Election 1944 Results
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1944 US Senate election in Idaho
Glen H. Taylor (Democrat) beat C.A. Bottolfsen (Republican) in Idaho in 1944, 51.1% to 48.9%, a margin of 2.3 points and 4,723 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1938, when D. Worth Clark won.
Democrats led in 23 of the 44 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 21. The largest, Ada, cast 24,092 votes and went to the Republican by 11.4 points. The closest was Caribou, where 6 votes separated the two parties.
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.
Senate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glen H. Taylor won | Democratic | 107,096 | 51.1% |
| C.A. Bottolfsen | Republican | 102,373 | 48.9% |
| Total | 209,469 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ada | 10,676 44.3% | 13,416 55.7% | 24,092 | R+11.4 | |
| Canyon | 7,639 45.7% | 9,063 54.3% | 16,702 | R+8.5 | |
| Bannock | 9,471 62.2% | 5,748 37.8% | 15,219 | D+24.5 | |
| Twin Falls | 6,007 43.0% | 7,972 57.0% | 13,979 | R+14.1 | |
| Kootenai | 5,976 58.3% | 4,278 41.7% | 10,254 | D+16.6 | |
| Bonneville | 4,640 50.9% | 4,478 49.1% | 9,118 | D+1.8 | |
| Nez Perce | 5,520 63.6% | 3,154 36.4% | 8,674 | D+27.3 | |
| Shoshone | 5,356 63.6% | 3,065 36.4% | 8,421 | D+27.2 | |
| Latah | 3,620 51.2% | 3,453 48.8% | 7,073 | D+2.4 | |
| Bingham | 3,265 48.8% | 3,427 51.2% | 6,692 | R+2.4 | |
| Bonner | 3,353 54.5% | 2,801 45.5% | 6,154 | D+9.0 | |
| Cassia | 2,281 46.1% | 2,664 53.9% | 4,945 | R+7.7 | |
| Idaho | 2,217 53.1% | 1,959 46.9% | 4,176 | D+6.2 | |
| Franklin | 1,776 44.7% | 2,195 55.3% | 3,971 | R+10.6 | |
| Jerome | 1,740 44.3% | 2,192 55.7% | 3,932 | R+11.5 | |
| Payette | 1,520 38.8% | 2,396 61.2% | 3,916 | R+22.4 | |
| Fremont | 1,987 51.0% | 1,911 49.0% | 3,898 | D+1.9 | |
| Washington | 1,864 48.0% | 2,016 52.0% | 3,880 | R+3.9 | |
| Gooding | 1,676 45.1% | 2,038 54.9% | 3,714 | R+9.7 | |
| Jefferson | 2,018 54.4% | 1,692 45.6% | 3,710 | D+8.8 | |
| Gem | 1,959 55.7% | 1,559 44.3% | 3,518 | D+11.4 | |
| Madison | 1,779 50.7% | 1,731 49.3% | 3,510 | D+1.4 | |
| Minidoka | 1,612 47.0% | 1,819 53.0% | 3,431 | R+6.0 | |
| Bear Lake | 1,666 49.3% | 1,710 50.7% | 3,376 | R+1.3 | |
| Elmore | 1,612 60.4% | 1,055 39.6% | 2,667 | D+20.9 | |
| Benewah | 1,437 54.1% | 1,220 45.9% | 2,657 | D+8.2 | |
| Clearwater | 1,793 67.8% | 851 32.2% | 2,644 | D+35.6 | |
| Oneida | 1,157 52.9% | 1,031 47.1% | 2,188 | D+5.8 | |
| Boundary | 1,159 54.0% | 989 46.0% | 2,148 | D+7.9 | |
| Lemhi | 920 44.7% | 1,139 55.3% | 2,059 | R+10.6 | |
| Blaine | 1,131 55.9% | 892 44.1% | 2,023 | D+11.8 | |
| Owyhee | 850 46.3% | 984 53.7% | 1,834 | R+7.3 | |
| Lewis | 1,226 67.1% | 600 32.9% | 1,826 | D+34.3 | |
| Valley | 877 48.3% | 940 51.7% | 1,817 | R+3.5 | |
| Lincoln | 784 44.5% | 979 55.5% | 1,763 | R+11.1 | |
| Power | 753 43.7% | 971 56.3% | 1,724 | R+12.6 | |
| Adams | 729 52.5% | 660 47.5% | 1,389 | D+5.0 | |
| Teton | 559 46.7% | 637 53.3% | 1,196 | R+6.5 | |
| Custer | 601 50.4% | 592 49.6% | 1,193 | D+0.8 | |
| Boise | 572 55.2% | 465 44.8% | 1,037 | D+10.3 | |
| Caribou | 475 49.7% | 481 50.3% | 956 | R+0.6 | |
| Butte | 355 41.0% | 510 59.0% | 865 | R+17.9 | |
| Camas | 324 51.2% | 309 48.8% | 633 | D+2.4 | |
| Clark | 164 33.1% | 331 66.9% | 495 | R+33.7 |
Counties as they stood in 1944; 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 Senate elections we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Mike Crapo (R) | R+31.9 |
| 2020 | Jim Risch (R) | R+29.4 |
| 2016 | Mike Crapo (R) | R+38.4 |
| 2014 | James E. Risch (R) | R+30.7 |
| 2010 | Mike Crapo (R) | R+46.2 |
| 2008 | Jim Risch (R) | R+23.5 |
| 2004 | Mike Crapo (R) | R+99.2 |
| 2002 | Larry E. Craig (R) | R+32.6 |
| 1998 | Mike Crapo (R) | R+41.1 |
| 1996 | Larry E. Craig (R) | R+17.1 |
| 1992 | Dirk Kempthorne (R) | R+13.0 |
| 1990 | Larry E. Craig (R) | R+22.6 |
| 1986 | Steve Symms (R) | R+3.1 |
| 1984 | James A. McClure (R) | R+46.2 |
| 1980 | Steve Symms (R) | R+1.0 |
| 1978 | James A. McClure (R) | R+36.9 |
| 1974 | Frank Church (D) | D+13.9 |
| 1972 | James A. McClure (R) | R+6.7 |
| 1968 | Frank Church (D) | D+20.5 |
| 1966 | Len B. Jordan (R) | R+10.8 |
| 1962 | Frank Church (D) | D+9.5 |
| 1960 | Henry C. Dworshak (R) | R+4.5 |
| 1956 | Frank Church (D) | D+17.5 |
| 1954 | Henry C. Dworshak (R) | R+25.7 |
| 1950 | Herman Welker (R) | R+23.4 |
| 1948 | Bert C. Miller (D) | D+1.5 |
| 1944 | Glen H. Taylor (D) | D+2.3 |
| 1942 | John Thomas (R) | R+3.1 |
| 1938 | D. Worth Clark (D) | D+9.8 |
| 1936 | William E. Borah (R) | R+26.7 |
| 1932 | James Pope (D) | D+13.4 |
| 1930 | William E. Borah (R) | R+44.8 |
| 1926 | Frank R. Gooding (R) | R+20.4 |
| 1924 | William E. Borah (R) | R+59.4 |
| 1920 | Frank R. Gooding (R) | R+8.2 |
| 1918 | William E. Borah (R) | R+34.4 |
| 1914 | James H. Brady (R) | R+5.7 |