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John R. Stegner

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2026 Idaho Governor — General Election · November 3, 2026

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Last reviewed September 18, 2026

Overview

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2026 Idaho Governor — General Election on November 3, 2026
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Idaho Secretary of State Candidate Filing Portal — November 3, 2026 General Election

Office: Governor

Candidate: John R. Stegner

Party: Independent

Filing status: Approved

Filing date: 2026-02-27

Official voter ID: 000908225

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November 03, 2026 - 2026 GENERAL

John R. Stegner

Governor

Independent

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Meet John Stegner

Source-published biography

Raised in Grangeville, John learned the value of hard work early. He spent his youth working in grain elevators and around the agricultural communities that helped shape his understanding of responsibility, perseverance, and service to others.

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Raised in Grangeville, John learned the value of hard work early. He spent his youth working in grain elevators and around the agricultural communities that helped shape his understanding of responsibility, perseverance, and service to others.

Meet John Stegner

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After graduating from Grangeville High School, John attended Whitman College before earning his law degree from the University of Idaho. While working his way through school and building a legal career in Lewiston, he developed a deep appreciation for the people and industries that keep Idaho moving.

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After graduating from Grangeville High School, John attended Whitman College before earning his law degree from the University of Idaho. While working his way through school and building a legal career in Lewiston, he developed a deep appreciation for the people and industries that keep Idaho moving.

Rooted in Idaho

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John and his wife Laurie have spent their lives building a family, serving their community, and investing in Idaho. While John served as a Judge, Laurie spent 35 years teaching in public schools.

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John and his wife Laurie have spent their lives building a family, serving their community, and investing in Idaho. While John served as a Judge, Laurie spent 35 years teaching in public schools.

Why I’m Running

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Across our state, families are asking whether they can afford to stay here, build a career here, raise a family here, and access the healthcare and opportunities they need. Too many people feel like the leaders elected to serve them have stopped listening.

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Across our state, families are asking whether they can afford to stay here, build a career here, raise a family here, and access the healthcare and opportunities they need. Too many people feel like the leaders elected to serve them have stopped listening.

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Affordability

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Focus state policy on reducing affordability pressures so Idaho families can continue living and raising families in the state.

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Healthcare Access Idaho families deserve access to quality healthcare. We must address the challenges facing our healthcare system and strengthen access across our state.

Healthcare Access

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Strengthen access to quality healthcare across Idaho.

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Idaho families deserve access to quality healthcare. We must address the challenges facing our healthcare system and strengthen access across our state.

Education & Opportunity

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Properly fund Idaho public schools and expand opportunities for the next generation to build careers and lives in the state.

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Every Idaho family should have confidence that the next generation can build a future here and pursue opportunities close to home. We have an obligation to properly fund our public schools.

Public Lands

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Keep Idaho's public lands in public ownership.

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Retaining and maintaining public ownership of Idaho’s public lands isn’t optional; it’s the point of public lands. Idaho isn’t for sale.

Water Rights

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Develop long-term solutions to Idaho's water shortages that protect families, farmers, and the state's water resources.

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Inaction over Idaho’s water shortage has Idaho families and farmers paying the price. We need long-term solutions that ensure we protect this vital resource.

Data Centers

Candidate position
FactVote summary · Policy

Give Idaho communities meaningful local control over whether data centers are built in their neighborhoods.

  • States that future development should serve Idaho residents rather than primarily benefiting large corporate shareholders.
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Future growth should serve Idahoans, and if it doesn’t, it should go elsewhere. Idaho families should get to decide whether or not data centers get built in their neighborhoods, not billion-dollar companies and their shareholders.

Constitutional Leadership

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Government should remain accountable to the people, protect individual rights, and follow constitutional principles.

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Government works best when it remains accountable to the people, respects individual rights, and follows the principles that have guided our state and nation for generations.

Strong Communities

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Strong families, local leadership, and responsive government are the foundation of strong Idaho communities.

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Strong communities are built by strong families, local leadership, and a government that listens to the people it serves.

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Sources

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  1. Election record

    2026 Idaho candidate record — John R. Stegner

    Idaho Secretary of State

    Open Idaho Secretary of State
  2. Candidate-owned primary source

    John R. Stegner — candidate-owned primary source 1

    John R. Stegner campaign

    Open John R. Stegner campaign

    Link checked September 15, 2026.

  3. Candidate-owned primary source

    John R. Stegner — candidate-owned primary source 2

    John R. Stegner campaign

    Open John R. Stegner campaign
  4. Candidate-owned primary source

    John R. Stegner — candidate-owned primary source 3

    John R. Stegner campaign

    Open John R. Stegner campaign

    Link checked September 15, 2026.

  5. GOVERNMENT_CAMPAIGN_FINANCE_SEARCH

    John R. Stegner — Idaho campaign-finance disclosure search

    Idaho Secretary of State

    Open Idaho Secretary of State
  6. Election record

    2026 Idaho final candidates list — John R. Stegner

    Idaho Secretary of State

    Open Idaho Secretary of State
  7. Candidate-provided

    John R. Stegner campaign source 1

    John R. Stegner campaign

    Open John R. Stegner campaign
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