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A general election was held in the
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of
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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
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.
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s were held on May 15, 2018.


Federal offices


United States House of Representatives

Both of Idaho's two seats in the
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were up for election in 2018. In the first congressional district, Raúl Labrador did not seek reelection and unsuccessfully ran for governor. Former state senator and fellow Republican
Russ Fulcher Russell Mark Fulcher (born March 9, 1962) is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Idaho's 1st congressional district since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he represented the 21st district in the ...
was elected to represent the district. In the second congressional district,
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ran for reelection and won comfortably.


Governor

Republican
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Butch Otter Clement Leroy "Butch" Otter (born May 3, 1942) is an American businessman and politician who served as the 32nd List of Governors of Idaho, governor of Idaho from 2007 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, h ...
was succeeded by businessman Brad Little.


Lieutenant governor

Incumbent Republican
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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 (United States), Republican Party, he served as the 42nd Lieutenant Governor of Idaho ...
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 *
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, state senator *
Janice McGeachin Janice Kyes McGeachin (; born January 18, 1963) is an American politician and businesswoman who served as the 43rd lieutenant governor of Idaho from 2019 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, she was previously a member of the Idaho House o ...
, former state representative * Bob Nonini, state senator * Kelley Packer, state representative * Stephen J. Yates, former Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President and
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Chair


Results


General election


Results


Attorney general

Incumbent Republican
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Lawrence Wasden won re-election to a fifth term.


Democratic primary


Results


Republican primary


Results


General election

'' Governing'' magazine projected the race as "safe Republican".


Results


Secretary of state

Incumbent Republican secretary of state
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won re-election to a second term.


Democratic primary


Results


Republican primary


Results


General election


Predictions


Results


Treasurer

Incumbent Republican
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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 * Julie Ellsworth, former state representative *Tom Kealey, Chicago Connection Restaurant Group owner and former
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*Vicky McIntyre, Ada County Treasurer


Debate


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 him.


Republican primary


Results


General election


Results


Superintendent of public instruction

Incumbent Republican superintendent of public instruction
Sherri Ybarra Sherri Ybarra is an American politician and educator who served as superintendent of public instruction of Idaho. She was first elected to the position in 2014. Early life and education Ybarra earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in elementary educ ...
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


Ballot measures

Two statewide ballot measures appeared on the ballot.


Proposition 1

If approved, Proposition 1 would have authorized the usage of video terminals to for betting on historical horse races. It was defeated 54%-46%.


Proposition 2

Idaho Proposition 2 was an initiative to expand
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to those under sixty-five years old in the state. It was approved 61%-39%.


See also

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References


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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 *
Jill 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
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