2006 Idaho gubernatorial election

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2006 Idaho gubernatorial election
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  2002 November 7, 2006 2010  
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Nominee Butch Otter Jerry Brady
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote237,437198,845
Percentage52.7%44.1%

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Otter:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Brady:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Tie:      50%     No Votes

Governor before election

Jim Risch
Republican

Elected Governor

Butch Otter
Republican

The 2006 Idaho gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Governor Jim Risch succeeded Dirk Kempthorne, who resigned May 26 to become Secretary of the Interior. Risch served as governor until the end of the term, but had committed to a reelection campaign for Lieutenant Governor before Kempthorne's appointment and subsequent resignation.

Contents

This was the last time that a Democrat won over 40% of the vote in Idaho.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declined

Results

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County results
Republican primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Butch Otter 96,045 70.02
Republican Dan Adamson29,09321.21
Republican Jack Alan Johnson7,6525.58
Republican Walter Bayes4,3853.20
Total votes137,175 100.00

Democratic primary

Candidates

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County results
Democratic Primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jerry Brady 25,261 82.98
Democratic Lee Chaney5,18217.02
Total votes30,443 100.00

General Election

Candidates

Controversy

A candidate legally named Marvin Pro-Life Richardson filed suit to force the state to print his full legal on the ballots, as filed in campaign paperwork. The Secretary of State stated that ballots themselves are supposed to be neutral, not political billboards, and declined the request. [3] In September 2006 he changed his legal name to simply "Pro-Life" in an attempt to force the issue. However, the ballots went to the printer naming "Marvin Richardson" as the Constitution Party candidate. The party later disavowed his candidacy resulting in a candidate without a name, and without a party, appearing on the ballot. [4]

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [5] TossupNovember 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball [6] Tilt RNovember 6, 2006
Rothenberg Political Report [7] Lean RNovember 2, 2006
Real Clear Politics [8] TossupNovember 6, 2006

Results

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Idaho gubernatorial election, 2006 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Butch Otter 237,437 52.67% −3.61%
Democratic Jerry Brady 198,84544.11%+2.38%
Constitution Marvin Richardson 7,3091.62%
Libertarian Ted Dunlap7,2411.61%−0.38%
Majority38,5928.56%−5.99%
Turnout 450,832
Republican hold Swing

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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