Idaho 2014 General Election

The Green Papers: Idaho 2014 General Election

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Idaho
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 20 May 2014
✓ General Election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

✓ Friday 14 March 2014 - Filing Deadline - Primary/Independent/Third/Minor.
✓ Tuesday 20 May 2014 - Primary. 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 PT but, as the MT 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 MT.
✓ Tuesday 4 November 2014 - General Election. Polling hours 8:00a MST (1500 UTC) / 8:00a PST (1600 UTC) to 8:00p MST (0300 UTC) / 8:00p PST (0400 UTC). Local option allows polling places to open at 7 AM. A sizable part of IDAHO is in PT but, as the MT 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 MT.

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
Governor:	1
2010 Census:	1,573,499	(0.51% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	4	(0.74% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	2	(0.46% of 435)
Capital:	Boise

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Idaho State and Local Government

Idaho 2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats Republicans

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

20 May 2014 Primary certified returns from the Idaho Secretary of State.

4 November 2014 General Election certified returns from the Idaho Secretary of State.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 113^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2		Republican	Senator James E. "Jim" Risch • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 20 May 2014 Primary
	Candidate list

		Republican	285,596	65.33%	Senator James E. "Jim" Risch • FEC S8ID00092; 24 Nov 14; Tot $2,070,076; Dsb $1,125,814

		Democratic	151,574	34.67%	Briane Nelson "Nels" Mitchell • FEC S4ID00075; 24 Nov 14; Tot $337,233; Dsb $350,525
Total			437,170	100.00%

Class 3		Republican	Senator Michael D. "Mike" Crapo • First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2004, 2010. [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1992, 1994, 1996] • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list

		*Republican*			*Senator Michael D. "Mike" Crapo* • FEC S8ID00027

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: None, All Governors

		Republican	Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2010 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 20 May 2014 Primary
	Candidate list

		Republican	235,405	53.52%	Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter

		Democratic	169,556	38.55%	Boise School District Board of Trustees President A.J. Balukoff

		Libertarian	17,884	4.07%	John T. Bujak

		Independent	8,801	2.00%	Jill Humble

		Constitution	5,219	1.19%	Steve Pankey

		Independent	2,870	0.65%	Marvin Thomas "Pro-Life" Richardson

		Write-in	79	0.02%	Paul Venable
		Write-in	6	0.00%	Walt Bayes
		Write-in	4	0.00%	Marcus Bradley Ellis
		Write-in	4	0.00%	Larry Allen White
		Write-in	2	0.00%	Kurt M. Wertzbaugher
Total			439,830	100.00%

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Elected separately from Governor

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Brad Little • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First appointed: 6 January 2009 (upon the ascention of Lt. Governor Jim Risch to the U.S. Senate). First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 20 May 2014 Primary
	Candidate list

		Republican	271,268	62.81%	Lieutenant Governor Brad Little

		Democratic	141,917	32.86%	former state Senator Bert Marley

		Constitution	18,705	4.33%	David Hartigan
Total			431,890	100.00%

113^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2014, 2016. No Term Limit. 113^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 2 Republican (2 Renominated)

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 1		Republican	Congressman Raúl Rafael Labrador • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 20 May 2014 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Republican	143,580	65.01%	Congressman Raúl Rafael Labrador • FEC H0ID01253; 24 Nov 14; Tot $544,102; Dsb $405,802

		Democratic	77,277	34.99%	Shirley G. Ringo • FEC H4ID01081; 24 Nov 14; Tot $224,764; Dsb $222,912

		Write-in; (Republican)	7	0.00%	Reed C. McCandless • FEC H2ID01143
Total			220,864	100.00%

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 2		Republican	Congressman Michael Keith "Mike" Simpson • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 1998 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 20 May 2014 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Republican	131,492	61.36%	Congressman Michael Keith "Mike" Simpson • FEC H8ID02064; 31 Dec 14; Tot $2,466,247; Dsb $2,462,428

		Democratic	82,801	38.64%	former Congressman Richard Howard Stallings • First elected: 1984. Served through January 1993. • FEC H2ID02018; 24 Nov 14; Tot $115,420; Dsb $112,539
Total			214,293	100.00%

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

Open		Republican	Secretary of State Ben Ysursa • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006, 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Open Seat - 8 November 2013: Announced he will not seek a 4th term.
			Open Office (no incumbent)
	Candidate list

		Republican	241,851	56.22%	former Representative Lawerence E. Denney

		Democratic	188,353	43.78%	state Representative Holli High Woodings
Total			430,204	100.00%

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Republican	Attorney General Lawrence G. Wasden • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 1994; re-elected: 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 20 May 2014 Primary
	Candidate list

		Republican	289,672	68.04%	Attorney General Lawrence G. Wasden

		Democratic	136,081	31.96%	Bruce S. Bistline
Total			425,753	100.00%

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Republican	Treasurer Ron G. Crane • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002, 2006, 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 20 May 2014 Primary
	Candidate list

		Republican	260,044	60.97%	Treasurer Ron G. Crane

		Democratic	166,487	39.03%	Deborah Silver
Total			426,531	100.00%

Controller 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Republican	Controller Brandon D. Woolf • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Appointed: 15 October 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 20 May 2014 Primary
			Uncontested Race
	Candidate list

		Republican	342,013	100.00%	Controller Brandon D. Woolf
Total			342,013	100.00%
	May 2012: State Controller Donna M. Jones (Republican) is involved in a car accident. Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter (Republican) appoints the State Controller Chief of Staff Brandon D. Woolf (Republican) to the position of temporary acting State Controller. 15 October 2012: Controller Donna M. Jones (Republican) retires. She was first elected in 2006 and re-elected in 2010. 15 October 2012: Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter (Republican) appoints temporary acting State Controller Brandon D. Woolf (Republican) to the position of State Controller. He will serve the remainder of Donna Jones' term.

Superintendent of Public Instruction 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

Open		Republican	Public Instruction Superintendent Tom Luna • First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Open Seat
			Open Office (no incumbent)
	Candidate list

		Republican	217,049	50.65%	Sherri Ybarra

		Democratic	211,483	49.35%	Jana L. Jones
Total			428,532	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): 9 candidates
	• Republican: 11 incumbents, 12 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Constitution (affiliates): 2 candidates
	• Green (affiliates)
	• Libertarian: 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
	• America First
	• Justice Party
	• Right to Life
Independents
	• Independent: 2 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Write-in: 6 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.

"Apparently not a candidate" indicates that someone we once listed as a candidate for an elective office will not, in fact, be running for that office (primarily because said candidate is not listed on an official ballot provided by a jurisdiction's election authorities, where that candidate has not previously withdrawn his/her candidacy or otherwise indicated no longer [or even ever] being a candidate for that office).

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"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.

Links Links to other web sites

Election Authority
	• Idaho Secretary of State Election Division
	• IdahoVotes.gov
Legislature Links to State Legislatures
	• Idaho Legislature
	• Idaho Legislature
Democratic
	• Idaho Democratic Party
Republican
	• The Idaho Republican Party
Third Party
	• America First Party of Idaho
	• Green Party of Idaho
	• Justice Party of Idaho
	• Right to Life of Idaho
Media & others
	• Coeur d'Alene Press
	• Idaho Press-Tribune
	• Idaho Public Television
	• KIFI TV - ABC - Idaho Falls
	• KMVT TV-11 (CBS - Twin Falls)
	• KTVB TV - NBC - Boise
	• Moscow-Pullman Daily News
	• Pocatello Idaho State Journal
	• Politics1.com - Idaho
	• South Idaho Press
	• The Challis Messenger
	• The Lewiston Tribune
	• The Times-News - Twin Falls
	• Wood River Journal - Hailey