Political party strength in Idaho
Politics in the US state of Idaho
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The following table indicates the parties of elected officials in the U.S. state of Idaho:
- Governor
- Lieutenant Governor
- Secretary of State
- Attorney General
- State Auditor/State Controller[a]
- State Treasurer
- Superintendent of Public Instruction
- Inspector of Mines (before 1974)
The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:
- State Senate
- State House of Representatives
- State delegation to the United States Senate
- State delegation to the United States House of Representatives
For years in which a presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.
The parties are as follows: Democratic (D), Democratic–Populist fusion (D/P), Democratic–Populist–Silver Republican fusion (D/P/SR), Democratic–Silver Republican fusion (D/SR), Independent (I), Populist (P), Republican (R), Socialist (S), Silver Republican (SR), and a tie or coalition within a group of elected officials.
1863–1890
| Year | Executive offices | Territorial Council | U.S. Congress | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governor | Sec. of State | Atty. Gen. | Auditor | Treasurer | Supt. of Pub. Inst. | Senate | House | Territorial delegate | |
| 1863 | William H. Wallace (R)[b] | William B. Daniels[c] | no such office | John M. Bacon | Derrick S. Kenyon | no such office | no such offices | no such office | |
| 1864 | Caleb Lyon (R)[b] | C. DeWitt Smith[c] | Benjamin F. Lamkin | Ephraim Smith | J. R. Chittenden | D maj. | D maj. | William H. Wallace (R)[d] | |
| 1865 | Horace G. Gilson[c] | Edward D. Holbrook (D)[d] | |||||||
| 1866 | David W. Ballard (R)[b] | S. R. Howlett[c] | W. R. Bishop | ||||||
| 1867 | Horace B. Lane | Edward C. Sterling | Jacob K. Shafer (D)[d] | ||||||
| William R. Bishop | |||||||||
| 1868 | Daniel Cram | ||||||||
| 1869 | Edward J. Curtis[c] | ||||||||
| 1870 | Samuel Bard[b] | ||||||||
| Gilman Marston (R)[b] | |||||||||
| 1871 | Alexander H. Conner (R)[b] | John S. Gray (R) | Samuel A. Merritt (D)[d] | ||||||
| Thomas M. Bowen (R)[b] | |||||||||
| Thomas W. Bennett (R)[b] | |||||||||
| 1872 | John Huntoon | ||||||||
| 1873 | John Hailey (D)[d] | ||||||||
| 1874 | |||||||||
| 1875 | David P. Thompson (D)[b] | Joseph Perrault | Thomas W. Bennett (I)[d] | ||||||
| 1876 | Mason Brayman (R)[b] | Stephen S. Fenn (D)[d] | |||||||
| 1877 | |||||||||
| 1878 | John Philo Hoyt (R)[b] | Robert A. Sidebotham[c] | |||||||
| 1879 | George Ainslie (D)[d] | ||||||||
| 1880 | John Baldwin Neil (R)[b] | Theodore Frelinghuysen Singiser (R)[c] | |||||||
| 1881 | James L. Onderdonk | [?] | [?] | ||||||
| 1882 | |||||||||
| 1883 | John N. Irwin (R)[b] | Edward L. Curtis[c] | Theodore Felinghuysen Singiser (R)[d] | ||||||
| 1884 | William M. Bunn (R)[b] | David P. B. Pride[c] | |||||||
| 1885 | Edward A. Stevenson (D)[b] | Edward J. Curtis[c] | David P. B. Pride | Silas W. Moody | Joseph Perrault | John Hailey (D)[d] | |||
| 1886 | |||||||||
| 1887 | Richard Z. Johnson | J. H. Wickersham | Charlies Himrod | Silas W. Moody | Fred Dubois (R)[d] | ||||
| 1888 | |||||||||
| 1889 | George L. Shoup (R)[b] | Charles C. Stevenson | |||||||
| 1890 | |||||||||
1890–1974
| Year | Executive offices | State Legislature | United States Congress | Electoral votes | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governor | Lt. Gov. | Sec. of State | Atty. Gen. | Auditor/ Controller |
Treasurer | Supt. of Pub. Inst. | Insp. Mines | State Senate | State House | U.S. Senator (Class II) |
U.S. Senator (Class III) |
U.S. House District 1 |
U.S. House District 2 | ||
| 1890 | George L. Shoup (R)[e] | N. B. Willey (R) | A. J. Pinkham (R) | George H. Roberts (R) | Silas W. Moody (R) | Frank R. Coffin (R) | Joseph Harroun (R) | no such office |
14R, 4D | 31R, 5D | vacant | William J. McConnell (R) | Willis Sweet (R) | ||
| 1891 | N. B. Willey (R)[f] | John S. Gray (R) | George L. Shoup (R) | Fred Dubois (R) | |||||||||||
| 1892 | Weaver/ Field (Pop)  | ||||||||||||||
| 1893 | William J. McConnell (R) | F. B. Willis (R) | J. F. Curtis (R) | George M. Parsons (R) | Frank C. Ramsey (R) | W. C. Hill (R) | B. B. Lower (R) | William S. Haskins | 8D, 6R, 4Pop[g] | 20R, 9D, 7Pop | |||||
| 1894 | |||||||||||||||
| 1895 | F. J. Mills (R) | I. W. Garrett (R) | Charles Bunting (R) | C. A. Foresman (R) | E. H. Dewey (R) | 10R, 5Pop, 2D, 1I | 25R, 8Pop, 1D, 1I | Edgar Wilson (R) | |||||||
| 1896 | Fred Dubois (SvR) | Bryan/ Sewall (D/SvR) | |||||||||||||
| 1897 | Frank Steunenberg (D/Pop) | George F. Moore (D/Pop) | George Lewis (D/Pop) | Robert E. McFarland (D/Pop) | James H. Anderson (D/Pop) | George H. Storer (D/Pop) | Louis Anderson (D/Pop) | Benjamin Hastings (D/Pop) | 7D, 7Pop, 7R[h] | 17R, 16Pop, 15D[i] | Henry Heitfeld (D/Pop) | James Gunn (Pop) | |||
| 1898 | |||||||||||||||
| 1899 | J. H. Hutchinson (D/SvR) | M. A. Patrie (R) | S. H. Hays (D) | Bartlett Sinclair (D) | L. C. Rice (D/Pop/SvR) |
Permeal J. French (D) | Jay A. Czizek (D/SvR) | 9R, 7D/Pop/SvR, 3D, 2P[j] | 17D/Pop/SvR, 14D, 12R, 6Pop[k] | Edgar Wilson (SvR) | |||||
| 1900 | Bryan/ Stevenson (D) | ||||||||||||||
| 1901 | Frank W. Hunt (D) | Thomas F. Terrell (D) | Charles Bassett (D/SvR) | Frank Martin (D) | E. W. Jones (D/SvR) | J. J. Plummer (D) | Martin Jacobs (D/Pop/SvR) |
10D, 7R, 3Pop, 1SvR[l] | 20R, 16D, 7SvR, 6Pop[m] | Fred Dubois (SvR) | Thomas L. Glenn (Pop) | ||||
| 1902 | Fred Dubois (D) | ||||||||||||||
| 1903 | John T. Morrison (R) | James M. Stevens (R) | Will H. Gibson (R) | John A. Bagley (R) | Theo Turner (R) | Henry C. Coffin (R) | May L. Scott (R) | Robert N. Bell (R) | 14R, 6D, 1I | 36R, 13D | Weldon B. Heyburn (R) | Burton L. French (R) | |||
| 1904 | Roosevelt/ Fairbanks (R)  | ||||||||||||||
| 1905 | Frank R. Gooding (R) | Burpee L. Steeves (R) | John Guheen (R) | Robert S. Bragaw (R) | 19R, 2D | 48R, 2D | |||||||||
| 1906 | |||||||||||||||
| 1907 | Ezra A. Burrell (R) | Robert Lansdon (R) | C. A. Hastings (R) | S. Belle Chamberlain (R) | 15R, 6D | 38R, 12D, 1I | William Borah (R)[n] | ||||||||
| 1908 | Taft/ Sherman (R) | ||||||||||||||
| 1909 | James H. Brady (R) | Lewis H. Sweetser (R) | D. C. McDougall (R) | S. D. Taylor (R) | F. Cushing Moore (R) | 13R, 10D | 44R, 9D | Thomas R. Hamer (R) | |||||||
| 1910 | |||||||||||||||
| 1911 | James H. Hawley (D) | Wilford L. Gifford (R) | O. V. Allen (R)[o] | Grace M. Shepherd (R) | Robert N. Bell (R) | 14R, 9D | 34R, 25D | Burton L. French (R) | |||||||
| 1912 | Kirtland I. Perky (D) | Wilson/ Marshall (D) | |||||||||||||
| 1913 | John M. Haines (R) | Herman H. Taylor (R) | Joseph H. Peterson (R) | Fred L. Huston (R) | 21R, 3D | 56R, 4D | James H. Brady (R) | Burton L. French (R)[p] | Addison T. Smith (R)[p] | ||||||
| 1914 | E. H. Dewey (R)[q] | ||||||||||||||
| 1915 | Moses Alexander (D) | George R. Barker (R) | John W. Eagleson (R) | Bernice McCoy (R) | 19R, 11D, 2Prog, 1Soc | 32R, 28D, 1Prog | Robert M. McCracken (R)[p] | ||||||||
| 1916 | |||||||||||||||
| 1917 | Ernest L. Parker (D) | William T. Dougherty (D) | T. A. Walters (D) | Clarence Van Deusen (D) | Ethel E. Redfield (R) | 21D, 16R | 36D, 29R | Burton L. French (R)[p] | |||||||
| 1918 | John F. Nugent (D) | ||||||||||||||
| 1919 | D. W. Davis (R) | Charles C. Moore (R) | Robert O. Jones (R) | Roy L. Black (R) | Edward G. Gallett (R) | 29R, 12D | 46R, 18D | Burton L. French (R) | Addison T. Smith (R) | ||||||
| 1920 | Harding/ Coolidge (R) | ||||||||||||||
| 1921 | Daniel F. Banks (R) | Stewart Campbell (R) | 39R, 5D | 51R, 3D | Frank R. Gooding (R) | ||||||||||
| 1922 | |||||||||||||||
| 1923 | Charles C. Moore (R) | H. C. Baldridge (R) | F. A. Jeter (R) | A. H. Conner (R) | Elizabeth Russum (R) | 25R, 14D, 5Prog | 37R, 22D, 6Prog | ||||||||
| 1924 | Coolidge/ Dawes (R) | ||||||||||||||
| 1925 | 32R, 7Prog, 5D | 45R, 12Prog, 5D | |||||||||||||
| 1926 | |||||||||||||||
| 1927 | H. C. Baldridge (R) | Oscar Hailey (R) | Fred E. Lukens (R) | Frank L. Stephan (R) | Byron Defenbach (R) | Mabelle McConnell Lyman (R) | 29R, 11D, 4Prog | 52R, 8Prog, 7D, 1I | |||||||
| 1928 | John Thomas (R) | Hoover/ Curtis (R) | |||||||||||||
| 1929 | W. B. Kinne[n] | W. D. Gillis (R) | Myrtle R. Davis (R) | 32R, 12D | 50R, 9D | ||||||||||
| Oscar Hailey (R) | |||||||||||||||
| 1930 | |||||||||||||||
| 1931 | C. Ben Ross (D) | G. P. Mix (D) | Fred J. Babcock (R) | George Barrett (R) | 23R, 21D | 43R, 27D | |||||||||
| 1932 | Roosevelt/ Garner (D) | ||||||||||||||
| 1933 | George Hill (D) | Franklin Girard (D) | Bert H. Miller (D) | Harry C. Parsons (D) | Myrtle P. Enking (D) | John W. Condie (D) | W. H. Simons (D) | 35D, 9R | 59D, 4R | James P. Pope (D) | Compton I. White (D) | Thomas C. Coffin (D) | |||
| 1934 | |||||||||||||||
| 1935 | G. P. Mix (D) | Arthur Campbell (D) | 36D, 8R | 53D, 6R | D. Worth Clark (D) | ||||||||||
| 1936 | |||||||||||||||
| 1937 | Barzilla W. Clark (D) | Charles C. Gossett (D) | Ira H. Masters (D) | J. W. Taylor (D) | 33D, 11R | 50D, 9R | |||||||||
| 1938 | |||||||||||||||
| 1939 | C. A. Bottolfsen (R) | Donald S. Whitehead (R) | George H. Curtis (D) | Calvin E. Wright (D) | 27R, 17D | 39R, 20D | D. Worth Clark (D) | Henry Dworshak (R) | |||||||
| 1940 | John Thomas (R) | Roosevelt/ Wallace (D) | |||||||||||||
| 1941 | Chase A. Clark (D) | Charles C. Gossett (D) | Bert H. Miller (D) | C. E. Roberts (D)[o] | 23D, 21R | 38D, 21R | |||||||||
| 1942 | |||||||||||||||
| 1943 | C. A. Bottolfsen (R) | Edwin Nelson (R) | 31R, 13D | 32R, 27D | |||||||||||
| 1944 | Acel H. Chatburn (R)[q] | Roosevelt/ Truman (D) | |||||||||||||
| 1945 | Charles C. Gossett (D)[r] | Arnold Williams (D) | Ira H. Masters (D) | Frank Langley (D) | Ernest G. Hansen (D) | Ruth G. Moon (D) | G. C. Sullivan (D) | 24R, 20D | 30R, 29D | Glen H. Taylor (D) | |||||
| Arnold Williams (D)[f] | A. R. McCabe (D) | Charles C. Gossett (D) | |||||||||||||
| 1946 | Henry Dworshak (R) | ||||||||||||||
| 1947 | C. A. Robins (R) | Donald S. Whitehead (R) | Cy Price (R) | Robert Ailshie (R)[n] | N. P. Nielson (R)[n] | Lela D. Painter (R)[n] | Alton B. Jones (R) | George A. McDowell (R)[o] | 31R, 13D | 42R, 17D | Abe Goff (R) | John C. Sanborn (R) | |||
| Robert E. Smylie (R)[s] | |||||||||||||||
| 1948 | Truman/ Barkley (D) | ||||||||||||||
| 1949 | 24D, 20R | 35R, 24D | Bert H. Miller (D)[n] | Compton I. White (D) | |||||||||||
| 1950 | Henry Dworshak (R) | ||||||||||||||
| 1951 | Len Jordan (R) | Edson Deal (R) | Ira H. Masters (D)[n] | 29R, 15D | 36R, 23D | Herman Welker (R) | John Travers Wood (R) | Hamer H. Budge (R) | |||||||
| 1952 | Margaret Gilbert (R)[q] | Eisenhower/ Nixon (R) | |||||||||||||
| 1953 | 33R, 11D | 45R, 14D | Gracie Pfost (D) | ||||||||||||
| 1954 | |||||||||||||||
| 1955 | Robert E. Smylie (R) | J. Berkeley Larsen (R) | Graydon W. Smith (R) | Ruth G. Moon (D)[n] | 24R, 20D | 36R, 23D | |||||||||
| 1956 | James H. Young (R)[q] | ||||||||||||||
| 1957 | Rulon A. Swensen (R)[q] | 25D, 19R | 32R, 27D | Frank Church (D) | |||||||||||
| 1958 | O. T. Hansen (R)[q] | ||||||||||||||
| 1959 | William Drevlow (D) | Arnold Williams (D)[o] | Frank L. Benson (D) | Joe R. Williams (D)[o] | Rulon A. Swensen (R)[q] | D. F. Engelking (D) | George D. Fletcher (D) | 27D, 17R | 35D, 24R | ||||||
| 1960 | Nixon/ Lodge (R) | ||||||||||||||
| 1961 | 23R, 21D | 31R, 28D | Ralph Harding (D) | ||||||||||||
| 1962 | Len Jordan (R) | ||||||||||||||
| 1963 | Allan Shepard (R)[o] | Marjorie Ruth Moon (D) | O. T. Hansen | 34R, 29D | Compton I. White Jr. (D) | ||||||||||
| 1964 | Johnson/ Humphrey (D) | ||||||||||||||
| 1965 | 25R, 19D | 42R, 37D | George V. Hansen (R) | ||||||||||||
| 1966 | Louis E. Clapp (D)[q] | ||||||||||||||
| 1967 | Don Samuelson (R) | Jack M. Murphy (R) | Edson Deal (R)[n] | 22R, 13D | 38R, 32D | Jim McClure (R) | |||||||||
| Pete Cenarrusa (R)[s] | |||||||||||||||
| 1968 | Nixon/ Agnew (R) | ||||||||||||||
| 1969 | Robert M. Robson (R)[q] | 20R, 15D | Orval Hansen (R) | ||||||||||||
| 1970 | |||||||||||||||
| 1971 | Cecil Andrus (D) | W. Anthony Park (D) | W. Carl Griner[t] | 19R, 16D | 41R, 29D | ||||||||||
| 1972 | |||||||||||||||
| 1973 | 23R, 12D | 51R, 19D | Jim McClure (R) | Steve Symms (R) | |||||||||||
| 1974 | office abolished[u] | ||||||||||||||
1975–present
| Year | Executive offices | State Legislature | United States Congress | Electoral votes | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governor | Lt. Governor | Sec. of State | Atty. Gen. | Auditor/ Controller |
Treasurer | Supt. of Pub. Inst. | State Senate | State House | U.S. Senator (Class II) |
U.S. Senator (Class III) |
U.S. House District 1 |
U.S. House District 2 | ||
| 1975 | Cecil Andrus (D)[v] | John Evans (D) | Pete Cenarrusa (R) | Wayne Kidwell (R) | Joe R. Williams (D) | Marjorie Ruth Moon (D) | Roy F. Truby (D) | 21R, 14D | 43R, 27D | Jim McClure (R) | Frank Church (D) | Steve Symms (R) | George V. Hansen (R) | |
| 1976 | Ford/ Dole (R) | |||||||||||||
| 1977 | 20R, 15D | 48R, 22D | ||||||||||||
| John Evans (D)[w] | William J. Murphy (D)[q] | |||||||||||||
| 1978 | ||||||||||||||
| 1979 | Phil Batt (R) | David Leroy (R) | Jerry L. Evans (R) | 19R, 16D | 50R, 20D | |||||||||
| 1980 | Reagan/ Bush (R) | |||||||||||||
| 1981 | 23R, 12D | 56R, 14D | Steve Symms (R) | Larry Craig (R) | ||||||||||
| 1982 | ||||||||||||||
| 1983 | David Leroy (R) | Jim Jones (R) | 21R, 14D | 51R, 19D | ||||||||||
| 1984 | ||||||||||||||
| 1985 | 28R, 14D | 67R, 17D | Richard Stallings (D) | |||||||||||
| 1986 | ||||||||||||||
| 1987 | Cecil Andrus (D) | Butch Otter (R)[x] | Lydia Justice-Edwards (R) | 26R, 16D | 64R, 20D | |||||||||
| 1988 | Bush/ Quayle (R) | |||||||||||||
| 1989 | 23R, 19D | |||||||||||||
| J. D. Williams (D)[s] | ||||||||||||||
| 1990 | ||||||||||||||
| 1991 | Larry Echo Hawk (D) | 21R, 21D[y] | 56R, 28D | Larry Craig (R) | Larry LaRocco (D) | |||||||||
| 1992 | Bush/ Quayle (R) | |||||||||||||
| 1993 | 23R, 12D | 50R, 20D | Dirk Kempthorne (R) | Mike Crapo (R) | ||||||||||
| 1994 | ||||||||||||||
| 1995 | Phil Batt (R) | Alan Lance (R) | Anne C. Fox (R) | 27R, 8D | 57R, 13D | Helen Chenoweth-Hage (R) | ||||||||
| 1996 | Dole/ Kemp (R) | |||||||||||||
| 1997 | 30R, 5D | 59R, 11D | ||||||||||||
| 1998 | ||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Dirk Kempthorne (R)[v] | Ron Crane (R) | Marilyn Howard (D) | 31R, 4D | 58R, 12D | Mike Crapo (R) | Mike Simpson (R) | |||||||
| 2000 | Bush/ Cheney (R) | |||||||||||||
| 2001 | Jack Riggs (R) | 32R, 3D | 61R, 9D | Butch Otter (R) | ||||||||||
| 2002 | ||||||||||||||
| Keith Johnson (R)[s] | ||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Jim Risch (R) | Ben Ysursa (R) | Lawrence Wasden (R) | 28R, 7D | 54R, 16D | |||||||||
| 2004 | ||||||||||||||
| 2005 | 57R, 13D | |||||||||||||
| 2006 | ||||||||||||||
| Jim Risch (R)[f] | Mark Ricks (R)[z] | |||||||||||||
| 2007 | Butch Otter (R) | Jim Risch (R)[aa] | Donna Jones (R)[o] | Tom Luna (R) | 51R, 19D | Bill Sali (R) | ||||||||
| 2008 | McCain/ Palin (R) | |||||||||||||
| 2009 | Brad Little (R)[q] | 52R, 18D | Jim Risch (R) | Walt Minnick (D) | ||||||||||
| 2010 | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | 57R, 13D | Raúl Labrador (R) | ||||||||||||
| 2012 | Romney/ Ryan (R) | |||||||||||||
| 2013 | Brandon Woolf (R) | |||||||||||||
| 2014 | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Lawerence Denney (R) | Sherri Ybarra (R) | 56R, 14D | |||||||||||
| 2016 | Trump/ Pence (R) | |||||||||||||
| 2017 | 29R, 6D | 59R, 11D | ||||||||||||
| 2018 | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Brad Little (R) | Janice McGeachin (R) | Julie Ellsworth (R) | 28R, 7D | 56R, 14D | Russ Fulcher (R) | ||||||||
| 2020 | Trump/ Pence (R) | |||||||||||||
| 2021 | 58R, 12D | |||||||||||||
| 2022 | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Scott Bedke (R) | Phil McGrane (R) | Raúl Labrador (R) | Debbie Critchfield (R) | 59R, 11D | |||||||||
| 2024 | Trump/ Vance (R) | |||||||||||||
| 2025 | 29R, 6D | 61R, 9D | ||||||||||||
| 2026 | ||||||||||||||
- Office renamed per 1994 amendment to state Constitution.
- Territorial governor appointed by the President of the United States.
- Secretary of Idaho Territory.
- Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from the Idaho Territory.
- Resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.
- As lieutenant governor, acted as governor for unexpired term.
- A Democrat, Alexander Mayhew, was chosen as President Pro Tempore and a coalition of Democrats and Populists and organized the chamber.
- A coalition of Democrats and Populists elected a Populist, Joseph C. Rich, as President Pro Tempore and organized the chamber.
- A coalition of Democrats and Populists elected a Democrat, David L. Evans, as Speaker and organized the chamber.
- A coalition of Republicans and Populists elected a Republican, Frank R. Gooding, as President Pro Tempore, and organized the chamber.
- A coalition of Democrats, Populists, and Silver Republicans elected a Democrat, David L. Evans, as Speaker and organized the chamber.
- A coalition of Democrats, Populists, and Silver Republicans elected a Populist, J.W. Ballantine, as President Pro Tempore and organized the chamber.
- A coalition of Democrats, Populists, and Silver Republicans elected a Democrat, Glenn P. McKinley, as Speaker and organized the chamber.
- Died in office.
- Resigned.
- Elected at-large on a general ticket.
- Appointed to fill a vacancy.
- Resigned so that Lieutenant Governor Arnold Williams would succeed him and then appoint him to the United States Senate.
- Initially appointed to fill vacancy; later elected in his own right.
- Inspector of Mines became appointed position effective January 1971.
- Office abolished by state legislature, with duties delegated to the state Department of Labor and Industrial Services, effective July 1, 1974.
- Resigned to become United States Secretary of the Interior.
- As lieutenant governor, acted as governor for unexpired term, and was later elected in his own right.
- Resigned to take an elected seat in the United States House of Representatives.
- The Republican Lt. Governor, Butch Otter, broke the tie to keep a Republican, Mike Crapo, as President Pro Tempore. The membership of committees, however, was split evenly between the parties.[1]
- Appointed by governor to fill vacancy and confirmed by state Senate.
- Resigned following election to United States Senate.