Boise isn’t the only city in Idaho that now has to vote for its city council members by district. Meridian and Nampa both have over 100,000 residents, which means they both have to follow the new requirement from the Legislature.
I’ll dig into Meridian’s mayoral race once it’s shaped up a bit more, but here’s where the city council races stand.
Meridian District 1: City Council President Joe Borton’s seat isn’t up for election this cycle.
Meridian District 2: Here’s the most significant race that’s shaped up so far: Two incumbents, Liz Strader and Brad Hoaglun, are running for this seat. Hoaglun holds the council’s third seat, but only because it was called that when he was last elected.
Meridian District 3: No one has announced they’re running for this seat yet, as far as I could find.
Meridian District 4: John Overton is a retired police officer who was selected by Mayor Robert Simison to fill the vacated seat of a member who left to work as a legislator, and was sworn in in January. He’s running for election.
Meridian District 5: Jessica Perreault’s seat is up for election this November, and has yet to announce whether she’ll run for her seat. She told BoiseDev in February that she’s the only current council member who was drawn out of their district, so she’d have to move to run for the same seat again.
Meridian District 6: Current council member Luke Cavener’s term doesn’t expire until January 2026.
