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Election 2018 Results

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2018 Idaho governor election

Brad Little (Republican) beat Paulette Jordan (Democrat) in Idaho in 2018, 59.8% to 38.2%, a margin of 21.6 points and 130,580 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 2014, when C. L. Otter won.

Republicans led in 40 of the 44 counties and Democrats in 4. The largest, Ada, cast 190,502 votes and went to the Democrat by 1.1 points. The closest was Clark, where 148 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
Brad Little won Republican 361,661 59.8%
Paulette Jordan Democratic 231,081 38.2%
All other candidates 12,389 2.0%
Total605,131

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Ada 94,772 49.7% 92,684 48.7% 3,046 190,502 D+1.1
Canyon 21,839 34.3% 40,636 63.9% 1,118 63,593 R+29.6
Kootenai 17,620 31.1% 38,173 67.3% 953 56,746 R+36.2
Bonneville 10,699 30.3% 23,497 66.6% 1,065 35,261 R+36.3
Bannock 13,386 46.0% 14,975 51.5% 725 29,086 R+5.5
Twin Falls 7,742 31.6% 16,102 65.7% 648 24,492 R+34.1
Bonner 6,749 36.3% 11,477 61.7% 364 18,590 R+25.4
Latah 8,981 56.1% 6,803 42.5% 213 15,997 D+13.6
Nez Perce 5,385 37.3% 8,845 61.2% 220 14,450 R+23.9
Bingham 3,515 26.5% 9,337 70.5% 398 13,250 R+43.9
Blaine 7,267 69.3% 3,063 29.2% 157 10,487 D+40.1
Madison 1,520 17.3% 6,887 78.5% 366 8,773 R+61.2
Jefferson 1,307 15.0% 7,125 81.8% 277 8,709 R+66.8
Payette 1,890 24.9% 5,553 73.1% 152 7,595 R+48.2
Gem 1,572 22.0% 5,438 76.2% 131 7,141 R+54.1
Elmore 2,253 32.0% 4,582 65.2% 196 7,031 R+33.1
Idaho 1,372 19.5% 5,478 78.0% 177 7,027 R+58.4
Cassia 1,111 18.0% 4,888 79.1% 181 6,180 R+61.1
Jerome 1,440 26.7% 3,808 70.7% 136 5,384 R+44.0
Valley 2,442 47.0% 2,676 51.5% 81 5,199 R+4.5
Minidoka 1,179 22.9% 3,849 74.7% 127 5,155 R+51.8
Teton 2,636 54.9% 2,055 42.8% 109 4,800 D+12.1
Fremont 841 17.6% 3,798 79.4% 145 4,784 R+61.8
Gooding 1,110 25.1% 3,209 72.6% 103 4,422 R+47.5
Boundary 1,075 25.2% 3,101 72.6% 95 4,271 R+47.4
Shoshone 1,623 38.1% 2,564 60.1% 76 4,263 R+22.1
Washington 1,004 25.7% 2,849 72.8% 61 3,914 R+47.1
Franklin 416 10.9% 3,228 84.2% 189 3,833 R+73.4
Benewah 1,004 26.7% 2,672 71.0% 87 3,763 R+44.3
Boise 1,051 29.9% 2,374 67.6% 85 3,510 R+37.7
Owyhee 772 22.3% 2,613 75.4% 82 3,467 R+53.1
Lemhi 883 25.7% 2,470 71.9% 82 3,435 R+46.2
Clearwater 779 24.7% 2,310 73.2% 67 3,156 R+48.5
Caribou 371 16.4% 1,824 80.5% 72 2,267 R+64.1
Power 681 31.0% 1,456 66.4% 57 2,194 R+35.3
Bear Lake 307 14.3% 1,780 82.8% 64 2,151 R+68.5
Custer 545 25.7% 1,518 71.5% 61 2,124 R+45.8
Adams 579 30.4% 1,288 67.6% 39 1,906 R+37.2
Oneida 200 13.2% 1,249 82.4% 67 1,516 R+69.2
Lincoln 419 28.2% 1,022 68.7% 47 1,488 R+40.5
Lewis 326 23.3% 1,051 75.2% 20 1,397 R+51.9
Butte 214 20.8% 788 76.4% 29 1,031 R+55.7
Camas 157 29.2% 371 69.0% 10 538 R+39.8
Clark 47 18.6% 195 77.1% 11 253 R+58.5

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