Idaho Treasurer election, 2018

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Election details
Filing deadline: March 9, 2018
Primary: May 15, 2018
General: November 6, 2018

Pre-election incumbent(s):
Ron G. Crane (Republican)
How to vote
Poll times: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Voting in Idaho
Ballotpedia analysis
Federal and state primary competitiveness
State executive elections in 2018
Impact of term limits in 2018
State government trifectas
State government triplexes
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Idaho
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Idaho held an election for treasurer on November 6, 2018. The candidate filing deadline was March 9, 2018.


Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Idaho Treasurer

Julie Ellsworth won election in the general election for Idaho Treasurer on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Julie Ellsworth
Julie Ellsworth (R)
 
100.0
 
465,109

Total votes: 465,109
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Idaho Treasurer

Julie Ellsworth defeated Tom Kealey and Vicky McIntyre in the Republican primary for Idaho Treasurer on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Julie Ellsworth
Julie Ellsworth
 
36.8
 
60,482
Image of Tom Kealey
Tom Kealey
 
33.8
 
55,657
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Vicky McIntyre
 
29.4
 
48,310

Total votes: 164,449
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State overview

Partisan control

This section details the partisan control of federal and state positions in Idaho heading into the 2018 elections.

Congressional delegation

State executives

  • As of May 2018, Republicans held seven of 14 state executive positions; the other seven were nonpartisan offices.
  • Heading into the 2018 election, the sitting governor of Idaho was Butch Otter (R).

State legislature

  • Republicans controlled both chambers of the Idaho State Legislature. They had a 59-11 majority in the state House and a 29-6 majority in the state Senate.

Trifecta status

Idaho was a Republican trifecta, meaning that the Republican Party held the governorship, a majority in the state Senate, and a majority in the state House.

2018 elections

See also: Idaho elections, 2018

Idaho held elections for the following offices in 2018:

Demographics

Demographic data for Idaho
 IdahoU.S.
Total population:1,652,828316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):82,6433,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:91.7%73.6%
Black/African American:0.6%12.6%
Asian:1.3%5.1%
Native American:1.3%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0.1%0.2%
Two or more:2.6%3%
Hispanic/Latino:11.8%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:89.5%86.7%
College graduation rate:25.9%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$47,583$53,889
Persons below poverty level:16.9%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Idaho.
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

As of July 2017, Idaho had a population of approximately 1,716,943 people, and its three largest cities were Boise (pop. est. 223,154), Meridian (pop. est. 95,623), and Nampa (pop. est. 91,382).[1]

State election history

This section provides an overview of federal and state elections in Idaho from 2000 to 2016.

Historical elections

Presidential elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the presidential election in Idaho every year from 2000 to 2016.

Election results (President of the United States), Idaho 2000-2016[2]
Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2016 Republican Party Donald Trump 59.26% Democratic Party Hillary Clinton 27.49% 31.77%
2012 Republican Party Mitt Romney 64.53% Democratic Party Barack Obama 32.62% 31.91%
2008 Republican Party John McCain 61.52% Democratic Party Barack Obama 36.09% 25.43%
2004 Republican Party George W. Bush 68.38% Democratic Party John Kerry 30.26% 38.12%
2000 Republican Party George W. Bush 67.17% Democratic Party Al Gore 27.64% 39.53%

U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of U.S. Senate races in Idaho from 2000 to 2016. Every state has two Senate seats, and each seat goes up for election every six years. The terms of the seats are staggered so that roughly one-third of the seats are up every two years.

Election results (U.S. Senator), Idaho 2000-2016[2]
Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2016 Republican Party Mike Crapo 66.13% Democratic Party Jerry Sturgill 27.73% 38.40%
2014 Republican Party Jim Risch 65.33% Democratic Party Nels Mitchell 34.67% 30.66%
2010 Republican Party Mike Crapo 71.18% Democratic Party Tom Sullivan 24.93% 46.25%
2008 Republican Party Jim Risch 57.65% Democratic Party Larry LaRocco 34.11% 23.54%
2004 Republican Party Mike Crapo 99.18% Democratic Party Scott McClure 0.82% 98.36%
2002 Republican Party Larry Craig 65.16% Democratic Party Allan Blinken 32.55% 32.61%

Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2014

This chart shows the results of the four gubernatorial elections held between 2000 and 2014. Gubernatorial elections are held every four years in Idaho.

Election results (Governor), Idaho 2000-2016[3]
Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2014 Republican Party C. L. 'Butch' Otter 53.52% Democratic Party A. J. Balukoff 38.55% 14.97%
2010 Republican Party C. L. 'Butch' Otter 59.11% Democratic Party Keith Allred 32.85% 26.26%
2006 Republican Party C. L. 'Butch' Otter 52.67% Democratic Party Jerry Brady 44.11% 8.56%
2002 Republican Party C. Dirk Kempthorne 56.28% Democratic Party Jerry Brady 41.73% 14.55%

Trifectas, 1992-2017

A state government trifecta occurs when one party controls both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office.

Idaho Party Control: 1992-2024
No Democratic trifectas  •  Thirty years of Republican trifectas
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