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. Primary elections were held on May 17, 2016.
Federal offices President of the United States
Republican candidate Donald Trump won in Idaho with 59% of the popular vote and gained four electoral votes from the state.
United States Senate
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
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 Supreme Court Two seats on the Idaho Supreme Court were up for election.
While Justice Roger Burdick ran unopposed and won a third term, Jim Jones chose not to seek re-election thus creating an open seat.
Jones' seat
Following Jones' retirement, a four-way Nonpartisan primary election was held on May 17. With no candidate winning a clear majority of the votes, the top two finishers advanced to a run-off on November 8, the first such instance in the state since 1998. Rupert attorney Robyn Brody defeated state senator Curt McKenzie in the runoff with 54% of the votes.
Nonpartisan primary Robyn Brody, attorney. Curt McKenzie, state senator from the 13th district. Clive Strong, chief of the Natural Resources Division, Idaho Attorney General’s office. Sergio Gutierrez, Idaho Court of Appeals judge. Withdrawn Chris Troupis, attorney. (endorsed McKenzie) William Seiniger, attorney.
Primary dabate + 2016 Idaho Supreme Court primary election debate Date Host Moderator Link Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan NonpartisanKey: Participant Absent Not invited Invited Withdrawn Robyn Brody Clive Strong Curt McKenzie Sergio Gutierrez1 May 5, 2016 IdahoPTV Melissa Davlin Idaho PBS
Primary results
Runoff debate + 2016 Idaho Supreme Court runoff election debate Date Host Moderator Link Nonpartisan NonpartisanKey: Participant Absent Not invited Invited Withdrawn Robyn Brody Curt McKenzie1 October 27, 2016 IdahoPTV Melissa Davlin Idaho PBS
Runoff results
Court of Appeals Idaho Court of Appeals Judge Molly Huskey was appointed by Governor Butch Otter in 2015 to succeed Karen Lansing. She ran for a full term and won unopposed.
State Legislative elections All 35 seats of the Idaho Senate and 70 seats of the Idaho House of Representatives were up for election.
Idaho Senate Party Before After Change Republican 28 29 1 Democratic 7 6 1 Total 35 35
Idaho House of Representatives Party Before After Change Republican 56 59 3 Democratic 14 11 3 Total 70 70
Ballot measures One statewide ballot measure appeared on the ballot.
Constitutional Amendment HJR 5 (2016)
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%.
See also Elections in Idaho Politics of Idaho Political party strength in Idaho
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