2018 Idaho elections

2018 Idaho Superintendent of public instruction election
	Ybarra: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; Wilson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
Superintendent before election; Sherri Ybarra; Republican	Elected Superintendent ; Sherri Ybarra; Republican

2018 Idaho Secretary of State election
	County results; Denney: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; Humble: 50–60% 60–70%
Secretary of State before election; Lawerence Denney; Republican	Elected Secretary of State ; Lawerence Denney; Republican

2018 Idaho lieutenant gubernatorial election
	County results; Bedke: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; Manweiler: 50–60% 60–70%
Lieutenant Governor before election; Brad Little; Republican	Elected Lieutenant Governor ; Janice McGeachin; Republican

A general election was held in the U.S. state of Idaho on November 6, 2018. All of Idaho's executive officers were up for election as well as both of Idaho's two seats in the United States House of Representatives.

Governor

Republican governor Butch Otter was succeeded by businessman Brad Little.^[1]

Idaho gubernatorial election, 2018^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brad Little	361,661	59.8%
	Democratic	Paulette Jordan	231,081	38.2%
	Libertarian	Bev Boeck	6,551	1.1%
	Constitution	Walter Bayes	5,787	1.0%
	Write-in candidate	Lisa Marie	51	0.0%
Total votes			605,131	100%

Lieutenant governor

Incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Brad Little did not run for re-election to a third full term, and instead ran for governor.^[3] Janice McGeachin won the election for lieutenant governor by nearly 60% following a highly contested primary.

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kristin Collum	52,417	88.2
	Democratic	Jim Fabe	6,987	11.8
Total votes			59,404	100.0

Republican primary

Declared

Marv Hagedorn,^[4] state senator
Janice McGeachin,^[5] former state representative
Bob Nonini,^[6] state senator
Kelley Packer,^[5] state representative
Stephen J. Yates,^[7] former Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President and Republican Party (United States) Chair

Results

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Janice McGeachin	51,098	28.9
	Republican	Stephen J. Yates	48,269	27.3
	Republican	Marv Hagedorn	26,653	15.1
	Republican	Bob Nonini	26,556	15.0
	Republican	Kelley Packer	24,513	13.8
Total votes			177,089	100.0

General election

Results

Idaho lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Janice McGeachin	356,507	59.7%
	Democratic	Kristin Collum	240,355	40.3%
Total votes			596,862	100%

Attorney general

Incumbent Republican attorney general Lawrence Wasden won re-election to a fifth term.^[8]

County results
Wasden: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Bistline: 50–60% 60–70%

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bruce S. Bistline	47,637	100.0
Total votes			47,637	100.0

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lawrence Wasden (incumbent)	157,064	100.0
Total votes			157,064	100.0

General election

Governing magazine projected the race as "safe Republican".^[9]

Results

Idaho Attorney General election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lawrence Wasden (incumbent)	384,791	65.4%
	Democratic	Bruce Bistline	203,283	34.6%
Total votes			588,074	100%

Secretary of state

Incumbent Republican secretary of state Lawerence Denney won re-election to a second term.^[10]

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jill Humble	42,611	74.8
	Democratic	Joseph Chastain	14,361	25.2
Total votes			56,972	100.0

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lawerence Denney (incumbent)	157,014	100.0
Total votes			157,014	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Governing magazine^[9]	Safe R	June 4, 2018

Results

Idaho Secretary of State election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lawerence Denney (incumbent)	370,654	62.5%
	Democratic	Jill Humble	222,073	37.5%
Total votes			592,727	100%

Treasurer

Primary results by county:

Ellsworth

30–40%
40–50%
50–60%

Kealey

30–40%

McIntyre

30–40%

Incumbent Republican state treasurer Ron Crane did not run for re-election to a sixth term.^[11] No Democrats filed to run for this race. Julie Ellsworth won the election unopposed.

Republican primary

Declared

Julie Ellsworth, former state representative
Tom Kealey,^[12] Chicago Connection Restaurant Group owner and former certified public accountant
Vicky McIntyre,^[13] Ada County Treasurer

Results

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Julie A. Ellsworth	60,482	36.8
	Republican	Tom Kealey	55,657	33.8
	Republican	Vicky J. McIntyre	48,310	29.4
Total votes			164,449	100.0

General election

Results

Idaho State Treasurer election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Julie Ellsworth	465,109	100%
Total votes			465,109	100%
	Republican hold

Controller

Incumbent Republican Controller Brandon D. Woolf won re-election to a second full term. He was unopposed in the general election because no Democrats filed to challenge him.

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brandon D. Woolf (incumbent)	154,375	100.0
Total votes			154,375	100.0

General election

Results

Idaho State Treasurer election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brandon D. Woolf	465,109	100%
Total votes			465,109	100%
	Republican hold

Superintendent of public instruction

Incumbent Republican superintendent of public instruction Sherri Ybarra narrowly won re-election to a second term.^[14]

Wilder School Superintendent Jeff Dillon filed to run in the Republican primary on April 29, 2017.^[15]

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cindy Wilson	49,565	74.8
	Democratic	Allen Humble	8,051	25.2
Total votes			57,616	100.0

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sherri Ybarra (incumbent)	103,071	58.9
	Republican	Jeff Dillon	71,856	41.1
Total votes			174,927	100.0

General election

Results

Idaho superintendent of public instruction election, 2018^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sherri Ybarra (incumbent)	305,977	51.5%
	Democratic	Cindy Wilson	288,488	48.5%
Total votes			594,465	100%

United States House of Representatives

Both of Idaho's two seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2018.

Idaho's 1st congressional district

Raúl Labrador did not seek reelection for his congressional seat (CD1); he instead ran for governor.

Candidates

Declared

Russ Fulcher, former Idaho state senator for Idaho Legislative District 22 and Idaho Legislative District 21^[17]
David H. Leroy, former lieutenant governor of Idaho, former attorney general of Idaho, and current Abraham Lincoln activist and lawyer^[18]
Luke Malek, Current Idaho House of Representative member for Idaho Legislative District 4 Seat A^[19]
Christy Perry, Idaho state representative, District 11B ^[20]^[21]
Michael Snyder, Liberty Republican, author and journalistic figure^[22]

Idaho's 2nd congressional district

Mike Simpson ran for reelection in 2018.

References

^ Russell, Betsy Z. (October 14, 2014). "Otter on running for 4th term: 'If I did, I'd be running as a bachelor, my wife told me'". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
^ "Nov 04, 2014 General Election Results". Idaho Secretary of State. Archived from the original on December 1, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
^ Dentzer, Bill (June 28, 2016). "Brad Little, Idaho's governor-in-waiting, commits to 2018 run". Idaho Statesman. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
^ "Meridian Sen. Marv Hagedorn announces lt. governor bid". Meridian Press. December 7, 2016. Archived from the original on December 9, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
^ ^a ^b "2 more candidates to run for Idaho lieutenant governor". Spokesman.com. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
^ "Nonini makes bid for Idaho lieutenant governor". October 10, 2017. Archived from the original on October 18, 2017. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
^ "Yates launches lt. gov. campaign, joining crowded race". Spokesman.com. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
^ "Wasden to seek another term as Attorney General, not join crowds running for governor, Congress". Spokesman.com. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
^ ^a ^b Jacobson, Louis (June 4, 2018). "Secretary of State Races Are More Competitive and Important Than Ever". Governing. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
^ "Kimberlee Kruesi on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
^ "Eye on Boise: Idaho Treasurer Ron Crane won't seek re-election". Spokesman.com. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
^ "Tom Kealey announces run for state treasurer, third Republican in the race". Spokesman.com. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
^ "Ada County Treasurer Vicky McIntyre to run for state office". Spokesman.com. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
^ Corbin, Clark (December 16, 2015). "Ybarra to Seek Second Term as Schools Chief". Idaho Education News. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
^ TEGNA. "Wilder schools superintendent to run for state post". KTVB. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
^ "Our Campaigns - ID Superintendent of Public Instruction Race - Nov 06, 2018". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
^ "Former Idaho senator Fulcher switches races to try for Congress". Spokesman.com. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
^ "David Leroy announces candidacy for 1st District congressional seat". Spokesman.com. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
^ "Malek makes it official: He's running for 1st District congressional seat". Spokesman.com. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
^ Richert, Kevin (October 26, 2017). "Christy Perry considers run for Congress". Idaho Education News. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
^ "State Rep. Christy Perry of Nampa enters already crowded 1st CD race". Spokesman.com. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
^ Snyder, Michael. "It's Official: Michael Snyder Is Running For Congress, and He Wants to Turn Over the Tables In Washington D.C." Charisma News. Retrieved September 19, 2017.

External links

Official Lieutenant Governor campaign websites

Official Attorney General campaign websites

Lawrence Wasden (R) for Attorney General

Official Secretary of State campaign websites

Official Treasurer campaign websites

Julie Ellsworth (R) for State Treasurer

Official Controller campaign websites

Brandon Woolf (R) for State Controller

Official Superintendent of Public Instruction campaign websites

Sherri Ybarra (R) for Superintendent

[1] Russell, Betsy Z. (October 14, 2014). "Otter on running for 4th term: 'If I did, I'd be running as a bachelor, my wife told me'". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved July 7, 2016.

[2] "Nov 04, 2014 General Election Results". Idaho Secretary of State. Archived from the original on December 1, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.

[littlecommits-3] Dentzer, Bill (June 28, 2016). "Brad Little, Idaho's governor-in-waiting, commits to 2018 run". Idaho Statesman. Retrieved July 7, 2016.

[4] "Meridian Sen. Marv Hagedorn announces lt. governor bid". Meridian Press. December 7, 2016. Archived from the original on December 9, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2016.

[:0-5] "2 more candidates to run for Idaho lieutenant governor". Spokesman.com. Retrieved April 15, 2017.

[6] "Nonini makes bid for Idaho lieutenant governor". October 10, 2017. Archived from the original on October 18, 2017. Retrieved December 5, 2017.

[7] "Yates launches lt. gov. campaign, joining crowded race". Spokesman.com. Retrieved September 8, 2017.

[8] "Wasden to seek another term as Attorney General, not join crowds running for governor, Congress". Spokesman.com. Retrieved September 8, 2017.

[Governing-9] Jacobson, Louis (June 4, 2018). "Secretary of State Races Are More Competitive and Important Than Ever". Governing. Retrieved September 22, 2019.

[10] "Kimberlee Kruesi on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved April 19, 2017.

[11] "Eye on Boise: Idaho Treasurer Ron Crane won't seek re-election". Spokesman.com. Retrieved April 15, 2017.

[12] "Tom Kealey announces run for state treasurer, third Republican in the race". Spokesman.com. Retrieved September 8, 2017.

[13] "Ada County Treasurer Vicky McIntyre to run for state office". Spokesman.com. Retrieved September 8, 2017.

[14] Corbin, Clark (December 16, 2015). "Ybarra to Seek Second Term as Schools Chief". Idaho Education News. Retrieved December 11, 2016.

[15] TEGNA. "Wilder schools superintendent to run for state post". KTVB. Retrieved April 29, 2017.

[16] "Our Campaigns - ID Superintendent of Public Instruction Race - Nov 06, 2018". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved December 2, 2022.

[17] "Former Idaho senator Fulcher switches races to try for Congress". Spokesman.com. Retrieved September 19, 2017.

[18] "David Leroy announces candidacy for 1st District congressional seat". Spokesman.com. Retrieved September 19, 2017.

[19] "Malek makes it official: He's running for 1st District congressional seat". Spokesman.com. Retrieved September 19, 2017.

[Richert-20] Richert, Kevin (October 26, 2017). "Christy Perry considers run for Congress". Idaho Education News. Retrieved October 30, 2017.

[21] "State Rep. Christy Perry of Nampa enters already crowded 1st CD race". Spokesman.com. Retrieved November 27, 2017.

[22] Snyder, Michael. "It's Official: Michael Snyder Is Running For Congress, and He Wants to Turn Over the Tables In Washington D.C." Charisma News. Retrieved September 19, 2017.

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