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Election 1892 Results

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1892 Idaho governor election

William J. McConnell (Republican) beat John M. Burke (Democrat) in Idaho in 1892, 40.7% to 33.7%, a margin of 7.0 points and 1,409 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1890, when George L. Shoup won.

Democrats led in 7 of the 17 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 6 and other candidates in 4. The largest, Ada, cast 2,869 votes and went to the other candidates by 1.3 points. The closest was Kootenai, where 2 votes separated the top two.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
William J. McConnell won Republican 8,178 40.7%
John M. Burke Democratic 6,769 33.7%
Abraham J. Crook Populist 4,865 24.2%
All other candidates 264 1.3%
Total20,076

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Ada 875 30.5% 979 34.1% 1,015 2,869 Others
Latah 694 24.2% 1,397 48.8% 772 2,863 R+24.6
Bingham 731 36.0% 945 46.5% 356 2,032 R+10.5
Shoshone 902 46.5% 798 41.1% 240 1,940 D+5.4
Alturas (Ext) 374 21.2% 525 29.7% 867 1,766 Others
Kootenai 656 41.7% 654 41.6% 264 1,574 D+0.1
Boise 347 37.2% 384 41.1% 203 934 R+4.0
Washington 214 23.1% 301 32.5% 411 926 Others
Idaho 444 49.7% 414 46.4% 35 893 D+3.4
Nez Perce 358 44.6% 337 42.0% 107 802 D+2.6
Owyhee 274 38.8% 298 42.2% 134 706 R+3.4
Lemhi 205 34.5% 328 55.1% 62 595 R+20.7
Elmore 233 40.3% 173 29.9% 172 578 D+10.4
Custer 40 7.6% 157 29.7% 332 529 Others
Oneida 76 19.1% 264 66.3% 58 398 R+47.2
Bear Lake 202 57.7% 109 31.1% 39 350 D+26.6
Cassia 144 44.9% 115 35.8% 62 321 D+9.0

Counties as they stood in 1892; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Idaho governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Brad Little (R) R+40.2
2018 Brad Little (R) R+21.6
2014 C. L. Otter (R) R+15.0
2010 Butch Otter (R) R+26.3
2006 C. L. Otter (R) R+8.6
2002 Dirk Kempthorne (R) R+14.5
1998 Dirk Kempthorne (R) R+38.6
1994 Phil Batt (R) R+8.4
1990 Cecil D. Andrus (D) D+36.4
1986 Cecil D. Andrus (D) D+0.9
1982 John V. Evans (D) D+1.3
1978 John V. Evans (D) D+19.2
1974 Cecil D. Andrus (D) D+44.5
1970 Cecil D. Andrus (D) D+4.4
1966 Don Samuelson (R) R+4.3
1962 Robert E. Smylie (R) R+9.3
1958 Robert E. Smylie (R) R+1.9
1954 Robert E. Smylie (R) R+8.5
1950 Len B. Jordan (R) R+5.1
1946 Charles A. Robins (R) R+12.7
1944 Charles C. Gossett (D) D+5.3
1942 C. A. Bottolfsen (R) R+0.3
1940 Chase A. Clark (D) D+1.0
1938 C. A. Bottolfsen (R) R+15.4
1936 Barzilla W. Clark (D) D+15.7
1934 C. Ben Ross (D) D+10.3
1932 C. Ben Ross (D) D+25.3
1930 C. Ben Ross (D) D+12.1
1928 H. C. Baldridge (R) R+16.2
1926 H. C. Baldridge (R) R+30.5
1924 Charles C. Moore (R) R+27.1
1922 Charles C. Moore (R) R+10.7
1920 D. W. Davis (R) R+26.0
1918 David W. Davis (R) R+19.9
1916 Moses Alexander (D) D+0.4
1914 Moses Alexander (D) D+6.7
1912 John M. Haines (R) R+1.0
1910 James H. Hawley (D) D+1.0
1908 James H. Brady (R) R+8.0
1906 Frank R. Gooding (R) R+12.1
1904 Frank R. Gooding (R) R+24.7
1902 John T. Morrison (R) R+9.7
1900 Frank W. Hunt (D) D+3.8
1898 Frank Steunenberg (D) D+14.1
1896 Frank Steunenberg (D) D+54.4
1894 William J. McConnell (R) R+12.8
1892 William J. McConnell (R) R+7.0
1890 George L. Shoup (R) R+12.7