A general election was held in the

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on November 6, 2018. All of Idaho's executive officers were up for election as well as both of Idaho's two seats in the

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Governor

Republican

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Butch Otter Clement Leroy "Butch" Otter (born May 3, 1942) is an American businessman and politician who served as the 32nd governor of Idaho from 2007 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he was elected in 2006, and reelected in 2010, and 2014. Otter ...

was succeeded by businessman Brad Little.

Lieutenant governor

Incumbent Republican

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did not run for re-election to a third full term and instead ran for governor. Janice McGeachin won the election for lieutenant governor by nearly 60% following a highly contested primary.

Democratic primary

Results

Republican primary

;Declared * Marv Hagedorn, State Senator *

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, State Senator *

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, State representative *

Janice McGeachin Janice K. McGeachin (; born January 18, 1963) is an American far-right politician and businesswoman serving as the 43rd lieutenant governor of Idaho since January 2019. A member of the Republican Party, she was previously a member of the Idaho Ho ...

, former state representative *

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, former Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President and

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Chair

Results

General election

Results

Attorney general

Incumbent Republican

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won re-election to a fifth term. 2018 Idaho Attorney General election

Democratic primary

Results

Republican primary

Results

General election

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projected the race as "safe Republican".

Results

Secretary of state

Incumbent Republican secretary of state

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won re-election to a second term.

Democratic primary

Results

Republican primary

Results

General election

Predictions

Results

Treasurer

Incumbent Republican state treasurer

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did not run for re-election to a sixth term. No Democrats filed to run for this race. Julie Ellsworth won the election unopposed.

Republican primary

;Declared *Vicky McIntyre, Ada County Treasurer *Tom Kealey, Chicago Connection Restaurant Group Owner and former

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* Julie Ellsworth, former state representative

Results

General election

Results

Controller

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

Republican primary

Results

General election

Results

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Incumbent Republican superintendent of public instruction Sherri Ybarra narrowly won re-election to a second term. Wilder School Superintendent Jeff Dillon filed to run in the Republican primary on April 29, 2017.

Democratic primary

Results

Republican primary

Results

General election

Results

United States House of Representatives

Both of Idaho's two seats in the

were up for election in 2018.

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did not seek reelection for his congressional seat (CD1); he instead ran for governor.

Candidates

=Declared

= *Michael Snyder, Liberty Republican, author and journalistic figure * David H. Leroy, former lieutenant governor of Idaho, former attorney general of Idaho, and current Abraham Lincoln activist and lawyer *

Russ Fulcher Russell Mark Fulcher (born March 9, 1962) is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Idaho's 1st congressional district since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he represented the 21st district in the ...

, former Idaho state senator for Idaho Legislative District 22 and

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, Current Idaho House of Representative member for

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Seat A *

Christy Perry Christy Perry (born June 4, 1968, in Ankara, Turkey) is a Republican Idaho State Representative since 2010 representing District 11 in the B seat. Early life Born in Turkey in a military family, Perry graduated Middleton High School and ear ...

, Idaho state representative, District 11B

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ran for reelection in 2018.

References

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;Official Lieutenant Governor campaign websites
Kristin Collum (D) for Lt. GovernorJanice 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 StateJill 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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