Achievements 2012 Re-districted to District 5, Schmidt was unopposed for the May 15, 2012, Democratic primary and won with 1,219 votes. He will face Republican Gresham Bouma in the November 6, 2012, general election, to succeed James C. Hammond, in a rematch of their 2012 District 6 election. 2010 First elected to the Idaho Senate in District 6, Schmidt ran unopposed in the May 25, 2010, Democratic primary, winning with 1,234 votes and won the November 2, 2010, general election with 6,551 votes (533%) against Gresham Bouma (R), who had defeated Senator Gary J. Schroeder in the Republican primary.