Idaho Controller election, 2018
- General election: Nov. 6
- Voter registration deadline: Oct. 12
- Early voting: Oct. 22 - Nov. 2
- Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 6
- Online registration:Yes
- Same-day registration: Yes
- Voter ID: Photo ID required
- Poll times: 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
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| Idaho Controller |
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline:March 9, 2018 |
| Primary: May 15, 2018 General: November 6, 2018 Pre-election incumbent(s): Brandon Woolf (Republican) |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in Idaho |
| Ballotpedia analysis |
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Idaho held an election forcontroller onNovember 6, 2018. The candidate filing deadline was March 9, 2018.
Candidates and election results
General election
General election for Idaho Controller
IncumbentBrandon Woolf won election in the general election for Idaho Controller on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brandon Woolf (R) | 100.0 | 465,105 |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 465,105 | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Idaho Controller
IncumbentBrandon Woolf advanced from the Republican primary for Idaho Controller on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brandon Woolf | 100.0 | 154,375 |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. | Total votes: 154,375 | ||
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State overview
Partisan control
This section details the partisan control of federal and state positions in Idaho heading into the 2018 elections.
Congressional delegation
- Republicans heldboth U.S. Senate seats in Idaho.
- Republicans heldtwo of the two U.S. House seats in Idaho.
State executives
- As of May 2018, Republicans held seven of 14state executive positions; the other seven were nonpartisan offices.
- Heading into the 2018 election, the sitting governor of Idaho wasButch Otter (R).
State legislature
- Republicans controlled both chambers of theIdaho State Legislature. They had a 59-11 majority in the state House and a 29-6 majority in the state Senate.
Trifecta status
Idaho was a Republicantrifecta, meaning that the Republican Party held the governorship, a majority in the state Senate, and a majority in the state House.
2018 elections
- See also:Idaho elections, 2018
Idaho held elections for the following offices in 2018:
- U.S. House
- Governor
- Six lower state executive offices
- State Senate
- State House
- State Supreme Court
- Intermediate appellate courts
- Local judges
- School boards
- Municipal elections
Demographics
| Demographic data for Idaho | ||
|---|---|---|
| Idaho | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 1,652,828 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 82,643 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 91.7% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 0.6% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 1.3% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 1.3% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 2.6% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 11.8% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 89.5% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 25.9% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $47,583 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 16.9% | 11.3% |
| Source:U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Clickhere for more information on the 2020 census andhere for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Idaho. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the censushere. | ||
As of July 2017, Idaho had a population of approximately 1,716,943 people, and its three largest cities wereBoise (pop. est. 223,154),Meridian (pop. est. 95,623), andNampa (pop. est. 91,382).[1]
State election history
This section provides an overview of federal and state elections in Idaho from 2000 to 2016.
Historical elections
Presidential elections, 2000-2016
This chart shows the results of the presidential election in Idaho every year from 2000 to 2016.
| Election results (President of the United States), Idaho 2000-2016[2] | |||||
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| Year | First-place candidate | First-place candidate votes (%) | Second-place candidate | Second-place candidate votes (%) | Margin of victory (%) |
| 2016 |  Donald Trump | 59.26% |  Hillary Clinton | 27.49% | 31.77% |
| 2012 | Mitt Romney | 64.53% | Barack Obama | 32.62% | 31.91% |
| 2008 | John McCain | 61.52% | Barack Obama | 36.09% | 25.43% |
| 2004 | George W. Bush | 68.38% | John Kerry | 30.26% | 38.12% |
| 2000 | George W. Bush | 67.17% | Al Gore | 27.64% | 39.53% |
U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016
This chart shows the results ofU.S. Senate races in Idaho from 2000 to 2016. Every state has two Senate seats, and each seat goes up for election every six years. The terms of the seats are staggered so that roughly one-third of the seats are up every two years.
| Election results (U.S. Senator), Idaho 2000-2016[2] | |||||
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| Year | First-place candidate | First-place candidate votes (%) | Second-place candidate | Second-place candidate votes (%) | Margin of victory (%) |
| 2016 | Mike Crapo | 66.13% | Jerry Sturgill | 27.73% | 38.40% |
| 2014 | Jim Risch | 65.33% | Nels Mitchell | 34.67% | 30.66% |
| 2010 | Mike Crapo | 71.18% | Tom Sullivan | 24.93% | 46.25% |
| 2008 | Jim Risch | 57.65% | Larry LaRocco | 34.11% | 23.54% |
| 2004 | Mike Crapo | 99.18% | Scott McClure | 0.82% | 98.36% |
| 2002 | Larry Craig | 65.16% | Allan Blinken | 32.55% | 32.61% |
Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2014
This chart shows the results of the four gubernatorial elections held between 2000 and 2014. Gubernatorial elections are held every four years in Idaho.
| Election results (Governor), Idaho 2000-2016[3] | |||||
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| Year | First-place candidate | First-place candidate votes (%) | Second-place candidate | Second-place candidate votes (%) | Margin of victory (%) |
| 2014 | C. L. 'Butch' Otter | 53.52% | A. J. Balukoff | 38.55% | 14.97% |
| 2010 | C. L. 'Butch' Otter | 59.11% | Keith Allred | 32.85% | 26.26% |
| 2006 | C. L. 'Butch' Otter | 52.67% | Jerry Brady | 44.11% | 8.56% |
| 2002 | C. Dirk Kempthorne | 56.28% | Jerry Brady | 41.73% | 14.55% |
Trifectas, 1992-2017
Astate government trifecta occurs when one party controls both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office.
Idaho Party Control: 1992-2025
No Democratic trifectas • Thirty one years of Republican trifectas
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Recent news
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See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑United States Census Bureau, "QuickFacts Nampa city, Idaho; Meridian city, Idaho; Boise City city, Idaho; Idaho," accessed January 8, 2018
- ↑2.02.1Federal Election Commission, "Election Results for the U.S. President, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives," accessed January 5, 2018
- ↑Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections, "Idaho Election Results," accessed January 5, 2018
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