Larry Nostrant

Larry Nostrant: Idaho Democratic Candidate for House District 7A

Larry Nostrant is a Democratic candidate running for Idaho House District 7A in the May 19, 2026, Democratic primary and November general election. Nostrant is from Lewiston, the Nez Perce County city at the confluence of the Snake and Clearwater rivers that serves as north-central Idaho’s largest city and commercial hub. He will face Republican incumbent Kyle Harris, who was elected in 2024, in the November general election. House District 7A covers Lewiston and the surrounding Nez Perce County communities.

Lewiston and Nez Perce County

Lewiston is north-central Idaho’s most significant city and the economic and cultural anchor of the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley, a metropolitan area that straddles the Idaho-Washington border at the convergence of the Snake and Clearwater rivers. Lewiston is home to the Port of Lewiston, the most inland seaport in the United States, which is connected to the Pacific Ocean via the federal navigation system on the Snake and Columbia rivers. The city’s economy includes paper manufacturing, healthcare, education (Lewis-Clark State College), and retail trade serving a wide regional catchment area. Lewiston has historically been one of the more politically diverse communities in North Idaho, with labor union traditions from the timber and paper industries coexisting with the region’s conservative rural base.

District 7A and Kyle Harris

House District 7A covers Lewiston and the surrounding Nez Perce County communities. Republican Kyle Harris won the seat in 2024. The Lewiston area’s labor and working-class heritage has historically made north-central Idaho legislative districts somewhat more competitive than the surrounding rural areas, with Lewiston’s Lewis-Clark State College community and its union households providing a base of Democratic-leaning voters. Nostrant’s candidacy gives Lewiston-area Democratic voters representation on the November ballot for the District 7A seat.