Idaho Statesman columnist Dan Popkey reports today that Senate Assistant Majority Leader Chuck Winder, R-Boise, has decided against a challenge to Majority Leader Bart Davis, R-Idaho Falls, after his estimated vote count came in at a tied 14-14. “For me to run with that close of a vote would have been divisive,” Winder told Popkey. Now, Sen. Dean Mortimer, R-Idaho Falls, has decided to make a last-minute challenge to Davis. Lawmakers in both houses will hold leadership elections in closed-door caucuses the evening of Dec. 5, prior to the Legislature's upcoming Dec. 6 organizational session. You can read Popkey's full report here.
Betsy Z. Russell covers Idaho news from The Spokesman-Review's bureau in Boise.
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