2012 Idaho elections

2012 Idaho elections

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Registered	896,234
Turnout	74.3% [1]

A general election was scheduled in the U.S. state of Idaho on November 6, 2012. Along with the presidential election, Idaho's two seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election, as were all the seats in both chambers of the state Legislature. ^[2] Primary elections were held on May 15, 2012.

Federal offices

President of the United States

Main article: 2012 United States presidential election in Idaho

Republican candidate Mitt Romney won in Idaho with 64% of the popular vote and gained four electoral votes from the state.

United States House of Representatives

Main article: 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho

Idaho has two representatives in the United States House of Representatives. Incumbent Republicans Raúl Labrador and Mike Simpson were both up for election, and they won their respective races comfortably.

Judicial seats

Supreme Court

Incumbent Idaho Supreme Court Justice Daniel Eismann ran unopposed and secured another term. ^[3]

Court of Appeals

Two judges on the Idaho Court of Appeals ran for re-election.

Incumbents David Gratton and John Melanson were both appointed to the court by Governor Otter in 2009. Both of them ran for a full term and won unopposed. ^[3]

State legislature

All 35 seats of the Idaho Senate and 70 seats of the Idaho House of Representatives were up for election. ^{[4] [5]}

Idaho Senate Party Before After Change Republican 28 29 1 Democratic 7 6 1 Total 35 35

Idaho House of Representatives Party Before After Change Republican 57 57 Democratic 13 13 Total 70 70

Ballot measures

Five statewide ballot measures appeared on the ballot. ^[6]

2012 Idaho ballot measures

Name	Description	Votes				Type
		Yes	%	No	%
Proposition 1	Limits negotiated agreements between teachers and local school boards and ends the practice of issuing renewable contracts. [7]	277,102	42.74	371,224	57.26	Veto referendum
Proposition 2	Regulates teacher performance pay based on state-mandated test scores, student performance, hard-to-fill positions and leadership. [8]	272,939	42.02	376,689	57.98
Proposition 3	Amends school district funding, requiring provision of computing devices and online courses for high school graduation. [9]	215,800	33.28	432,667	66.72
HJR 2	Preserves the rights to hunt, fish and trap in the state. [10]	456,514	73.42	165,289	26.56	Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
SJR 102	Amends the state constitution so that the state board of correction would have the control, direction and management of adult felony probation and parole. [11]	454,175	74.40	156,249	25.60

Results by county

Proposition 1 results by county

Yes:

•   50–60%

No:

•   50–60%
•   60–70%

Proposition 2 results by county

Yes:

•   50–60%

No:

•   50–60%
•   60–70%

Proposition 3 results by county

No:

•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%

HJR 2 results by county

Yes:

•   60–70%
•   70–80%
•   80–90%

No:

•   50–60%

SJR 102 results by county

Yes:

•   60–70%
•   70–80%

See also

• Elections in Idaho
• Politics of Idaho
• Political party strength in Idaho

References

1. "2012 Nov 6 General Election - Voting Statistics". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
2. "Idaho elections, 2012". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
3. "Idaho judicial elections, 2012". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
4. "Idaho State Senate elections, 2012". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
5. "Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2012". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
6. "Idaho 2012 ballot measures". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
7. "Proposition 1: Referendum to approve or reject legislation limiting negotiated agreements between teachers and local school boards and ending the practice of issuing renewable contracts". canvass.sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
8. "Proposition 2: Referendum to approve or reject legislation providing teacher performance pay based on state-mandated test scores, student performance, hard-to-fill positions and leadership". canvass.sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
9. "Proposition 3: Referendum to approve or reject legislation amending school district funding, requiring provision of computing devices and online courses for high school graduation". canvass.sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
10. "H.J.R. 2 Preserves the rights to hunt, fish and trap in the state of Idaho". canvass.sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
11. "S.J.R. 102 Idaho State Prison Control Amendment See summary »". Scanvass.sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved December 28, 2025.