2010 Idaho elections

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2010 Idaho elections
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Registered790,676
Turnout57.9% [1]

A general election was held in the U.S. state of Idaho on November 2, 2010. All of Idaho's executive offices were up for election, as well as a United States Senate seat and Idaho's two seats in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on May 25, 2010.

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Federal offices

United States Senate

One of the two United States Senators representing Idaho was up for election. Incumbent Republican Mike Crapo was re-elected to a third term with 71% of the votes.

United States Senate election in Idaho, 2010 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike Crapo (incumbent) 319,953 71.2
Democratic Tom Sullivan112,05724.9
Constitution Randy Bergquist17,4293.9
Write-in 910.0
Total votes449,530 100%

United States House of Representatives

Idaho has two representatives in the United States House of Representatives. While incumbent Republican Mike Simpson comfortably won re-election, Democrat Walt Minnick was seen as one of the most vulnerable incumbents heading into election day as he worked to build a moderate profile. Republican state representative Raúl Labrador won the Republican primary and eventually defeated Minnick, flipping his district.

United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho, 2010 [3]
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Republican 263,69958.97%2+1
Democratic 150,88433.74%0-1
Independents27,8656.23%0—
Libertarian 4,6961.05%0—
Totals447,144100.00%2—

Governor

Incumbent Republican governor Butch Otter won re-election, defeating Democrat Keith Allred.

Idaho gubernatorial election, 2010 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Butch Otter (incumbent) 267,483 59.1
Democratic Keith Allred148,68032.9
Independent Jana Kemp26,6555.9
Libertarian Ted Dunlap5,8671.3
Independent Pro-Life 3,8500.8
Total votes452,535 100%

Lieutenant governor

Republican Brad Little was appointed to the office of lieutenant governor by Butch Otter to fill the vacancy left by Jim Risch following his election to the United States Senate in 2008. [5] Little ran for a full term in 2010 and easily won both the Republican primary and the general election, defeating Democrat Eldon Wallace.

Republican primary

Republican primary results [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Brad Little (incumbent) 95,758 67.6
Republican Joshua Blessinger26,80818.9
Republican Steven Dana Pankey19,09613.5
Total votes141,662 100%

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Eldon Wallace 23,960 100%
Total votes23,960 100%

General election

Results by county: Little: .mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{} 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% Wallace: 50-60% 2010 Idaho lieutenant gubernatorial election results.svg
Results by county:
Little:
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
Wallace:
  •   50–60%
Idaho lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2010 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Brad Little (incumbent) 299,979 67.8
Democratic Eldon Wallace120,17427.2
Constitution Paul Venable22,0075.0
Total votes442,160 100%

Attorney general

Incumbent Republican attorney general Lawrence Wasden won re-election to a third term unopposed as no other candidate filed to run.

Republican primary

Republican primary results [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lawrence Wasden (incumbent) 134,842 100%
Total votes134,842 100%

General election

Idaho Attorney General election, 2010 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lawrence Wasden (incumbent) 367,737 100%
Total votes367,737 100%

Secretary of state

Incumbent Republican secretary of state Ben Ysursa won re-election to a third term with a landslide victory over Democrat Mack Sermon.

Idaho Secretary of State election, 2010 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ben Ysursa (incumbent) 326,453 74.3
Democratic Mack Sermon113,16425.7
Total votes439,617 100%

Treasurer

Incumbent Republican state treasurer Ron Crane won re-election to a fourth term unopposed as no other candidate filed to run.

Republican primary

Republican primary results [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ron Crane (incumbent) 132,919 100%
Total votes132,919 100%

General election

Idaho State Treasurer election, 2010 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ron Crane (incumbent) 367,260 100%
Total votes367,260 100%

Controller

Incumbent Republican state controller Donna Jones won re-election to a second term, defeating Democrat Bruce Robinett.

Republican primary

Republican primary results [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Donna Jones (incumbent) 80,569 56.4
Republican Todd Hatfield62,20643.6
Total votes142,775 100%

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bruce Robinett 23,721 100%
Total votes23,721 100%

General election

Results by county: Jones: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% Robinett: 50-60% 2010 Idaho state controller election results.svg
Results by county:
Jones:
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
Robinett:
  •   50–60%
Idaho State Controller election, 2010 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Donna Jones (incumbent) 308,207 71.1
Democratic Bruce Robinett125,57128.9
Total votes433,778 100%

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Incumbent Republican superintendent Tom Luna won re-election to a second term, defeating Democrat Stan Olson.

Republican primary

Republican primary results [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom Luna (incumbent) 126,659 100%
Total votes126,659 100%

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Stan Olson 24,152 100%
Total votes24,152 100%

General election

Results by county: Luna: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% Olson: 50-60% 2010 Idaho superintendent of public instruction election results.svg
Results by county:
Luna:
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
Olson:
  •   50–60%
Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2010 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom Luna (incumbent) 270,081 60.5
Democratic Stan Olson176,09839.5
Total votes446,179 100%

State legislature

Idaho Senate

All 35 seats of the Idaho Senate were up for election. [20]

Idaho Senate
PartyBeforeAfterChange
Republican 2828Steady2.svg
Democratic 77Steady2.svg

Idaho House of Representatives

All 70 seats of the Idaho House of Representatives were up for election. Republicans flipped five districts. [21]

Idaho House of Representatives
PartyBeforeAfterChange
Republican 5257Increase2.svg 5
Democratic 1813Decrease2.svg 5

State Supreme Court

Incumbent Idaho Supreme Court justice Roger Burdick was challenged by John Bradbury in his bid for reelection. [22] He won with 58% of the votes, allowing him to serve another six-year term on the court.

Results by county: Burdick: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% Bradbury: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 2010 Idaho Supreme Court election results.svg
Results by county:
Burdick:
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
Bradbury:
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
2010 Idaho Supreme Court election [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Roger Burdick (incumbent) 99,788 58.4
Nonpartisan John Bradbury71,16041.6
Total votes170,948 100%

Ballot measures

Four statewide ballot measures appeared on the ballot. [24]

SJR 101

Results by county: Yes 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% No 50-60% 2010 Idaho SJR 101 results.svg
Results by county:
Yes
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
No
  •   50–60%

The SJR 101 imposes rates of tuition and fees on students in the University of Idaho. [25]

Idaho SJR 101
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes279,31764.06
No156,68135.94
Total votes435,998100.00

HJR 4

Results by county: Yes 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% No 50-60% 2010 Idaho HJR 4 results.svg
Results by county:
Yes
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
No
  •   50–60%

The HJR 4 allows public medical facilities to enter debt to upgrade facilities. [26]

Idaho HJR 4
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes276,25563.48
No158,92136.52
Total votes435,176100.00

HJR 5

Results by county: Yes 50-60% 60-70% No 50-60% 60-70% 2010 Idaho HJR 5 results.svg
Results by county:
Yes
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
No
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%

The HJR 5 allows airports to issue revenue and special facility bonds. [27]

Idaho HJR 5
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes227,49253.36
No198,86846.64
Total votes426,360100.00

HJR 7

Results by county: Yes 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% No 50-60% 2010 Idaho HJR 7 results.svg
Results by county:
Yes
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
No
  •   50–60%

The HJR 7 allows cities to reserve bonds in order to increase power capacity. [28]

Idaho HJR 7
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes241,26657.00
No182,01443.00
Total votes423,280100.00

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2010 General Results statewide". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  2. ↑ "November 2, 2010 General Election Results". Idaho Secretary of State - Election Division.
  3. ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010" (PDF). p. 15.
  4. ↑ "Idaho gubernatorial election, 2010". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Brad Little named Lieutenant Governor". KBOI-TV . January 6, 2009. Archived from the original on February 24, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Republican Primary - Lieutenant Governor - State of Idaho". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Democratic Primary - Lieutenant Governor - State of Idaho". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Idaho lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2010". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Republican primary - Attorney General - State of Idaho". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Idaho Attorney General election, 2010". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Idaho Secretary of State election, 2010". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Republican Primary - State Treasurer - State of Idaho". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  13. ↑ "General Election - State Treasurer - State of Idaho". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Republican Primary - State Controller - State of Idaho". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Democratic Primary - State Controller - State of Idaho". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  16. ↑ "General Election - State Controller - State of Idaho". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Republican Primary - Superintendent of Public Instruction - State of Idaho". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Democratic Primary - Superintendent of Public Instruction - State of Idaho". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  19. ↑ "General Election - Superintendent of Public Instruction - State of Idaho". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  20. ↑ "Idaho State Senate elections, 2010". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  21. ↑ "Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2010". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  22. ↑ "Idaho judicial elections, 2010". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  23. ↑ "Primary Election - Supreme Court Justice - State of Idaho". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  24. ↑ "Idaho 2010 ballot measures". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
  25. ↑ "SJR 101". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
  26. ↑ "HJR 4". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
  27. ↑ "HJR 5". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
  28. ↑ "HJR 7". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
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