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November 3, 2026 general election result

Joshua Preminger received 5,360 votes (42.0%) in the race for State House District 11 Seat B and did not win.

Results of the race for State House District 11 Seat B
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Debbie GeyerWinnerRepublican7,40158.0%
Joshua PremingerDemocratic5,36042.0%

Unofficial results from the Idaho Secretary of State, as of November 4, 2026. These totals will be updated when the votes are certified. See the SOS results page.

Democrat

Joshua Preminger

Idaho House of Representatives, District 11 Seat B

Joshua Preminger: Democratic nominee for Idaho House District 11, Seat B

Joshua Preminger was the Democratic nominee for Idaho House District 11, Seat B, on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot. He faced Republican Debbie Geyer, a retired Caldwell city clerk. Preminger won the May 19, 2026 Democratic primary unopposed, receiving 677 votes, or 100 percent of ballots cast, per certified Idaho Secretary of State results.

Background

His full name is Joshua David Preminger, per his candidate profile on Idaho's Sunshine campaign finance system. He lists his hometown as Boise and reports 35 years in Idaho, per his responses to the IdahoNews.com 2026 general election candidate survey.

In that survey, he described his education and work in his own words: "Graduated cum laude (GPA:3.66) from BSU with a BA in Philosophy and English Literature" and "I travelled the country, I'm a small business owner, parent, etc."

He owns Heart and Hammer Home Repair LLC, a Caldwell handyman business, per its filing with the Idaho Secretary of State's business registry, which shows the company active since August 18, 2017, with Preminger as its registered agent.

Where he stands

Asked to name the top priorities in his district, Preminger gave a two-item answer: "infrastructure and cost of living." That is the full text of his response.

On making sure constituents have a voice at the Capitol, he wrote: "I won't bite my tongue and I have a lot of things to say. What's more, I'll make sure you have an ear in the capitol too. Every member of this community deserves to be a part of the argument."

He named "government corruption and mismanagement of taxpayer dollars" as the biggest issue the Legislature is not addressing. Asked for his solutions to Idaho's recent budget shortfalls, he answered: "Tax the rich and find who misspent your money."

His closing statement in the survey laid out his reasoning for running. In his words: "Because I never set out to get them to. I'm on the ballot because no one else would put their name on, and I felt the people in my community deserved at least an option. I'm not in this for the career, and I can guarantee I won't compromise my integrity or step over toes that need to be stepped on. I've also left money entirely out of my campaign."

Campaign finance

That last claim is documented in the public record. Preminger's candidate profile on Idaho's Sunshine system shows $0 in contributions, $0 in loans, $0 in expenditures, and a $0 cash balance for the 2026 election cycle. The filings match the approach he described in the survey: a campaign with no money in it.

Geyer won her primary and reports a professional background in city government; her positions are covered in her own profile on this guide.

Sources

  • IdahoNews.com, 2026 general election survey for State Representative District 11B, with both candidates' responses reproduced unaltered
  • Idaho Secretary of State, certified May 19, 2026 primary election results
  • Sunshine, Idaho Secretary of State campaign finance system, candidate profile for Joshua David Preminger
  • Idaho Secretary of State, business entity search, Heart and Hammer Home Repair LLC

Profile published by IdahoVoters.com. Last updated November 4, 2026. This profile will be updated as additional information becomes available.

Frequently asked questions

Who did Joshua Preminger run against?
Republican Debbie Geyer, who retired in 2025 after 24 years as Caldwell's city clerk, was the Republican nominee for District 11B in the November 3, 2026 general election.
Did Preminger face a primary challenge?
No. He ran unopposed in the May 19, 2026 Democratic primary and received 677 votes, or 100 percent of ballots cast, per certified Idaho Secretary of State results.
What does Joshua Preminger do for a living?
He owns Heart and Hammer Home Repair LLC, a handyman business in Caldwell that the Idaho Secretary of State's business registry shows active since 2017, with Preminger as its registered agent. His survey responses describe him as a small business owner and parent.
What are his top campaign issues?
His stated priorities are "infrastructure and cost of living." He also names "government corruption and mismanagement of taxpayer dollars" as the biggest issue the Legislature is not addressing, and proposes "Tax the rich and find who misspent your money" as his answer to Idaho's budget shortfalls.
How much money has his campaign raised?
None. His Sunshine campaign finance filings show $0 in contributions, loans, expenditures, and cash balance for the 2026 cycle, which matches his own statement that he left money out of his campaign.
Where does he stand on giving voters a voice?
He told the IdahoNews.com survey: "I won't bite my tongue and I have a lot of things to say. What's more, I'll make sure you have an ear in the capitol too. Every member of this community deserves to be a part of the argument." In the general election, Joshua Preminger received 5,360 votes (42.0%) and did not win, according to unofficial results from the Idaho Secretary of State as of November 4, 2026. These totals will be updated when the votes are certified.

Also on the ballot in District 11

Every candidate for the State Senate and both House seats in this district. See the full District 11 page.

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