2020 Presidential Primary Information

Candidate List


As a courtesy to the public, the following list of candidates have filed their Candidacy Form for the Office of the President of the United States with the Office of the Idaho Secretary of State, and paid the filing fee of $1,000.

Constitution Party

Don Blankenship
Daniel Clyde Cummings
Don J. Grundmann
Charles Kraut
J.R. Myers
Sheila “Samm” Tittle

Democratic Party

Michael Bennet
Joseph R. Biden
Michael R. Bloomberg
Cory Booker
Steve Burke
Pete Buttigieg
Julián Castro
Roque De La Fuente*
John K. Delaney
Tulsi Gabbard
Amy Klobuchar
Deval Patrick
Bernie Sanders
Tom Steyer
Elizabeth Warren
Marianne Williamson
Andrew Yang

Republican Party

Roque “Rocky” De La Fuente*
Bob Ely
Matthew John Matern
Donald J Trump
Joe Walsh
Bill Weld

Withdrawn Candidates

Kamala Harris (Dem)
Brian P. Moore (Dem)

*Though these names appear similar, we have verified they are in fact different individuals.

Party Participation


The Office of the Idaho Secretary of State has received statements of intent for participation in the Presidential Primary, as per Idaho Code §34-731(2), from the following political parties. Each party has specified the electors to whom they have opened participation in their respective Presidential Primary, and those determinations are listed below.

Constitution Party

March 10 Constitution Party Presidential Primary is open to:

  • Registered electors of the Constitution party
  • “Unaffiliated” electors

Additionally, the May 19 Constitution Party Primary is open to:

  • Registered electors of the Constitution party
  • “Unaffiliated” electors


Click here to view the letter of intent

Democratic Party

March 10 Democratic Party Presidential Primary is open to:

  • Registered electors of the Democratic party
  • “Unaffiliated” electors

Additionally, the May 19 Democratic Party Primary is open to:

  • All registered electors


Click here to view the letter of intent

Republican Party

March 10 Republican Party Presidential Primary is open to:

  • Registered electors of the Republican party only

Additionally, the May 19 Republican Party Primary is open to:

  • Registered electors of the Republican party only


Click here to view the letter of intent

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Campaign Finance, Lobbyist Reporting, and Online Voter Tools are expected to be offline from April 9th at 5:00 p.m. MDT, through April 12th at 8:00 a.m. MDT to complete a system upgrade.

Per Idaho Code 67-6607, campaign finance is reported monthly during a campaign’s election year. The deadline for the March report falls on Saturday, April 10th. Due to the interruption caused by this upgrade, political treasurers will be allowed to file the March report until 11:59 p.m. MDT on Monday, April 12th.

While we do our best to ensure compliance with all deadlines in statute, the timing of this release is critical to ensure minimal (or no) impact to the May election cycle. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.