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Election 1940 Results

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1940 Idaho governor election

Chase A. Clark (Democrat) beat C. A. Bottolfsen (Republican) in Idaho in 1940, 50.5% to 49.5%, a margin of 1.0 point and 2,303 votes.

Idaho changed party: in 1938 it went Republican, for C. A. Bottolfsen.

Democrats led in 23 of the 44 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 21. The largest, Ada, cast 25,519 votes and went to the Republican by 5.4 points. The closest was Power, where 9 votes separated the two parties.

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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
Chase A. Clark won Democratic 120,420 50.5%
C. A. Bottolfsen Republican 118,117 49.5%
Total238,537

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Ada 12,075 47.3% 13,444 52.7% 25,519 R+5.4
Canyon 8,633 48.5% 9,181 51.5% 17,814 R+3.1
Twin Falls 7,038 42.7% 9,439 57.3% 16,477 R+14.6
Bannock 9,225 57.5% 6,823 42.5% 16,048 D+15.0
Kootenai 5,603 53.6% 4,849 46.4% 10,452 D+7.2
Bonneville 6,042 59.1% 4,186 40.9% 10,228 D+18.1
Shoshone 5,443 53.9% 4,659 46.1% 10,102 D+7.8
Nez Perce 5,563 58.8% 3,902 41.2% 9,465 D+17.5
Latah 3,841 45.2% 4,662 54.8% 8,503 R+9.7
Bingham 3,496 45.7% 4,148 54.3% 7,644 R+8.5
Bonner 3,771 52.9% 3,356 47.1% 7,127 D+5.8
Cassia 2,744 47.6% 3,023 52.4% 5,767 R+4.8
Idaho 3,071 54.4% 2,574 45.6% 5,645 D+8.8
Fremont 2,511 54.2% 2,123 45.8% 4,634 D+8.4
Jerome 1,850 41.2% 2,638 58.8% 4,488 R+17.6
Jefferson 2,525 56.7% 1,932 43.3% 4,457 D+13.3
Payette 1,940 43.7% 2,500 56.3% 4,440 R+12.6
Gooding 1,904 43.5% 2,474 56.5% 4,378 R+13.0
Franklin 1,987 45.7% 2,358 54.3% 4,345 R+8.5
Washington 2,131 49.2% 2,203 50.8% 4,334 R+1.7
Gem 2,605 61.6% 1,627 38.4% 4,232 D+23.1
Minidoka 1,867 45.8% 2,205 54.2% 4,072 R+8.3
Madison 2,175 55.0% 1,776 45.0% 3,951 D+10.1
Bear Lake 1,830 48.1% 1,978 51.9% 3,808 R+3.9
Clearwater 1,901 55.1% 1,549 44.9% 3,450 D+10.2
Benewah 1,676 50.9% 1,618 49.1% 3,294 D+1.8
Lemhi 1,701 53.9% 1,453 46.1% 3,154 D+7.9
Blaine 1,469 52.8% 1,311 47.2% 2,780 D+5.7
Elmore 1,594 57.8% 1,162 42.2% 2,756 D+15.7
Boundary 1,261 47.2% 1,408 52.8% 2,669 R+5.5
Oneida 1,186 45.3% 1,433 54.7% 2,619 R+9.4
Owyhee 1,073 47.6% 1,182 52.4% 2,255 R+4.8
Lewis 1,378 62.0% 844 38.0% 2,222 D+24.0
Valley 1,032 52.2% 946 47.8% 1,978 D+4.3
Power 970 50.2% 961 49.8% 1,931 D+0.5
Lincoln 750 39.0% 1,174 61.0% 1,924 R+22.0
Adams 906 51.3% 861 48.7% 1,767 D+2.5
Custer 894 53.0% 792 47.0% 1,686 D+6.0
Teton 759 48.9% 793 51.1% 1,552 R+2.2
Boise 627 52.7% 563 47.3% 1,190 D+5.4
Caribou 479 43.9% 612 56.1% 1,091 R+12.2
Butte 310 34.4% 590 65.6% 900 R+31.1
Camas 405 53.2% 356 46.8% 761 D+6.4
Clark 179 28.5% 449 71.5% 628 R+43.0

Counties as they stood in 1940; 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