IDAHO 4 Electoral Votes
Population 
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Idaho Secretary of State)
Total Population, April 1, 2000 1,297,274
Voting Age Population, Nov. 2000    921,000 % change from '96 +9.0
Total Registration, Nov. 2000     728,085 (includes 83,755 Election Day reg.)
Idaho has: 44 counties.
Five largest counties: Ada, Canyon, Kootenai, Bonneville, Bannock.

Government
Governor: Dirk Kempthorne (R) elected Nov. 1998.
State Legislature: Idaho Legislature   House: 12D, 58R  Senate: 4D, 31R
Local: Counties, Cities...   NACO Counties
U.S. House: 2R - 1. H.Chenoweth (R) | 2. M.Simpson (R)
U.S. Senate: Larry Craig (R) up for re-election in 2002, Michael Crapo (R) elected 1998. 
Changes as of the November 2000 Elections
State Legislature:  All House and Senate seats up.  Republican strengthened already overwhelming majorities.  House: 9D, 61R  Senate: 3D, 32R.
U.S. House:  1. C.L.Otter (R) won the race to succeed H.Chenoweth (R), who retired.

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Politics1-ID
 
General Election -- Tuesday, November 7, 2000
Past Results
1996
Dole (Rep.)............256,595
(52.18)
Clinton (Dem.)......165,443 
(33.64)
Perot (Ref.)............62,518
(12.71)
Others (3+w/ins)......7,163
(1.45)
Total........491,719

1992
Bush (Rep.)...........202,645 (42.03)
Clinton (Dem.).......137,013 (28.42)
Perot (Ind.) ...........130,395 (27.04)
Gritz (Ind.)...............10,281
(2.13)
Others(2+w/ins).........1,808
(0.37)
Total........482,142

Results
2000
Browne/Olivier (Lib.)
3,488
 (0.70)
Buchanan/Foster (Ref.)
7,615
(1.52)
+Bush/Cheney (Rep.)
336,937
(67.17)
Gore/Lieberman (Dem.)
138,637
(27.64)
Hagelin/Goldhaber (NLP)
1,177
(0.23)
Phillips/Frazier (Const.)
1,469
 (0.29)
Ralph Nader (w/in)
  12,292
(2.45)
Total........501,615

Turnout as a percentage of voting age population was 54.46%. (U.S. avg: 53.76%).
Ballots cast / Total number of registered voters
516,647 / 728,085 = 70.96%
 

 Overview
No surprises as the Bush-Cheney ticket trounced Gore-Lieberman with a plurality of 198,300 votes (39.53 percentage points).  Bush carried every county except Blaine.  (County Commissioner Len Harlig explains: "Blaine County is the anomaly in the State.  [It] has the highest per capita income in the State.  It is home to the world-famous Sun Valley ski resort...").  The state did get one brief visit by principals during the fall campaign; on Sept. 18 Dick and Lynne Cheney participated in an airport welcome rally/RNC Victory 2000 event during a refueling stop in Idaho Falls, before heading to Seattle.  Former First Lady Barbara Bush and DNC National Chair Joe Andrew also visited.

 
Primary Election: Tuesday, May 23, 2000
Note: Democrats did not use the primary to select delegates.
Statute: Title 34 Elections
Republican Primary
Total Vote Percent
+George W. Bush 116,385 73.5%
Alan Keyes 30,263 19.1%
None of the Names 
11,798
7.4%
Total 158,446

Total Delegates
28 of 2,066 (1.4%).
 
Democrats County Caucuses: Tuesday, March 7, 2000. 
State Convention: June 22-24, 2000. 
Total Vote Percent
+Al Gore 27,025 75.7%
Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. 2,941 8.2%
None of the Names
5,722
16.0%
Total

Total Pledged Delegates
18 of 3,537 (0.5%).
Total Delegates
23 of 4,335 (0.5%).

Copyright 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001  Eric M. Appleman/Democracy in Action.
 
 

Recent Electoral History (General Elections)
1998 U.S. Senate Michael Crapo (R) 262,966 69.5
Bill Mauk (D) 107,375 28.4
George Mansfeld (NL) 7,833 2.1
Total 378,174
1998 Governor Dirk Kempthorne (R) 258,095 67.7
Robert Huntley (D) 110,815 29.1
Peter Rikards (I) 12,338 3.2
Total 381,248
1996 U.S. President  Bob Dole (R) 256,595 52.18
Bill Clinton (D) 165,443 33.64
Ross Perot (REF) 62,518 12.71
Others (L,UST,NL) 7,163 1.45
Total 491,719
1996 U.S. Senate Larry Craig (R)  283,532 57.02
Walt Minnick (D) 198,422 39.90
Others 15,279 3.07
Total 497,233
1994 Governor Phil Batt (R) 216,123 52.3
Larry Echohawk (D) 181,363 43.9
Others 15,860  5.8
Total 413,346
1992 U.S. President George Bush (R) 202,645 42.03
Bill Clinton (D) 137,013 28.42
Ross Perot  (I) 130,395 27.04
Others 12,089 2.5
Total 482,142
1992 U.S. Senate Dirk Kempthorne (R) 270,468 56.52
Richard Stallings (D) 208,036       43.47
Total 478,522

Copyright 1998, 1999  Eric M. Appleman/Democracy in Action.