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The 2014 United States Senate election in Idaho was held on November 4, 2014, to elect a member of the
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The 2014 United States Senate election in Idaho was held on November 4, 2014, to elect a member of the United States Senate
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to represent the State of Idaho
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, concurrently with the election
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of the Governor of Idaho
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, other elections to the United States Senate, elections
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to the United States House of Representatives
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, and various state
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and local elections
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Incumbent Republican Senator Jim Risch
James Elroy Risch ( ; born May 3, 1943) is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the junior United States senator from Idaho since 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he served as lieutenant governor of Idaho under governors ...
ran for re-election to a second term in office. In primary elections held on May 20, 2014, Risch was renominated and the Democrats nominated attorney Nels Mitchell. Risch defeated Mitchell by a landslide in the general election.
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
* Jeremy Anderson *Jim Risch
James Elroy Risch ( ; born May 3, 1943) is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the junior United States senator from Idaho since 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he served as lieutenant governor of Idaho under governors ...
, incumbent U.S. Senator
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
*William Bryk
William Bryk (born March 12, 1955) is an American lawyer.
Biography
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, attorney from New York and perennial candidate
* Nels Mitchell, attorney
Results
General election
Fundraising
Debates
Complete video of debate
October 6, 2014
Predictions
Polling
Results
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
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(largest municipality: Moscow
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)
* Shoshone
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(largest municipality: Kellogg)
* Teton (largest municipality: Victor)
By congressional district
Risch won both congressional districts.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=548735See also
*2014 United States Senate elections
The 2014 United States Senate elections were held on November 4, 2014. A total of 36 seats in the 100-member U.S. Senate were contested. There were 33 Class 2 seats contested for regular six-year terms to be served from January 3, 2015, to Janu ...
* 2014 United States elections
Elections were held in the United States on November 4, 2014, in the middle of Democratic President Barack Obama's second term. A typical six-year itch midterm election suffered by most second-term presidents, this election saw the Republican ...
* 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho
* 2014 Idaho gubernatorial election
References
External links
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Idaho
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2014 Idaho elections