Idaho elections, 2018

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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 will be up for election as well as both of Idaho's two seats in the United States House of Representatives.

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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.

United States House of Representatives lower house of the United States Congress

The United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they compose the legislature of the United States.

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Governor

Incumbent Republican Governor Butch Otter will not run for re-election to a fourth term. [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.

Idaho gubernatorial election, 2018 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Brad Little
Democratic Paulette Jordan
Libertarian Bev Boeck
Constitution Walter Bayes
Total votes

Lieutenant Governor

Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Brad Little will not run for re-election to a third full term and will instead run for governor. [3]

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.

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kristin Collum 52,41788.2
Democratic Jim Fabe6,98711.8
Total votes59,404100.0

Republican primary

Declared

Marv Hagedorn has been Idaho's Veterans Division administrator since July 30, 2018.

Robert Paul Nonini is a Republican member of the Idaho Senate serving District 3 since 2012. He previously served in the Idaho State Representative from 2004 to 2012 representing District 5 in the A seat.

Kelley Packer was a Republican Idaho State Representative from 2012 to 2018 representing District 28 in the B seat and was a Republican candidate for lieutenant governor in the 2018 primary election.

Results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Janice McGeachin 51,09828.9
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 votes177,089100.0

General election

Results

Idaho lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kristin Collum
Republican Janice McGeachin
Total votes

Attorney General

Incumbent Republican Attorney General Lawrence Wasden announced on September 7th 2017 that he will run for re-election to a fifth term. [8]

Idaho Attorney General

The Attorney General of Idaho is an elected office that assists local law enforcement agencies in the state of Idaho, provides legal representation for state agencies, and enforces consumer protection laws. The current attorney general, Lawrence Wasden, is the longest serving attorney general in Idaho's history.

Lawrence G. Wasden is the current Attorney General of the state of Idaho serving since 2003, and is the longest serving Attorney General in Idaho history.

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bruce S. Bistline47,637100.0
Total votes47,637100.0

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lawrence Wasden (incumbent)157,064100.0
Total votes157,064100.0

General election

Results

Idaho Attorney General election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bruce Bistline
Republican Lawrence Wasden (incumbent)
Total votes

Secretary of State

Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Lawerence Denney announced on April 19, 2017 that he will run for a second term. [9]

Secretary of State of Idaho Constitutional office in Idaho, United States

The Secretary of State of Idaho is one of the constitutional officers of the U.S. state of Idaho. It is an elected position within the executive branch of the state government. The current Secretary of State is Lawerence Denney.

Lawerence Denney is the Secretary of State of Idaho. A Republican, Denney previously served as a member of the Idaho House of Representatives, including three terms as Speaker.

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jill Humble42,61174.8
Democratic Joseph Chastain14,36125.2
Total votes56,972100.0

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lawerence Denney (incumbent)157,014100.0
Total votes157,014100.0

General election

Results

Idaho Attorney General election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jill Humble
Republican Lawerence Denney (incumbent)
Total votes

Treasurer

Incumbent Republican State Treasurer Ron Crane will not run for re-election to a sixth term. [10] . No Democrats filed to run for this race.

Republican primary

Declared

Results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Julie A. Ellsworth 60,48236.8
Republican Tom Kealey55,65733.8
Republican Vicky J. McIntyre48,31029.4
Total votes164,449100.0

General election

Results

Idaho State Treasurer election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Julie Ellsworth
Total votes
Republican hold

Controller

Incumbent Republican Controller Brandon D. Woolf has announced he will run for re-election to a second full term. He is unopposed in the general election because no Democrats filed to challenge Woolf.

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Brandon D. Woolf (incumbent)154,375100.0
Total votes154,375100.0

General election

Results

Idaho State Controller election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Brandon D. Woolf (incumbent)
Total votes
Republican hold

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Incumbent Republican Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra announced on December 16, 2016 that she will be running for re-election to a second term. [13]

Wilder School Superintendent Jeff Dillon has filed to run in the Republican primary on April 29, 2017. [14]

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Cindy Wilson49,56574.8
Democratic Allen Humble8,05125.2
Total votes57,616100.0

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Sherri Ybarra (incumbent)103,07158.9
Republican Jeff Dillon71,85641.1
Total votes174,927100.0

General election

Results

Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Cindy Wilson
Republican Sherri Ybarra (incumbent)
Total votes

United States House of Representatives

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

Idaho's 1st Congressional District

Raúl Labrador has announced that he will not seek reelection for his congressional seat (CD1); he is instead running for Governor.

Candidates

Declared

Idaho's 2nd Congressional District

Mike Simpson hasn't announced whether or not he will run for reelection in 2018.

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References

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  2. ↑ "Nov 04, 2014 General Election Results". Idaho Secretary of State. Archived from the original on December 1, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  3. ↑ Dentzer, Bill (June 28, 2016). "Brad Little, Idaho's governor-in-waiting, commits to 2018 run". Idaho Statesman . Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Meridian Sen. Marv Hagedorn announces lt. governor bid". Meridian Press. December 7, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Nonini makes bid for Idaho lieutenant governor". 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  6. 1 2 "2 more candidates to run for Idaho lieutenant governor". Spokesman.com. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  7. ↑ "Yates launches lt. gov. campaign, joining crowded race". Spokesman.com. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
  8. ↑ "Wasden to seek another term as Attorney General, not join crowds running for governor, Congress". Spokesman.com. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
  9. ↑ "Kimberlee Kruesi on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
  10. ↑ "Eye on Boise: Idaho Treasurer Ron Crane won't seek re-election". Spokesman.com. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  11. ↑ "Ada County Treasurer Vicky McIntyre to run for state office". Spokesman.com. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
  12. ↑ "Tom Kealey announces run for state treasurer, third Republican in the race". Spokesman.com. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
  13. ↑ Corbin, Clark (December 16, 2015). "Ybarra to Seek Second Term as Schools Chief". Idaho Education News. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  14. ↑ TEGNA. "Wilder schools superintendent to run for state post". KTVB. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  15. ↑ Snyder, Michael. "It's Official: Michael Snyder Is Running For Congress, and He Wants to Turn Over the Tables In Washington D.C." Charisma News. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
  16. ↑ "David Leroy announces candidacy for 1st District congressional seat". Spokesman.com. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
  17. ↑ "Former Idaho senator Fulcher switches races to try for Congress". Spokesman.com. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
  18. ↑ "Malek makes it official: He's running for 1st District congressional seat". Spokesman.com. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
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