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Election 2006 Results

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2006 Idaho governor election

C. L. Otter (Republican) beat Jerry M. Brady (Democrat) in Idaho in 2006, 52.7% to 44.1%, a margin of 8.6 points and 38,592 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 2002, when Dirk Kempthorne won.

Republicans led in 36 of the 44 counties and Democrats in 8. The largest, Ada, cast 121,066 votes and went to the Democrat by 6.1 points. The closest was Valley, where 45 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
C. L. Otter won Republican 237,437 52.7%
Jerry M. Brady Democratic 198,845 44.1%
All other candidates 14,550 3.2%
Total450,832

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Ada 62,632 51.7% 55,272 45.7% 3,162 121,066 D+6.1
Canyon 15,237 35.7% 25,897 60.7% 1,518 42,652 R+25.0
Kootenai 16,246 43.3% 20,154 53.8% 1,090 37,490 R+10.4
Bonneville 12,447 40.9% 16,900 55.5% 1,112 30,459 R+14.6
Bannock 13,287 52.7% 10,912 43.3% 1,004 25,203 D+9.4
Twin Falls 8,071 40.9% 11,049 55.9% 634 19,754 R+15.1
Bonner 6,505 47.0% 6,933 50.1% 412 13,850 R+3.1
Bingham 4,801 37.7% 7,387 58.1% 537 12,725 R+20.3
Nez Perce 6,355 52.0% 5,583 45.7% 292 12,230 D+6.3
Latah 7,155 59.3% 4,461 37.0% 446 12,062 D+22.3
Madison 2,118 26.6% 5,554 69.8% 284 7,956 R+43.2
Jefferson 1,880 25.4% 5,220 70.6% 289 7,389 R+45.2
Blaine 5,123 69.8% 2,061 28.1% 156 7,340 D+41.7
Idaho 2,251 35.4% 3,892 61.2% 212 6,355 R+25.8
Payette 1,946 33.2% 3,723 63.6% 189 5,858 R+30.3
Cassia 1,576 27.5% 3,912 68.2% 248 5,736 R+40.7
Gem 2,041 35.9% 3,450 60.7% 197 5,688 R+24.8
Elmore 2,177 38.7% 3,282 58.4% 165 5,624 R+19.6
Minidoka 1,688 32.9% 3,217 62.6% 233 5,138 R+29.8
Jerome 1,849 37.8% 2,876 58.7% 172 4,897 R+21.0
Fremont 1,221 27.8% 3,007 68.5% 164 4,392 R+40.7
Gooding 1,740 41.9% 2,267 54.6% 145 4,152 R+12.7
Franklin 899 22.8% 2,859 72.4% 191 3,949 R+49.6
Valley 1,934 49.4% 1,889 48.3% 91 3,914 D+1.1
Shoshone 2,225 58.9% 1,434 38.0% 119 3,778 D+20.9
Washington 1,185 34.8% 2,142 62.9% 80 3,407 R+28.1
Lemhi 1,162 36.4% 1,928 60.4% 103 3,193 R+24.0
Boundary 1,279 40.3% 1,781 56.1% 115 3,175 R+15.8
Teton 1,653 54.4% 1,286 42.4% 97 3,036 D+12.1
Clearwater 1,346 44.6% 1,562 51.8% 109 3,017 R+7.2
Boise 1,132 39.4% 1,626 56.6% 117 2,875 R+17.2
Benewah 1,125 39.2% 1,631 56.8% 114 2,870 R+17.6
Owyhee 780 27.3% 1,972 69.0% 106 2,858 R+41.7
Caribou 765 30.5% 1,637 65.3% 105 2,507 R+34.8
Bear Lake 621 28.0% 1,505 67.8% 93 2,219 R+39.8
Power 884 40.5% 1,229 56.3% 69 2,182 R+15.8
Custer 602 31.7% 1,228 64.6% 71 1,901 R+32.9
Adams 635 37.5% 994 58.6% 66 1,695 R+21.2
Oneida 448 29.0% 1,030 66.6% 69 1,547 R+37.6
Lincoln 599 42.1% 769 54.1% 54 1,422 R+12.0
Lewis 578 41.7% 773 55.7% 36 1,387 R+14.1
Butte 402 36.3% 652 59.0% 52 1,106 R+22.6
Camas 153 34.7% 272 61.7% 16 441 R+27.0
Clark 92 27.3% 229 68.0% 16 337 R+40.7

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