyne	60.4%	8,563
	Republican	Joel Robinson	39.6%	5,623
Total Votes				14,186

2012

See also:Idaho State Senate elections, 2012

Elections for the office ofIdaho State Senate consisted of a primary election on May 15, 2012, and a general election onNovember 6, 2012. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 9, 2012. IncumbentLes Bock (D) defeatedJoan Cloonan (R) in the general election. Neither candidate faced opposition in their primary.^[21][22]

Idaho State Senate, District 16, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Les BockIncumbent	57.3%	10,897
	Republican	Joan Cloonan	42.7%	8,135
Total Votes				19,032

Campaign contributions

From 2000 to 2024, candidates for Idaho State Senate District 16 raised a total of $620,790. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $18,812 on average. All figures come fromFollow the Money

See also

Suggest a link

• Idaho State Legislature
• Idaho State Senate
• Idaho House of Representatives

External links

• The Idaho State Legislature

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