Idaho 2010 Midterm Election

The Green Papers: Idaho 2010 Midterm Election

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Idaho
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 25 May 2010
General Election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

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)
Capital:	Boise
Tuesday 25 May 2010 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 2 November 2010 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.

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Idaho State and Local Government

Constitution, Independent, and Libertarian candidates will not appear on the primary ballot.

Reference Idaho Secretary of State: LIST OF FEDERAL, STATEWIDE, AND JUDICIAL CANDIDATES - MAY 25, 2010 - PRIMARY ELECTION

18 May 2010 Primary

Returns from an official source.
Results from a media source.

2 November 2010
General Election returns from an official source.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 111^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2	Republican	Senator James E. "Jim" Risch • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Class 3	Republican	Senator Michael D. "Mike" Crapo • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 • First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2004. [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1992, 1994, 1996] • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Renominated - 25 May 2010 Primary

	Republican	319,953	71.18%	Senator Michael D. "Mike" Crapo • FEC S8ID00027; 31 Dec 10; Tot $3,654,634; Dsb $2,515,883

	Democratic	112,057	24.93%	P. Tom Sullivan • FEC S0ID00107; 31 Dec 10; Tot $97,108; Dsb $99,836

	Constitution	17,429	3.88%	Randy Lynn Bergquist • FEC S0ID00123

	Write-in	91	0.02%	Frederick R. Reinisch, Jr.
Total		449,530	100.00%

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

	Republican	Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 • First elected: 2006 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Renominated - 25 May 2010 Primary

	Republican	267,483	59.11%	Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter

	Democratic	148,680	32.85%	Keith Allred

	Independent; (Republican)	26,655	5.89%	former state Representative Jana M. Kemp

	Libertarian	5,867	1.30%	Ted Dunlap

	Independent	3,850	0.85%	Marvin "Pro-Life" Richardson
Total		452,535	100.00%

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

	Republican	Lieutenant Governor Brad Little • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 • First appointed: 6 January 2009 (upon the ascention of Lt. Governor Jim Risch to the U.S. Senate). • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Renominated - 25 May 2010 Primary

	Republican	299,979	67.84%	Lieutenant Governor Brad Little

	Democratic	120,174	27.18%	Eldon Wallace

	Constitution	22,007	4.98%	Paul Venable
Total		442,160	100.00%

111^th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit. 111^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 1 Democratic (1 Renominated); 1 Republican (1 Renominated)

CD 1 {map}	Democratic	Congressman Walter Clifford "Walt" Minnick • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Renominated - 25 May 2010 Primary

	Republican	126,231	51.02%	state Representative Raúl Rafael Labrador • FEC H0ID01253; 31 Dec 10; Tot $811,285; Dsb $771,289

	Democratic	102,135	41.28%	Congressman Walter Clifford "Walt" Minnick • FEC H8ID01090; 22 Nov 10; Tot $2,659,974; Dsb $2,534,136

	Independent	14,365	5.81%	David Edwin "Dave" Olson • FEC H6ID01201

	Libertarian	4,696	1.90%	Michael James "Mike" Washburn • FEC H0ID01279; 31 Mar 10; Tot $450; Dsb $401
Total		247,427	100.00%

CD 2 {map}	Republican	Congressman Michael Keith "Mike" Simpson • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 • First elected: 1998 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Renominated - 25 May 2010 Primary

	Republican	137,468	68.83%	Congressman Michael Keith "Mike" Simpson • FEC H8ID02064; 31 Dec 10; Tot $792,070; Dsb $854,312

	Democratic	48,749	24.41%	Mike Crawford • FEC H0ID02087

	Independent	13,500	6.76%	Brian Schad • FEC H0ID02103; 08 Nov 10; Tot $2,195; Dsb $2,195
Total		199,717	100.00%

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

	Republican	Secretary of State Ben Ysursa • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Renominated - 25 May 2010 Primary

	Republican	326,453	74.26%	Secretary of State Ben Ysursa

	Democratic	113,164	25.74%	Mack Sermon
Total		439,617	100.00%

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

	Republican	Attorney General Lawrence G. Wasden • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 • First elected: 1994; re-elected: 1998, 2002, 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Renominated - 25 May 2010 Primary
		Uncontested Race

	Republican	367,737	100.00%	Attorney General Lawrence G. Wasden
Total		367,737	100.00%

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

	Republican	Treasurer Ron G. Crane • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 • First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002, 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Renominated - 25 May 2010 Primary
		Uncontested Race

	Republican	367,260	100.00%	Treasurer Ron G. Crane
Total		367,260	100.00%

Controller 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

	Republican	Controller Donna M. Jones • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Renominated - 25 May 2010 Primary

	Republican	308,207	71.05%	Controller Donna M. Jones

	Democratic	125,571	28.95%	Bruce Robinett
Total		433,778	100.00%

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

	Republican	Public Instruction Superintendent Tom Luna • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Renominated - 25 May 2010 Primary

	Republican	268,852	60.50%	Public Instruction Superintendent Tom Luna

	Democratic	175,541	39.50%	Stan Olson
Total		444,393	100.00%

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): 1 incumbent, 8 candidates
	• Republican: 10 incumbents, 11 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Constitution (affiliates): 2 candidates
	• Libertarian: 2 candidates
Independents
	• Independent: 4 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Write-in: 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.

"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.