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Election 1942 Results

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1942 Idaho governor election

C. A. Bottolfsen (Republican) beat Chase A. Clark (Democrat) in Idaho in 1942, 50.2% to 49.8%, a margin of 0.3 points and 434 votes.

Idaho changed party: in 1940 it went Democratic, for Chase A. Clark.

Democrats led in 23 of the 44 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 21. The largest, Ada, cast 15,004 votes and went to the Democrat by 0.3 points. The closest was Caribou, where 3 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
C. A. Bottolfsen won Republican 72,260 50.2%
Chase A. Clark Democratic 71,826 49.8%
Total144,086

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Ada 7,526 50.2% 7,478 49.8% 15,004 D+0.3
Bannock 4,886 48.8% 5,130 51.2% 10,016 R+2.4
Canyon 4,427 48.2% 4,763 51.8% 9,190 R+3.7
Twin Falls 3,751 41.1% 5,381 58.9% 9,132 R+17.8
Bonneville 2,768 45.9% 3,266 54.1% 6,034 R+8.3
Nez Perce 3,639 63.0% 2,136 37.0% 5,775 D+26.0
Shoshone 2,982 54.6% 2,476 45.4% 5,458 D+9.3
Kootenai 2,985 56.2% 2,328 43.8% 5,313 D+12.4
Bingham 1,823 38.3% 2,935 61.7% 4,758 R+23.4
Latah 2,269 48.1% 2,449 51.9% 4,718 R+3.8
Bonner 1,911 52.1% 1,755 47.9% 3,666 D+4.3
Cassia 1,782 50.2% 1,771 49.8% 3,553 D+0.3
Fremont 1,682 48.0% 1,819 52.0% 3,501 R+3.9
Idaho 2,130 63.9% 1,203 36.1% 3,333 D+27.8
Franklin 1,219 38.9% 1,917 61.1% 3,136 R+22.3
Jefferson 1,463 48.1% 1,579 51.9% 3,042 R+3.8
Madison 1,581 53.9% 1,352 46.1% 2,933 D+7.8
Jerome 1,258 43.2% 1,657 56.8% 2,915 R+13.7
Bear Lake 1,367 47.2% 1,530 52.8% 2,897 R+5.6
Gem 1,671 59.6% 1,135 40.4% 2,806 D+19.1
Gooding 1,342 47.9% 1,457 52.1% 2,799 R+4.1
Washington 1,475 52.7% 1,323 47.3% 2,798 D+5.4
Minidoka 1,275 46.8% 1,452 53.2% 2,727 R+6.5
Payette 1,104 45.4% 1,326 54.6% 2,430 R+9.1
Clearwater 1,147 57.1% 862 42.9% 2,009 D+14.2
Oneida 919 46.7% 1,049 53.3% 1,968 R+6.6
Benewah 999 51.0% 960 49.0% 1,959 D+2.0
Blaine 1,037 53.8% 892 46.2% 1,929 D+7.5
Lemhi 947 51.8% 880 48.2% 1,827 D+3.7
Boundary 805 48.4% 857 51.6% 1,662 R+3.1
Elmore 960 59.9% 642 40.1% 1,602 D+19.9
Lincoln 634 45.5% 759 54.5% 1,393 R+9.0
Power 653 46.9% 738 53.1% 1,391 R+6.1
Lewis 983 71.2% 398 28.8% 1,381 D+42.4
Owyhee 705 52.9% 627 47.1% 1,332 D+5.9
Teton 499 45.2% 605 54.8% 1,104 R+9.6
Valley 591 54.0% 504 46.0% 1,095 D+7.9
Adams 611 56.9% 463 43.1% 1,074 D+13.8
Custer 519 51.7% 484 48.3% 1,003 D+3.5
Caribou 439 50.2% 436 49.8% 875 D+0.3
Butte 173 23.2% 572 76.8% 745 R+53.6
Boise 403 58.8% 282 41.2% 685 D+17.7
Camas 355 55.6% 283 44.4% 638 D+11.3
Clark 131 27.3% 349 72.7% 480 R+45.4

Counties as they stood in 1942; 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