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Election 1894 Results

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1894 Idaho governor election

William J. McConnell (Republican) beat James W. Ballantine (independent) in Idaho in 1894, 41.5% to 29.0%, a margin of 12.6 points and 3,087 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1892, when William J. McConnell also won.

Republicans led in 12 of the 20 counties as they stood then and other candidates in 5 and Democrats in 3. The largest, Latah, cast 2,871 votes and went to the other candidates by 0.6 points. The closest was Lemhi, 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 10,208 41.5%
James W. Ballantine Populist 7,121 29.0%
Edward A. Stevenson Democratic 7,057 28.7%
All other candidates 205 0.8%
Total24,591

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Latah 423 14.7% 1,215 42.3% 1,233 2,871 Others
Shoshone 383 19.8% 608 31.5% 940 1,931 Others
Ada 583 30.2% 826 42.8% 521 1,930 R+12.6
Kootenai 404 28.3% 606 42.4% 418 1,428 R+14.1
Bannock 529 38.0% 582 41.8% 281 1,392 R+3.8
Alturas (Ext) 227 16.4% 500 36.2% 656 1,383 Others
Fremont 395 29.0% 696 51.2% 269 1,360 R+22.1
Canyon 362 26.8% 485 35.9% 505 1,352 Others
Oneida 511 42.8% 595 49.8% 89 1,195 R+7.0
Idaho 497 44.1% 479 42.5% 152 1,128 D+1.6
Nez Perce 371 33.9% 487 44.4% 238 1,096 R+10.6
Bear Lake 465 44.3% 453 43.1% 132 1,050 D+1.1
Bingham 321 30.7% 499 47.7% 227 1,047 R+17.0
Owyhee 321 34.6% 396 42.6% 212 929 R+8.1
Washington 201 21.9% 396 43.1% 321 918 R+21.2
Lemhi 233 25.4% 343 37.4% 341 917 R+12.0
Boise 336 37.1% 323 35.7% 247 906 D+1.4
Cassia 223 34.3% 281 43.2% 147 651 R+8.9
Elmore 223 36.3% 245 39.8% 147 615 R+3.6
Custer 49 10.0% 193 39.2% 250 492 Others

Counties as they stood in 1894; 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