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Election 1970 Results

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1970 Idaho governor election

Cecil D. Andrus (Democrat) beat Don Samuelson (Republican) in Idaho in 1970, 52.2% to 47.8%, a margin of 4.4 points and 10,896 votes.

Idaho changed party: in 1966 it went Republican, for Don Samuelson.

Republicans led in 29 of the 44 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 15. The largest, Ada, cast 43,161 votes and went to the Democrat by 0.6 points. The closest was Caribou, where 18 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
Cecil D. Andrus won Democratic 128,004 52.2%
Don Samuelson Republican 117,108 47.8%
Total245,112

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Ada 21,705 50.3% 21,456 49.7% 43,161 D+0.6
Canyon 9,443 46.5% 10,877 53.5% 20,320 R+7.1
Bannock 11,625 67.1% 5,690 32.9% 17,315 D+34.3
Bonneville 7,751 45.0% 9,478 55.0% 17,229 R+10.0
Twin Falls 6,187 46.6% 7,102 53.4% 13,289 R+6.9
Kootenai 6,531 58.7% 4,592 41.3% 11,123 D+17.4
Nez Perce 7,775 72.6% 2,927 27.4% 10,702 D+45.3
Bingham 4,516 51.0% 4,339 49.0% 8,855 D+2.0
Latah 5,889 72.7% 2,209 27.3% 8,098 D+45.4
Bonner 3,099 49.3% 3,181 50.7% 6,280 R+1.3
Shoshone 3,817 66.0% 1,968 34.0% 5,785 D+32.0
Cassia 2,402 45.9% 2,835 54.1% 5,237 R+8.3
Minidoka 2,638 57.3% 1,965 42.7% 4,603 D+14.6
Idaho 2,292 52.7% 2,056 47.3% 4,348 D+5.4
Payette 1,772 43.4% 2,313 56.6% 4,085 R+13.2
Jefferson 1,492 36.6% 2,581 63.4% 4,073 R+26.7
Madison 1,765 44.8% 2,171 55.2% 3,936 R+10.3
Jerome 1,703 45.0% 2,080 55.0% 3,783 R+10.0
Gooding 1,727 46.9% 1,956 53.1% 3,683 R+6.2
Gem 1,531 42.7% 2,057 57.3% 3,588 R+14.7
Fremont 1,580 45.6% 1,883 54.4% 3,463 R+8.7
Elmore 1,789 53.6% 1,546 46.4% 3,335 D+7.3
Franklin 1,542 49.3% 1,585 50.7% 3,127 R+1.4
Washington 1,289 41.5% 1,819 58.5% 3,108 R+17.1
Clearwater 2,299 78.3% 636 21.7% 2,935 D+56.7
Bear Lake 1,457 58.1% 1,049 41.9% 2,506 D+16.3
Caribou 1,202 49.6% 1,220 50.4% 2,422 R+0.7
Blaine 1,093 48.4% 1,163 51.6% 2,256 R+3.1
Benewah 1,656 73.6% 594 26.4% 2,250 D+47.2
Boundary 984 47.7% 1,079 52.3% 2,063 R+4.6
Lemhi 550 26.9% 1,498 73.1% 2,048 R+46.3
Owyhee 836 43.0% 1,107 57.0% 1,943 R+13.9
Valley 831 46.2% 967 53.8% 1,798 R+7.6
Power 1,004 56.7% 768 43.3% 1,772 D+13.3
Oneida 673 45.1% 819 54.9% 1,492 R+9.8
Lewis 935 63.2% 545 36.8% 1,480 D+26.4
Lincoln 527 40.2% 784 59.8% 1,311 R+19.6
Custer 135 10.4% 1,164 89.6% 1,299 R+79.2
Adams 434 35.8% 777 64.2% 1,211 R+28.3
Butte 541 47.1% 607 52.9% 1,148 R+5.7
Teton 428 40.8% 621 59.2% 1,049 R+18.4
Boise 295 35.5% 537 64.5% 832 R+29.1
Camas 139 34.7% 262 65.3% 401 R+30.7
Clark 125 33.8% 245 66.2% 370 R+32.4

Counties as they stood in 1970; 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