The 2022 Idaho lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the next

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. It coincided with various other statewide races, including

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, and

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. Idaho is one of 17 states that elect their lieutenant governor separately in both the

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and

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elections. Incumbent

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Lieutenant Governor

Janice McGeachin Janice K. McGeachin (; born January 18, 1963) is an American far-right politician and businesswoman serving as the 43rd lieutenant governor of Idaho since January 2019. A member of the Republican Party, she was previously a member of the Idaho H ...

was first elected in

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with a plurality of 28.9% and 51,098 votes in a five-way primary then 59.7% and 356,507 votes in the general election. McGeachin had chosen not to run for reelection and instead unsuccessfully ran for

in 2022. The statewide primary was Tuesday, May 17, 2022.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Scott Bedke Scott Conrad Bedke (born April 27, 1958) is an American politician serving as a member of the Idaho House of Representatives for the 27A district. In December 2012, Bedke defeated fellow Republican Lawerence Denney to become speaker of the Idaho ...

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Eliminated in primary

*Dan Gasiorowski, former Planning and Zoning Commission chair of Boise County *

Priscilla Giddings Priscilla Giddings is an American far-right politician serving as a member of Idaho House of Representatives from the 7A district. She was a Republican candidate for lieutenant governor of Idaho in the 2022 election. In 2021 she was censured by t ...

, state representative for Idaho's 7th legislative district

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

*Terri Pickens Manweiler, attorney

Endorsements

Results

Constitution primary

Candidates

Nominee

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, organic strawberry farmer and Idaho perennial candidate

Results

Notes

References

External links

;Official campaign sites
Scott Bedke (R) for Lieutenant Governor

Terri Pickens Manweiler (D) for Lieutenant Governor

Pro-Life (C) for Lieutenant Governor
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Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Endorsements

Results

Constitution primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

See also

Notes

References

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