Chance Requa

Chance Requa: Republican Nominee for Idaho House District 24, Seat B

Chance Requa filed for the Idaho House at 4:42 p.m. on the last day of candidate filing in February 2026, 18 minutes before the window closed. He then won a three-way Republican primary against an incumbent. On November 3, he will appear on the general election ballot with no opponent, after the Democratic nominee withdrew in September.

Background

Requa describes himself on his campaign website as "a sixth-generation Idahoan, farmer, educator, and coach rooted in the values that make the Magic Valley strong." The site says he was raised in a family rooted in agriculture and has spent more than a decade working in Idaho schools as a guest teacher and coach. It does not name a specific school or district.

His campaign site frames the candidacy around rural Idaho: supporting farmers, ranchers, and small business; investing in schools and skills training; and lowering taxes and government waste. "My faith, my family, and my love for Idaho guide everything I do," he says on the site's about page.

The May primary

Requa filed late in the filing window to challenge Rep. Steve Miller, R-Fairfield, and also faced Republican William E. Mostoller in the primary. Idaho Education News noted at filing time that Requa was among the last legislative candidates statewide to submit his paperwork.

The May 19 primary put all three in a race that Requa won with 3,779 votes, or 38.73 percent, according to certified Idaho Secretary of State results. Mostoller took 3,128 votes (32.06 percent) and Miller finished third with 2,850 (29.21 percent).

Miller's loss was part of a broader pattern. Idaho Education News reported that Magic Valley voters ousted four Republican incumbents that night, including Sens. Glenneda Zuiderveld and Josh Kohl and Rep. David Leavitt, and characterized the results as "a shift to more mainstream Republicans in the Magic Valley." Requa's win fit that description; Miller was not part of the hardline "Gang of Eight" faction that lost three of its members, but his defeat still marked a change in the district's direction.

Platform: agriculture and rural economy

Requa's campaign site lists agriculture first among his pillars. In his own words there: "My family has lived and worked the Idaho farm life." He points to rising production costs, increasing regulation, and property taxes as pressures on farmers, and writes that he will "work to ensure Idaho agriculture remains strong by protecting water resources, supporting farmers and producers."

Water is a live issue in the Magic Valley, where irrigation and groundwater conflicts have shaped legislative sessions in recent years. Requa's site does not lay out a specific water policy beyond the general commitment to protecting resources.

Platform: mental health and education

Mental health stands out as a pillar that does not always appear in Republican legislative platforms. Requa writes that he has had "a front-row seat to a growing challenge across Idaho: mental health," and calls for expanded access to resources and stronger support systems "within our judicial and healthcare systems." His site states plainly: "Mental health is health, and every Idahoan deserves access to support, crisis resources, and compassionate care."

On education, he draws on his classroom work. "I have worked in over one hundred classrooms with students from many different backgrounds," he writes on the campaign site, and he backs investing in schools and skills training so young Idahoans can build careers in the state.

Positions on state issues

Requa filed the Idaho Republican Party's "Integrity in Affiliation" statement, affirming on the party's candidate page that he supports the Idaho and U.S. Constitutions and the GOP platform "in total," while listing specific disagreements in his own words.

He opposes repealing the 17th Amendment, which he says would take Senate elections away from voters, and he calls a return to the gold and silver standard "impractical and expensive." He opposes cutting federal funds, citing Medicaid expansion's role in Idaho, and writes that he opposes "sending public tax dollars to private schools." He supports funding for career and technical education and trade programs. On abortion, the page describes him as pro-life "with exemptions... for rape, incest, and for the health and the life of the mother." His biography and top-three-issues fields on the party page are blank.

Campaign finance

Through his August 2026 filing on the state's Sunshine portal, Requa had raised $13,764.59 in contributions and lent his campaign $5,750. He had spent $18,521.40, leaving $993.19 in cash and $5,750 in outstanding debt. His top individual donor was Michael Dixon of Kimberly at $1,100. Three political committees gave $1,000 each: the Idaho State AFL-CIO State PAC, PAC for Public Lands, and Reagan PAC, Inc. Family and family-connected donors also gave $1,000 each, including Cindy Requa, Brad Requa, and Requa Cattle, all of Twin Falls.

The general election

The Democratic nominee for District 24, Seat B, Enrique Salas Viernes, withdrew from the race on September 3, 2026. No replacement candidate filed, so Requa's name will appear on the November 3 ballot without an opponent.

That makes the May primary the deciding contest for this seat. Requa's 38.73 percent plurality in a three-way field secured the Republican nomination, and with no general election challenger, he is set to represent District 24, Seat B in the 2027 legislative session.

Sources

• Chance Requa for Idaho, campaign website, about page and platform pillars
• Idaho Education News, "Ding-ding: Filing week ends with surprises, heavyweights and undercard shakeups," February 27, 2026
• Idaho Education News, "Magic Valley voters oust four incumbents in major shakeup," May 19, 2026
• Idaho Secretary of State, certified May 19, 2026 primary results
• Idaho Sunshine Financial Disclosure portal, candidate profile for Chance Bradley Requa, campaign finance totals through the August 2026 report