Frank Forrester Church III was an American politician and lawyer. A Democrat, from 1957 to 1981 he served as a U.S. Senator from Idaho, and is currently the last Democrat to do so. He was the longest serving Democratic senator from the state and the only Democrat from the state who served more than two terms in the Senate. He was a prominent figure in American foreign policy and established a reputation as a member of the party's liberal wing.
George Laird Shoup was an American politician who served as the first governor of Idaho, in addition to its last territorial governor. He served several months after statehood in 1890 and then became one of the state's first United States Senators.
Donald William Samuelson was an American Republican politician who served as the 25th governor of Idaho, from 1967 to 1971. He is the state's most recent incumbent governor to lose a re-election bid (1970).
James Pinckney Pope was a Democratic politician from Idaho. He was mayor of Boise for four years and a one-term United States Senator, serving from 1933 to 1939.
Charles Benjamin Ross was an American politician who served as the first Idaho-born governor from 1931 to 1937.
William John McConnell was the third governor of Idaho from 1893 until 1897. He had previously represented the new state as one of its first United States Senators; Idaho achieved statehood in July 1890.
Compton Ignatius White Jr. was a two-term congressman from northern Idaho. A Democrat, he was elected to the open seat in the first district in 1962 and re-elected in 1964. White left office in January 1967 and was the last from the Idaho Panhandle region to represent the state in Congress.
David Worth Clark was a Democratic congressman and United States Senator from Idaho, its first U.S. Senator born in the state.
Gracie Bowers Pfost was the first woman to represent Idaho in the United States Congress, serving five terms as a Democrat in the House of Representatives. Pfost represented the state's 1st district from 1953 to 1963.
John William Thomas was an American politician, a United States Senator from Idaho. A Republican, he served for a total of over ten years in two different seats, both times appointed after his predecessor died in office. He won three of the four elections for senator, falling only in the Democratic landslide of 1932, and died in office.
Frank Robert Gooding was a Republican United States Senator and the seventh governor of Idaho. The city of Gooding and Gooding County, both in southern Idaho, are named for him.
Charles Clinton Gossett was an American politician who served as the 20th governor of Idaho and a United States Senator from Idaho, but was in both offices less than a year in the 1940s. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
Barzilla Worth Clark was an American politician from Idaho. He served as the 16th governor of Idaho (1937–1939), mayor of Idaho Falls, and was a member of the Idaho Democratic Party.
Steven Packer Preece is a former professional football player, a defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons, from 1969 to 1977. He played his college football at Oregon State, where he was a successful option quarterback.
Chase Addison Clark was an American jurist who served as the 18th governor of Idaho and was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho.
Gainford P. "Gub" Mix was an American politician and farmer from Idaho. He served as the state's 19th and 21st lieutenant governor.
The 1946 Idaho gubernatorial election was held on November 5. Republican nominee C. A. Robins defeated Democratic incumbent Arnold Williams with 56.37% of the vote.
The 1940 Idaho gubernatorial election was held on November 5. Democratic nominee Chase Clark defeated incumbent Republican C. A. Bottolfsen with 50.48% of the vote.
The 1938 Idaho gubernatorial election was held on November 8. Incumbent Democratic governor Barzilla Clark ran for re-election, but was defeated in the August primary by former three-term governor C. Ben Ross. The general election was won by Republican nominee C. A. Bottolfsen, who received 57.30% of the vote.
The 1934 Idaho gubernatorial election was held on November 6. Incumbent Democrat C. Ben Ross defeated Republican nominee Frank Stephan with 54.58% of the vote.
