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Election 1946 Results

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1946 Idaho governor election

Charles A. Robins (Republican) beat Arnold Williams (Democrat) in Idaho in 1946, 56.4% to 43.6%, a margin of 12.7 points and 23,102 votes.

Idaho changed party: in 1944 it went Democratic, for Charles C. Gossett.

Republicans led in 36 of the 44 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 8. The largest, Ada, cast 21,843 votes and went to the Republican by 24.6 points. The closest was Bear Lake, where 14 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
Charles A. Robins won Republican 102,233 56.4%
Arnold Williams Democratic 79,131 43.6%
Total181,364

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Ada 8,232 37.7% 13,611 62.3% 21,843 R+24.6
Canyon 5,325 37.0% 9,082 63.0% 14,407 R+26.1
Bannock 7,437 58.0% 5,380 42.0% 12,817 D+16.0
Twin Falls 4,136 35.5% 7,507 64.5% 11,643 R+29.0
Bonneville 3,919 46.3% 4,547 53.7% 8,466 R+7.4
Kootenai 3,451 43.7% 4,448 56.3% 7,899 R+12.6
Nez Perce 3,938 54.2% 3,329 45.8% 7,267 D+8.4
Shoshone 3,002 45.9% 3,542 54.1% 6,544 R+8.3
Latah 1,763 30.6% 4,001 69.4% 5,764 R+38.8
Bingham 2,263 41.8% 3,155 58.2% 5,418 R+16.5
Bonner 2,531 47.7% 2,773 52.3% 5,304 R+4.6
Cassia 1,628 40.9% 2,352 59.1% 3,980 R+18.2
Jerome 1,710 43.4% 2,231 56.6% 3,941 R+13.2
Fremont 1,893 51.1% 1,815 48.9% 3,708 D+2.1
Idaho 1,636 44.6% 2,033 55.4% 3,669 R+10.8
Franklin 1,629 45.9% 1,921 54.1% 3,550 R+8.2
Payette 1,104 31.4% 2,415 68.6% 3,519 R+37.3
Jefferson 1,693 49.4% 1,733 50.6% 3,426 R+1.2
Gooding 1,359 40.0% 2,039 60.0% 3,398 R+20.0
Madison 2,240 66.1% 1,151 33.9% 3,391 D+32.1
Washington 1,049 32.0% 2,233 68.0% 3,282 R+36.1
Bear Lake 1,556 50.2% 1,542 49.8% 3,098 D+0.5
Minidoka 1,272 43.1% 1,678 56.9% 2,950 R+13.8
Gem 1,395 47.7% 1,532 52.3% 2,927 R+4.7
Benewah 874 35.9% 1,560 64.1% 2,434 R+28.2
Elmore 1,332 56.0% 1,047 44.0% 2,379 D+12.0
Oneida 1,052 47.5% 1,161 52.5% 2,213 R+4.9
Clearwater 1,016 49.7% 1,030 50.3% 2,046 R+0.7
Blaine 943 47.4% 1,047 52.6% 1,990 R+5.2
Lemhi 889 45.7% 1,058 54.3% 1,947 R+8.7
Boundary 745 38.9% 1,169 61.1% 1,914 R+22.2
Power 686 42.0% 949 58.0% 1,635 R+16.1
Owyhee 670 42.1% 920 57.9% 1,590 R+15.7
Lincoln 596 38.7% 945 61.3% 1,541 R+22.6
Valley 626 41.2% 893 58.8% 1,519 R+17.6
Lewis 831 55.0% 680 45.0% 1,511 D+10.0
Custer 486 43.6% 628 56.4% 1,114 R+12.7
Teton 550 51.3% 523 48.7% 1,073 D+2.5
Adams 382 39.8% 577 60.2% 959 R+20.3
Caribou 349 41.0% 503 59.0% 852 R+18.1
Boise 309 40.8% 448 59.2% 757 R+18.4
Butte 256 36.1% 453 63.9% 709 R+27.8
Camas 242 42.7% 325 57.3% 567 R+14.6
Clark 136 33.7% 267 66.3% 403 R+32.5

Counties as they stood in 1946; 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