The 2014 United States Senate election in Idaho was held on November 4, 2014, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Idaho, concurrently with the election of the Governor of Idaho, other elections to the United States Senate, elections to the United States House of Representatives, and various state and local elections.
Incumbent Republican Senator Jim Risch ran for re-election to a second term in office. In primary elections held on May 20, 2014, Risch was renominated and the Democrats nominated attorney Nels Mitchell. Risch defeated Mitchell by a landslide in the general election.
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared Jeremy Anderson Jim Risch, incumbent U.S. Senator
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates Declared William Bryk, attorney from New York and perennial candidate Nels Mitchell, attorney
Results
General election
Fundraising Candidate Receipts Disbursements Cash on Hand Debt Jim Risch (R) $1,339,302 $630,796 $940,697 $0 Nels Mitchell (D) $149,218 $59,311 $89,907 $5,000
Debates Complete video of debate, October 6, 2014
Predictions Source Ranking As of The Cook Political Report November 3, 2014 Sabato's Crystal Ball November 3, 2014 Rothenberg Political Report November 3, 2014 Real Clear Politics November 3, 2014
Polling Poll source JimRisch (R) NelsMitchell (D) Other UndecidedRasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports May 28–29, 2014 750 ± 4% 54% 29% 6% 11%CBS News/NYT/YouGovCBS News/NYT/YouGov July 5–24, 2014 696 ± 4.2% 62% 31% 1% 6%CBS News/NYT/YouGovCBS News/NYT/YouGov August 18 – September 2, 2014 844 ± 4% 59% 25% 0% 16%CBS News/NYT/YouGovCBS News/NYT/YouGov 594 ± 5% 64% 27% 0% 8%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling October 9–12, 2014 522 50% 32% — 18%CBS News/NYT/YouGov October 16–23, 2014 575 ± 6% 61% 30% — 9%
Results
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Latah (largest municipality: Moscow) Shoshone (largest municipality: Kellogg) Teton (largest municipality: Victor)
By congressional district Risch won both congressional districts. District Risch Mitchell Representative 69% 31%Raúl Labrador 62% 38%Mike Simpson
See also 2014 United States Senate elections 2014 United States elections 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho 2014 Idaho gubernatorial election
References
External links U.S. Senate elections in Idaho, 2014 at Ballotpedia Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets