2016 Idaho elections

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2016 Idaho elections
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Registered936,529
Turnout75.9% [1]

A general election was scheduled in the U.S. state of Idaho on November 8, 2016. Along with the presidential election, one United States Senate seat and 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 Idaho Legislature. [2] Primary elections were held on May 17, 2016.

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Federal offices

President of the United States

Republican candidate Donald Trump won in Idaho with 59% of the popular vote and gained four electoral votes from the state.

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 fourth term with 66% of the votes.

United States House of Representatives

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 elections

State Supreme Court

2016 Idaho Supreme Court Justice election
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November 8, 2016
 
Nominee Robyn Brody Curt McKenzie
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote298,983256,719
Percentage53.80%46.20%
2016 Idaho Supreme Court Justice election results.svg
Brody:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
McKenzie:     50%-60%     60–70%
Justice before election

Jim Jones
Nonpartisan

Elected Justice

Robyn Brody
Nonpartisan

Jim Jones, the chief justice of Idaho Supreme Court, decided not to run for re-election in 2016. [3] A four-way Nonpartisan primary election for his seat was held on May 17. [4] No candidate managed to win 50% of the votes and the top two finishers advanced to a run-off held on November 8, the first in the state since 1998. [5] Rupert attorney Robyn Brody defeated state senator Curt McKenzie in the runoff with 54% of the votes. [6]

Nonpartisan primary

Declared
Withdrawn
  • Chris Troupis, attorney. [10] (endorsed McKenzie)
  • William Seiniger, attorney. [11]
Results
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Primary results by county:
Brody
  •   50–60%
  •   40–50%
  •   30–40%
McKenzie
  •   40–50%
  •   30–40%
Gutierrez
  •   30–40%
  •   20–30%
Strong
  •   30–40%
Nonpartisan primary results [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Robyn Brody 45,282 30.3%
Nonpartisan Curt McKenzie 41,348 27.6%
Nonpartisan Sergio Gutierrez31,94421.4%
Nonpartisan Clive Strong30,92120.7%
Total votes149,495 100%

General election

2016 Idaho Supreme Court Justice runoff election [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Robyn Brody 298,983 53.8%
Nonpartisan Curt McKenzie 256,71946.2%
Total votes555,702 100%

State Legislative elections

Idaho Senate

All 35 seats of the Idaho Senate were up for election. Republicans managed to flip one district. [14]

Idaho Senate
PartyBeforeAfterChange
Republican 2829Increase2.svg 1
Democratic 76Decrease2.svg 1

Idaho House of Representatives

All 70 seats of the Idaho House of Representatives were up for election. Republicans flipped three districts. [15]

Idaho House of Representatives
PartyBeforeAfterChange
Republican 5659Increase2.svg 3
Democratic 1411Decrease2.svg 3

Ballot measures

One statewide ballot measure appeared on the ballot.

Constitutional Amendment HJR 5 (2016)

The Idaho Constitutional Amendment HJR 5 sought to provide the state legislature a veto-proof authority to review and approve or reject administrative rules in the state constitution. It was approved 56%-44%. [16]

Results by county: Yes 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% No 50-60% 2016 Idaho Constitutional Amendment HJR 5 results.svg
Results by county:
Yes
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
No
  •   50–60%
Idaho Constitutional Amendment HJR 5 (2016)
ChoiceVotes%
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes347,32755.52
No278,21944.48
Total votes625,546100.00

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2016 Nov 8 General Election - Voting Statistics". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Idaho elections, 2016". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Chief Justice Jones to retire, Clive Strong announces bid for his seat". The Spokesman-Review. March 9, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  4. ↑ "4 Idaho Supreme Court hopefuls look to replace Jim Jones". Idaho Stateman. May 12, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Brody, McKenzie headed for Supreme Court runoff". Idaho Stateman. May 18, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Robyn Brody wins race, becoming Idaho's 3rd female Supreme Court Justice". Idaho Stateman. November 9, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Brody wants to bring a different perspective to Idaho Supreme Court". The Spokesman-Review. April 26, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Legislator Seeks Seat on State High Court". Coeur d'Alene Press. September 9, 2016. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Gutierrez runs for justice on court-access platform". The Spokesman-Review. April 28, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Troupis withdraws from Supreme Court race, endorses McKenzie". Idaho Statesman. March 21, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Seiniger withdraws from Idaho Supreme Court race". The Spokesman-Review. March 22, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Primary Election - Supreme Court Justice". canvass.sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  13. ↑ "General Election - Supreme Court Justice". canvass.sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Idaho State Senate elections, 2016". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2016". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Constitutional Amendment HJR 5". canvass.sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
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