Russ Fulcher
RIncumbentFEC H8ID01124
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Raised this cycle$848K
Cash on hand: $210K
2026 race
ID-01 — U.S. House
4 candidates on the November ballot. Incumbent: Russ Fulcher.
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How we got here · 2 earlier contests
Election held
Counting
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Results appear here once a race is called and verified. Official returns from the Idaho Secretary of State.
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Disclosed money in race
$1.5M
Candidate + outside spending. See finance breakdown below.
Incumbent
Currently in office
Challengers
Sorted by fundraising
Kaylee Peterson
DChallengerFEC H2ID01192
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Raised this cycle$279K
Cash on hand: $24K
Sarah Zabel
IChallengerFEC H6ID01318
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Raised this cycle$272K
Cash on hand: $62K
Brendan J. Gomez
IChallengerFEC H4ID01149
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Raised this cycle$0
Cash on hand: $0
1 defeated candidate — show
Kenneth Francis Brungardt
DDefeatedChallengerFEC H6ID01292
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Raised this cycle$60K
Cash on hand: $0
Local signal
Early read on ID-01 — U.S. House
A directional read on where this seat is trending, from the signals we have so far. This is an early scaffold — more inputs light up as coverage and constituent activity accrue.
Coverage tone · the matchup
Recent news coverage of the nominees heading to the general election.
Russ Fulchermixed
0 pos1 neutral0 neg1 articles
Kaylee Petersonlimited coverage
No coverage in our tracked outlets in the last 90 days.
A media signal, not a poll of the district.
Constituent stakes
No one here has staked a position on a tracked vote yet. As neighbors weigh in on /pressure campaigns, the district's lean will show up here.
Money in the race
Finance breakdown
Disclosed funding shaping this race — both the money candidates raise themselves and the outside spending dropped by independent groups. Issue-ad spending by 501(c)(4) groups is excluded; the FEC doesn't require disclosure of it. See the note below for details.
Candidate fundraising: FEC reports through October 14, 2026 · 2025–26 cycle
Total disclosed
$1.5M
Candidate fundraising + independent expenditures (FEC).
Candidate-direct (Schedule A)
$1.5M
Raised by candidate committees themselves.
Outside spending (Schedule E)
$6K
$6K for · $0 against
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Russ Fulcher(R)incumbent + FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND $6K | $848K | $6K | — | $855K |
Kaylee Peterson(D) | $279K | — | — | $279K |
Sarah Zabel(I) | $272K | — | — | $272K |
Brendan J. Gomez(C) | $0 | — | — | $0 |
1 defeated candidate — show finances
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Kenneth Francis Brungardt(D)defeated | $60K | — | — | $60K |
Where the money comes from
In-state vs out-of-state
Share of each candidate's itemized individual contributions from donors inside ID versus the rest of the country. Excludes sub-$200 unitemized donations (no geography on file) and PAC money — see note below.
Russ Fulcher(R)85% in-state · $338K itemized
$286K in-state$52K out-of-state
Kaylee Peterson(D)97% in-state · $148K itemized
$144K in-state$4K out-of-state
Sarah Zabel(I)59% in-state · $12K itemized
$7K in-state$5K out-of-state
1 defeated candidate — show
Kenneth Francis Brungardt(D)defeated83% in-state · $3K itemized
$2K in-state$500 out-of-state
What's counted, what isn't
Candidate-direct is each campaign's reported receipts on FEC Schedule A — individual contributions plus PAC contributions to the candidate's own committee — through the most recent filing.
Outside spending is independent expenditures on FEC Schedule E: money spent by PACs, super PACs, and party committees for or against a candidate, without legal coordination with the campaign. The committees listed under each candidate are the largest disclosed spenders on either side.
In-state vs out-of-state covers only itemized individual contributions — donations over $200, which are the only ones that carry a contributor address at the FEC. Sub-$200 unitemized donations (often a large share for grassroots campaigns) have no geography on file and are excluded, as is PAC money. So the percentages describe where a candidate's itemized individual money comes from, not where every dollar raised comes from.
Not counted: 501(c)(4) "social welfare" organizations run issue ads that frequently mention candidates by name but aren't classified as express advocacy under FEC rules — they file no Schedule E and don't appear in this breakdown. Press reporting on a race may cite figures that include this dark-money spending; ours doesn't.
Where they stand
Issue-by-issue comparison
Positions extracted from each candidate's campaign issues page by AI. Contested rows — where candidates disagree with each other — appear first.
| Statement | Fulcher | Peterson | Zabel | Gomez | You |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abortion A national law should protect access to abortion in every state. | — | ||||
Abortion Each state should set its own abortion laws. | — | ||||
Agriculture Federal farm subsidies should be reduced and redirected toward smaller producers. | — | ||||
Antitrust & Competition Federal antitrust laws should be strengthened to break up dominant technology platforms. | — | ||||
Economy The federal minimum wage should be raised. | — | ||||
Economy Tariffs on foreign goods should be used to protect American jobs. | — | ||||
Education Parents should be able to use public funds — through vouchers — to send their kids to private or charter schools. | — | ||||
Education Education policy should be set by states, not the federal Department of Education. | — | ||||
Environment The government should stop subsidizing oil and gas companies. | — | ||||
Environment Federal permitting and subsidies for new nuclear power plants should be expanded. | — | ||||
Healthcare The government should provide healthcare for everyone. | — | ||||
Healthcare Medicare should be allowed to negotiate lower prescription drug prices. | — | ||||
Labor Federal labor law should make it easier for workers to form unions (PRO Act-style reforms). | — | ||||
Labor Federal law should preserve state right-to-work laws against union security clauses. | — | ||||
Governance & Other There should be term limits for senators and representatives. | — | ||||
Governance & Other Outside political spending — from PACs and super PACs — should be limited more strictly. | — | ||||
Social Security Future workers should have to wait longer to collect full Social Security. | — | ||||
Social Security Workers should be able to invest part of their Social Security in the stock market. | — | ||||
Taxes Corporate taxes should be lower. | — | ||||
Trade Federal procurement should give strong preference to U.S.-made goods, even at higher cost. | — |
SupportsOpposesNo public positionRinged = confirmed by the campaign
About this race page
Candidate roster is sourced from the FEC's active-candidate list for the 2026 cycle. Fundraising totals reflect committee filings through the last reporting period.
Alignment % compares the candidate's extracted policy positions against your quiz answers. Positions are pulled from the candidate's campaign issues page by AI; we save the source quote for each position so you can verify the extraction. Candidates without a campaign issues page show position data pending — we're working through the roster and re-checking stale extractions every 90 days.
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