2022 Idaho Secretary of State election
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November 8, 2022
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The 2022 Idaho Secretary of State election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the next secretary of state of Idaho. Incumbent Republican Lawerence Denney was eligible to seek re-election but declined to run for a third term.
Candidates
Phil McGrane won the Republican primary for Idaho Secretary of State on May 17, 2022.[1]

McGrane
- 40–50%50–60%
Moon
- 40–50%50–60%60–70%
Nominee
- Phil McGrane, Ada County clerk and candidate for Secretary of State in 2014[2]
Eliminated in primary
- Dorothy Moon, member of the Idaho House of Representatives from the 8th district (2016–)[3]
- Mary Souza, member of the Idaho Senate from the 4th district (2014–)[4]
Withdrew
Endorsements
Phil McGrane
Statewide officials
- Phil Batt, Governor of Idaho (1995–1999)[7]
- Dirk Kempthorne, Governor of Idaho (1999–2006)[7]
- Butch Otter, Governor of Idaho (2007–2019)[7]
- Ben Ysursa, Secretary of State of Idaho (2003–2015)[7]
Organizations
Dorothy Moon
- Organizations
Debate
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Republican | Republican |
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| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
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| Phil McGrane | Dorothy Moon | Mary Souza | |||||
| 1 | Apr. 26, 2022 | Idaho Public Television | Melissa Davlin | YouTube | P | P | P |
| 1 | Apr. 28, 2022 | KTVB | Doug Petcash | YouTube | P | P | P |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Phil McGrane | 114,348 | 43.1% | |
| Republican | Dorothy Moon | 109,952 | 41.4% | |
| Republican | Mary Souza | 41,208 | 15.5% | |
| Total votes | 265,508 | 100% | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Shawn Keenan, mortgage broker[10]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Shawn Keenan | 31,804 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 31,804 | 100.0 | ||