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Election 1962 Results

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1962 Idaho governor election

Robert E. Smylie (Republican) beat Vernon K. Smith (Democrat) in Idaho in 1962, 54.6% to 45.4%, a margin of 9.3 points and 23,702 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1958, when Robert E. Smylie also won.

Republicans led in 27 of the 44 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 17. The largest, Ada, cast 39,659 votes and went to the Republican by 21.8 points. The closest was Camas, where 28 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
Robert E. Smylie won Republican 139,578 54.6%
Vernon K. Smith Democratic 115,876 45.4%
Total255,454

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Ada 15,515 39.1% 24,144 60.9% 39,659 R+21.8
Canyon 8,317 38.7% 13,161 61.3% 21,478 R+22.6
Bannock 8,042 46.3% 9,346 53.7% 17,388 R+7.5
Bonneville 7,311 42.4% 9,933 57.6% 17,244 R+15.2
Twin Falls 8,013 48.0% 8,690 52.0% 16,703 R+4.1
Kootenai 7,488 62.2% 4,553 37.8% 12,041 D+24.4
Nez Perce 4,404 40.7% 6,425 59.3% 10,829 R+18.7
Bingham 3,340 37.4% 5,595 62.6% 8,935 R+25.2
Latah 2,984 40.4% 4,403 59.6% 7,387 R+19.2
Shoshone 4,819 67.7% 2,296 32.3% 7,115 D+35.5
Bonner 3,464 52.9% 3,089 47.1% 6,553 D+5.7
Cassia 2,718 45.6% 3,248 54.4% 5,966 R+8.9
Minidoka 2,423 48.0% 2,620 52.0% 5,043 R+3.9
Payette 1,904 40.7% 2,778 59.3% 4,682 R+18.7
Jerome 2,532 55.1% 2,067 44.9% 4,599 D+10.1
Idaho 2,152 48.0% 2,328 52.0% 4,480 R+3.9
Jefferson 1,735 41.1% 2,486 58.9% 4,221 R+17.8
Gooding 2,108 52.1% 1,935 47.9% 4,043 D+4.3
Gem 1,774 45.9% 2,091 54.1% 3,865 R+8.2
Madison 1,106 30.5% 2,519 69.5% 3,625 R+39.0
Fremont 1,377 38.2% 2,229 61.8% 3,606 R+23.6
Elmore 2,113 59.6% 1,431 40.4% 3,544 D+19.2
Franklin 856 24.5% 2,645 75.5% 3,501 R+51.1
Washington 1,679 48.7% 1,767 51.3% 3,446 R+2.6
Bear Lake 1,078 36.7% 1,863 63.3% 2,941 R+26.7
Clearwater 1,519 52.3% 1,386 47.7% 2,905 D+4.6
Benewah 1,441 56.1% 1,127 43.9% 2,568 D+12.2
Caribou 917 37.0% 1,561 63.0% 2,478 R+26.0
Boundary 1,191 51.9% 1,106 48.1% 2,297 D+3.7
Owyhee 1,152 51.5% 1,087 48.5% 2,239 D+2.9
Lemhi 1,324 59.3% 909 40.7% 2,233 D+18.6
Blaine 1,516 68.4% 699 31.6% 2,215 D+36.9
Power 856 44.4% 1,071 55.6% 1,927 R+11.2
Valley 889 48.8% 931 51.2% 1,820 R+2.3
Lewis 720 40.0% 1,082 60.0% 1,802 R+20.1
Oneida 630 36.9% 1,078 63.1% 1,708 R+26.2
Lincoln 825 55.8% 654 44.2% 1,479 D+11.6
Butte 718 51.7% 671 48.3% 1,389 D+3.4
Custer 863 67.3% 420 32.7% 1,283 D+34.5
Adams 703 55.1% 574 44.9% 1,277 D+10.1
Teton 452 37.5% 754 62.5% 1,206 R+25.0
Boise 456 60.1% 303 39.9% 759 D+20.2
Camas 262 47.5% 290 52.5% 552 R+5.1
Clark 190 44.9% 233 55.1% 423 R+10.2

Counties as they stood in 1962; 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