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Tom Hearn

Prior offices:

Coeur d'Alene Public Schools school board Zone 5

Years in office: 2013 - 2019

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Last election

November 5, 2024

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Tom Hearn was a member of theCoeur d'Alene Public Schools school board Zone 5 in Idaho. He assumed office in 2013. He left office in 2019.

Hearn (Democratic Party) ran for election to theIdaho State Senate to representDistrict 2. He lost in the general election onNovember 5, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Idaho State Senate District 2

IncumbentPhil Hart defeatedTom Hearn in the general election for Idaho State Senate District 2 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Phil Hart (R)	80.3	23,221
		Tom Hearn (D)	19.7	5,680

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 28,901
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Idaho State Senate District 2

Tom Hearn advanced from the Democratic primary for Idaho State Senate District 2 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tom Hearn	100.0	892

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 892
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 2

IncumbentPhil Hart advanced from the Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 2 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Phil Hart	100.0	7,514

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2017

See also:Coeur d'Alene Public Schools elections (2017)

Three of the five seats on theCoeur d'Alene Public Schools board of trustees were scheduled to be up forby-district general election onMay 16, 2017, but the election was canceled due to lack of opposition. NewcomerLisa May was elected to the Zone 1 seat that was leftopen when incumbent Chista Hazel did not file to run for re-election.John Rubert initially filed to run against May in the election, but he withdrew from the race. IncumbentsDave Eubanks andTom Hearn, the only candidates to file for the Zone 4 and 5 seats, respectively, were re-elected to the board by default.^[1][2][3][4]

Results

This election was canceled due to lack of opposition. IncumbentTom Hearn won re-election by default.^[1]

2016

See also:Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for theIdaho House of Representatives were held in2016. The primary election took place on May 17, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 11, 2016.

Paul Amador defeatedTom Hearn in the Idaho House of Representatives District 4B general election.^[5][6]

Idaho House of Representatives, District 4B General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Paul Amador	63.31%	13,202
	Democratic	Tom Hearn	36.69%	7,650
Total Votes				20,852
Source:Idaho Secretary of State

Tom Hearn ran unopposed in the Idaho House of Representatives District 4B Democratic primary.^[7][8]

Idaho House of Representatives District 4B, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Tom Hearn (unopposed)

Paul Amador defeated incumbentKathleen Sims in the Idaho House of Representatives District 4B Republican primary.^[9][10]

Idaho House of Representatives District 4B, Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Paul Amador	51.62%	2,020
	Republican	Kathleen SimsIncumbent	48.38%	1,893
Total Votes				3,913
Source:Idaho Secretary of State

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2024

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