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The2018 election forlieutenant governor of Idaho took place on November 6, 2018. The primary election to select the candidates from each party to run in the general election took place on May 15, 2018. Lieutenant governors serve a four-year term or terms. In 2018, the incumbent lieutenant governor,Brad Little, won theRepublican nomination for governor and declined to run for re-election in order to run for governor.
Far-right formerstate representativeJanice McGeachin won the election in alandslide, defeatingDemocrat Kristin Collum. After one term, she retired in2022 to run unsuccessfully forGovernor.
Kristin Collum received 52,417 votes and 88.2% of the votes, and Jim Fabe received 6,987 votes and 11.8% of the votes.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kristin Collum | 52,417 | 88.2 | |
| Democratic | Jim Fabe | 6,987 | 11.8 | |
| Total votes | 59,404 | 100.0 | ||
On March 3, 2018,Bob Nonini reportedly nodded when asked at a candidates' forum if the punishment for getting anabortion should include thedeath penalty. However, he denied ever having nodded in agreement. "Prosecutions have always been focused on the abortionist," he said later, but such a law and "...the threat of prosecution, would dramatically reduce abortion. That is my goal."[5]
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican | Republican |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn | |||||||||
| Kelley Packer | Bob Nonini | Marv Hagedorn | Janice McGeachin | Steve Yates | |||||
| 1 | April 18, 2018 | IdahoPTV | Melissa Davlin | PBS | P | P | P | P | P |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Janice McGeachin | 51,098 | 28.9 | |
| Republican | Steve Yates | 48,269 | 27.3 | |
| Republican | Marv Hagedorn | 26,653 | 15.1 | |
| Republican | Bob Nonini | 26,556 | 15.0 | |
| Republican | Kelley Packer | 24,513 | 13.7 | |
| Total votes | 177,089 | 100.0 | ||
Idaho's closed primary election allows only registered Republicans and unaffiliated voters the option of voting to select the next Republican candidate for lieutenant governor. Any registered or unregistered voter may vote in the Democratic primary to select the next lieutenant governor candidate from the two candidates running. Idaho has a same-day voter registration system which allows any voter to register to vote at a polling place on election day.[7]
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Democratic |
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| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn | ||||||
| Janice McGeachin | Kristin Collum | |||||
| 1 | October 17, 2018 | IdahoPTV | Melissa Davlin | Idaho PBS | P | P |
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Janice McGeachin was elected Idaho's 43rd lieutenant governor with 356,512 votes and 59.7% of the votes. Kristin Collum received 240,355 votes.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Janice McGeachin | 356,512 | 59.73% | |
| Democratic | Kristin Collum | 240,355 | 40.27% | |
| Total votes | 596,867 | 100% | ||
McGeachin won both congressional districts.[9]
| District | McGeachin | Collum | Representative |
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| 1st | 64% | 36% | Raúl Labrador (115th Congress) |
| Russ Fulcher (116th Congress) | |||
| 2nd | 55% | 45% | Mike Simpson |
