Idaho gubernatorial election, 2014
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The 2014 Idaho gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the Governor of Idaho, concurrently with the election to Idaho's Class II U.S. Senate seat, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Incumbent Republican Governor Butch Otter ran for election to a third consecutive term in office.[1] In primary elections held on May 20, 2014, Otter was renominated and the Democrats nominated businessman and President of the Boise School District Board of Trustees A.J. Balukoff. Otter defeated Balukoff and four Independent and Third Party challengers in the general election.
Contents
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Walt Bayes, perennial candidate[2]
- Harley Brown, candidate for Idaho's 1st congressional district in 2000 and 2010 and candidate for Mayor of Boise in 2001[2]
- Russ Fulcher, State Senator[3]
- Butch Otter, incumbent Governor[1]
Declined
- Raúl Labrador, U.S. Representative[4]
- Brad Little, Lieutenant Governor of Idaho[5]
- Tom Luna, Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction[6]
- Rex Rammell, activist, veterinarian and candidate for Governor in 2010[7]
- Lawrence Wasden, Attorney General of Idaho[8]
Endorsements
| Russ Fulcher |
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Results
| Republican primary results[10] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Butch Otter | 79,786 | 51.36 | |
| Republican | Russ Fulcher | 67,702 | 43.59 | |
| Republican | Harley Brown | 5,084 | 3.27 | |
| Republican | Walt Bayes | 2,761 | 1.78 | |
| Total votes | 155,333 | 100 | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- A.J. Balukoff, businessman and President of the Boise School District Board of Trustees[11]
- Terry Kerr, former Republican candidate for local office[2]
Declined
- Keith G. Allred, activist, mediator and nominee for Governor in 2010[12]
- Cecil D. Andrus, former Governor and former United States Secretary of the Interior[13]
- David H. Bieter, Mayor of Boise[14][15]
- Jerry Brady, explorer, newspaper publisher and nominee for Governor in 2002 and 2006[16]
- Cherie Buckner-Webb, State Senator[16]
- Brian Cronin, former State Representative[16]
- Mat Erpelding, State Representative[16]
Results
| Democratic primary results[10] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | A.J. Balukoff | 16,753 | 65.33 | |
| Democratic | Terry Kerr | 8,890 | 34.67 | |
| Total votes | 25,643 | 100 | ||
Constitution nomination
Candidates
Declared
- Steven Pankey, Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 2010[2]
Libertarian nomination
Candidates
Declared
- John Bujak, former Canyon County prosecutor[17]
Independents
Candidates
Declared
- Jill Humble, retired nurse educator and candidate for Boise City Council in 2013[2]
- Pro-Life (formerly known as Marvin Richardson), organic strawberry farmer, pro-life activist and perennial candidate[18]
General election
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Butch Otter (R) |
A.J. Balukoff (D) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling | October 30–November 2, 2014 | 1,001 | ± 3.1% | 49% | 37% | 10%[19] | 5% |
| 55% | 42% | — | 3% | ||||
| CBS News/NYT/YouGov | October 16–23, 2014 | 575 | ± 6% | 53% | 35% | 2% | 10% |
| Public Policy Polling | October 9–12, 2014 | 522 | ± 4.3% | 39% | 35% | 12%[20] | 14% |
| 47% | 38% | — | 15% | ||||
| CBS News/NYT/YouGov | September 20–October 1, 2014 | 594 | ± 5% | 57% | 33% | 1% | 9% |
| CBS News/NYT/YouGov | August 18–September 2, 2014 | 844 | ± 4% | 51% | 33% | 3% | 13% |
| CBS News/NYT/YouGov | July 5–24, 2014 | 691 | ± 4.2% | 56% | 34% | 4% | 7% |
| Rasmussen Reports | May 28–29, 2014 | 750 | ± 4% | 50% | 36% | 8% | 7% |
Results
| Idaho gubernatorial election, 2014[21] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Butch Otter (Incumbent) | 235,405 | 53.52 | |
| Democratic | A.J. Balukoff | 169,556 | 38.55 | |
| Libertarian | John Bujak | 17,884 | 4.07 | |
| Independent | Jill Humble | 8,801 | 2 | |
| Constitution | Steve Pankey | 5,219 | 1.19 | |
| Independent | Pro-Life | 2,870 | 0.65 | |
| Other | Write-in | 95 | 0.02 | |
| Majority | 65,849 | 14.97% | ||
| Total votes | 439,830 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
References
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- ↑ Popkey, Dan. "Democrat Balukoff joins race for governor" Idaho Statesman, December 3, 2013. (accessed 3 December 2013)
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- ↑ John Bujak (L) 5%, Jill Humble (I) 1%, Pro Life (I) 2%, Steve Pankey (C) 2%
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External links
- Idaho gubernatorial election, 2014 at Ballotpedia
- Campaign contributions at FollowTheMoney
- Official campaign websites
