2010 Idaho elections ← 2008 November 2, 2010 2012 →
Registered 790,676 Turnout 57.9%[ 1]
Ageneral election was held in theU.S. state ofIdaho on November 2, 2010. All of Idaho's executive offices were up for election, as well as aUnited States Senate seat and Idaho's two seats in theUnited States House of Representatives .Primary elections were held on May 25, 2010.
United States Senate [ edit ] One of the twoUnited States Senators representing Idaho was up for election. Incumbent RepublicanMike Crapo was re-elected to a third term with 71% of the votes.
United States House of Representatives [ edit ] Idaho has two representatives in theUnited States House of Representatives . While incumbent RepublicanMike Simpson comfortably won re-election, DemocratWalt Minnick was seen as one of the most vulnerable incumbents heading into election day as he worked to build a moderate profile. Republicanstate representative Raúl Labrador won the Republican primary and eventually defeated Minnick, flipping his district.
United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho, 2010[ 3] Party Votes Percentage Seats +/– Republican 263,699 58.97% 2 +1 Democratic 150,884 33.74% 0 -1 Independents 27,865 6.23% 0 — Libertarian 4,696 1.05% 0 — Totals 447,144 100.00% 2 —
Incumbent Republican governorButch Otter won re-election, defeating Democrat Keith Allred.
Lieutenant governor [ edit ] RepublicanBrad Little was appointed to the office of lieutenant governor byButch Otter to fill the vacancy left byJim Risch following his election to theUnited States Senate in2008 .[ 5] Little ran for a full term in 2010 and easily won both the Republican primary and the general election, defeating Democrat Eldon Wallace.
Democratic primary results[ 7] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Eldon Wallace 23,960 100% Total votes 23,960 100%
Results by county: 50–60%
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Incumbent Republican attorney generalLawrence Wasden won re-election to a third term unopposed as no other candidate filed to run.
Incumbent Republican secretary of stateBen Ysursa won re-election to a third term with a landslide victory over Democrat Mack Sermon.
Incumbent Republican state treasurerRon Crane won re-election to a fourth term unopposed as no other candidate filed to run.
Idaho State Treasurer election, 2010[ 13] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Ron Crane (incumbent)367,260 100% Total votes 367,260 100%
Incumbent Republican state controllerDonna Jones won re-election to a second term, defeating Democrat Bruce Robinett.
Democratic primary results[ 15] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Bruce Robinett 23,721 100% Total votes 23,721 100%
Results by county: 50–60%
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Superintendent of Public Instruction [ edit ] Incumbent Republican superintendentTom Luna won re-election to a second term, defeating Democrat Stan Olson.
Republican primary results[ 17] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Tom Luna (incumbent)126,659 100% Total votes 126,659 100%
Democratic primary results[ 18] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Stan Olson 24,152 100% Total votes 24,152 100%
Results by county: Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2010[ 19] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Tom Luna (incumbent)270,081 60.5 Democratic Stan Olson 176,098 39.5 Total votes 446,179 100%
All 35 seats of theIdaho Senate were up for election.[ 20]
Idaho House of Representatives [ edit ] All 70 seats of theIdaho House of Representatives were up for election. Republicans flipped five districts.[ 21]
State Supreme Court [ edit ] IncumbentIdaho Supreme Court justiceRoger Burdick was challenged by John Bradbury in his bid for reelection.[ 22] He won with 58% of the votes, allowing him to serve another six-year term on the court.
Results by county: 50–60%
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Four statewide ballot measures appeared on the ballot.[ 24]
Results by county: TheSJR 101 imposes rates of tuition and fees on students in theUniversity of Idaho .[ 25]
Idaho SJR 101 Choice Votes % Yes 279,317 64.06 No 156,681 35.94 Total votes 435,998 100.00
Results by county: TheHJR 4 allows public medical facilities to enter debt to upgrade facilities.[ 26]
Idaho HJR 4 Choice Votes % Yes 276,255 63.48 No 158,921 36.52 Total votes 435,176 100.00
Results by county: TheHJR 5 allows airports to issue revenue and special facility bonds.[ 27]
Idaho HJR 5 Choice Votes % Yes 227,492 53.36 No 198,868 46.64 Total votes 426,360 100.00
Results by county: TheHJR 7 allows cities to reserve bonds in order to increase power capacity.[ 28]
Idaho HJR 7 Choice Votes % Yes 241,266 57.00 No 182,014 43.00 Total votes 423,280 100.00
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