Race context
Michael Simpson is indexed in the OppIntell public candidate file as a Republican profile for Idaho, U.S. House, 02. Cycle year on file: 2026.
Race name on file: 2026 U.S. House - Idaho 02.
Race status on file: discovered.
Election system on file: other.
The indexed incumbent/challenger value is incumbent.
The profile was first indexed on 2026-05-07 and last indexed on 2026-10-06.
Other indexed profiles returned for this same field are listed below. The list is limited to the race query for this page.
Elinor Gilbreath (Democratic), Emre Houser (Independent), Eric Clarke (Republican), Julie Marisa Wiley (Democratic), Keven Paul Lewis (Democratic), Perry Shumway (Republican), Sean Higgins (Republican), Tripp Charles Hutchinson (Independent).
Source posture
Published claim kinds on file: 55 background claims; 6 positions claims; 16 statements claims; 31 media claims; 9 finance claims; 7825 votes claims; 7 controversies claims; 950 other sourced notes claims; 1 ideology claim.
Latest attached source timestamp on file: 2026-10-06.
Filings and votes on file
The profile record reports 7825 vote claims. Claim text for that kind was not in the rows returned for this page.
Finance claims on file: 9. 0 are quoted above. FEC candidate id on file: H8ID02064.
Indexed field reading
Michael Simpson is carried in the OppIntell public index as a Republican profile for Idaho, U.S. House, 02. The party label, office, and state on this page are the values stored on the profile. Empty fields are left off rather than filled with a guess.
The cycle year 2026 is stored for Michael Simpson, and the candidate status stored on the profile is Active candidate. This page uses that status label and does not invent a ballot position from it.
The race title stored for Michael Simpson is 2026 U.S. House - Idaho 02. The race status stored beside that title is discovered. Both are indexed fields from the profile record.
The election system value stored for this profile is other. It is shown because that value is present on the record.
The indexed incumbent/challenger value is incumbent for Michael Simpson. The page uses the stored incumbent or challenger value and does not infer it from the office title.
The FEC candidate id stored for Michael Simpson is H8ID02064.
The profile was first indexed on 2026-05-07 and last indexed on 2026-10-06.
The route record for Michael Simpson reports 9000 public claims, 9000 valid citations, and 9000 primary-source references, and the latest attached source timestamp on that record is 2026-10-06. Those figures are counts from the route. Claim wording is added on this page only when a published row was returned for the profile.
Published claim kinds with a count above zero for Michael Simpson: background (55), positions (6), statements (16), media (31), finance (9), votes (7825), controversies (7), other sourced notes (950), ideology (1). A kind whose stored count is zero is left off this list.
The same-field query for Michael Simpson returned 8 other indexed profiles: Elinor Gilbreath (Democratic), Emre Houser (Independent), Eric Clarke (Republican), Julie Marisa Wiley (Democratic), Keven Paul Lewis (Democratic), Perry Shumway (Republican), Sean Higgins (Republican), Tripp Charles Hutchinson (Independent). That set is the bounded query result for this page, not a certified full ballot.
Cross-reference identifiers stored for Michael Simpson: FEC H8ID02064; Other voteview:119:29910; GovTrack S001148; Wikidata Q549521; Vote Smart 2917; Wikipedia Mike Simpson; Grokipedia Michael Simpson; Ballotpedia Michael K. Simpson.
Social handles stored for Michael Simpson: X CongMikeSimpson (last polled 2026-06-30).
Profile questions
What office is Michael Simpson indexed for?
Michael Simpson is indexed for Idaho, U.S. House, 02. The race name on file is 2026 U.S. House - Idaho 02. The election system on file is other. The cycle year on file is 2026. The office, district, and state above are the indexed profile fields.
What party is on file for Michael Simpson?
The party label on file for Michael Simpson is Republican.
What is Michael Simpson's candidate status?
Michael Simpson is marked Active candidate on this profile. Race status on file: discovered.
Which committee or filing id is listed for Michael Simpson?
FEC candidate id on file: H8ID02064.
How many public claims are attached to Michael Simpson?
The route record reports 9000 public claims, 9000 valid citations, and 9000 primary-source references. Published claim kinds on file: Background 55, Positions 6, Statements 16, Media 31, Finance 9, Votes 7825, Controversies 7, Other Sourced Notes 950, Ideology 1. Claim text on this page is quoted from the published-claims teaser and is omitted when that teaser returns no rows.
Is Michael Simpson indexed as an incumbent or a challenger?
The indexed incumbent/challenger value is incumbent.
Who else is indexed in Michael Simpson's race field?
Other indexed profiles returned for this field include Elinor Gilbreath (Democratic), Emre Houser (Independent), Eric Clarke (Republican), Julie Marisa Wiley (Democratic), Keven Paul Lewis (Democratic), Perry Shumway (Republican), Sean Higgins (Republican), Tripp Charles Hutchinson (Independent). That list is the bounded race query for this page, not a certified full ballot.