Rep. Vito Barbieri easily beat opponent Mark Fisher for District 2 Seat A Tuesday in the Republican primary election, capturing 57 percent of the vote.

The Dalton Gardens Republican is seeking a second term in the Idaho House of Representatives, and his win Tuesday will square the former bankruptcy lawyer and conservative lawmaker against Democrat Cheryl Stransky, of Dalton Gardens, in the Nov 6. election.

Barbieri earned 3,147 votes.

"I think the message is pretty clear: I am representing my constituents. That was one of the criticisms leveled against me, that I wasn't listening to my constituents," Barbieri said Tuesday night.

His opponent, Mark Fisher, received 2,373 votes.

Fisher, of Hayden, is the president and owner of Advanced Benefits, an Employee Benefits insurance and consulting firm.

Barbieri has been one of the most vocal legislators to oppose the federal Affordable Care Act. His voting record scored seventh overall for 2012 in the Idaho Freedom Foundation's "Freedom Index."

He is also the current board chairman of the Open Arms Pregnancy Care Center and Real Choices Clinic in Coeur d'Alene.

Vick wins - again

The rematch produced the same result.

Sen. Steve Vick, who beat former Sen. Mike Jorgenson in the primary two years ago, did it again Tuesday night, securing 62 percent of the vote.

Vick, a Dalton Gardens resident and home renovation contractor, had 3,487 votes, outpacing his foe's 2,159.

"Obviously I like the results so far, but I do think it's early," Vick said Tuesday night after more than half the precincts had been counted and he led with 62 percent of the vote - a margin that held up. "I think the message is, I represent my district well."

Vick's victory pits him against Democrat Shirley McFaddan of Athol in the Nov. 6 election.

Jorgenson, who owns The Copa restaurant in Hayden and was Vick's lone primary competitor, served in the state Senate from 2004 to 2010 before losing to Vick by similar splits. In 2010, Vick captured 59.5 percent of the vote.

Vick is a self-described conservative and pro-life legislator who supported a new sales tax exemption this year for aircraft parts installed into out-of-state aircraft.