2026 forecast · Idaho Attorney General

Raúl Labrador is all but certain to win Idaho's attorney general race.

Lori Hickman vs Raúl Labrador, with Raúl Labrador running again. The model has Labrador ahead by 26.8 points, with a 100 percent chance of winning.

Safe RModel R +26.8Polls R +20.8Updated October 22, 2026
Lori Hickman
Democrat
36.1%
262,761 projected votes
Raúl Labrador
Republican
62.9%
458,049 projected votes
100%Labrador
0%Hickman
Labrador all but certainEach square is one simulated election night, Labrador wins about 100 of 100

Idaho Attorney General by county

Ada CountyAdams CountyBannock CountyBear Lake CountyBenewah CountyBingham CountyBlaine CountyBoise CountyBonner CountyBonneville CountyBoundary CountyButte CountyCamas CountyCanyon CountyCaribou CountyCassia CountyClark CountyClearwater CountyCuster CountyElmore CountyFranklin CountyFremont CountyGem CountyGooding CountyIdaho CountyJefferson CountyJerome CountyKootenai CountyLatah CountyLemhi CountyLewis CountyLincoln CountyMadison CountyMinidoka CountyNez Perce CountyOneida CountyOwyhee CountyPayette CountyPower CountyShoshone CountyTeton CountyTwin Falls CountyValley CountyWashington CountyAdaCanyonKootenaiBonnevilleBannockTwin FallsBonnerLatahNez PerceBinghamJeffersonMadison
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Where the margin is won
Ada County: Hickman +9,980Blaine County: Hickman +5,182Teton County: Hickman +1,167Latah County: Hickman +1,096Kootenai County: Labrador +32,616Canyon County: Labrador +29,366Bonneville County: Labrador +18,712Twin Falls County: Labrador +13,086Bonner County: Labrador +10,376Bingham County: Labrador +9,592Jefferson County: Labrador +8,661Madison County: Labrador +6,513Payette County: Labrador +5,621Idaho County: Labrador +5,469Cassia County: Labrador +5,409Gem County: Labrador +5,285Nez Perce County: Labrador +5,107Franklin County: Labrador +4,393Bannock County: Labrador +4,101Minidoka County: Labrador +4,018Boundary County: Labrador +3,893Elmore County: Labrador +3,721Fremont County: Labrador +3,565Jerome County: Labrador +3,294Washington County: Labrador +2,733Gooding County: Labrador +2,708Owyhee County: Labrador +2,431Benewah County: Labrador +2,283Lemhi County: Labrador +2,142Clearwater County: Labrador +2,058Caribou County: Labrador +1,881Shoshone County: Labrador +1,849Bear Lake County: Labrador +1,840Boise County: Labrador +1,654Oneida County: Labrador +1,483Custer County: Labrador +1,137Power County: Labrador +1,101Adams County: Labrador +1,057Lewis County: Labrador +986Lincoln County: Labrador +886Butte County: Labrador +779Valley County: Labrador +469Camas County: Labrador +267Clark County: Labrador +181
Hickman +17,425 net votes from 4 countiesStatewide R +26.8, a 195,298 vote marginLabrador +212,723 net votes from 40 counties

Projected statewide vote

728,092 votes
CandidateVotesShare
Raúl Labrador R458,04962.9%
Lori Hickman D262,76136.1%
Other candidates7,2801.0%
Total728,092100%

Expected votes at the projected turnout for this office, which runs a little below the top of the ticket because some voters skip down ballot races.

Projected vote by county

44 counties
CountyHickmanLabradorOtherTotalMargin
Statewide262,756458,0547,282728,092R +26.8
Ada County113,498103,5182,192219,208D +4.5
Canyon County23,93753,30378078,020R +37.6
Kootenai County21,34053,95676176,057R +42.9
Bonneville County12,78131,49344744,721R +41.8
Bannock County13,79517,89632032,011R +12.8
Twin Falls County8,42321,50930330,235R +43.3
Bonner County6,74817,12424124,113R +43.0
Latah County9,1998,10317517,477D +6.3
Nez Perce County5,61610,72316516,504R +30.9
Bingham County3,29712,88916316,349R +58.7
Jefferson County1,59310,25412011,967R +72.4
Madison County2,6139,12611911,858R +54.9
Blaine County8,0972,91511111,123D +46.6
Payette County1,8867,507959,488R +59.2
Elmore County2,5086,229898,826R +42.2
Gem County1,7237,008888,819R +59.9
Idaho County1,4106,879848,373R +65.3
Cassia County1,0946,503777,674R +70.5
Jerome County1,5164,810646,390R +51.5
Minidoka County1,1535,171646,388R +62.9
Valley County2,7243,193605,977R +7.9
Boundary County9794,872595,910R +65.9
Franklin County5824,975565,613R +78.3
Fremont County9014,466545,421R +65.8
Teton County3,2532,086545,393D +21.6
Shoshone County1,5973,446515,094R +36.3
Gooding County1,1073,815504,972R +54.5
Washington County9243,657464,627R +59.1
Benewah County9003,183414,124R +55.4
Lemhi County9513,093414,085R +52.4
Owyhee County7933,224414,058R +59.9
Boise County1,1512,805403,996R +41.4
Clearwater County8152,873373,725R +55.3
Bear Lake County4412,281282,750R +66.9
Caribou County4022,283272,712R +69.3
Power County6671,768242,459R +44.8
Custer County5521,689222,263R +50.2
Adams County5841,641222,247R +47.0
Oneida County2351,718191,972R +75.2
Lincoln County3461,232161,594R +55.6
Lewis County2771,263161,556R +63.4
Butte County184963121,159R +67.2
Camas County1273945526R +50.6
Clark County372183258R +70.0

Projected 2026 votes from the On Point simulation: each county's expected turnout times its simulated vote share. Totals may differ from the race total by rounding.

Range of outcomes

80 percent of simulations
R +18.9R +34.7R +26.8

80 percent of simulations fall between R +18.9 and R +34.7. The white dot is the forecast; the line is a tie.

How the model gets there

statewide margin at each step
Top of ticket, governorR +28.3
Down ballot history, moved to 2026R +20.0
Blend of every legR +24.5
With incumbency and primary unityR +27.5
With polls, 6% weightR +26.8

Leg weights: Top of ticket 38%, Approval fundamentals 19%, Gallup, relaxed 13%, Down ballot history 31%. 80 percent of outcomes fall between R +18.9 and R +34.7.

Polls of the race

1 poll
R+20R+10EvenAugSepOctHickman aheadLabrador aheadChange Research for Stegner for Idaho, 1,213, R +18.0, 84 days agoR +18.0poll trendR +20.8average
PollsterSampleEndedHickmanLabradorMargin
Change Research for Stegner for Idaho1,213 LV2026-07-303149R +18.0