Idaho 2004 General Election

The Green Papers: Idaho 2004 General Election

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Idaho
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.

	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
	Democrat	181,098	30.26%	Senator John Kerry • Vice President: Senator John Edwards
	Libertarian	3,844	0.64%	Michael Badnarik • Vice President: Richard Campagna
	Constitution	3,084	0.52%	Michael Anthony Peroutka • Vice President: Chuck Baldwin
	Write-In	1,115	0.19%	Ralph Nader • Independent write-in
	Write-In	58	0.01%	David Keith Cobb • Green
	Write-In	9	0.00%	John Joseph Kennedy • Democrat
	Write-In	3	0.00%	Walter F. Brown • Socialist
	Write-In	1	0.00%	Reverend Merepeace-msmere • MerePeace
	Write-In	0	0.00%	Lawson Mitchell Bone • Independent
	Write-In	0	0.00%	Keith Russell Judd • Independent
	Write-In	0	0.00%	Joe Schriner • Independent
	Write-In	0	0.00%	Nancy Warrick • Republican
Total		598,447	100.00%

U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 108^th 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	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
	Republican	499,796	99.18%	Senator Mike Crapo
	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

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

CD 1	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
	Republican	207,662	69.55%	Congressman C.L. "Butch" Otter
	Democrat	90,927	30.45%	Naomi Preston
Total		298,589	100.00%

CD 2	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
	Republican	193,704	70.74%	Congressman Michael K. "Mike" Simpson
	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