The Green Papers: Idaho 2004 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 25 May 2004
General Election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
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)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):921,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):728,085
Capital:Boise
Tuesday 25 May 2004 polls close 8:00p MDT (0200 UTC) / 8:00p PDT (0300 UTC). 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 2004 polls close 8:00p MST (0300 UTC) / 8:00p PST (0400 UTC). A sizable part of IDAHO is in PST but, as the MST 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 MST.
 

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Idaho State and Local Government

Idaho 2004 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions: Democrats   Republicans   Third Parties


IDAHO Election Returns from an official source

 
           

President  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 4 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors. List of States: Details.
Up for election in 2004
  Elected Republican 409,235 68.38% President George W. Bush
(4 Electoral Votes)
Vice President: Vice President Richard "Dick" Cheney
Renominated by Convention - 2 September 2004
  Candidate Democrat 181,098 30.26% Senator John Kerry
Vice President: Senator John Edwards
  Candidate Libertarian 3,844 0.64% Michael Badnarik
Vice President: Richard Campagna
  Candidate Constitution 3,084 0.52% Michael Anthony Peroutka
Vice President: Chuck Baldwin
  Candidate Write-In 1,115 0.19% Ralph Nader
Independent write-in
  Candidate Write-In 58 0.01% David Keith Cobb
Green
  Candidate Write-In 9 0.00% John Joseph Kennedy
Democrat
  Candidate Write-In 3 0.00% Walter F. Brown
Socialist
  Candidate Write-In 1 0.00% Reverend Merepeace-msmere
MerePeace
  Candidate Write-In 0 0.00% Lawson Mitchell Bone
Independent
  Candidate Write-In 0 0.00% Keith Russell Judd
Independent
  Candidate Write-In 0 0.00% Joe Schriner
Independent
  Candidate Write-In 0 0.00% Nancy Warrick
Republican
Total 598,447 100.00%  

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 108th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2   Republican   Senator Larry E. Craig
First elected: 1990; re-elected: 1996; 2002
[also served in U.S. House- elected: 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988]
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

Class 3
Seat up for election
  Republican   Senator Mike Crapo
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2004.
[also served in U.S. House- elected: 1992, 1994, 1996]
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 25 May 2004 Primary
 ** Uncontested Race **
  Elected Republican 499,796 99.18% Senator Mike Crapo
  Candidate Write-In 4,136 0.82% (Scott McClure - pending)
Total 503,932 100.00%  

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: None, All Governors

    Republican   Governor Dirk Kempthorne
First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002
[also served in U.S. Senate- elected: 1992]
Chair up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Elected separately from Governor

    Republican   Lieutenant Governor James E. "Jim" Risch
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

108th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2004, 2006. No Term Limit. 108th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
2 Republicans (2 Renominated)

CD 1
Seat up for election
  Republican   Congressman C.L. "Butch" Otter
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
First elected: 2000
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 25 May 2004 Primary
  Elected Republican 207,662 69.55% Congressman C.L. "Butch" Otter
  Candidate Democrat 90,927 30.45% Naomi Preston
Total 298,589 100.00%  

CD 2
Seat up for election
  Republican   Congressman Michael K. "Mike" Simpson
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
First elected: 1998
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 25 May 2004 Primary
  Elected Republican 193,704 70.74% Congressman Michael K. "Mike" Simpson
  Candidate Democrat 80,133 29.26% Lin Whitworth
Total 273,837 100.00%  

Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

    Republican   Secretary of State Ben Ysursa
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

    Republican   Attorney General Lawrence G. Wasden
First elected: 1994; re-elected: 1998, 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

    Republican   Treasurer Ron G. Crane
First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

Controller  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

    Republican   Controller Keith Johnson
Appointed 1999; first elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

Superintendent of Public Instruction  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

    Democrat   Public Instruction Superintendent Marilyn Howard
First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

 


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