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Election 1998 Results

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1998 Idaho governor election

Dirk Kempthorne (Republican) beat Robert C. Huntley (Democrat) in Idaho in 1998, 67.7% to 29.1%, a margin of 38.6 points and 147,280 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1994, when Phil Batt won.

Republicans led in 43 of the 44 counties and Democrats in 1. The largest, Ada, cast 92,509 votes and went to the Republican by 32.9 points. The closest was Camas, where 210 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
Dirk Kempthorne won Republican 258,095 67.7%
Robert C. Huntley Democratic 110,815 29.1%
All other candidates 12,338 3.2%
Total381,248

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Ada 29,743 32.2% 60,189 65.1% 2,577 92,509 R+32.9
Canyon 8,041 24.3% 24,181 73.2% 818 33,040 R+48.8
Kootenai 8,682 29.5% 19,860 67.5% 888 29,430 R+38.0
Bonneville 5,904 23.1% 19,181 75.1% 472 25,557 R+52.0
Bannock 9,535 41.0% 13,155 56.6% 556 23,246 R+15.6
Twin Falls 4,526 26.0% 11,247 64.5% 1,657 17,430 R+38.6
Nez Perce 4,451 34.0% 8,251 63.1% 378 13,080 R+29.1
Latah 4,980 41.2% 6,697 55.3% 423 12,100 R+14.2
Bingham 3,006 25.6% 8,501 72.3% 257 11,764 R+46.7
Bonner 3,875 35.0% 6,743 60.9% 448 11,066 R+25.9
Madison 940 14.5% 5,453 84.1% 90 6,483 R+69.6
Jefferson 1,104 18.1% 4,877 79.8% 128 6,109 R+61.8
Cassia 977 16.7% 4,589 78.5% 279 5,845 R+61.8
Idaho 1,303 23.0% 4,195 73.9% 178 5,676 R+51.0
Blaine 2,827 51.2% 2,528 45.8% 168 5,523 D+5.4
Minidoka 1,213 22.3% 3,945 72.6% 275 5,433 R+50.3
Payette 1,287 23.9% 3,933 73.2% 156 5,376 R+49.2
Elmore 1,123 21.9% 3,876 75.5% 134 5,133 R+53.6
Gem 1,291 26.6% 3,431 70.8% 127 4,849 R+44.1
Jerome 1,053 22.1% 3,328 69.9% 383 4,764 R+47.8
Gooding 1,131 28.0% 2,647 65.5% 263 4,041 R+37.5
Shoshone 1,832 45.4% 2,072 51.3% 135 4,039 R+5.9
Fremont 734 18.5% 3,133 79.2% 91 3,958 R+60.6
Lemhi 669 19.6% 2,635 77.3% 104 3,408 R+57.7
Washington 794 23.4% 2,512 73.9% 92 3,398 R+50.6
Franklin 495 14.9% 2,744 82.8% 77 3,316 R+67.8
Valley 975 30.3% 2,148 66.7% 99 3,222 R+36.4
Clearwater 988 31.8% 2,019 64.9% 103 3,110 R+33.2
Boundary 833 27.9% 2,032 68.0% 124 2,989 R+40.1
Benewah 768 26.8% 1,987 69.2% 115 2,870 R+42.5
Owyhee 568 21.6% 1,990 75.7% 70 2,628 R+54.1
Caribou 445 18.9% 1,852 78.8% 54 2,351 R+59.8
Boise 650 28.4% 1,530 66.8% 109 2,289 R+38.4
Power 661 30.2% 1,486 67.9% 42 2,189 R+37.7
Bear Lake 484 23.5% 1,497 72.8% 75 2,056 R+49.3
Teton 535 30.0% 1,183 66.4% 64 1,782 R+36.4
Adams 379 22.6% 1,237 73.9% 59 1,675 R+51.2
Custer 452 27.4% 1,149 69.6% 50 1,651 R+42.2
Lewis 352 25.8% 973 71.4% 38 1,363 R+45.6
Oneida 257 20.7% 957 77.2% 26 1,240 R+56.5
Lincoln 355 29.1% 774 63.4% 91 1,220 R+34.3
Butte 416 34.6% 761 63.3% 26 1,203 R+28.7
Camas 106 23.7% 316 70.7% 25 447 R+47.0
Clark 75 19.2% 301 77.2% 14 390 R+57.9

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