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.

 
           
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
• First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2004.
[also served in U.S. House- elected: 1992, 1994, 1996]
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     William Bryk
• FEC S0ID00099: $0
  Candidate Democratic     P. Tom Sullivan
  Candidate Republican     Senator  Michael D. "Mike" Crapo
• FEC S8ID00027: $1,652,568
  Candidate Republican     Claude M. "Skip" Davis, III
Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: None, All Governors
Chair up for election Republican Governor  C.L. "Butch" Otter
• First elected: 2006
• Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Keith Allred
  Candidate Democratic     Lee R. Chaney, Sr.
    Democratic     W. Lane Startin - apparently not a candidate
• "It is with regret that I announce the end of my exploratory campaign for Governor of Idaho in 2010."
  Candidate Republican     Walt Bayes
  Candidate Republican     Governor  C.L. "Butch" Otter
  Candidate Republican     Ron "Pete" Peterson
  Candidate Republican     Rex Rammell
  Candidate Republican     Ada County Commissioner  Sharon M. Ullman
  Candidate Republican     Tamara Wells
  Candidate Libertarian     Ted Dunlap
  Candidate Independent; (Republican)     former state Representative Jana M. Kemp
  Candidate Independent     Marvin "Pro-Life" Richardson
Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Elected separately from Governor
Seat up for election Republican Lieutenant Governor  Brad Little
• 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
  Candidate Republican     Joshua Blessinger
  Candidate Republican     Lieutenant Governor  Brad Little
  Candidate Republican     Steven Dana Pankey
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 Undetermined);
1 Republican (1 Undetermined)
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
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Walter Clifford "Walt" Minnick
• FEC H8ID01090: $1,163,561
  Candidate Republican     Harley D. Brown
  Candidate Republican     Michael L. Chadwick
• FEC H0ID01261: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     state Representative Raúl Rafae Labrador
• FEC H0ID01253: $83,140
    Republican     state Representative  Ken A. Roberts - apparently not a candidate
• 10 November 2009: Withdrew for health reasons
• FEC H0ID01246: $72,672
  Candidate Republican     former Congressman  William T. "Bill" Sali
• FEC H6ID01177: $9,917
  Candidate Republican     Allan M. Salzberg
  Candidate Republican     Vaughn L. Ward
• FEC H0ID01238: $350,846
  Candidate Libertarian     Mike Washburn
  Candidate Independent     Dave Olson
CD 2
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Michael Keith "Mike" Simpson
• First elected: 1998
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Republican     Marvin Charles "Chick" "Chuck" Heileson
• FEC H0ID02061: $61,333
  Candidate Republican     Russell J. "Russ" Mathews
• FEC H0ID02079: $10,498
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Michael Keith "Mike" Simpson
• FEC H8ID02064: $306,799
Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
Seat up for election Republican Secretary of State Ben Ysursa
• First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Mack Sermon
  Candidate Republican     Secretary of State Ben Ysursa
Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
Seat up for election Republican Attorney General  Lawrence G. Wasden
• First elected: 1994; re-elected: 1998, 2002, 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Republican     Attorney General  Lawrence G. Wasden
Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
Seat up for election Republican Treasurer Ron G. Crane
• First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002, 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Republican     Treasurer Ron G. Crane
Controller  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
Seat up for election Republican Controller Donna M. Jones
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Republican     Todd Hatfield
  Candidate Republican     Controller Donna M. Jones
Superintendent of Public Instruction  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
Seat up for election Republican Public Instruction Superintendent  Tom Luna
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Stan Olson
  Candidate Republican     Public Instruction Superintendent  Tom Luna
 
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, 7 candidates
 • Republican: 10 incumbents, 27 candidates
Major Third Parties
 • Constitution (affiliates)
 • Green (affiliates)
 • Libertarian: 2 candidates
Other Third Parties
 • America First
 • Right to Life
 • Unity
Independents
 • Independent: 3 candidates
 
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 "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.
Links Links to other web sites
Constitution   Links to State Constitutions
 • http://www3.state.id.us/idstat/const/constTOC.html
Election Authority
 • Idaho Secretary of State Election Division
 • IdahoVotes.gov
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
 • Idaho Legislature
 • Idaho Statutes
Democratic
 • Idaho Democratic Party
Republican
 • The Idaho Republican Party
Third Party
 • America First Party of Idaho
 • Idaho Green Party
 • Libertarian Party of Idaho
 • Right to Life of Idaho
 • The Constitution Party of Idaho
 • The Unity Party of Idaho
Media & others
 • Coeur d'Alene Press
 • DC's Political Report - Idaho
 • Idaho Press-Tribune
 • Idaho Public Television
 • KBCI TV - CBS - Boise
 • KIDK TV - CBS - Idaho Falls - Pocatello
 • KTVB TV - NBC - Boise
 • Moscow-Pullman Daily News
 • New West Boise
 • PaleoMedia.org - Boise
 • Pocatello Idaho State Journal
 • Politics1.com - Idaho
 • Post Register - Idaho Falls
 • South Idaho Press
 • The Challis Messenger
 • The Idaho Statesman - Boise
 • The Lewiston Tribune
 • The MountainGoat Report
 • The Times-News - Twin Falls
 • Wood River Journal - Hailey
 

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