A general election was held in the U.S. state of Idaho on November 2, 2010. All of Idaho's executive offices were up for election, as well as a United States Senate seat and Idaho's two seats in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on May 25, 2010.

Federal offices 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 third term with 71% of the votes.

United States House of Representatives

Idaho has two representatives in the United States House of Representatives. While incumbent Republican Mike Simpson comfortably won re-election, Democrat Walt Minnick was seen as one of the most vulnerable incumbents heading into election day as he worked to build a moderate profile. Republican state representative Raúl Labrador won the Republican primary and eventually defeated Minnick, flipping his district. United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho, 2010PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/– Republican 263,699 58.97% 2 +1 Democratic 150,884 33.74% 0 -1 Independents 27,865 6.23% 0 — Libertarian 4,696 1.05% 0 — Totals 447,144 100.00% 2 —

Governor

Incumbent Republican governor Butch Otter won re-election, defeating Democrat Keith Allred.

Lieutenant governor

Republican Brad Little was appointed to the office of lieutenant governor by Butch Otter in 2009 to fill the vacancy left by Jim Risch following his election to the United States Senate in 2008. Little ran for a full term and easily won both the Republican primary and then the general election, defeating Democrat Eldon Wallace. Republican primary Candidates Brad Little, incumbent. Joshua Blessinger, media director. Steven Dana Pankey Primary results

Democratic Nominee Eldon Wallace Primary results

Third party candidates Paul Venable (Constitution Party) General election

Attorney general Incumbent Republican attorney general Lawrence Wasden won re-election to a third term unopposed as no other candidate filed to run. Republican Nominee Lawrence Wasden, incumbent. Primary results

General election

Secretary of state

Incumbent Republican secretary of state Ben Ysursa won re-election to a third term with a landslide victory over Democrat Mack Sermon.

Treasurer Incumbent Republican state treasurer Ron Crane won re-election to a fourth term unopposed as no other candidate filed to run. Republican Nominee Ron Crane, incumbent. Primary results

General election

Controller

Incumbent Republican state controller Donna Jones won re-election to a second term, defeating Democrat Bruce Robinett. Republican Primary Candidates Donna Jones, incumbent. Todd Hatfield Primary results

Democratic Nominee Bruce Robinett, finance manager.

General election

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Incumbent Republican superintendent Tom Luna won re-election to a second term, defeating Democrat Stan Olson. Republican Nominee Tom Luna, incumbent. Primary results

Democratic Nominee Stan Olson, educator. Primary results

General election

State legislature 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 28 Democratic 7 7 Total 35 35

Idaho House of Representatives Party Before After Change Republican 52 57 5 Democratic 18 13 5 Total 70 70

Judicial seats Supreme Court Two incumbent justices on the Idaho Supreme Court sought re-election.

Justice Jim Jones who has been serving since 2005 ran unopposed and won another term. However, justice Roger Burdick faced a challenger in his bid for re-election. Burdick's seat

Burdick was challenged by John Bradbury, a district judge from Idaho's second judicial district. Candidates Roger Burdick, incumbent. John Bradbury, district judge. Results

Court of Appeals Incumbent Idaho Court of Appeals judge Karen Lansing ran unopposed and secured another term.

Ballot measures Four statewide ballot measures appeared on the ballot. +2012 Idaho ballot measuresNameDescriptionVotesTypeYes%No%SJR 101Imposes rates of tuition and fees on students in the University of Idaho. 279,317 64.06156,68135.94 Legislatively referred constitutional amendmentHJR 4Allows public medical facilities to enter debt to upgrade facilities. 276,255 63.48158,92136.52HJR 5Allows airports to issue revenue and special facility bonds. 227,492 53.36198,86846.64HJR 7Allows cities to reserve bonds in order to increase power capacity. 241,266 57.00182,01443.00

See also Elections in Idaho Political party strength in Idaho

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