2018 Idaho elections

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[]

Source	Ranking	As of
Governing magazine^[11]	Safe R	June 4, 2018

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[]

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[]

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]

Idaho's 2nd Congressional District[]

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. Archived from the original on 2017-10-18. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
^ ^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[]

Candidates at Vote Smart
Candidates at Ballotpedia
Campaign finance at National Institute on Money in State Politics

Official Lieutenant Governor campaign websites

Official Attorney General campaign websites

Lawrence Wasden (R) for Attorney General

Official Secretary of State campaign websites

Official Treasurer campaign websites

Julie Ellsworth (R) for State Treasurer

Official Controller campaign websites

Brandon Woolf (R) for State Controller

Official Superintendent of Public Instruction campaign websites

Sherri Ybarra (R) for Superintendent

[1] 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.

[2] "Nov 04, 2014 General Election Results". Idaho Secretary of State. Archived from the original on December 1, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.

[littlecommits-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. Archived from the original on December 9, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2016.

[5] "Nonini makes bid for Idaho lieutenant governor". 2017-10-10. Archived from the original on 2017-10-18. Retrieved 2017-12-05.

[:0-6] "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] Jacobson, Louis (4 June 2018). "Secretary of State Races Are More Competitive and Important Than Ever". Governing. Retrieved 22 September 2019.

[10] "Kimberlee Kruesi on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2017-04-19.

[11] Jacobson, Louis (4 June 2018). "Secretary of State Races Are More Competitive and Important Than Ever". Governing. Retrieved 22 September 2019.

[12] "Eye on Boise: Idaho Treasurer Ron Crane won't seek re-election". Spokesman.com. Retrieved 2017-04-15.

[13] "Ada County Treasurer Vicky McIntyre to run for state office". Spokesman.com. Retrieved 2017-09-08.

[14] "Tom Kealey announces run for state treasurer, third Republican in the race". Spokesman.com. Retrieved 2017-09-08.

[15] Corbin, Clark (December 16, 2015). "Ybarra to Seek Second Term as Schools Chief". Idaho Education News. Retrieved December 11, 2016.

[16] TEGNA. "Wilder schools superintendent to run for state post". KTVB. Retrieved 2017-04-29.

[17] 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.

[18] "David Leroy announces candidacy for 1st District congressional seat". Spokesman.com. Retrieved 2017-09-19.

[19] "Former Idaho senator Fulcher switches races to try for Congress". Spokesman.com. Retrieved 2017-09-19.

[20] "Malek makes it official: He's running for 1st District congressional seat". Spokesman.com. Retrieved 2017-09-19.

[Richert-21] Richert, Kevin (2017-10-26). "Christy Perry considers run for Congress". Idaho Education News. Retrieved 2017-10-30.

[22] "State Rep. Christy Perry of Nampa enters already crowded 1st CD race". Spokesman.com. Retrieved 2017-11-27.

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