Vito Barbieri
District 3 House A
2024 Primary - won
2024 General Election - won
A native of Texas, Barbieri was born in Bexar County in 1951. He earned a law degree from Western State University College of Law in California and has practiced law throughout his career. He has served six terms in District 3.
2024 General Election Results
Barbieri 24,829 votes / Broadsword 6,336 votes
News Stories
In an effort to block a proposed open primary ballot initiative, a Republican Idaho legislator is proposing an amendment to the Idaho Constitution that would limit elections to one round of voting.
Rep. Vito Barbieri, R-Dalton Gardens, is sponsoring the proposed amendment, House Joint Resolution 3. If ratified, Barbieri’s amendment is designed to prohibit ranked choice voting, which is one of the components of the open primary ballot initiative that supporters hope to qualify for the November election.
Barbieri also hopes to qualify his proposed amendment for the November election, setting up a potential showdown over election policies and procedures at the ballot box.
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