2026 forecast

Idaho Superintendent Of Public Instruction forecast

Becky Sundin Mitchell vs Debbie Critchfield, with Debbie Critchfield running again. The model has Critchfield ahead by 27.6 points, with a 100 percent chance of winning.

Safe RModel R +27.6Updated October 17, 2026

County forecast

44 counties · 4 lean Democratic
D +40R +40Hover a county for its projected vote

How the model gets there

statewide margin at each step
Top of ticket, governorR +28.2
Down ballot history, moved to 2026R +23.1
Blend of every legR +25.3
With incumbency and primary unityR +28.3
With polls, none in the raceR +27.6

Leg weights: Top of ticket 38%, Approval fundamentals 19%, Gallup, relaxed 13%, Down ballot history 31%. 80 percent of outcomes fall between R +19.6 and R +35.6.

Polls of the race

no polls
PollsterSampleEndedMitchellCritchfieldMargin
No public polls of this race. The forecast rests on the top of ticket, past results and the primaries.