2018 Idaho elections

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A general election was held in the U.S. state of Idaho on November 6, 2018. All of Idaho's executive officers were up for election as well as both of Idaho's two seats in the United States House of Representatives.

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Governor

Republican governor Butch Otter was succeeded by businessman Brad Little. [1]

Idaho gubernatorial election, 2018 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Brad Little 361,66159.8%
Democratic Paulette Jordan 231,08138.2%
Libertarian Bev Boeck6,5511.1%
Constitution Walter Bayes5,7871.0%
Write-in candidateLisa Marie510.0%
Total votes605,131 100%

Lieutenant governor

2018 Idaho lieutenant gubernatorial election
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  2014 November 6, 2018 (2018-11-06) 2022  
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Nominee Janice McGeachin Kristin Collum
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote356,507240,355
Percentage59.7%40.3%

2018 Idaho Lieutenant Governor election results map by county.svg
County results
Bedke:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Manweiler:     50–60%     60–70%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Brad Little
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Janice McGeachin
Republican

Incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Brad Little did not run for re-election to a third full term, and instead ran for governor. [3] Janice McGeachin won the election for lieutenant governor by nearly 60% following a highly contested primary.

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kristin Collum 52,417 88.2
Democratic Jim Fabe6,98711.8
Total votes59,404 100.0

Republican primary

Declared

Results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Janice McGeachin 51,098 28.9
Republican Stephen J. Yates 48,26927.3
Republican Marv Hagedorn 26,65315.1
Republican Bob Nonini 26,55615.0
Republican Kelley Packer 24,51313.8
Total votes177,089 100.0

General election

Results

Idaho lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Janice McGeachin 356,50759.7%
Democratic Kristin Collum240,35540.3%
Total votes596,862 100%

Attorney general

Incumbent Republican attorney general Lawrence Wasden won re-election to a fifth term. [8]

County results
Wasden:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%
Bistline:      50-60%      60-70% 2018 Idaho Attorney General election.svg
County results
Wasden:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Bistline:     50–60%     60–70%

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bruce S. Bistline 47,637 100.0
Total votes47,637 100.0

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lawrence Wasden (incumbent) 157,064 100.0
Total votes157,064 100.0

General election

Governing magazine projected the race as "safe Republican". [9]

Results

Idaho Attorney General election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lawrence Wasden (incumbent)384,79165.4%
Democratic Bruce Bistline203,28334.6%
Total votes588,074 100%

Secretary of state

2018 Idaho Secretary of State election
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  2014 November 6, 2018 2022  
 
Nominee Lawerence Denney Jill Humble
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote370,654222,073
Percentage62.5%37.5%

2018 Idaho Secretary of State election results map by county.svg
County results
Denney:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Humble:     50–60%     60–70%

Secretary of State before election

Lawerence Denney
Republican

Elected Secretary of State

Lawerence Denney
Republican

Incumbent Republican secretary of state Lawerence Denney won re-election to a second term. [10]

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jill Humble 42,611 74.8
Democratic Joseph Chastain14,36125.2
Total votes56,972 100.0

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lawerence Denney (incumbent) 157,014 100.0
Total votes157,014 100.0

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Governing magazine [9] Safe RJune 4, 2018

Results

Idaho Secretary of State election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lawerence Denney (incumbent) 370,654 62.5%
Democratic Jill Humble222,07337.5%
Total votes592,727 100%

Treasurer

Primary results by county:
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Ellsworth
30-40%
40-50%
50-60%
Kealey
30-40%
McIntyre
30-40% 2018 Idaho Treasurer primary results map by county.svg
Primary results by county:
  Ellsworth
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  Kealey
  •   30–40%
  McIntyre
  •   30–40%

Incumbent Republican state treasurer Ron Crane did not run for re-election to a sixth term. [11] No Democrats filed to run for this race. Julie Ellsworth won the election unopposed.

Republican primary

Declared

Results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Julie A. Ellsworth 60,482 36.8
Republican Tom Kealey55,65733.8
Republican Vicky J. McIntyre48,31029.4
Total votes164,449 100.0

General election

Results

Idaho State Treasurer election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Julie Ellsworth 465,109100%
Total votes465,109 100%
Republican hold

Controller

Incumbent Republican Controller Brandon D. Woolf won re-election to a second full term. He was unopposed in the general election because no Democrats filed to challenge him.

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Brandon D. Woolf (incumbent) 154,375 100.0
Total votes154,375 100.0

General election

Results

Idaho State Treasurer election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Brandon D. Woolf 465,109100%
Total votes465,109 100%
Republican hold

Superintendent of public instruction

2018 Idaho Superintendent of public instruction election
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 2014November 6, 20182022 
 
Nominee Sherri Ybarra Cindy Wilson
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote305,977288,488
Percentage51.5%48.5%

2018 Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction election results map by county.svg
2018 ID Superintendent election by precinct.svg
Ybarra:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Wilson:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%

Superintendent before election

Sherri Ybarra
Republican

Elected Superintendent

Sherri Ybarra
Republican

Incumbent Republican superintendent of public instruction Sherri Ybarra narrowly won re-election to a second term. [14]

Wilder School Superintendent Jeff Dillon filed to run in the Republican primary on April 29, 2017. [15]

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Cindy Wilson 49,565 74.8
Democratic Allen Humble8,05125.2
Total votes57,616 100.0

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Sherri Ybarra (incumbent) 103,071 58.9
Republican Jeff Dillon71,85641.1
Total votes174,927 100.0

General election

Results

Idaho superintendent of public instruction election, 2018 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Sherri Ybarra (incumbent)305,97751.5%
Democratic Cindy Wilson288,48848.5%
Total votes594,465 100%

United States House of Representatives

Both of Idaho's two seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2018.

Idaho's 1st congressional district

Raúl Labrador did not seek reelection for his congressional seat (CD1); he instead ran for governor.

Candidates

Declared

Idaho's 2nd congressional district

Mike Simpson ran for reelection in 2018.

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