2020 Idaho Republican presidential primary
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{{for|primaries in other races|2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho|2020 United States Senate election in Idaho}}
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2020 Idaho Republican presidential primary
| country = Idaho
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2016 United States presidential election in Idaho#Republican primary
| previous_year = 2016
| next_year = 2024
| election_date = March 10, 2020
| outgoing_members = VT
| elected_members = MI
| votes_for_election =
| party_name = no
| image1 = File:Donald Trump official portrait (cropped).jpg
| image_size = x160px
| candidate1 = Donald Trump
| color1 = 283681
| home_state1 = Florida{{cite news|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2019/10/31/trump-florida-residence-063564|title=Trump, a symbol of New York, is officially a Floridian now|publisher=Politico|date=October 31, 2019|access-date=February 3, 2020|author=Matthew Choi}}
| delegate_count1 = 32
| popular_vote1 = 111,136
| percentage1 = 94.48%
| image2 = File:William Weld in 2016.jpg
| candidate2 = Bill Weld
| color2 = 00A9E0
| home_state2 = Massachusetts
| delegate_count2 = 0
| popular_vote2 = 2,486
| percentage2 = 2.09%
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{{Elections in Idaho sidebar}}
The 2020 Idaho Republican presidential primary took place on March 10, 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://lmtribune.com/northwest/dems-line-up-for-idaho-s-presidential-primary/article_54b93275-37c5-5b00-8cc1-4fdc31cf3267.html|title=Dems line up for Idaho's presidential primary |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune|author=William L. Spence|date=December 12, 2019|access-date=December 16, 2019}} Six candidates filed to run in the presidential primary.{{Cite web|url=https://sos.idaho.gov/elections-division/2020-presidential-primary-information/|title=2020 Presidential Primary Information|work=Secretary of State of Idaho|access-date=December 16, 2019}}
Results
Incumbent United States President Donald Trump was challenged by five candidates: businessman and perennial candidate Rocky De La Fuente of California, entrepreneur and investor Bob Ely of Massachusetts, entrepreneur and attorney Matthew Matern of Louisiana, former congressman Joe Walsh of Illinois, and former governor Bill Weld of Massachusetts. Walsh withdrew from the race prior to the primary.
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|+ style="background-color:#f2f2f2;margin-bottom:-1px;border:1px solid #aaa;padding:0.2em 0.4em" | 2020 Idaho Republican presidential primary{{Cite web|url=https://www.livevoterturnout.com/Idaho/LiveResults/1/en/Index_111.html|title=Official Election Results|work=Secretary of State of Idaho|date=June 2, 2020|access-date=November 28, 2020}}{{cite web|title=Idaho Republican Delegation 2020|url=https://www.thegreenpapers.com/P20/ID-R|publisher=The Green Papers|access-date=March 11, 2020}} |
| Candidate
! Votes ! % ! Estimated |
|---|
| {{party shading/Republican}}
| {{sortname|Donald|Trump}} (incumbent) | 112,373 | 94.46% | 32 |
| {{sortname|Bill|Weld}}
| 2,486 | 2.09% | 0 |
| {{sortname|Joe|Walsh|Joe Walsh (American politician)}} (withdrawn)
| 2,341 | 1.97% | 0 |
| {{sortname|Matthew|Matern|nolink=1}}
| 647 | 0.54% | 0 |
| {{sortname|Rocky De La|Fuente}}
| 637 | 0.54% | 0 |
| {{sortname|Bob|Ely}}
| 474 | 0.40% | 0 |
| style="background-color:#F6F6F6"
! style="text-align:right;"| Total ! style="text-align:right;" | 118,311 ! style="text-align:right;"| 100% ! style="text-align:right;"| 32 |
See also
References
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