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A general election was held in the U.S. state of Idaho on November 4, 2014. All of Idaho's executive officers are up for election as well as a United States Senate seat, and both of Idaho's two seats in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections was held on May 20, 2014.

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Idaho State of the United States of America

Idaho is a state in the northwestern region of the United States. It borders the state of Montana to the east and northeast, Wyoming to the east, Nevada and Utah to the south, and Washington and Oregon to the west. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canadian border with the province of British Columbia. With a population of approximately 1.7 million and an area of 83,569 square miles (216,440 km2), Idaho is the 14th largest, the 12th least populous and the 7th least densely populated of the 50 U.S. states. The state's capital and largest city is Boise.

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Governor

Incumbent Republican Governor Butch Otter ran for re-election to a third term in office [1]

Republican Party (United States) Major political party in the United States

The Republican Party, also referred to as the GOP, is one of the two major political parties in the United States; the other is its historic rival, the Democratic Party.

Butch Otter American businessman and politician

Clement Leroy "Butch" Otter is an American businessman and politician, who served as the 32nd governor of Idaho, from 2007 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he was elected in 2006, and reelected in 2010, and 2014. Otter served as lieutenant governor from 1987 to 2001 and in U.S. Congress from the first district from 2001 to 2007.

He was challenged in the Republican primary by State Senator Russ Fulcher, [2] defeating him 51% to 44%. Perennial candidate Walt Bayes [3] and candidate for Idaho's 1st congressional district in 2000 and 2010 and candidate for Mayor of Boise in 2001 Harley Brown [3] took 2% and 3%, respectively.

Russ Fulcher American politician

Russell Mark Fulcher is an American politician, currently serving as the U.S. Representative for Idaho's 1st congressional district. A Republican, he previously served in the Idaho Senate where he represented Legislative District 21 from 2005 to 2012 and Legislative District 22 from 2012 until 2014. Fulcher ran for the position of Governor of Idaho in 2014 but lost the nomination to incumbent Butch Otter. He was elected to the U.S. House in the 2018 elections and succeeded incumbent Raúl Labrador, who retired from Congress to run, unsuccessfully, for Governor of Idaho.

Idahos 1st congressional district

Idaho's 1st congressional district is one of two congressional districts in the U.S. state of Idaho. It comprises the western portion of the state.

Boise, Idaho State capital city in Idaho, United States

Boise is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho, and is the county seat of Ada County. Located on the Boise River in southwestern Idaho, the population of Boise at the 2010 Census was 205,671, the 99th largest in the United States. Its estimated population in 2016 was 223,154.

A.J. Balukoff, a businessman and President of the Boise School District Board of Trustees [4] comfortably defeated Terry Kerr, a former Republican candidate for local office, [3] for the Democratic nomination.

The Boise School District #1, is a comprehensive public school district in Boise, Idaho. The district was founded in 1865 under the auspices of Idaho Territory. Formerly the largest school district in the state, it now ranks second to the adjacent West Ada School District #2, which administers several schools in western Boise. Peak enrollment in the Boise School District was reached in 1997 at 27,070.

Democratic Party (United States) political party in the United States

The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. Tracing its heritage back to Thomas Jefferson and James Madison's Democratic-Republican Party, the modern-day Democratic Party was founded around 1828 by supporters of Andrew Jackson, making it the world's oldest active political party.

Idaho gubernatorial election, 2014 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Butch Otter (incumbent)235,40553.52
Democratic A.J. Balukoff169,55638.55
Libertarian John Bujak17,8844.07
Independent Jill Humble8,8012.00
Constitution Steve Pankey5,2191.19
Independent Pro-Life 2,8700.65
OtherWrite-in950.02
Total votes439,830100.0
Republican hold

Lieutenant Governor

Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Brad Little ran for re-election to a second term in office. [6]

Brad Little (politician) 33rd Governor of Idaho

Bradley Jay Little is an American politician serving as the 33rd Governor of Idaho since January 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 42nd Lieutenant Governor of Idaho from 2009 to 2019. Little served in the Idaho Senate from 2001 to 2009 where he chaired the majority caucus and represented Legislative Districts 8 and 11. He won the 2018 gubernatorial election against Democratic nominee Paulette Jordan, the seventh straight for the Republican Party in Idaho.

He was challenged in the Republican primary by Idaho County Commissioner Jim Chmelik. [7]

Idaho County, Idaho County in the United States

Idaho County is a county in the U.S. state of Idaho, and the largest by area in the state. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,267. The county seat is Grangeville. Previous county seats of the area were Florence (1864–68), Washington (1868–75), and Mount Idaho (1875–1902).

County commission Governing body

A county commission is a group of elected officials charged with administering the county government in some states of the United States. County commissions are usually made up of three or more individuals. In some counties in Georgia however, a sole commissioner holds the authority of the commission.

Republican primary results [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Brad Little (incumbent)96,79066.8
Republican Jim Chmelik48,10533.2
Total votes144,895100.0

Former State Senator and candidate for Superintendent of Public Instruction in 2006 Bert Marley was unopposed for the Democratic nomination. [9]

David Hartigan ran for the Constitution Party. [10]

Polling
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Brad
Little (R)		Bert
Marley (D)		David
Hartigan (C)		Undecided
Public Policy Polling October 30–November 2, 20141,001± 3.1%56%30%7%8%
Public Policy Polling October 9–12, 2014522± 4.3%42%25%12%20%
Idaho lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Brad Little (incumbent)271,26862.8
Democratic Bert Marley 141,91732.9
Constitution David Hartigan18,7054.3
Total votes431,890100.0
Republican hold

Attorney General

Incumbent Republican Attorney General Lawrence Wasden ran for re-election to a fourth term in office. [11] He was challenged in the Republican primary by attorney C.T. "Chris" Troupis. [12]

Republican primary results [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lawrence Wasden (incumbent)83,65159.09
Republican C.T. "Chris" Troupis57,90440.91
Total votes141,555100

Attorney Bruce Bistline was unopposed for the Democratic nomination. [13]

Polling
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Lawrence
Wasden (R)		Bruce
Bistline (D)		Undecided
Public Policy Polling October 30–November 2, 20141,001± 3.1%64%27%9%
Public Policy Polling October 9–12, 2014522± 4.3%52%26%22%
Idaho Attorney General election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lawrence Wasden (incumbent)289,76268.0
Democratic Bruce Bistline136,08132.0
Total votes425,843100.0
Republican hold

Secretary of State

Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Ben Ysursa did not run for re-election to a fourth term in office. [14]

Four Republicans ran for their party's nomination: former Speaker of the Idaho House of Representatives Lawerence Denney, [15] former State Senator Evan Frasure, [16] Ada County Chief Deputy Clerk Phil McGrane [17] and former State Senator Mitch Toryanski. [18] State Senator Marv Hagedorn and State Representative Luke Malek had considered running in the Republican primary, but decided against it. [17] [19]

Republican primary results [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lawerence Denney50,88437.08
Republican Phil McGrane38,28227.89
Republican Evan Frasure26,47419.29
Republican Mitch Toryanski21,59815.74
Total votes137,238100.0

State Representative Holli Woodings is running for the Democrats and was unopposed in her party's primary.. [20]

Polling
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Lawerence
Denney (R)		Holli
Woodings (D)		Undecided
Public Policy Polling October 30–November 2, 20141,001± 3.1%51%40%9%
Public Policy Polling October 9–12, 2014522± 4.3%38%35%27%
Idaho Secretary of State election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lawerence Denney 241,85156.2
Democratic Holli Woodings 188,35343.8
Total votes430,204100.0
Republican hold

Treasurer

Incumbent Republican State Treasurer Ron Crane is running for re-election to a fifth term in office. [21] He was unopposed in the Republican primary.

Chairwoman of the Twin Falls County Democrats Deborah Silver and Green Party nominee for Nevada's 1st congressional district in 2002 W. Lane Startin ran for the Democratic nomination. [13]

Democratic primary results [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Deborah Silver19,95984.01
Democratic W. Lane Startin3,80015.99
Total votes23,759100.0
Polling
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Ron
Crane (R)		Deborah
Silver (D)		Undecided
Public Policy Polling October 30–November 2, 20141,001± 3.1%55%36%9%
Public Policy Polling October 9–12, 2014522± 4.3%46%32%22%
Idaho State Treasurer election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ron Crane (incumbent)260,04461.0
Democratic Deborah Silver166,48739.0
Total votes425,843100.0
Republican hold

Controller

Incumbent Republican Controller Brandon D. Woolf, who was appointed to the position in 2012 after Donna Jones resigned after suffering injuries in a car crash, ran for election to a first full term. [22] He was challenged in the Republican primary by former Vice Chairman of the Idaho Republican Party and candidate for Controller in 2010 Todd Hatfield. [23]

Republican primary results [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Brandon D. Woolf (incumbent)68,40450.91
Republican Todd Hatfield65,96449.09
Total votes134,368100.0

No Democrat filed to run for the office. [13]

Idaho State Controller election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Brandon Woolf (incumbent)342,013100.0
Total votes342,013100.0
Republican hold

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Incumbent Republican Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna did not run for re-election to a third term in office. [24]

Four Republicans ran for their party's nomination: teacher John Eynon, [25] Melba School District Superintendent Andrew Grover, [26] middle school principal Randy Jensen [27] and high school principal Sherri Ybarra. [28]

Former Chief Deputy Superintendent Roger Quarles, former State Representative Steve Smylie, former State Senator Melinda Smyser, State Representative Steven Thayn, State Representative Jeffrey Thompson and Gooding School District Superintendent Heather Williams had considered running in the Republican primary, but all decided against it. [28] [29] [30]

Republican primary results [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Sherri Ybarra38,60328.46
Republican Randy Jensen32,94024.29
Republican Andrew Grover32,51123.97
Republican John Eynon31,57823.28
Total votes135,632100.0

Former Chief Deputy Superintendent and nominee for Superintendent in 2006 Jana Jones ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination. [31]

Polling
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Sherri
Ybarra (R)		Jana
Jones (D)		Undecided
Public Policy Polling October 30–November 2, 20141,001± 3.1%46%45%9%
Public Policy Polling October 9–12, 2014522± 4.3%41%38%21%
Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Sherri Ybarra 217,04950.6
Democratic Jana Jones211,48349.4
Total votes428,532100.0
Republican hold

United States Senate

Incumbent Republican Senator Jim Risch ran for re-election to a second term in office. [32] He was challenged in the Republican primary by Jeremy Anderson, defeating him with almost 80% of the vote. [13]

Attorney Nels Mitchell easily defeated attorney from New York and perennial candidate William Bryk for the Democratic nomination. [13] [33]

United States Senate election in Idaho, 2014 [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim Risch (incumbent)285,59665.3
Democratic Nels Mitchell151,57434.7
Total votes437,170100.0
Republican hold

United States House of Representatives

Both of Idaho's two seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2014. Both incumbents, Raúl Labrador and Mike Simpson won re-election handily.

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  2. ↑ "Bank on it: Fulcher will announce challenge to Gov. Otter in Saturday fly-around". Idaho Statesman. November 20, 2013. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 "Nine vie to be next Idaho governor". Idaho Statesman. March 15, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
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  6. ↑ "Lt. Gov. Brad Little to seek re-election in 2014". Idaho Statesman. September 18, 2013. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Idaho County commissioner to challenge Little". Idaho Statesman. January 22, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "*** UNOFFICIAL *** 2014 - Primary Election Statewide Totals". Idaho Secretary of State. Archived from the original on February 20, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
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  16. ↑ "Former GOP Rep. Evan Frasure to run for Secretary of State". The Spokesman-Review. December 13, 2013. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
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  30. ↑ "Quarles steps down, will return to BSU". Idaho Education News. January 30, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
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