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Idaho Attorney General Election

Primary Date: May 20, 2014

General Election Date: November 4, 2014

November 4 Election Winner: Lawrence Wasden

Incumbent prior to election: Lawrence Wasden

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TheIdaho Attorney General election took place onNovember 4, 2014. IncumbentLawrence Wasden (R) was first elected in 2002 andwon re-election to another four-year term against Democratic candidateBruce Bistline.

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Candidates

General election

Lawrence Wasden -Incumbent^[4][5]
Bruce Bistline^[6]

Lost in the primary

C.T. "Chris" Troupis - Boise lawyer^[6]

Results

General election

Attorney General of Idaho, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Lawrence WasdenIncumbent	68%	289,762
	Democratic	Bruce Bistline	32%	136,081
Total Votes				425,843
Election results viaIdaho Secretary of State

Republican primary

Idaho Attorney General, Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Lawrence WasdenIncumbent	59.1%	83,850
C.T. "Chris" Troupis	40.9%	58,025
Total Votes		141,875
Election results viaIdaho Secretary of State.

Democratic primary

• Uncontested

Polls

Note: An asterisk (*) denotes incumbent status.

Past elections

2010

Idaho Attorney General, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Lawrence WasdenIncumbent	100%	367,737
Total Votes				367,737
Election results viaIdaho Secretary of State

2006

Idaho Attorney General, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Lawrence WasdenIncumbent	61.7%	267,700
	Democratic	Robert A. "Bob" Wallace	38.3%	165,857
Total Votes				433,557
Election results viaIdaho Secretary of State

2002

Idaho Attorney General, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Lawrence Wasden	58.1%	231,851
	Democratic	R. Keith Roark	41.9%	167,353
Total Votes				399,204
Election results viaIdaho Secretary of State

Campaign finance

Comprehensive donor information for this election has been collected by Follow the Money. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of$264,447 during the election. This information was last updated on May 12, 2015.^[7]

Campaign Contribution Totals
Candidate	Office	Result	Contributions
Lawrence Wasden	Idaho Attorney General		$169,867
C.T. "Chris" Troupis	Idaho Attorney General		$93,711
Bruce Bistline	Idaho Attorney General		$869
Grand Total Raised			$264,447

Key deadlines

Recent news

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See also

• Idaho Attorney General
• Idaho state executive official elections, 2014
• State executive official elections, 2014

External links

Suggest a link

• Office of the Attorney General of Idaho

Footnotes

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