Many Idaho incumbents voted out in the Republican primary election.
I'm Riley Shoemaker, your downtown Boise neighborhood reporter,
and I caught up with the Idaho GOP about what
happened and what's next.
I'm excited that folks did get to weigh in.
These races were close, but there's obviously a will to
have some changes,
especially in the Senate. The Idaho Republican Party getting a
shake up after more than a dozen GOP incumbent candidates
were defeated in Tuesday's primary,
including State Senator Chuck Winder,
who after serving 8 terms in the Senate was defeated
by his challenger Josh Kaiser.
Everybody has a right to run for office and I
think Kaiser is going to be bring some really refreshing
and new ideas.
He's a younger gentleman. Some people would like to have
seen a shake up in leadership and I guess that's
what he wanted to do when he ran.
Idaho GOP Chairwoman Dorothy Moon tells me that despite the
infighting their party saw throughout the primaries,
she hopes the party unites as they move towards the
November election.
Ever since I took this position,
mine was always to represent the grassroots.
I did that as a legislator and their voice.
Is the most important to me because they're the bedrock
of our organization and now we do need to unite
to compete in the November election.
We will also have continued coverage on Thursdays Democratic presidential
caucus on idahonews6.com.
I'm your downtown Boise neighborhood reporter,
Riley Shoemaker for Idaho News 6.