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Ballot facts
- Name as listed
- John R. Stegner
- Office
- Governor of Idaho
- Party
- Independent (as listed by the state)
- Seat
- Incumbent running · current governor: Brad Little
- Election
- November 3, 2026 general
- Website
- Website: www.stegnerforidaho.com
- Candidate list
- Ada County (Idaho) Elections — November 2026 Election Guide (official sample ballot)
Stated positions
Paraphrased neutrally from the candidate’s own published materials. Each statement is attributed (“says…”) and cited. We do not evaluate the feasibility or accuracy of promises. Every candidate in this race is summarized the same way. How we compile these.
| Topic | Summary of stated position | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Education | Says they will work to undo the school choice voucher law and return more than $50 million to public education. | Campaign website — stegnerforidaho.com/priorities Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Health care | States concern that reduced Medicaid access is hurting rural health care and says Idaho should keep health professionals in the state. | Campaign website — stegnerforidaho.com/priorities Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Privacy | Says they would support an Idaho law requiring a warrant to access data from Flock cameras. | Campaign website — stegnerforidaho.com/priorities Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Public lands | Says Idaho’s public lands should stay publicly owned and accessible and are not for sale. | Campaign website — stegnerforidaho.com/priorities Accessed October 23, 2026 |
Attributed to the candidate; not verified or evaluated by SaveYourState. Candidates can request a correction by pointing to their own published materials.
Campaign finance
Not yet compiled. Candidates for governor report to Idaho’s state campaign-finance office, not the FEC. Their reports are public on the official Idaho campaign-finance search.
Record in office
No legislative record is linked to this candidate. Records are linked only through official identifiers (Bioguide ID) or a hand-checked state officeholder record, to avoid misattribution.
Sources
- Candidate list: Ada County (Idaho) Elections — November 2026 Election Guide (official sample ballot) — retrieved October 23, 2026
- Campaign website — stegnerforidaho.com/priorities — retrieved October 23, 2026
- Website: Campaign link on the 2026 election article (English Wikipedia), confirmed on the site
- Idaho campaign-finance search (official)