Idaho 2008 General Election

The Green Papers: Idaho 2008 General Election

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Idaho
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 27 May 2008
General Election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

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 27 May 2008 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 4 November 2008 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 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 2008 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties

3 January 2009: Idaho Secretary of State - Election Division - November 4, 2008 General Election Results

20 September 2008: Synchronized to IDAHO SECRETARY OF STATE - November 4, 2008 - General Election.

27 May 2008 Primary returns from an official source.



President 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. 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 Presidential Candidates.


		Republican	403,012	61.53%	Senator John Sidney McCain, III (4 Electoral Votes) • Vice President: Governor Sarah H. Palin • FEC P80002801: $399,826,076

		Democratic	236,440	36.10%	Senator Barack Hussein Obama • Vice President: Senator Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. • FEC P80003338: $778,642,047

		Independent	7,175	1.10%	Ralph Nader • Vice President: Matt Gonzalez • FEC P20000527: $4,520,160

		Constitution	4,747	0.72%	Charles Obadiah "Chuck" Baldwin • Vice President: Darrell L. Castle • FEC P80005499: $262,010

		Libertarian	3,658	0.56%	former Congressman Bob Barr • Vice President: Wayne Allyn Root • FEC P80005580: $1,405,899

		Write-in; (Green)			former Congressman Cynthia A. McKinney • Vice President: Rosa A. Clemente • FEC P80004930: $240,360
		Write-in			Frank Moore • Vice President: Susan Block
Total			655,032	100.00%

U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 110^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2 Open		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 • Open Seat - Announced his resignation on 1 September 2007. On 4 October 2007 Senator Craig announced he would retire at the end of his term and not run for re-election.
		Polls: Republican Lieutenant Governor James E. "Jim" Risch
			Open Seat (no incumbent)

		Republican	371,744	57.65%	Lieutenant Governor James E. "Jim" Risch • FEC S8ID00092: $3,594,815

		Democratic	219,903	34.11%	former Congressman Larry LaRocco • FEC S8ID00076: $1,424,818

		Independent; (Republican)	34,510	5.35%	Rex Floyd Rammell • FEC S8ID00100: $439,360

		Libertarian	9,958	1.54%	Kent A. Marmon • FEC S8ID00209: Financial report not available

		Independent; (Constitution)	8,662	1.34%	Pro-Life, Formerly Known as Marvin Richardson • Changed his legal name to "Pro-Life" in 2007. • FEC S8ID00191: $20,464
Total			644,777	100.00%
	On Thursday 4 October 2007 a Minnesota judge rejected Senator Craig's bid to withdraw his guilty plea to a disorderly conduct charge stemming from his 11 June 2007 arrest in a sex sting at an airport men's room. Senator Craig now states that he will retire and not seek re-election at the end of his current term. Senator Larry E. Craig (Republican) announced his resignation on Saturday 1 September 2007 effective 30 September 2007. However, on Wednesday 26 September 2007, he said he would remain in Congress. The Senator was arrested at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and charged with lewd conduct on On 11 June 2007. He pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor disorderly conduct on 8 August 2007 but later filed a motion to withdraw his guilty plea. A ruling on that motion is expected in October 2007.

Class 3		Republican	Senator 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

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: None, All Governors

		Republican	Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter • First elected: 2006 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

		Democratic			W. Lane Startin

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Elected separately from Governor

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor James E. "Jim" Risch • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Open Seat - Ran for and won the Senate Class 2 Seat in 2008

110^th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 110^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 2 Republican (2 Renominated)

CD 1 {map}		Republican	Congressman William T. "Bill" Sali • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Renominated - 27 May 2008 Primary
		Polls: Toss-up - Republican Congressman William T. "Bill" Sali vs. Democratic Walter Clifford "Walt" Minnick

		Democratic	175,898	50.61%	Walter Clifford "Walt" Minnick • FEC H8ID01090: $2,656,356

		Republican	171,687	49.39%	Congressman William T. "Bill" Sali • FEC H6ID01177: $1,178,118
Total			347,585	100.00%

CD 2 {map}		Republican	Congressman Michael Keith "Mike" Simpson • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008 • First elected: 1998 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Renominated - 27 May 2008 Primary
		Polls: Republican Congressman Michael Keith "Mike" Simpson

		Republican	205,777	71.04%	Congressman Michael Keith "Mike" Simpson • FEC H8ID02064: $707,482

		Democratic	83,878	28.96%	Deborah "Debbie" Holmes • FEC H8ID02106: $16,765

		Write-in; (Republican)			Gregory Nemitz • FEC H8ID02122: Financial report not available
Total			289,655	100.00%

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

		Republican	Secretary of State Ben Ysursa • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

		Republican	Attorney General Lawrence G. Wasden • First elected: 1994; re-elected: 1998, 2002, 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

		Republican	Treasurer Ron G. Crane • First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002, 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

Controller 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

		Republican	Controller Donna M. Jones • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

Superintendent of Public Instruction 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

		Republican	Public Instruction Superintendent Tom Luna • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

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): 5 candidates
	• Republican: 11 incumbents, 6 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Green (affiliates): 1 candidate
	• Libertarian: 2 candidates
Other Third Parties
	• Constitution (affiliates): 2 candidates
Independents
	• Independent: 3 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Write-in: 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 an election authority that the person so listed will actually appear on the ballot.

FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.