November 3, 2026Updated daily

Idaho Senate

Risch wins 100 of 100 simulated elections

The simulation rates Idaho safe Republican. The middle simulated result is R+22.3, and 8 in 10 fall between R+30.0 and R+14.5.

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REP WINS

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of 100 simulations, 3 Nov

Todd Achilles (I) vs. Jim Risch (R)

If the election were today: Risch, 100 in 100

Beside the benchmarks

Our simulation, Nov. 3Achilles 0 in 100
Statistics only, no simulationAchilles 0 in 100
Prediction marketsAchilles 5%
Poll averageR+15.9
Cook Political ReportSafe R

The spread

100 of the 40,000 simulated elections

Each dot is one simulated election, placed by its margin.

R+40TIEI+40← RISCH WINSACHILLES WINS →

Margin

Our range beside the poll average

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the dot is the middle result.

R+35TIEI+35Simulation, Nov. 3If the election were todayStatistics onlyPoll average

Over time

Achilles's chance in 100

The shaded band is the toss-up zone, 45 to 55.

The 3 Nov forecastIf the election were today
025507510012 Oct13 Oct0

What moved it

The news, as the voter personas reacted to it

No story moved this race today. It runs on statistics, with the biggest stories on watch.

What the news is worth.All news so far moves the Nov. 3 margin by I+0.3 (0.1 from switching, 0.2 from turnout). If news matters less, Achilles wins 0 in 100; if it matters more, 0.

Other close races

Todd Achilles is the the independent, counted apart from both parties. Incumbent renominated. How the simulation works

Social simulation, not a pollTue, 13 Oct 2026