The 1990 United States Senate election in Idaho was held on November 6, 1990. Republican Rep.
Larry Craig
Lawrence Edwin Craig (born July 20, 1945) is an American retired politician from the state of Idaho. A Republican, Craig represented Idaho in the United States Senate from 1991 to 2009 and represented Idaho's 1st District in the U.S. House of ...
defeated Democratic former state legislator
Ron Twilegar for the seat of U.S. Senator
Jim McClure, who did not seek reelection.
Major Candidates
Republican
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Larry Craig
Lawrence Edwin Craig (born July 20, 1945) is an American retired politician from the state of Idaho. A Republican, Craig represented Idaho in the United States Senate from 1991 to 2009 and represented Idaho's 1st District in the U.S. House of ...
, U.S. Representative
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Jim Jones
James Warren Jones (May 13, 1931 – November 18, 1978) was an American cult leader, preacher and mass murderer who founded and led the Peoples Temple between 1955 and 1978. Jones and the members of his inner circle planned and orchestrat ...
,
Idaho Attorney General
The attorney general of Idaho is an elected office that assists local law enforcement agencies in the state of Idaho. They provide legal representation for state agencies, state corporations and any persons holding ownership of property, as well a ...
Democratic
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Ron Twilegar, former State Senator
* David C. Steed
Primary Results
Both primary elections were held on May 22, 1990.
Republican
Democratic
General Election Results
See also
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1990 United States Senate elections
The 1990 United States Senate elections were held on Tuesday, November 6, 1990, with the 33 seats of Classes of United States senators, Class 2 contested in regular elections. Special elections were also held to fill vacancies. The Democratic Pa ...
References
{{United States Senate elections
1990 Idaho elections
Idaho
Idaho ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain states, Mountain West subregions of the Western United States. It borders Montana and Wyoming to the east, Nevada and Utah to the south, and Washington (state), ...
1990
Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the separation of Namibia from South ...
Larry Craig