Idaho gubernatorial elections

Idaho gubernatorial elections have been held since statehood in 1890 to directly elect the Governor of Idaho. After the initial election was held in October 1890, each subsequent election was held every two years in November until 1946. Elections after 1946 were held in November every four years.

Results

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1890

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | George L. Shoup
Republican
10,262
56.35%

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | B. Wilson
Democratic
7,948
43.65%

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1892

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | William J. McConnell
Republican
8,178
40.21%

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | John M. Burke
Democratic
6,769
33.28%

| {{Party shading/Populist}} | Abraham J. Crook
Populist
4,865
24.23%

| {{Party shading/Prohibition}} | J. A. Clark
Prohibition
264
1.32%

1894

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | William J. McConnell
Republican
10,208
41.51%

| {{Party shading/Populist}} | James W. Ballantine
Populist
7,121
28.96%

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Edward A. Stevenson
Democratic
7,057
28.70%

| {{party shading/Others}} |
Other candidates
various
205
0.83%

1896

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Frank SteunenbergIn 1896 Steunenberg ran on a Democratic-Populist fusion ticket.
Democratic–Populist
22,096
76.79%

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | David H. Budlong
Republican
6,441
22.38%

| {{party shading/Others}} | Other candidates
various
239
0.83%

1898

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Frank Steunenberg
Democratic
19,407
48.83%

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | A. B. Moss
Republican
13,794
34.71%

| {{Party shading/Populist}} | J. H. Anderson
Populist
5,371
13.51%

| {{party shading/Others}} |Other candidates
various
1,175
2.96%

1900

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Frank W. Hunt
Democratic
28,628
50.78%

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | D. W. Standrod
Republican
26,468
46.95%

| {{party shading/Others}} |Other candidates
various
1,227
2.27%

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1902

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | John T. Morrison
Republican
31,874
52.90%

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Frank W. Hunt
Democratic
26,021
43.18%

| {{party shading/Others}} | Other candidates
various
2,362
3.92%

1904

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Frank R. Gooding
Republican
41,877
58.74%

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Henry Heitfeld
Democratic
24,252
34.02%

| {{party shading/Socialist}} | Theodore B. Shaw
Socialist
4,000
5.61%

| {{party shading/Others}} | Other candidates
various
1,169
1.64%

1906

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Frank R. Gooding
Republican
38,386
52.18%

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Charles O. Stockslager
Democratic
29,496
40.09%

| {{party shading/Socialist}} | Thomas F. Kelley
Socialist
4,650
6.32%

| {{party shading/Others}} | Other candidates
various
1,169
1.64%

1908

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | James H. Brady
Republican
47,864
49.61%

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Moses Alexander
Democratic
40,145
41.61%

| {{party shading/Socialist}} | Ernest Unterman
Socialist
6,155
6.38%

| {{party shading/Others}} | Other candidates
various
2,310
2.39%

1910

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | James H. Hawley
Democratic
40,856
47.42%

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | James H. Brady
Republican
39,961
46.38%

| {{party shading/Socialist}} | S. W. Motley
Socialist
5,342
6.20%

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1912

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | John M. Haines
Republican
35,074
33.24%

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | James H. Hawley
Democratic
33,992
32.22%

| {{Party shading/Progressive}} | G. H. Martin
Progressive
24,325
23.05%

| {{party shading/Socialist}} | L. A. Coblentz
Socialist
11,094
10.51%

1914

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Moses Alexander
Democratic
47,618
44.13%

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | John M. Haines
Republican
40,349
37.39%

| {{Party shading/Progressive}} | Hugh E. McElroy
Progressive
10,583
9.81%

| {{party shading/Socialist}} | L. A. Coblentz
Socialist
7,967
7.38%

1916

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Moses Alexander
Democratic
63,877
47.49%

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | D. W. Davis
Republican
63,305
47.07%

| {{party shading/Socialist}} | Annie E. Triplow
Socialist
7,321
5.44%

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1918

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | D. W. Davis
Republican
57,626
59.95%

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | H. F. Samuels
Democratic
38,499
40.05%

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1920

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | D. W. Davis
Republican
75,748
52.97%

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Ted A. Walters
Democratic
38,509
26.93%

| {{Party shading/Independent (United States)}} | Sherman D. Fairchild
Independent
28,752
20.11%

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1922

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Charles C. Moore
Republican
50,538
39.53%

| {{Party shading/Progressive}} | H. F. Samuels
Progressive
40,516
31.69%

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Moses Alexander
Democratic
36,810
28.79%

1924

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Charles C. Moore
Republican
65,408
43.91%

| {{Party shading/Progressive}} | H. F. Samuels
Progressive
58,163
39.04%

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | A. L. Freehafer
Democratic
25,081
16.84%

| {{party shading/Others}} | Other candidates
various
321
0.22%

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1926

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | H. C. Baldridge
Republican
61,575
51.05%

| {{Party shading/Progressive}} | W. Scott Hall
Progressive
34,208
28.36%

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Asher B. Wilson
Democratic
24,837
20.59%

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1928

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | H. C. Baldridge
Republican
87,681
57.82%

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | C. Ben Ross
Democratic
63,046
41.58%

| {{party shading/Others}} | Other candidates
various
908
0.60%

1930

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | C. Ben Ross
Democratic
73,896
56.03%

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | John McMurray
Republican
58,002
43.98%

1932

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | C. Ben Ross
Democratic
116,663
61.73%

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | B. Defenbach
Republican
68,863
36.44%

| {{party shading/Others}} | Other candidates
various
3,476
1.84%

1934

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | C. Ben Ross
Democratic
93,313
54.58%

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Frank L. Stephan
Republican
76,659
44.25%

| {{party shading/Others}} | Other candidates
various
2,001
1.17%

1936

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Barzilla W. Clark
Democratic
115,098
57.19%

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Frank L. Stephan
Republican
83,430
41.46%

| {{party shading/Others}} | Other candidates
various
2,716
1.35%

1938

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | C. A. Bottolfsen
Republican
106,268
57.30%

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | C. Ben Ross
Democratic
77,697
41.89%

| {{party shading/Others}} | Other candidates
various
1,494
0.81%

1940

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Chase A. Clark
Democratic
120,420
50.48%

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | C. A. Bottolfsen
Republican
118,117
49.52%

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1942

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | C. A. Bottolfsen
Republican
72,260
50.15%

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Chase A. Clark
Democratic
71,826
49.85%

1944

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Charles C. Gossett
Democratic
109,527
52.64%

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | W. H. Detweiler
Republican
98,532
47.36%

1946

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | C. A. Robins
Republican
102,233
56.37%

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Arnold Williams
Democratic
79,131
43.63%

1950

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Len Jordan
Republican
107,642
52.56%

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Calvin Wright
Democratic
97,150
47.44%

1954

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Robert Smylie
Republican
124,038
54.24%

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Clark Hamilton
Democratic
104,647
45.76%

1958

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Robert Smylie
Republican
121,810
50.96%

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | A. M. Derr
Democratic
117,236
49.04%

1962

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Robert Smylie
Republican
139,578
54.64%

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Vernon Smith
Democratic
115,876
45.36%

1966

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Don Samuelson
Republican
104,586
41.40%

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Cecil AndrusAndrus was named the replacement nominee after the 1966 Democratic primary winner, Charles Herndon, died in a plane crash.
Democratic
93,744
37.11%

| {{Party shading/Independent (United States)}} | Perry Swisher
Independent
30,913
12.24%

| {{Party shading/Independent (United States)}} | Phillip Jungert
Independent
23,139
9.16%

1970

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Cecil Andrus
Democratic
128,004
52.22%

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Don Samuelson
Republican
117,108
47.78%

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1974

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Cecil Andrus
Democratic
184,142
70.92%

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Jack M. Murphy
Republican
68,731
26.47%

| {{Party shading/American}} | Nolan Victor
American
6,759
2.60%

1978

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | John Evans
Democratic
169,540
58.75%