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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 .
Governor [ ]
Republican Governor Butch Otter was succeeded by businessman Brad Little.[1]
Idaho gubernatorial election, 2018[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Brad Little
361,661
59.8%
Democratic
Paulette Jordan
231,081
38.2%
Libertarian
Bev Boeck
6,551
1.1%
Constitution
Walter Bayes
5,787
1.0%
Write-in candidate
Lisa Marie
51
0.0%
Total votes
605,131
100%
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]
Democratic primary [ ]
Results [ ]
Democratic primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Kristin Collum
52,417
88.2
Democratic
Jim Fabe
6,987
11.8
Total votes
59,404
100.0
Republican primary [ ]
Declared
Marv Hagedorn ,[4] State Senator
Bob Nonini ,[5] State Senator
Kelley Packer ,[6] State representative
Janice McGeachin ,[6] former State Representative
Stephen J. Yates ,[7] former Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President and Idaho Republican Party Chair
Results [ ]
Republican primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Janice McGeachin
51,098
28.9
Republican
Stephen J. Yates
48,269
27.3
Republican
Marv Hagedorn
26,653
15.1
Republican
Bob Nonini
26,556
15.0
Republican
Kelley Packer
24,513
13.8
Total votes
177,089
100.0
General election [ ]
Results [ ]
Idaho lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Kristin Collum
240,355
40.3%
Republican
Janice McGeachin
356,507
59.7%
Total votes
596,862
100%
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]
Democratic primary [ ]
Results [ ]
Democratic primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Bruce S. Bistline
47,637
100.0
Total votes
47,637
100.0
Republican primary [ ]
Results [ ]
Republican primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Lawrence Wasden (incumbent)
157,064
100.0
Total votes
157,064
100.0
General election [ ]
Governing magazine projected the race as "safe Republican".[9]
Results [ ]
Idaho Attorney General election, 2018
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Bruce Bistline
203,283
34.6%
Republican
Lawrence Wasden (incumbent)
384,791
65.4%
Total votes
588,074
100%
Secretary of State [ ]
Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Lawerence Denney announced on April 19, 2017 that he will run for a second term.[10]
Democratic primary [ ]
Results [ ]
Democratic primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Jill Humble
42,611
74.8
Democratic
Joseph Chastain
14,361
25.2
Total votes
56,972
100.0
Republican primary [ ]
Results [ ]
Republican primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Lawerence Denney (incumbent)
157,014
100.0
Total votes
157,014
100.0
General election [ ]
Predictions [ ]
Results [ ]
Idaho Attorney General election, 2018
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Jill Humble
222,073
37.5%
Republican
Lawerence Denney (incumbent)
370,654
62.5%
Total votes
592,727
100%
Treasurer [ ]
Incumbent Republican State Treasurer Ron Crane will not run for re-election to a sixth term.[12] No Democrats filed to run for this race.
Republican primary [ ]
Declared
Vicky McIntyre,[13] Ada County Treasurer
Tom Kealey,[14] Chicago Connection Restaurant Group Owner and former Certified Public Accountant
Julie Ellsworth , former State representative
Results [ ]
Republican primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Julie A. Ellsworth
60,482
36.8
Republican
Tom Kealey
55,657
33.8
Republican
Vicky J. McIntyre
48,310
29.4
Total votes
164,449
100.0
General election [ ]
Results [ ]
Idaho State Treasurer election, 2018
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Julie Ellsworth
465,109
100%
Total votes
465,109
100%
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
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Brandon D. Woolf (incumbent)
154,375
100.0
Total votes
154,375
100.0
General election [ ]
Results [ ]
Idaho State Controller election, 2018
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Brandon D. Woolf (incumbent)
465,105
100%
Total votes
465,105
100%
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.[15]
Wilder School Superintendent Jeff Dillon has filed to run in the Republican primary on April 29, 2017. [16]
Democratic primary [ ]
Results [ ]
Democratic primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Cindy Wilson
49,565
74.8
Democratic
Allen Humble
8,051
25.2
Total votes
57,616
100.0
Republican primary [ ]
Results [ ]
Republican primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Sherri Ybarra (incumbent)
103,071
58.9
Republican
Jeff Dillon
71,856
41.1
Total votes
174,927
100.0
General election [ ]
Results [ ]
Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2018[citation needed ]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Cindy Wilson
288,488
48.5%
Republican
Sherri Ybarra (incumbent)
305,977
51.5%
Total votes
594,465
100%
United States House of Representatives [ ]
Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho, 2018
Both of Idaho's two seats in the United States House of Representatives will be up for election in 2018.
Raúl Labrador has announced that he will not seek reelection for his congressional seat (CD1); he is instead running for Governor.
Candidates [ ]
Declared [ ]
Michael Snyder, Liberty Republican, Author and journalistic figure[17]
David H. Leroy , Former Lt. Governor of Idaho, former Attorney General of Idaho, and current Abraham Lincoln activist and lawyer[18]
Russ Fulcher , Former Idaho State Senator for Idaho Legislative District 22 and Idaho Legislative District 21 [19]
Luke Malek , Current Idaho House of Representative member for Idaho Legislative District 4 Seat A[20]
Christy Perry , Idaho State Representative, District 11B [21] [22]
Mike Simpson hasn't announced whether or not he will run for reelection in 2018.
References [ ]
^ Russell, Betsy Z. (October 14, 2014). "Otter on running for 4th term: 'If I did, I'd be running as a bachelor, my wife told me' " . The Spokesman-Review . Retrieved July 7, 2016 .
^ "Nov 04, 2014 General Election Results" . Idaho Secretary of State. Archived from the original on December 1, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014 .
^ Dentzer, Bill (June 28, 2016). "Brad Little, Idaho's governor-in-waiting, commits to 2018 run" . Idaho Statesman . Retrieved July 7, 2016 .
^ "Meridian Sen. Marv Hagedorn announces lt. governor bid" . Meridian Press . December 7, 2016. Archived from the original on December 9, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2016 .
^ "Nonini makes bid for Idaho lieutenant governor" . 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2017-12-05 .
^ Jump up to: a b "2 more candidates to run for Idaho lieutenant governor" . Spokesman.com . Retrieved 2017-04-15 .
^ "Yates launches lt. gov. campaign, joining crowded race" . Spokesman.com . Retrieved 2017-09-08 .
^ "Wasden to seek another term as Attorney General, not join crowds running for governor, Congress" . Spokesman.com . Retrieved 2017-09-08 .
^ Jacobson, Louis (4 June 2018). "Secretary of State Races Are More Competitive and Important Than Ever" . Governing. Retrieved 22 September 2019 .
^ "Kimberlee Kruesi on Twitter" . Twitter . Retrieved 2017-04-19 .
^ Jacobson, Louis (4 June 2018). "Secretary of State Races Are More Competitive and Important Than Ever" . Governing. Retrieved 22 September 2019 .
^ "Eye on Boise: Idaho Treasurer Ron Crane won't seek re-election" . Spokesman.com . Retrieved 2017-04-15 .
^ "Ada County Treasurer Vicky McIntyre to run for state office" . Spokesman.com . Retrieved 2017-09-08 .
^ "Tom Kealey announces run for state treasurer, third Republican in the race" . Spokesman.com . Retrieved 2017-09-08 .
^ Corbin, Clark (December 16, 2015). "Ybarra to Seek Second Term as Schools Chief" . Idaho Education News . Retrieved December 11, 2016 .
^ TEGNA. "Wilder schools superintendent to run for state post" . KTVB . Retrieved 2017-04-29 .
^ 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 .
^ "David Leroy announces candidacy for 1st District congressional seat" . Spokesman.com . Retrieved 2017-09-19 .
^ "Former Idaho senator Fulcher switches races to try for Congress" . Spokesman.com . Retrieved 2017-09-19 .
^ "Malek makes it official: He's running for 1st District congressional seat" . Spokesman.com . Retrieved 2017-09-19 .
^ Richert, Kevin (2017-10-26). "Christy Perry considers run for Congress" . Idaho Education News . Retrieved 2017-10-30 .
^ "State Rep. Christy Perry of Nampa enters already crowded 1st CD race" . Spokesman.com . Retrieved 2017-11-27 .
External links [ ]
Official Lieutenant Governor campaign websites
Official Attorney General campaign websites
Official Secretary of State campaign websites
Official Treasurer campaign websites
Official Controller campaign websites
Official Superintendent of Public Instruction campaign websites
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