A general election was held in the U.S. state of Idaho on November 6, 2018. All of Idaho's executive officers were up for election as well as both of Idaho's two seats in the United States House of Representatives.

Governor

Republican Party (United States), Republican Governor of Idaho, governor Butch Otter was succeeded by businessman Brad Little.

Lieutenant governor

Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor of Idaho, lieutenant governor Brad Little (politician), Brad Little did not run for re-election to a third full term and instead ran for governor. Janice McGeachin won the election for lieutenant governor by nearly 60% following a highly contested primary.

Democratic primary

Results

Republican primary

;Declared *Marv Hagedorn, State Senator *Bob Nonini, State Senator *Kelley Packer, State representative *Janice McGeachin, former state representative *Stephen J. Yates, former Office of the Vice President of the United States, Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President and Idaho Republican Party Chair

Results

General election

Results

Attorney general

Incumbent Republican Idaho Attorney General, attorney general Lawrence Wasden won re-election to a fifth term. 2018 Idaho Attorney General election

Democratic primary

Results

Republican primary

Results

General election

Governing (magazine), Governing magazine projected the race as "safe Republican".

Results

Secretary of state

Incumbent Republican Secretary of State of Idaho, secretary of state Lawerence Denney won re-election to a second term.

Democratic primary

Results

Republican primary

Results

General election

Predictions

Results

Treasurer

Incumbent Republican state treasurer Ron Crane (politician), Ron Crane did not run for re-election to a sixth term. No Democrats filed to run for this race. Julie Ellsworth won the election unopposed.

Republican primary

;Declared *Vicky McIntyre, Ada County Treasurer *Tom Kealey, Chicago Connection Restaurant Group Owner and former Certified Public Accountant *Julie Ellsworth, former state representative

Results

General election

Results

Controller

Incumbent Republican Controller Brandon D. Woolf won re-election to a second full term. He was unopposed in the general election because no Democrats filed to challenge Woolf.

Republican primary

Results

General election

Results

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Incumbent Republican superintendent of public instruction Sherri Ybarra narrowly won re-election to a second term. Wilder School Superintendent Jeff Dillon filed to run in the Republican primary on April 29, 2017.

Democratic primary

Results

Republican primary

Results

General election

Results

United States House of Representatives

Both of Idaho's two seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2018.

Idaho's 1st congressional district, Idaho's 1st Congressional District

Raúl Labrador did not seek reelection for his congressional seat (CD1); he instead ran for governor.

Candidates

=Declared

= *Michael Snyder, Liberty Republican, author and journalistic figure *David H. Leroy, former lieutenant governor of Idaho, former attorney general of Idaho, and current Abraham Lincoln activist and lawyer *Russ Fulcher, former Idaho state senator for Idaho Legislative District 22 and Idaho Legislative District 21 *Luke Malek, Current Idaho House of Representatives, Idaho House of Representative member for Idaho Legislative District 4 Seat A *Christy Perry, Idaho state representative, District 11B

Idaho's 2nd congressional district, Idaho's 2nd Congressional District

Mike Simpson ran for reelection in 2018.

References

External links

Candidates
at Vote Smart
Candidates
at Ballotpedia
Campaign finance
at OpenSecrets ;Official Lieutenant Governor campaign websites
Kristin Collum (D) for Lt. GovernorJanice McGeachin (R) for Lt. Governor
;Official Attorney General campaign websites
Lawrence Wasden (R) for Attorney General
;Official Secretary of State campaign websites
Lawrence Denney (R) for Secretary of StateJill Humble (D) for Secretary of State
;Official Treasurer campaign websites
Julie Ellsworth (R) for State Treasurer
;Official Controller campaign websites
Brandon Woolf (R) for State Controller
;Official Superintendent of Public Instruction campaign websites
Sherri Ybarra (R) for Superintendent
{{2018 United States elections 2018 Idaho elections, 2018 elections in the United States by state, Idaho