State House, District 29, Seat B

Legislature · LD29 ·See your exact ballot on VoteIdaho

Two-way race: turnout matters

Nate Roberts D

Nate Roberts is the only non-Republican on the ballot, so this is a two-way race and turnout decides it. Open seat: Rep. Tanya Burgoyne (R) lost the May primary to Jennifer Miles, so neither nominee is the incumbent. Roberts won this Pocatello (Bannock County) seat by 0.8 points (112 votes) in 2022 and lost it by 5.2 points in 2024 on the same district lines, so turnout can decide it.

Method rule 3 · How we pick

What this office controls

The Idaho Legislature has 35 senators and 70 representatives, each elected for two-year terms; it levies taxes, appropriates public funds and oversees state agencies, and each district elects one senator and two representatives. (source)

Candidates

Jennifer Miles R

Republican

Pocatello clinical social worker and owner of two small businesses, raised in Soda Springs; she beat Rep. Tanya Burgoyne in the May 2026 Republican primary by 40 votes.

“I have spent years working with families and small businesses here in Southeast Idaho, and know that decisions made closest to home are the ones that serve people best. I’m focused on strengthening neighborhoods, supporting local leadership, and making sure government listens to the people it serves.”
One of the three key messages of her campaign, in the Ballotpedia candidate survey. · 2026-04-28 · Ballotpedia candidate survey (secondary source), 2026-04-28

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Nate Roberts D

Democrat

Pocatello union electrician and IBEW Local 449 officer who held this seat for one term (2023–2024) before losing it to Tanya Burgoyne (R) in 2024.

“I’m not running to be the loudest person in the room. I’m running to be effective. I will work across the aisle when it helps District 29, stand my ground when our values or interests are at stake, and always be willing to explain my vote to the people I represent.”
From his answer to "why should people vote for you?" in a TV-station candidate survey. · 2026-08-24 · Idaho News (CBS2/FOX9), 2026 general election survey, State Representative District 29B, 2026-08-24

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Past results

2022 LD29 House B	Roberts (D) 50.4, Stevens (R) 49.6	D+0.8	source
2024 LD29 House B	Burgoyne (R) 52.6, Roberts (D) 47.4	R+5.2	source

Still being checked (2)

The 2026 Republican primary result (Miles 1,814 to Burgoyne 1,774) comes from Ballotpedia and was not checked against the Secretary of State's primary canvass.
Jennifer Miles's positions on abortion access, climate, and power bills or data centers were not found. Her campaign site loads by script and could not be read, and she did not answer the CBS2/FOX9 survey. Her Ballotpedia survey supports keeping public lands public and strong public schools, but does not mention those three issues.

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