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Election 1982 Results

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1982 Idaho governor election

John V. Evans (Democrat) beat Phil Batt (Republican) in Idaho in 1982, 50.6% to 49.4%, a margin of 1.3 points and 4,208 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1978, when John V. Evans also won.

Democrats led in 25 of the 44 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 19. The largest, Ada, cast 64,061 votes and went to the Democrat by 0.8 points. The closest was Camas, where 2 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
John V. Evans won Democratic 165,365 50.6%
Phil Batt Republican 161,157 49.4%
Total326,522

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Ada 32,278 50.4% 31,783 49.6% 64,061 D+0.8
Canyon 12,485 45.9% 14,707 54.1% 27,192 R+8.2
Bannock 15,268 65.1% 8,191 34.9% 23,459 D+30.2
Bonneville 10,171 44.5% 12,690 55.5% 22,861 R+11.0
Kootenai 9,072 46.3% 10,507 53.7% 19,579 R+7.3
Twin Falls 7,572 45.9% 8,920 54.1% 16,492 R+8.2
Bingham 5,879 49.7% 5,961 50.3% 11,840 R+0.7
Nez Perce 8,189 72.3% 3,143 27.7% 11,332 D+44.5
Latah 6,062 59.8% 4,082 40.2% 10,144 D+19.5
Bonner 4,854 55.5% 3,895 44.5% 8,749 D+11.0
Shoshone 3,963 61.1% 2,519 38.9% 6,482 D+22.3
Minidoka 2,850 45.0% 3,484 55.0% 6,334 R+10.0
Cassia 2,182 35.0% 4,053 65.0% 6,235 R+30.0
Jefferson 1,896 36.2% 3,346 63.8% 5,242 R+27.7
Idaho 2,922 55.8% 2,313 44.2% 5,235 D+11.6
Madison 1,360 26.9% 3,687 73.1% 5,047 R+46.1
Jerome 2,364 47.0% 2,666 53.0% 5,030 R+6.0
Payette 2,419 50.0% 2,416 50.0% 4,835 D+0.1
Gem 2,704 60.3% 1,777 39.7% 4,481 D+20.7
Elmore 2,331 53.8% 2,005 46.2% 4,336 D+7.5
Gooding 2,185 52.0% 2,020 48.0% 4,205 D+3.9
Fremont 1,662 40.8% 2,408 59.2% 4,070 R+18.3
Blaine 2,318 63.8% 1,313 36.2% 3,631 D+27.7
Washington 1,884 52.2% 1,725 47.8% 3,609 D+4.4
Franklin 1,018 28.6% 2,536 71.4% 3,554 R+42.7
Caribou 1,262 38.6% 2,005 61.4% 3,267 R+22.7
Clearwater 2,261 70.8% 933 29.2% 3,194 D+41.6
Bear Lake 1,056 35.3% 1,935 64.7% 2,991 R+29.4
Boundary 1,525 54.1% 1,293 45.9% 2,818 D+8.2
Benewah 1,558 56.0% 1,223 44.0% 2,781 D+12.0
Lemhi 997 36.7% 1,716 63.3% 2,713 R+26.5
Power 1,364 55.3% 1,104 44.7% 2,468 D+10.5
Valley 1,315 54.4% 1,102 45.6% 2,417 D+8.8
Owyhee 863 38.2% 1,398 61.8% 2,261 R+23.7
Oneida 1,112 58.8% 779 41.2% 1,891 D+17.6
Custer 741 40.5% 1,090 59.5% 1,831 R+19.1
Adams 989 60.2% 653 39.8% 1,642 D+20.5
Butte 855 54.6% 711 45.4% 1,566 D+9.2
Lewis 1,006 66.1% 515 33.9% 1,521 D+32.3
Lincoln 811 55.5% 651 44.5% 1,462 D+10.9
Boise 756 54.7% 627 45.3% 1,383 D+9.3
Teton 575 43.6% 743 56.4% 1,318 R+12.7
Camas 254 50.2% 252 49.8% 506 D+0.4
Clark 177 38.7% 280 61.3% 457 R+22.5

Counties as they stood in 1982; 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