2022 Idaho lieutenant gubernatorial election

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2022 Idaho lieutenant gubernatorial election
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Nominee Scott Bedke Terri Pickens Manweiler Pro-Life
Party Republican Democratic Constitution
Popular vote376,260178,14529,990
Percentage64.38%30.48%5.13%
2022 Idaho lieutenant gubernatorial 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

Janice McGeachin
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Scott Bedke
Republican

The 2022 Idaho lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the next lieutenant governor of Idaho. It coincided with various other statewide races, including U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and governor. Idaho is one of 17 states that elect their lieutenant governor separately in both the primary and general elections.

Contents

Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Janice McGeachin was first elected in 2018 with a plurality of 28.9% and 51,098 votes in a five-way primary then 59.7% and 356,507 votes in the general election. McGeachin had chosen not to run for reelection and instead unsuccessfully ran for governor in 2022. [1]

The statewide primary was Tuesday, May 17, 2022.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Endorsements

Scott Bedke
U.S. senators
U.S. governors (current and former)
State senators (current and former)
State representatives (current and former)
Newspapers
Organizations

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [lower-alpha 1] 		Margin
of error		Scott
Bedke		Daniel
Gasiorowski		Priscilla
Giddings		Undecided
Zoldak Research (R) April 9–12, 2022549 (LV)± 4.0%32%4%25%39%
Zoldak Research (R) December 20–21, 2021575 (LV)± 4.1%36%–14%50%

Results

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Results by county
  Bedke
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Giddings
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
2022 Idaho lieutenant gubernatorial Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Scott Bedke 139,561 51.7%
Republican Priscilla Giddings 114,86842.5%
Republican Daniel Gasiorowski15,6725.8%
Total votes270,101 100%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

  • Terri Pickens Manweiler, attorney [12]

Endorsements

Terri Pickens Manweiler
Organizations

Results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Terri Pickens Manweiler 32,312 100.0
Total votes32,312 100.0

Constitution primary

Candidates

Nominee

  • Pro-Life, organic strawberry farmer and Idaho perennial candidate [14]

Results

Constitution primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Constitution Pro-Life 376 100.0
Total votes376 100.0

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

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References

  1. ↑ Corbin, Clark (March 11, 2022). "Idaho Gov. Brad Little files for re-election, enters GOP governor's primary". Idaho Capital Sun. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Scott Bedke Running for Lt. Governor". kpvi.com. KPVI. January 28, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Daniel Gasiorowski Candidate for Lieutenant Governor - District SW". sunshine.sos.idaho.gov. Idaho Secretary of State. March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Rep. Priscilla Giddings announces run for lieutenant governor". May 21, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Jim Risch endorses Scott Bedke for Lieutenant Governor".
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 "Slew of Idaho conservatives endorse Scott Bedke". KTVB . May 4, 2022. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Brad Little endorses Scott Bedke for Lieutenant Governor". KMVT . April 25, 2022. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  8. ↑ "PRESS ENDORSEMENTS: These five will serve Idaho well". May 4, 2022.
  9. ↑ Idaho Statesman (subscription required)
  10. ↑ "Idaho Grades & Endorsements". nrapvf.org. NRA-PVF. Archived from the original on November 8, 2022. Retrieved February 15, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  11. ↑ "National Rifle Association endorses Scott Bedke for Lt. Governor". KTVB . April 19, 2022. Archived from the original on April 20, 2022. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Democrat Terri Pickens Manweiler files candidacy for Idaho Lieutenant Governor". khq.com. KHQ News. March 2, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  13. ↑ "2022 Endorsed Candidates". Everytown for Gun Safety . Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Pro-life Pro-Life Candidate for Lieutenant Governor". sunshine.sos.idaho.gov. Idaho Secretary of State. March 2, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
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