Idaho 2015 General Election

The Green Papers: Idaho 2015 General Election

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Idaho
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress

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.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 114^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2		Republican	Senator James E. "Jim" Risch • First elected: 2008; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
	Candidate list

		*Republican*		*Senator James E. "Jim" Risch* • FEC S8ID00092

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; 30 Sep 15; Tot $1,768,855; Dsb $772,109

		~~Independent~~		~~Timothy Aaron Raty - apparently not a candidate~~ • 15 July 2015: Filed termination report with the FEC. • FEC S6ID00096; 30 Jun 15; Tot $583; Dsb $577

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: None, All Governors

		Republican	Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter • First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2010, 2014 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Elected separately from Governor

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Brad Little • First appointed: 6 January 2009 (upon the ascention of Lt. Governor Jim Risch to the U.S. Senate). First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

114^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2016, 2018. No Term Limit. 114^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 2 Republican (2 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 1		Republican	Congressman Raúl Rafael Labrador • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Republican*		*Congressman Raúl Rafael Labrador* • FEC H0ID01253; 30 Sep 15; Tot $162,643; Dsb $169,608

		Independent		Gordon Joe Counsil • FEC H6ID01243

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 2		Republican	Congressman Michael Keith "Mike" Simpson • First elected: 1998 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		Republican		Steve Roderick • FEC H6ID02175
		*Republican*		*Congressman Michael Keith "Mike" Simpson* • FEC H8ID02064; 30 Sep 15; Tot $374,556; Dsb $236,750

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Secretary of State Lawerence E. Denney • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Attorney General Lawrence G. Wasden • First elected: 1994; re-elected: 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Treasurer Ron G. Crane • First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

Controller 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Controller Brandon D. Woolf • Appointed: May 2012 (as temporary Controller, re: Controller Donna M. Jones' [Republican] car accident); re-appointed (for the remainder of the term, re: Controller Jones' retirement): 15 October 2012. First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

Superintendent of Public Instruction 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Public Instruction Superintendent Sherri Ybarra • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

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)
	• Republican: 11 incumbents, 5 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Green (affiliates)
Other Third Parties
	• America First
	• Christian Liberty
	• Justice Party
	• Right to Life
Independents
	• Independent: 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.

"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
	• Christian Liberty 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 MountainGoat Report
	• The Times-News - Twin Falls
	• Wood River Journal - Hailey