The Green Papers: Idaho 2010 Midterm Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 25 May 2010
General Election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Electoral Votes:4(0.74% of 538)
Governor:1 
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
2002-2010 Representatives:2(0.46% of 435)
2000 Census:1,297,274 (0.46% of 281,998,273)
Capital:Boise
Tuesday 25 May 2010 polling hours 8:00a MDT (1400 UTC) / 8:00a PDT (1500 UTC) to 8:00p MDT (0200 UTC) / 8:00p PDT (0300 UTC). Local option allows polling places to open at 7 AM. A sizable part of IDAHO is in PDT but, as the MDT section is the much more populated portion of the state, the networks consider that "most of the polls in IDAHO" are closed by 8 PM MDT.
Tuesday 2 November 2010 polling hours 8:00a MDT (1400 UTC) / 8:00a PDT (1500 UTC) to 8:00p MDT (0200 UTC) / 8:00p PDT (0300 UTC). Local option allows polling places to open at 7 AM. A sizable part of IDAHO is in PDT but, as the MDT section is the much more populated portion of the state, the networks consider that "most of the polls in IDAHO" are closed by 8 PM MDT.
 

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Idaho State and Local Government


Constitution, Independent, and Libertarian candidates will not appear on the primary ballot.

Reference Idaho Secretary of State: LIST OF FEDERAL, STATEWIDE, AND JUDICIAL CANDIDATES - MAY 25, 2010 - PRIMARY ELECTION

18 May 2010 Primary


2 November 2010
General Election returns from an official source.

 
           

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 111th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2 Republican Senator James E. "Jim" Risch
First elected: 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Class 3
Seat up for election
Republican Senator Michael D. "Mike" Crapo
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010
First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2004.
[also served in U.S. House- elected: 1992, 1994, 1996]
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Renominated - 25 May 2010 Primary
  Elected Republican 319,953 71.18% Senator Michael D. "Mike" Crapo
FEC S8ID00027; 31 Dec 10; Tot $3,654,634; Dsb $2,515,883
  Candidate Democratic 112,057 24.93% P. Tom Sullivan
FEC S0ID00107; 31 Dec 10; Tot $97,108; Dsb $99,836
  Candidate Constitution 17,429 3.88% Randy Lynn Bergquist
FEC S0ID00123
  Candidate Write-in 91 0.02% Frederick R. Reinisch, Jr.
Total 449,530 100.00%  

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: None, All Governors

Chair up for election Republican Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010
First elected: 2006
Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Renominated - 25 May 2010 Primary
  Elected Republican 267,483 59.11% Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter
  Candidate Democratic 148,680 32.85% Keith Allred
  Candidate Independent; (Republican) 26,655 5.89% former state Representative Jana M. Kemp
  Candidate Libertarian 5,867 1.30% Ted Dunlap
  Candidate Independent 3,850 0.85% Marvin "Pro-Life" Richardson
Total 452,535 100.00%  

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Elected separately from Governor

Seat up for election Republican Lieutenant Governor Brad Little
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010
First appointed: 6 January 2009 (upon the ascention of Lt. Governor Jim Risch to the U.S. Senate).
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Renominated - 25 May 2010 Primary
  Elected Republican 299,979 67.84% Lieutenant Governor Brad Little
  Candidate Democratic 120,174 27.18% Eldon Wallace
  Candidate Constitution 22,007 4.98% Paul Venable
Total 442,160 100.00%  

111th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit. 111th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
1 Democratic (1 Renominated);
1 Republican (1 Renominated)

CD 1
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Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman Walter Clifford "Walt" Minnick
First elected: 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Renominated - 25 May 2010 Primary
  Elected Republican 126,231 51.02% state Representative Raúl Rafael Labrador
FEC H0ID01253; 31 Dec 10; Tot $811,285; Dsb $771,289
  Candidate Democratic 102,135 41.28% Congressman Walter Clifford "Walt" Minnick
FEC H8ID01090; 22 Nov 10; Tot $2,659,974; Dsb $2,534,136
  Candidate Independent 14,365 5.81% David Edwin "Dave" Olson
FEC H6ID01201
  Candidate Libertarian 4,696 1.90% Michael James "Mike" Washburn
FEC H0ID01279; 31 Mar 10; Tot $450; Dsb $401
Total 247,427 100.00%  

CD 2
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Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Michael Keith "Mike" Simpson
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010
First elected: 1998
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Renominated - 25 May 2010 Primary
  Elected Republican 137,468 68.83% Congressman Michael Keith "Mike" Simpson
FEC H8ID02064; 31 Dec 10; Tot $792,070; Dsb $854,312
  Candidate Democratic 48,749 24.41% Mike Crawford
FEC H0ID02087
  Candidate Independent 13,500 6.76% Brian Schad
FEC H0ID02103; 08 Nov 10; Tot $2,195; Dsb $2,195
Total 199,717 100.00%  

Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

Seat up for election Republican Secretary of State Ben Ysursa
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010
First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Renominated - 25 May 2010 Primary
  Elected Republican 326,453 74.26% Secretary of State Ben Ysursa
  Candidate Democratic 113,164 25.74% Mack Sermon
Total 439,617 100.00%  

Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

Seat up for election Republican Attorney General Lawrence G. Wasden
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010
First elected: 1994; re-elected: 1998, 2002, 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Renominated - 25 May 2010 Primary
 ** Uncontested Race **
  Elected Republican 367,737 100.00% Attorney General Lawrence G. Wasden
Total 367,737 100.00%  

Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

Seat up for election Republican Treasurer Ron G. Crane
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010
First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002, 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Renominated - 25 May 2010 Primary
 ** Uncontested Race **
  Elected Republican 367,260 100.00% Treasurer Ron G. Crane
Total 367,260 100.00%  

Controller  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

Seat up for election Republican Controller Donna M. Jones
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Renominated - 25 May 2010 Primary
  Elected Republican 308,207 71.05% Controller Donna M. Jones
  Candidate Democratic 125,571 28.95% Bruce Robinett
Total 433,778 100.00%  

Superintendent of Public Instruction  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

Seat up for election Republican Public Instruction Superintendent Tom Luna
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Renominated - 25 May 2010 Primary
  Elected Republican 268,852 60.50% Public Instruction Superintendent Tom Luna
  Candidate Democratic 175,541 39.50% Stan Olson
Total 444,393 100.00%  
 

Political Parties    Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
  Democratic (affiliates): 1 incumbent, 8 candidates
  Republican: 10 incumbents, 11 candidates
Major Third Parties
  Constitution (affiliates): 2 candidates
  Libertarian: 2 candidates
Independents
  Independent: 4 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
  Write-in: 1 candidate
 
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.


 


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