2014 Idaho gubernatorial election

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.

See also: 2014 Idaho elections
2014 Idaho gubernatorial election
November 4, 2014
 
Nominee Butch Otter A.J. Balukoff
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 235,405 169,556
Percentage 53.5% 38.6%
County Results
Otter:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Balukoff:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Governor before election

Butch Otter
Republican

 Elected Governor

Butch Otter
Republican

Elections in Idaho

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.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Endorsements
Russ Fulcher

Results
Results by county:
  Otter—70–80%
  Otter—60–70%
  Otter—50–60%
  Otter—40–50%
  Fulcher—40–50%
  Fulcher—50–60%
  Fulcher—60–70%
  Fulcher—70–80%
Republican primary results[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Butch Otter (incumbent) 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

Endorsements
A.J. Balukoff

Results
Results by county:
  Balukoff—70–80%
  Balukoff—60–70%
  Balukoff—50–60%
  Kerr—50–60%
  Kerr—60–70%
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

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[19]

General election

Debates

A debate was held between Balukoff & Bujak. Gov. Otter chose not to participate.

Predictions
Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[20] Solid R November 3, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[21] Likely R November 3, 2014
Rothenberg Political Report[22] Likely R November 3, 2014
Real Clear Politics[23] Likely R November 3, 2014

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%[24] 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%[25] 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[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Butch Otter (incumbent) 235,405 53.52% -5.59%
Democratic A.J. Balukoff 169,556 38.55% +5.70%
Libertarian John Bujak 17,884 4.07% +2.77%
Independent Jill Humble 8,801 2.00% N/A
Constitution Steve Pankey 5,219 1.19% N/A
Independent Pro-Life 2,870 0.65% -0.20%
n/a Write-ins 95 0.02% N/A
Total votes '439,830' '100.0%' N/A
Republican hold
gollark: Don't think so. I'll find a composition diagram.
gollark: If I fire Earth in faster it does this.
gollark: The simulation apparently thinks this should produce some sort of clouds coming off.
gollark: Here's with Neptune.
gollark: This apparently does *not* lead to a moon being produced.

References
  1. "Otter taps industry lobbyist to run re-election campaign | Local & Regional | Boise, Meridian, Nampa, Caldwell, Idaho News, Weather, Sports and Breaking News". KBOI 2. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
  2. "Nine vie to be next Idaho governor". Idaho Statesman. March 15, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  3. "Bank on it: Fulcher will announce challenge to Gov. Otter in Saturday fly-around". Idaho Statesman. November 20, 2013. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
  4. "Idaho U.S. Rep. Raul Labrador Plans 2014 Re-Election Run For Congress". Boise State Public Radio. 14 August 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  5. "Lt. Gov. Brad Little to seek re-election in 2014". Times-News. Associated Press. September 18, 2013. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
  6. "Luna won't commit on 2014 run for governor, denies seeking national education post". IdahoReporter.com. 2011-12-15. Archived from the original on 2013-09-28. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
  7. Prentice, George (2012-06-14). "Rex Rammell 'Gives Up on Idaho,' Leaving State | citydesk". Boiseweekly.com. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
  8. Popkey, Dan (September 16, 2013). "Wasden says he'll seek record fourth term as Idaho attorney general". Idaho Statesman. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
  9. "Raul Labrador backs Russ Fulcher for Idaho governor". The Spokesman-Review. May 13, 2014. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  10. "*** UNOFFICIAL *** 2014 – Primary Election Statewide Totals". Idaho Secretary of State. Archived from the original on February 20, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
  11. Popkey, Dan. "Democrat Balukoff joins race for governor" Idaho Statesman, December 3, 2013. (accessed 3 December 2013)
  12. "Keith is not planning on running in 2014". Allredforidaho.com. 2013-07-17. Archived from the original on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
  13. "Cecil Andrus: Idaho not doing enough for children". Idahopress.com. 2013-10-13. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
  14. "Democrat Bieter wanted to hear GOP Speaker Boehner, backed Simpson in 2010". Idaho Statesman. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on September 20, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  15. "Democrat Balukoff joins race for governor". Idaho Statesman. December 3, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  16. "2014 Gubernatorial Races: An Early Take- Part 3". Red State. June 12, 2013. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
  17. "3408 scanned" (PDF). 2014. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  18. "Former prosecutor Bujak running for Idaho governor". Krem.com. March 14, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  19. "Deputize armed volunteers to protect schools, says perennial Idaho candidate Pro-Life". Idaho Statesman. December 17, 2012. Archived from the original on November 22, 2013. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
  20. "2014 Governor Race Ratings for November 3, 2014". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  21. "The Crystal Ball's Final 2014 Picks". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  22. "2014 Gubernatorial Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  23. "2014 Elections Map - 2014 Governors Races". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  24. John Bujak (L) 5%, Jill Humble (I) 1%, Pro Life (I) 2%, Steve Pankey (C) 2%
  25. John Bujak (L) 4%, Jill Humble (I) 3%, Pro Life (I) 3%, Steve Pankey (C) 2%
  26. https://sos.idaho.gov/elect/results/2014/General/statewide_totals.html
Official campaign websites (Archived)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.