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Russell Fulcher is running for reelection as the Republican incumbent in Idaho’s 1st Congressional District. The contested general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026, and the candidate field includes seven people representing Republican, Democratic, Conservative and independent affiliations.
No documented policy positions are on file for Fulcher or the other candidates. Biographical and campaign finance details also are not on file for any candidate in this contest.
The ID-1 race
The 2026 contest is for Idaho’s 1st District seat in the U.S. House. The listed field has three Republicans, two Democrats, one Conservative candidate and one independent candidate.
Fulcher is the only candidate identified as the incumbent. The incumbent designation means he currently holds the office involved in this election. It does not indicate how voters will decide the 2026 race.
The election is marked as contested because more than one candidate is seeking the seat. Voters will choose among the candidates appearing in the general election on Nov. 3, 2026.
Candidates in the contest
Russell Fulcher is listed as a Republican and the incumbent in the ID-1 contest. No biography, campaign finance totals or documented policy positions are on file for him.
Kaylee Jade Peterson is listed as a Democrat in the ID-1 contest. No biography, campaign finance totals or documented policy positions are on file for her.
Joseph Perkins Morrison is listed as a Republican in the ID-1 contest. No biography, campaign finance totals or documented policy positions are on file for him.
Kenneth Francis JR Brungardt is listed as a Democrat in the ID-1 contest. No biography, campaign finance totals or documented policy positions are on file for him.
Brendan Joseph Gomez is listed as a Conservative candidate in the ID-1 contest. No biography, campaign finance totals or documented policy positions are on file for him.
Sarah Zabel is listed as an independent candidate in the ID-1 contest. No biography, campaign finance totals or documented policy positions are on file for her.
Andy Mr. Briner is listed as a Republican in the ID-1 contest. No biography, campaign finance totals or documented policy positions are on file for him.
Policy and campaign finance
There are no documented candidate positions on file in this race. That means no specific position on taxes, federal spending, immigration, health care, public lands or another issue can be attributed to any of the seven candidates at this stage.
Campaign finance figures are also not on file for the candidates. There are no listed amounts for funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand for Fulcher, Peterson, Morrison, Brungardt, Gomez, Zabel or Briner.
Party affiliation and incumbency are identifiers, not detailed policy statements. They do not establish how an individual candidate would vote on a specific bill or approach a particular issue.
What happens next
The candidate field, campaign finance totals and documented positions may become clearer as the election process continues. Any later changes to the names or affiliations in the contest would affect the choices presented to voters.
The central date is Nov. 3, 2026, when Idaho’s general election is scheduled. Until then, key process developments include the status of the candidate field and the posting of campaign finance information. Those updates can give voters more detail about who is running and how each campaign is operating without indicating how the election will turn out.
