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Political party strength in Idaho

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The following table indicates the parties of elected officials in the U.S. state of Idaho:

The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:

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

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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

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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) Red XN
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) Red XN
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) Red XN
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) Green tickY
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) Green tickY
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) Green tickY
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) Green tickY
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) Green tickY
1925 32R, 7Prog, 5D 45R, 12Prog, 5D
1926
1927 H. C. Baldridge (R) O. E. 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) Green tickY
1929 W. B. Kinne[n] W. D. Gillis (R) Myrtle R. Davis (R) 32R, 12D 50R, 9D
O. E. 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) Green tickY
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) Green tickY
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) Green tickY
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) Green tickY
1949 24D, 20R 35R, 24D Bert H. Miller (D)[n] Compton I. White (D)
1950 Henry Dworshak (R)
1951 Leonard B. Jordan (R) Edson H. 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) Green tickY
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 W. E. 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) Red XN
1961 23R, 21D 31R, 28D Ralph R. Harding (D)
1962 Leonard B. 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) Green tickY
1965 25R, 19D 42R, 37D George V. Hansen (R)
1966 Louis E. Clapp (D)[q]
1967 Don Samuelson (R) Jack M. Murphy (R) Edson H. Deal (R)[n] 22R, 13D 38R, 32D Jim McClure (R)
Pete Cenarrusa (R)[s]
1968 Nixon/
Agnew (R) Green tickY
1969 Robert M. Robson (R)[q] 20R, 15D Orval H. 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
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1975–present

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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 L. 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 Gerald Ford/
Bob Dole (R) Red XN
1977 20R, 15D 48R, 22D
John Evans (D)[w] William J. Murphy (D)[q]
1978
1979 Phil Batt (R) David H. Leroy (R) Jerry L. Evans (R) 19R, 16D 50R, 20D
1980 Ronald Reagan/
George H. W. Bush (R) Green tickY
1981 23R, 12D 56R, 14D Steve Symms (R) Larry Craig (R)
1982
1983 David H. Leroy (R) Jim Jones (R) 21R, 14D 51R, 19D
1984
1985 28R, 14D 67R, 17D Richard H. Stallings (D)
1986
1987 Cecil Andrus (D) Butch Otter (R)[x] Lydia Justice-Edwards (R) 26R, 16D 64R, 20D
1988 George H. W. Bush/
Dan Quayle (R) Green tickY
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 George H. W. Bush/
Dan Quayle (R) Red XN
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 Bob Dole/
Jack Kemp (R) Red XN
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 George W. Bush/
Dick Cheney (R) Green tickY
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 John McCain/
Sarah Palin (R) Red XN
2009 Brad Little (R)[q] 52R, 18D Jim Risch (R) Walt Minnick (D)
2010
2011 57R, 13D Raúl Labrador (R)
2012 Mitt Romney/
Paul Ryan (R) Red XN
2013 Brandon Woolf (R)
2014
2015 Lawerence Denney (R) Sherri Ybarra (R) 56R, 14D
2016 Donald Trump/
Mike Pence (R) Green tickY
2017 29R, 6D 59R, 11D
2018
2019 Brad Little (R) Janice McGeachin (R) Julie Ellsworth (R) 28R, 7D 56R, 14D Russ Fulcher (R)
2020 Donald Trump/
Mike Pence (R) Red XN
2021 58R, 12D
2022
2023 Scott Bedke (R) Phil McGrane (R) Raúl Labrador (R) Debbie Critchfield (R) 59R, 11D
2024 [to be determined]
  1. ^ Office renamed per 1994 amendment to state Constitution.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Territorial governor appointed by the President of the United States.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Secretary of Idaho Territory.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from the Idaho Territory.
  5. ^ Resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.
  6. ^ a b c As lieutenant governor, acted as governor for unexpired term.
  7. ^ A Democrat, Alexander Mayhew, was chosen as President Pro Tempore and a coalition of Democrats and Populists and organized the chamber.
  8. ^ A coalition of Democrats and Populists elected a Populist, Joseph C. Rich, as President Pro Tempore and organized the chamber.
  9. ^ A coalition of Democrats and Populists elected a Democrat, David L. Evans, as Speaker and organized the chamber.
  10. ^ A coalition of Republicans and Populists elected a Republican, Frank R. Gooding, as President Pro Tempore, and organized the chamber.
  11. ^ A coalition of Democrats, Populists, and Silver Republicans elected a Democrat, David L. Evans, as Speaker and organized the chamber.
  12. ^ A coalition of Democrats, Populists, and Silver Republicans elected a Populist, J.W. Ballantine, as President Pro Tempore and organized the chamber.
  13. ^ A coalition of Democrats, Populists, and Silver Republicans elected a Democrat, Glenn P. McKinley, as Speaker and organized the chamber.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i Died in office.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g Resigned.
  16. ^ a b c d Elected at-large on a general ticket.
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Appointed to fill a vacancy.
  18. ^ Resigned so that Lieutenant Governor Arnold Williams would succeed him and then appoint him to the United States Senate.
  19. ^ a b c d Initially appointed to fill vacancy; later elected in his own right.
  20. ^ Inspector of Mines became appointed position effective January 1971.
  21. ^ Office abolished by state legislature, with duties delegated to the state Department of Labor and Industrial Services, effective July 1, 1974.
  22. ^ a b Resigned to become United States Secretary of the Interior.
  23. ^ As lieutenant governor, acted as governor for unexpired term, and was later elected in his own right.
  24. ^ Resigned to take an elected seat in the United States House of Representatives.
  25. ^ 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]
  26. ^ Appointed by governor to fill vacancy and confirmed by state Senate.
  27. ^ Resigned following election to United States Senate.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Fick, Bob (31 December 1990). "IDAHO DOMINATED BY DEBATE OVER ABORTION". The Lewiston Tribune. Retrieved 2021-06-21.