Robert C. Huntley Jr. (born August 7, 1932) is an American politician who was the Democratic nominee for

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in Boise, he served on the

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from 1982 to 1989.

Biography

Huntley graduated from the

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with a

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in 1954 and a

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in 1959. He received a

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from the

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in 1988. Huntley entered politics in 1962, serving on the Pocatello

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until 1964, including a term as mayor. He served a term in the Idaho House of Representatives from 1965 until 1967, as well as on the

from 1982 until 1989. In the 1998 gubernatorial election, Huntley defeated three other candidates to win the Democratic primary with 54% of the vote. He lost the general election to Republican Dirk Kempthorne with 29% of the vote.

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1932 births Living people Idaho lawyers Idaho city council members Mayors of places in Idaho Democratic Party members of the Idaho House of Representatives Justices of the Idaho Supreme Court People from Pocatello, Idaho People from Boise, Idaho University of Idaho alumni University of Virginia School of Law alumni {{Idaho-state-judge-stub