Who is running for State Controller in 2026?
Here are the candidates for State Controller on the November 3, 2026 ballot. This race is on the ballot for all voters in Idaho.
This office runs county services rather than voting on the quiz issues, so we show each candidate's experience and record instead of an issue match.
Brandon D Woolf
Republican · IncumbentIdaho State Controller
Brandon D Woolf is the Republican incumbent State Controller, appointed in 2012 and elected in 2014, 2018 and 20221. He started as an intern in the Controller's Office in 1997 and rose to chief of staff before becoming Controller2. He earned a bachelor's degree from Utah State University and an MBA from Boise State University1.
- Idaho State Controller since 2012, responsible for state accounting and payroll and for operating the state's largest data center1
- Member of the Idaho Board of Land Commissioners and secretary to the Idaho Board of Examiners1
- Began as an intern in the State Controller's Office in 1997 and worked up to chief of staff in the Division of Statewide Payroll2
- BA in political science, Utah State University (1997); MBA, Boise State University2
- Appointed in 2012 to finish his predecessor's term and confirmed unanimously by the Idaho Senate; elected to a full term in 2014 and reelected in 2018 and 20221.
Rakesh Mohan
DemocratFormer Director, Idaho Legislature Office of Performance Evaluations; Boise State University visiting professor
Rakesh Mohan is the Democratic nominee for State Controller1. He has nearly 36 years of auditing and evaluation experience working for state legislatures in Idaho, Washington, Louisiana and Kansas, including 21 years leading the Idaho Legislature's nonpartisan Office of Performance Evaluations2. Since leaving that office in 2024 he has taught in Boise State University's School of Public Service2.
- Director of the Idaho Legislature's Office of Performance Evaluations for 21 years, until 20242
- Nearly 36 years of auditing and evaluation work for the legislatures of Idaho, Washington, Louisiana and Kansas2
- Seven years on the U.S. Comptroller General's Advisory Council on Government Auditing Standards2
- Visiting Clinical Professor, School of Public Service, Boise State University, since leaving the Office of Performance Evaluations in 20242
- Not an officeholder; he is the Democratic nominee for State Controller in the November 2026 general election3.
Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Spotted something wrong? Every claim links to its source so you can check it yourself.