2018 Idaho elections

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Registered	917,612
Turnout	66.8%[1]

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Ageneral election was held in theU.S. state ofIdaho on November 6, 2018. All of Idaho's executive officers were up for election as well as both of Idaho's two seats in theUnited States House of Representatives.Primary elections were held on May 15, 2018.

Both of Idaho's two seats in theUnited States House of Representatives were up for election in 2018.

In thefirst congressional district,Raúl Labrador did not seek reelection and unsuccessfully ran for governor. Former state senator and fellow RepublicanRuss Fulcher was elected to represent the district.

In thesecond congressional district,Mike Simpson ran for reelection and won comfortably.

RepublicangovernorButch Otter was succeeded by businessman Brad Little.^[2]

Incumbent Republicanlieutenant governorBrad Little did not run for re-election to a third full term, and instead ran for governor.^[4] Janice McGeachin won the election for lieutenant governor by nearly 60% following a highly contested primary.

Declared

• Marv Hagedorn,^[5] state senator
• Janice McGeachin,^[6] former state representative
• Bob Nonini,^[7] state senator
• Kelley Packer,^[6] state representative
• Stephen J. Yates,^[8] formerDeputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President andRepublican Party (United States) Chair

Incumbent Republicanattorney generalLawrence Wasden won re-election to a fifth term.^[9]

Governing magazine projected the race as "safe Republican".^[10]

2018 Idaho Secretary of State election

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Nominee Lawerence Denney Jill Humble Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 370,654 222,073 Percentage 62.5% 37.5%

County results Congressional district results Denney:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Humble:     50–60%     60–70%

Secretary of State before election Lawerence Denney Republican ElectedSecretary of State Lawerence Denney Republican

Incumbent Republicansecretary of stateLawerence Denney won re-election to a second term.^[11]

Incumbent Republicanstate treasurerRon Crane did not run for re-election to a sixth term.^[12] No Democrats filed to run for this race.Julie Ellsworth won the election unopposed.

Declared

• Julie Ellsworth, former state representative
• Tom Kealey,^[13] Chicago Connection Restaurant Group owner and formercertified public accountant
• Vicky McIntyre,^[14] Ada County Treasurer

Incumbent Republican ControllerBrandon D. Woolf won re-election to a second full term. He was unopposed in the general election because no Democrats filed to challenge him.

2018 Idaho Superintendent of public instruction election

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Nominee Sherri Ybarra Cindy Wilson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 305,977 288,488 Percentage 51.5% 48.5%

County results Congressional district results Precinct results Ybarra:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Wilson:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%

Superintendent before election Sherri Ybarra Republican Elected Superintendent Sherri Ybarra Republican

Incumbent Republican superintendent of public instructionSherri Ybarra narrowly won re-election to a second term.^[16]

Wilder School Superintendent Jeff Dillon filed to run in the Republican primary on April 29, 2017.^[17]

Two statewide ballot measures appeared on the ballot.

If approved, Proposition 1 would have authorized the usage of video terminals to for betting onhistorical horse races. It was defeated 54%-46%.

Idaho Proposition 2 was an initiative to expandMedicaid to those under sixty-five years old in the state. It was approved 61%-39%.

• Elections in Idaho
• Politics of Idaho
• Political party strength in Idaho

• Candidates atVote Smart
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• Campaign finance atOpenSecrets

Official Lieutenant Governor campaign websites

• Kristin Collum (D) for Lt. Governor
• Janice McGeachin (R) for Lt. Governor

Official Attorney General campaign websites

• Lawrence Wasden (R) for Attorney General

Official Secretary of State campaign websites

• Lawrence Denney (R) for Secretary of State
• Jill Humble (D) for Secretary of State

Official Treasurer campaign websites

• Julie Ellsworth (R) for State Treasurer

Official Controller campaign websites

• Brandon Woolf (R) for State Controller

Official Superintendent of Public Instruction campaign websites

• Sherri Ybarra (R) for Superintendent

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