Editing Mike Simpson (section)

====2008====
{{See also|2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho#District 2}}
Simpson defeated two primary challengers with 85.2% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web|title=2008 Primary Results statewide|url=http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/results/2008/Primary/tot_stwd.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090416030919/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2008/Primary/tot_stwd.htm|archive-date=2009-04-16|access-date=2017-04-12|website=Sos.idaho.gov}}</ref> He defeated Democratic nominee [[Debbie Holmes]] with 71% of the vote.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sos.idaho.gov/ELECT/results/ENR/statewide_total.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220191630/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/ELECT/results/ENR/statewide_total.html|url-status=dead|title=2008 results|archive-date=20 February 2015|access-date=22 July 2022}}</ref>

During the 2008 presidential primaries, Simpson was an early supporter of former [[Massachusetts Governor|Massachusetts governor]] [[Mitt Romney]] and a member of his Congressional Whip Team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.politicalbase.com/people/mitt-romney/14237/supporters/|title=Web Page Under Construction|website=Politicalbase.com|access-date=22 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=pb|date=2007-02-06|title=Mitt Romney 2008: Whip Team for Mitt Romney|url=http://2008romney.blogspot.com/2007/02/whip-team-for-mitt-romney.html|access-date=2010-08-23|website=2008romney.blogspot.com}}</ref>