2016 Idaho elections
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| Turnout | 75.9%[1] | |
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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
[edit]President of the United States
[edit]Republican candidate Donald Trump won in Idaho with 59% of the popular vote and gained four electoral votes from the state.
United States Senate
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]State Supreme Court
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Jim Jones, the chief justice of Idaho Supreme Court, decided not to run for re-election in 2016.[3] A four-way Nonpartisan primary election for his seat was held on May 17.[4] No candidate managed to win 50% of the votes and the top two finishers advanced to a run-off held on November 8, the first in the state since 1998.[5] Rupert attorney Robyn Brody defeated state senator Curt McKenzie in the runoff with 54% of the votes.[6]
Nonpartisan primary
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Robyn Brody, attorney.[7]
- Curt McKenzie, state senator from the 13th district.[8]
- Clive Strong, chief of the Natural Resources Division, Idaho Attorney General’s office.[3]
- Sergio Gutierrez, Idaho Court of Appeals judge.[9]
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[edit]Results
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- 40–50%
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| 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% | ||
General election
[edit]| 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% | ||
State Legislative elections
[edit]Idaho Senate
[edit]All 35 seats of the Idaho Senate were up for election. Republicans managed to flip one district.[14]
| Party | Before | After | Change | |
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| Republican | 28 | 29 |  1
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| Democratic | 7 | 6 |  1
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Idaho House of Representatives
[edit]All 70 seats of the Idaho House of Representatives were up for election. Republicans flipped three districts.[15]
| Party | Before | After | Change | |
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| Republican | 56 | 59 | 3
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| Democratic | 14 | 11 | 3
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Ballot measures
[edit]One statewide ballot measure appeared on the ballot.
Constitutional Amendment HJR 5 (2016)
[edit]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%.[16]
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| Choice | Votes | % |
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347,327 | 55.52 |
| No | 278,219 | 44.48 |
| Total votes | 625,546 | 100.00 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "2016 Nov 8 General Election - Voting Statistics". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
- ^ "Idaho elections, 2016". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
- ^ a b "Chief Justice Jones to retire, Clive Strong announces bid for his seat". The Spokesman-Review. March 9, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
- ^ "4 Idaho Supreme Court hopefuls look to replace Jim Jones". Idaho Stateman. May 12, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
- ^ "Brody, McKenzie headed for Supreme Court runoff". Idaho Stateman. May 18, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
- ^ "Robyn Brody wins race, becoming Idaho's 3rd female Supreme Court Justice". Idaho Stateman. November 9, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
- ^ "Brody wants to bring a different perspective to Idaho Supreme Court". The Spokesman-Review. April 26, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
- ^ "Legislator Seeks Seat on State High Court". Coeur d'Alene Press. September 9, 2016. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
- ^ "Gutierrez runs for justice on court-access platform". The Spokesman-Review. April 28, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Troupis withdraws from Supreme Court race, endorses McKenzie". Idaho Statesman. March 21, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Seiniger withdraws from Idaho Supreme Court race". The Spokesman-Review. March 22, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
- ^ "Primary Election - Supreme Court Justice". canvass.sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
- ^ "General Election - Supreme Court Justice". canvass.sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
- ^ "Idaho State Senate elections, 2016". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
- ^ "Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2016". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
- ^ "Constitutional Amendment HJR 5". canvass.sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
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