Two out of three Kootenai County voters cast a ballot
Turnout reached 67%, up about 14,000 ballots from the last midterm, and new scanners at the polls sped up the count.
The Coeury · Nov. 7, 2026
Downtown Coeur d'Alene. File photo.
About 67% of Kootenai County's 114,380 registered voters took part in the Nov. 3 election, with 77,063 ballots cast. About 63,000 voted in the 2022 midterm.
For the first time, the county counted Election Day ballots at the precinct instead of trucking them to the elections office. County Clerk Jennifer Locke said some polling places had waits, but voting ran smoothly overall.
What we know
77,063 ballots were cast.
Election Day ballots were scanned at the precincts for the first time.
