2016 Idaho elections
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A general election was scheduled in the U.S. state of Idaho on November 8, 2016. Along with the presidential election, one United States Senate seat and 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 Idaho Legislature.[2] Primary elections were held on May 17, 2016.
Federal offices
President of the United States
Republican candidate Donald Trump won in Idaho with 59% of the popular vote and gained four electoral votes from the state.
United States Senate
One of the two United States Senators representing Idaho was up for election. Incumbent Republican Mike Crapo was re-elected to a fourth term with 66% of the votes.
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 elections
Supreme Court
Two seats on the Idaho Supreme Court were up for election.[3]
While Justice Roger Burdick ran unopposed and won a third term, Jim Jones chose not to seek re-election thus creating an open seat.[4]
Jones' seat
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Following Jones' retirement, a four-way Nonpartisan primary election was held on May 17.[5] With no candidate winning a clear majority of the votes, the top two finishers advanced to a run-off on November 8, the first such instance in the state since 1998.[6] Rupert attorney Robyn Brody defeated state senator Curt McKenzie in the runoff with 54% of the votes.[7]
Nonpartisan primary
- Robyn Brody, attorney.[8]
- Curt McKenzie, state senator from the 13th district.[9]
- Clive Strong, chief of the Natural Resources Division, Idaho Attorney General’s office.[4]
- Sergio Gutierrez, Idaho Court of Appeals judge.[10]
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Primary dabate
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan |
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| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
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| Robyn Brody | Clive Strong | Curt McKenzie | Sergio Gutierrez | |||||
| 1 | May 5, 2016 | IdahoPTV | Melissa Davlin | Idaho PBS | P | P | P | P |
Primary results
- 50–60%
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- 30–40%
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- 20–30%
- 30–40%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Nonpartisan | Robyn Brody | 45,282 | 30.3% | |
| Nonpartisan | Curt McKenzie | 41,348 | 27.6% | |
| Nonpartisan | Sergio Gutierrez | 31,944 | 21.4% | |
| Nonpartisan | Clive Strong | 30,921 | 20.7% | |
| Total votes | 149,495 | 100% | ||
Runoff debate
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan |
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| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
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| Robyn Brody | Curt McKenzie | |||||
| 1 | October 27, 2016 | IdahoPTV | Melissa Davlin | Idaho PBS | P | P |
Runoff results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Nonpartisan | Robyn Brody | 298,983 | 53.8% | |
| Nonpartisan | Curt McKenzie | 256,719 | 46.2% | |
| Total votes | 555,702 | 100% | ||
Court of Appeals
Idaho Court of Appeals Judge Molly Huskey was appointed by Governor Butch Otter in 2015 to succeed Karen Lansing.[15] She ran for a full term and won unopposed.[3]
State Legislative elections
All 35 seats of the Idaho Senate and 70 seats of the Idaho House of Representatives were up for election.[16][17]
Idaho Senate
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Idaho House of Representatives
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Ballot measures
One statewide ballot measure appeared on the ballot.
Constitutional Amendment HJR 5 (2016)
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
- 50–60%
The Idaho Constitutional Amendment HJR 5 sought to provide the state legislature a veto-proof authority to review and approve or reject administrative rules in the state constitution. It was approved 56%-44%.[18]
| Choice | Votes | % | |
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| For | 347,327 | 55.52 | |
| Against | 278,219 | 44.48 | |
| Total | 625,546 | 100.00 | |