2012 Idaho elections
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A general election was scheduled in the U.S. state of Idaho on November 6, 2012. Along with the presidential election, Idaho's two seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election, as were all the seats in both chambers of the state Legislature.[2] Primary elections were held on May 15, 2012.
Federal offices
President of the United States
Republican candidate Mitt Romney won in Idaho with 64% of the popular vote and gained four electoral votes from the state.
United States House of Representatives
Idaho has two representatives in the United States House of Representatives. Incumbent Republicans Raúl Labrador and Mike Simpson were both up for election, and they won their respective races comfortably.
Judicial seats
Supreme Court
Incumbent Idaho Supreme Court Justice Daniel Eismann ran unopposed and secured another term.[3]
Court of Appeals
Two judges on the Idaho Court of Appeals ran for re-election.
Incumbents David Gratton and John Melanson were both appointed to the court by Governor Otter in 2009. Both of them ran for a full term and won unopposed.[3]
State legislature
All 35 seats of the Idaho Senate and 70 seats of the Idaho House of Representatives were up for election.[4][5]
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Ballot measures
Five statewide ballot measures appeared on the ballot.[6]
| Name | Description | Votes | Type | |||
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| Yes | % | No | % | |||
| Proposition 1 | Limits negotiated agreements between teachers and local school boards and ends the practice of issuing renewable contracts.[7] | 277,102 | 42.74 | 371,224 | 57.26 | Veto referendum |
| Proposition 2 | Regulates teacher performance pay based on state-mandated test scores, student performance, hard-to-fill positions and leadership.[8] | 272,939 | 42.02 | 376,689 | 57.98 | |
| Proposition 3 | Amends school district funding, requiring provision of computing devices and online courses for high school graduation.[9] | 215,800 | 33.28 | 432,667 | 66.72 | |
| HJR 2 | Preserves the rights to hunt, fish and trap in the state.[10] | 456,514 | 73.42 | 165,289 | 26.56 | Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
| SJR 102 | Amends the state constitution so that the state board of correction would have the control, direction and management of adult felony probation and parole.[11] | 454,175 | 74.40 | 156,249 | 25.60 | |
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