ID-01: Two candidates vie for seat in Idaho 1st Congressional District Democratic primary
Two Democrats will face each other in the May primary election race for Idaho’s 1st Congressional District.
Kenneth Brungardt and Kaylee Peterson are running for the U.S. House of Representatives position that covers all of North Idaho and the western part of the state. Republican U.S. Rep. Russ Fulcher currently serves in this seat, which has a two-year term.
The Democratic winner will face the winner of the Republican primary contest as well as Constitution Party candidate Brendan Gomez and independent Sarah Zabel in the November general election.
Brungardt, 71, is a retired painter for Ada County from Meridian and a first-time candidate, according to the Idaho Secretary of State elections database. Peterson, 36, is a political strategist from Eagle who previously ran for the same congressional seat in 2022 and 2024.
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