2022 Idaho Secretary of State election

2022 Idaho Secretary of State election

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Nominee Phil McGrane Shawn Keenan Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 418,945 159,189 Percentage 72.12% 27.40%

County results Congressional district results McGrane:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Keenan:     50–60%     60–70%

Secretary of State before election Lawerence Denney Republican Elected Secretary of State Phil McGrane Republican

The 2022 Idaho Secretary of State election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the next secretary of state of Idaho. Incumbent Republican Lawerence Denney was eligible to seek re-election but declined to run for a third term.

Republican primary

Phil McGrane won the Republican primary for Idaho Secretary of State on May 17, 2022. ^[1]

GOP primary results by county

  McGrane

•   40–50%
    50–60%

  Moon

•   40–50%
    50–60%
    60–70%

Candidates

Nominee

• Phil McGrane, Ada County clerk and candidate for Secretary of State in 2014 ^[2]

Eliminated in primary

• Dorothy Moon, member of the Idaho House of Representatives from the 8th district (2016–) ^[3]
• Mary Souza, member of the Idaho Senate from the 4th district (2014–) ^[4]

Withdrew

• Chad Houck, chief deputy secretary of state ^{[5] [6]}

Endorsements

Phil McGrane

Statewide officials

• Phil Batt, Governor of Idaho (1995–1999) ^[7]
• Dirk Kempthorne, Governor of Idaho (1999–2006) ^[7]
• Butch Otter, Governor of Idaho (2007–2019) ^[7]
• Ben Ysursa, Secretary of State of Idaho (2003–2015) ^[7]

Organizations

• AFL CIO ^[8]

Dorothy Moon

Organizations

• America First Secretary of State Coalition ^[9]

Debate

2022 Idaho Secretary of State republican primary debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Republican	Republican
Key:  P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Phil McGrane	Dorothy Moon	Mary Souza
1	Apr. 26, 2022	Idaho Public Television	Melissa Davlin	YouTube	P	P	P
1	Apr. 28, 2022	KTVB	Doug Petcash	YouTube	P	P	P

Results

2022 Idaho Secretary of State Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phil McGrane	114,348	43.1%
	Republican	Dorothy Moon	109,952	41.4%
	Republican	Mary Souza	41,208	15.5%
Total votes			265,508	100%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Shawn Keenan, mortgage broker ^[10]

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Shawn Keenan	31,804	100.0
Total votes			31,804	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [11]	Safe R	December 1, 2021
Elections Daily [12]	Safe R	November 7, 2022

Results

2022 Idaho Secretary of State election ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phil McGrane	418,945	72.12
	Democratic	Shawn Keenan	159,819	27.40
	Independent	Garth G. Gaylord (write-in)	2,778	0.48
Total votes			580,912	100.00
	Republican hold

By congressional district

McGrane won both congressional districts. ^[14]

District	McGrane	Keenan	Representative
1st	76%	23%	Russ Fulcher
2nd	68%	32%	Mike Simpson

References

1. "McGrane wins close GOP race for Idaho Secretary of State". ktvb.com. May 17, 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
2. Patrick, Mike (June 12, 2021). "McGrane launches secretary of state campaign in CDA". www.cdapress.com. Coeur d'Alene Press . Retrieved January 5, 2022.
3. Russell, Betsy. "Fourth Republican announces run for Idaho Secretary of State". www.idahopress.com. The Idaho Press-Tribune. Archived from the original on January 5, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
4. "Souza announces run for Idaho Secretary of State". www.idahopress.com. The Idaho Press-Tribune. March 30, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
5. "Houck to run for Secretary of State; chief deputy is third candidate to enter 2022 race". www.idahopress.com. The Idaho Press-Tribune. May 25, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
6. Stevenson, Ian (December 17, 2021). "Chad Houck withdraws from Idaho secretary of state race". www.idahostatesman.com. Idaho Statesman . Retrieved January 8, 2022.
7. "McGrane endorsed by three former Idaho GOP governors in his run for Secretary of State". Idaho Press. March 10, 2022.
8. "Idaho- AFL-CIO Labor 2022 Endorsed Candidates" (PDF). AFL–CIO.
9. "Candidates - America First Secretary of State Coalition". americafirstsos.com. November 26, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
10. "Candidate Filing Report" (PDF).
11. "Secretary of State Races: More Important Than Ever in 2022, and More Complicated, Too". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
12. Solomon, Zack (November 7, 2022). "Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings". Elections Daily. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
13. https://sos.idaho.gov/elections/data/results/2022/2022_General_Canvass.zip
14. "2022 Idaho Election Results by Congressional District".

External links

Official campaign websites:

• Phil McGrane (R) for Secretary of State