| Registered | 703,709 |
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| Turnout | 56.1%[1] |
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Ageneral election was held in theU.S. state ofIdaho on November 4, 2014. All of Idaho's executive offices were up for election as well as aUnited States Senate seat, and both of Idaho's two seats in theUnited States House of Representatives.Primary elections were held on May 20, 2014.
Incumbent Republican senatorJim Risch ran for re-election to a second term in office.[2]
Boise attorney Nels Mitchell won the Democratic nomination.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Jim Risch (incumbent) | 285,596 | 65.3 | |
| Democratic | Nels Mitchell | 151,574 | 34.7 | |
| Total votes | 437,170 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
Both of Idaho's two seats in theUnited States House of Representatives were up for election in 2014. Both incumbents,Raúl Labrador andMike Simpson won re-election handily.
IncumbentRepublicanGovernorButch Otter won a third term in office.[5]
He was challenged in the Republican primary by State SenatorRuss Fulcher.[6] Otter defeated Fulcher 51% to 44%. Perennial candidate Walt Bayes[7] and candidate forIdaho's 1st congressional district in 2000 and2010 and candidate forMayor ofBoise in 2001 Harley Brown[7] took 2% and 3%, respectively.
A.J. Balukoff, a businessman and President of theBoise School District Board of Trustees[8] comfortably defeated Terry Kerr, a former Republican candidate for local office,[7] for theDemocratic nomination.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Butch Otter (incumbent) | 235,405 | 53.52 | |
| Democratic | A.J. Balukoff | 169,556 | 38.55 | |
| Libertarian | John Bujak | 17,884 | 4.07 | |
| Independent | Jill Humble | 8,801 | 2.00 | |
| Constitution | Steven Pankey | 5,219 | 1.19 | |
| Independent | Pro-Life | 2,870 | 0.65 | |
| Write-in | 95 | 0.02 | ||
| Total votes | 439,830 | 100.0 | ||
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Little: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Marley: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Republicanlieutenant governorBrad Little was elected to a second term in office.[10]
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Republican |
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| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn | ||||||
| Brad Little | Jim Chmelik | |||||
| 1 | May 8, 2014 | IdahoPTV | Aaron Kunz | PBS | P | P |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Brad Little (incumbent) | 96,780 | 66.8 | |
| Republican | Jim Chmelik | 48,099 | 33.2 | |
| Total votes | 144,879 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Bert Marley | 23,987 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 23,987 | 100.0 | ||
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Brad Little (R) | Bert Marley (D) | David Hartigan (C) | Undecided |
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| Public Policy Polling[17] | October 30–November 2, 2014 | 1,001 | ± 3.1% | 56% | 30% | 7% | 8% |
| Public Policy Polling[18] | October 9–12, 2014 | 522 | ± 4.3% | 42% | 25% | 12% | 20% |
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Democratic |
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| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn | ||||||
| Brad Little | Bert Marley | |||||
| 1 | October 29, 2014 | IdahoPTV | Aaron Kunz | PBS | P | P |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Brad Little (incumbent) | 271,268 | 62.8 | |
| Democratic | Bert Marley | 141,917 | 32.9 | |
| Constitution | David Hartigan | 18,705 | 4.3 | |
| Total votes | 431,890 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
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County results Wasden: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Bistline: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Republicanattorney generalLawrence Wasden was elected to a fourth term in office.
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Republican |
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| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn | ||||||
| Lawrence Wasden | Chris Troupis | |||||
| 1 | April 30, 2014 | IdahoPTV | Aaron Kunz | PBS | P | P |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Lawrence Wasden (incumbent) | 83,850 | 59.1 | |
| Republican | Chris Troupis | 58,025 | 40.9 | |
| Total votes | 141,875 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Bruce Bistline | 23,345 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 23,345 | 100 | ||
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Lawrence Wasden (R) | Bruce Bistline (D) | Undecided |
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| Public Policy Polling[17] | October 30–November 2, 2014 | 1,001 | ± 3.1% | 64% | 27% | 9% |
| Public Policy Polling[18] | October 9–12, 2014 | 522 | ± 4.3% | 52% | 26% | 22% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Lawrence Wasden (incumbent) | 289,762 | 68.0 | |
| Democratic | Bruce Bistline | 136,081 | 32.0 | |
| Total votes | 425,843 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
Incumbent RepublicanSecretary of StateBen Ysursa did not run for re-election to a fourth term in office.[26] FormerSpeaker of theIdaho House of RepresentativesLawerence Denney won the Republican primary and would go on to win in November.[27]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Lawerence Denney | 241,851 | 56.2 | |
| Democratic | Holli Woodings | 188,353 | 43.8 | |
| Total votes | 430,204 | 100.0 | ||
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County results Crane: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Silver: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent RepublicantreasurerRon Crane won a fifth term in office.[29]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Ron Crane (incumbent) | 124,426 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 124,426 | 100.0 | ||
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Democratic | Democratic |
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| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn | ||||||
| Deborah Silver | W. Lane Startin | |||||
| 1 | May 1, 2014 | IdahoPTV | Aaron Kunz | PBS | P | P |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Deborah Silver | 19,987 | 84.0 | |
| Democratic | W. Lane Startin | 3,803 | 16.0 | |
| Total votes | 23,790 | 100.0 | ||
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Ron Crane (R) | Deborah Silver (D) | Undecided |
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| Public Policy Polling[17] | October 30–November 2, 2014 | 1,001 | ± 3.1% | 55% | 36% | 9% |
| Public Policy Polling[18] | October 9–12, 2014 | 522 | ± 4.3% | 46% | 32% | 22% |
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Democratic |
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| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn | ||||||
| Ron Crane | Deborah Silver | |||||
| 1 | October 14, 2014 | IdahoPTV | Aaron Kunz | PBS | P | P |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Ron Crane (incumbent) | 260,044 | 61.0 | |
| Democratic | Deborah Silver | 166,487 | 39.0 | |
| Total votes | 426,531 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
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County results Woolf: 90–100% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent RepublicancontrollerBrandon Woolf was appointed by Governor Otter in 2012 afterDonna Jones resigned following an automobile accident.[35] No Democrat filed to run for this race.
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Republican |
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| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn | ||||||
| Brandon Woolf | Todd Hatfield | |||||
| 1 | May 1, 2014 | IdahoPTV | Melissa Davlin | PBS | P | P |

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Brandon Woolf (incumbent) | 68,609 | 50.9 | |
| Republican | Todd Hatfield | 66,126 | 49.1 | |
| Total votes | 134,735 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Brandon Woolf (incumbent) | 342,013 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 342,013 | 100.0 | ||
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Ybarra: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Jones: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Tie: 50% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Republican Superintendent of Public InstructionTom Luna did not run for re-election to a third term in office.[40]
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican |
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| Sherri Ybarra | Randy Jensen | Andrew Grover | John Eynon | |||||
| 1 | May 7, 2014 | IdahoPTV | Aaron Kunz | PBS | P | P | P | P |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Sherri Ybarra | 38,604 | 28.7 | |
| Republican | Randy Jensen | 32,948 | 24.5 | |
| Republican | John Eynon | 32,521 | 24.1 | |
| Republican | Andrew Grover | 30,569 | 22.7 | |
| Total votes | 134,642 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Jana Jones | 24,814 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 24,814 | 100.0 | ||
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Sherri Ybarra (R) | Jana Jones (D) | Undecided |
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| Public Policy Polling[17] | October 30–November 2, 2014 | 1,001 | ± 3.1% | 46% | 45% | 9% |
| Public Policy Polling[18] | October 9–12, 2014 | 522 | ± 4.3% | 41% | 38% | 21% |
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Democratic |
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| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn | ||||||
| Sherri Ybarra | Jana Jones | |||||
| 1 | October 20, 2014 | IdahoPTV | Aaron Kunz | PBS | P | P |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Sherri Ybarra | 217,049 | 50.6 | |
| Democratic | Jana Jones | 211,483 | 49.4 | |
| Total votes | 428,532 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
Despite losing the election, Jones won thesecond congressional district.[54]
| District | Ybarra | Jones | Representative |
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| 1st | 56% | 44% | Raúl Labrador |
| 2nd | 45% | 55% | Mike Simpson |
Two incumbent justices on theIdaho Supreme Court were up for election.[55]
JusticeWarren Jones who has been serving since 2007 ran unopposed and won another term.[56][57] On the other hand, justiceJoel Horton faced a challenger.[58]
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County results Horton: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Horton was challenged byBoise attorney William "Breck" Seiniger in his bid for re-election.[59] He won with 65% of the votes, allowing him to serve another six-year term on the court.[60]
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan |
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| Joel Horton | William Seiniger | |||||
| 1 | May 8, 2014 | IdahoPTV | Melissa Davlin | PBS | P | P |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Nonpartisan | Joel D. Horton (incumbent) | 104,339 | 65.8% | |
| Nonpartisan | William Seiniger | 54,155 | 34.2% | |
| Total votes | 158,494 | 100% | ||
IncumbentIdaho Court of Appeals judge Sergio Gutierrez ran unopposed and secured another term.[64]
All 35 seats of theIdaho Senate and 70 seats of theIdaho House of Representatives were up for election.[65][66]
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TheIdaho Legislative Delegation of Rulemaking Amendment, HJR 2 sought to empower the state legislature to delegate rulemaking authorities to executive agencies and to approve or reject the administrative rules devised by those agencies.[67] It was narrowly defeated by a margin of four thousand votes.[68]
| Choice | Votes | % |
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| 205,936 | 50.58 | |
| Yes | 201,231 | 49.42 |
| Total votes | 407,167 | 100.00 |