The 2018 Idaho gubernatorial election took place on November 6 to elect the next
governor of Idaho. Incumbent
Republican Governor
Butch Otter chose not to run for a fourth term,
[ and the state's primaries were held on May 15.
Former state representative ]Paulette Jordan
Paulette E. Jordan (born December 7, 1979) is an American politician who served in the Idaho House of Representatives as a member of the Idaho Democratic Party from December 1, 2014 until February 14, 2018. She previously served on the Coeur d� ...
was the Democratic Party's nominee. She was the first Democratic nominee from Northern Idaho since Cecil Andrus, who was first elected governor in 1970
Events
January
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Jordan lost to incumbent lieutenant governor
A lieutenant governor, lieutenant-governor, or vice governor is a high officer of state, whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction. Often a lieutenant governor is the deputy, or lieutenant, to or ranked under a governor — a "second-in-comm ...
Brad Little by 21.6 percentage points, for a seventh consecutive Republican victory.
A record 605,131 votes were cast for governor in 2018, a 37.6% increase over the previous election in 2014
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was 452,535 votes in 2010
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.
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
* Tommy Ahlquist, businessman and former emergency physician[
* Raúl Labrador, U.S. Representative]Steve Pankey
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, Constitution nominee for governor in 2014 and future convicted murderer
Withdrew
* Troy Minton, activist (running as a Democrat)2014
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(running for ID-01
Idaho's 1st congressional district is one of two congressional districts in the U.S. state of Idaho. It comprises the western portion of the state. The 1st district is currently represented by Russ Fulcher, a Republican from Boise, who was first ...
)
Declined
* Butch Otter, incumbent governorLori Otter
Lori Otter (née Easley; born January 4, 1967) is an American educator, author, and former beauty queen who served as First Lady of Idaho from 2007 to 2019. Otter is married to the former Governor of Idaho, C. L. "Butch" Otter. She was crowne ...
, First Lady of Idaho
* Lawrence Wasden, Idaho Attorney General (running for reelection)
Endorsements
Polling
*–Denotes candidates who did not enter the race.
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
* A.J. Balukoff, businessman, member of the Boise School District board of trustees and nominee for governor in 2014
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* Paulette Jordan
Paulette E. Jordan (born December 7, 1979) is an American politician who served in the Idaho House of Representatives as a member of the Idaho Democratic Party from December 1, 2014 until February 14, 2018. She previously served on the Coeur d� ...
, former state representative
* Peter Dill, organic farmer and business attorney
Declined
* Michelle Stennett, Minority Leader of the Idaho Senate
Endorsements
Results
Independents
Candidates
Declared
*Adam Phillips
General election
Predictions
Debates
Polling
Results
See also
* Idaho lieutenant gubernatorial primary election, 2018
* Elections in Idaho
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References
External links
Candidates
at Vote Smart
Candidates
at Ballotpedia
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;Debates
GOP Debate
;Official campaign websites
Paulette Jordan (D) for Governor
Brad Little (R) for Governor
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2018
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2018 United States gubernatorial elections
Gubernatorial