Idaho Republican U.S. Sen. Jim Risch, 83, has been in his position for nearly 20 years. In reliably red Idaho, he has won his previous general election contests by comfortable margins.  His independent challenger, former Boise Democratic state legislator Todd Achilles, 58, has raised nearly $700,000 this year and is arguing that he presents the […]

Idaho Democrat David Roth announced Tuesday he is ending his campaign for U.S. Senate.  The candidate had faced pressure from some prominent Democrats to drop out and rally behind independent candidate Todd Achilles. However, Roth had previously told the Idaho Capital Sun he had no intention of supporting Achilles.  Roth won his primary contest in […]