2018 Idaho gubernatorial election
The 2018 Idaho gubernatorial election took place on November 6 to elect the next governor of Idaho. Incumbent Republican Governor Butch Otter chose not to run for a fourth term, and the state's primaries were held on May 15.
Former state representative Paulette Jordan was the Democratic Party's nominee. She was the first Democratic nominee from northern Idaho since Cecil Andrus, who was first elected governor in 1970.
Jordan lost to incumbent lieutenant governor Brad Little by 21 percentage points, for a seventh consecutive Republican victory.
A record 605,131 votes were cast for governor in 2018, a 37.6% increase over the previous election in 2014 was 452,535 votes in 2010.
In addition, the Democratic ticket of Paulette Jordan and Kristin Collum became the one of the first two tickets to have two women on it. The other was Hawaii's 2018 Republican nominees for Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Andria Tupola and Marissa Kerns.Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Tommy Ahlquist, businessman and former emergency physician
- Harley Brown, perennial candidate
- Dalton Cannady
- Raúl Labrador, U.S. Representative
- Brad Little, Lieutenant Governor of Idaho
- Lisa Marie, perennial candidate
- Steve Pankey, Constitution nominee for governor in 2014
Withdrew
- Troy Minton, activist
- Russ Fulcher, former state senator and candidate for governor in 2014
Declined
- Butch Otter, incumbent governor
- Lori Otter, First Lady of Idaho
- Lawrence Wasden, Idaho Attorney General
Endorsements
Polling
*–Denotes candidates who did not enter the race.Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
Results
Independents
Candidates
Declared
- Adam Phillips
- Michael Richardson
- John Thomas Wiechec
General election
Predictions
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Polling
Results
