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The 2022 Idaho gubernatorial election will take place on November 8, 2022, to elect the next
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of
Idaho Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyomi ...
. Incumbent
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Governor
Brad Little Bradley Jay Little (born February 15, 1954) is an American politician serving as the 33rd governor of Idaho since January 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 42nd lieutenant governor of Idaho from 2009 to 2019 and as an Idah ...
, first elected in
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, is seeking nomination for a second term. Republicans have won the previous seven elections. The statewide primary was held on May 17, 2022.


Republican primary


Candidates


Nominee

*
Brad Little Bradley Jay Little (born February 15, 1954) is an American politician serving as the 33rd governor of Idaho since January 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 42nd lieutenant governor of Idaho from 2009 to 2019 and as an Idah ...
, incumbent governor


Eliminated in primary

*Steve Bradshaw, Bonner County commissioner *Ben Cannady, candidate for governor in
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*Walter French *Ed Humphreys, financial advisor and Region IV chair of the
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*Ashley Jackson, actress, marijuana legalization activisthttps://sos.idaho.gov/elections/data/Candidate_Filing_Report.pdf *Lisa Marie, entrepreneur, humanitarian, mother *
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,
lieutenant governor of Idaho The lieutenant governor of Idaho is a constitutional statewide elected office in the U.S. state of Idaho. According to the Idaho Constitution, the officeholder is elected to a four-year term. The current lieutenant governor of Idaho is Republican ...
*Cody Usabel


Withdrawn

* Ammon Bundy, anti-government militant, activist, and leader of the
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(running as an independent) *Chris Hammond


Did not file

*Jeff Cotton, attorney


Declined

*
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, former
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from ID-01, former chair of the
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, and candidate for governor in
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''(running for
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Endorsements


Polling


Primary results


Democratic primary


Candidates


Nominee

*Stephen Heidt, college instructor


Write-in candidates

*Shelby Rognstad, mayor of Sandpoint (failed to change party registration and running as write-in candidate instead) *David J. Reilly, alt-right activist and media personality


Did not file

*Robert Dempsay, president of the
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city council


Withdrew

*Melissa Sue Robinson,
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Declined

*AJ Balukoff, former
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trustee, nominee for governor in
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, and candidate in
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''(endorsed Shelby Rognstad)''


Endorsements


Primary results


Libertarian primary


Candidates


Declared

* Paul Sand, White Bird city councilman, retired software engineer *John Dionne Jr.


Primary results


Constitution primary


Candidates


Declared

* Chantyrose Davison


Write In

* Ryan Cole, member of the Central Idaho Health District board and pathologist (failed to change party registration and running as write-in candidate instead)


Withdrew

*
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, organic strawberry farmer and perennial candidate (running for lieutanant governor)


Primary results


Independents


Declared

* Ammon Bundy, Leader of the
Occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge On January 2, 2016, an armed group of far-right extremists seized and occupied the headquarters of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Harney County, Oregon, and continued to occupy it until law enforcement made a final arrest on February ...


Withdrawn

*John Dionne (running as a Libertarian) * Pro Life, (running for lieutenant governor)


General election


Predictions


Endorsements


Results


See also

* List of governors of Idaho * Elections in Idaho


Notes


References


External links

;Official campaign websites
Ammon Bundy (I) for Governor

Chantyrose Davison (C) for Governor

Stephen Heidt (D) for Governor

Brad Little (R) for Governor

Paul Sand (L) for Governor
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Idaho Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyomi ...
Governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...