Legislative election results have been hard to come by tonight from various parts of the state, with zero results reported to the Secretary of State’s website from Bonner, Latah, Nez Perce and Canyon counties, and just three precincts out of 73 from Kootenai County. And…
Idaho GOP Congressman Raul Labrador took the stage at the state GOP election-night watch party in Boise just now, saying, “Hello, Idaho Republicans – what a great night!” To a roar, he said, “What do you think about the results?” Labrador noted that he was...
Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo just told a cheering crowd at the Idaho GOP election night watch party, “Any of you who have heard me talk during this election have probably heard me say that in this election, all three branches of the U.S. government are...
The numbers are still preliminary, but Robyn Brody is holding the edge against Curt McKenzie in the nonpartisan race for an open seat on the Idaho Supreme Court. With 129 of 962 precincts reporting, Brody had 59 percent of the vote to McKenzie's 41 percent....
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter says he’s “absolutely” glad he agreed to serve as the honorary state chairman for the Trump campaign in Idaho, along with his wife, Lori. “I think he was the right candidate for the right time,” Otter said tonight at the Idaho...
The AP has called the Idaho Senate race for GOP incumbent Mike Crapo, a call it made at 9:02 p.m. MT, two minutes after the polls closed in Idaho. Only the very earliest numbers are available so far from the Idaho Secretary of State’s office;...
Idaho Republicans are gathered in force tonight at the Red Lion Riverside Hotel, as they do each election night. Among them: State schools Superintendent Sherri Ybarra, proudly wearing a blue Trump-Pence sticker. Ybarra said she’s been a Trump supporter “since Day 1.” “I’m so excited,…
There’s a really, really big crowd at the Democratic Party’s election night watch party at the Grove Hotel in downtown Boise, where people are anxiously watching results in a big ballroom, milling thickly through an open lobby area and gathering in various small hospitality rooms.…
U.S. District Judge Lynn Winmill has ordered Ada County to keep five polling places open an extra hour, until 9 p.m., after the Idaho Democratic Party went to court arguing that moves of the five polling plates weren’t adequately advertised before voters headed to the…
It's time to vote. Polls are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. There's voter information, including how to find your polling place, at idahovotes.gov.
Payette National Forest Supervisor Keith Lannom said the tree that Idaho is sending to Washington, D.C. to serve as the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree is 80 feet tall, and 84 years old; its rings were counted after it was cut to determine its age. It…
When "Citizens for HJR 5" are a batch of elected officials and lobbying groups; Pocatello politics include duplicate names and a candidate in a hazmat suit; and we learn the favored role models of the candidates in the relatively quite Supreme Court race; it must be almost election time. My full Sunday column.
As the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree made its way down Highway 55 yesterday from McCall toward Boise, the state trooper leading the official motorcade was injured when a 2001 Dodge truck crossed the center line and collided with her patrol car, halting the procession. ISP...
Secretary of State Lawerence Denney will be working the polls in northern Idaho during Tuesday's election. Nez Perce County Clerk Patty Weeks said Monday that she first invited Denney to work the May primary election, but the secretary had another commitment. So the two rescheduled...
This year’s U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, dubbed “An Idaho Mountain Gem” and cut from the Payette National Forest, is on display in front of the state Capitol today, along with booths, souvenirs, food trucks, the giant Idaho potato truck, selfie opportunities galore, and a chance…
Former Idaho Gov. Phil Batt today announced that he’s endorsing Robyn Brody for the Idaho Supreme Court. “Like other Idaho voters, I’ve been doing my research on the Supreme Court race. I’ll be voting for Robyn Brody for Supreme Court and hope my fellow Idahoans…
It’s not just the candidates who are campaigning frantically as Election Day approaches on Tuesday. Since Oct. 19, nine groups have made a total of $330,077 in independent expenditures on campaigns in Idaho – and that’s just as of 4:30 this afternoon. The number could…
Tonight’s “Idaho Reports” on Idaho Public Television will feature the 2nd District congressional race, in which nine-term GOP Rep. Mike Simpson faces a low-key challenge from Democrat Jennifer Martinez, who is making her first run for office. Simpson and Martinez will be interviewed separately by…
Two environmental groups have reopened a lawsuit contending a Canadian mining company is polluting the Boise River system despite a court order to stop. The Idaho Conservation League and the Northwest Environmental Defense Center on Thursday submitted court filings contending Atlanta Gold Corporation is violating the court order...
And in other non-election news, it’s Ski Swap time. Doors will open at 3 p.m. today for the 66th annual Ski Swap at the Expo Idaho, benefiting the Bogus Basin Ski Education Foundation. That’s earlier than in the past – in fact, it’s coming right…
Have questions about the upcoming elections in Idaho, including North Idaho races? Check out our S-R Election Center Idaho voter guide, online here. You’ll find a rundown of races and candidates and links to all our coverage.
Claims of election-related intimidation and harassment in North Idaho’s Bonner and Boundary counties haven’t been confirmed by authorities, but for some local politicians, both Republican and Democrat, the claims are believable and reflective of hardened political views, writes S-R reporter Eli Francovich in today’s Spokesman-Review.…
Idaho Supreme Court Curt McKenzie’s campaign debt has swelled to more than $54,000 as the election approaches, even as he benefits from independent campaign expenditures by three groups. McKenzie reported loaning his campaign $7,500 of his own money on Wednesday, plus another $11,532 in late…
In non-election related news today, S-R reporter Scott Maben writes that a Coeur d’Alene gastroenterologist was unaware that his wife of 10 years, a Las Vegas stripper, was running a multistate drug trafficking and money laundering enterprise, according to court documents. “Dr. Stanley Toelle and…
A former U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service senior official who concealed outside employment at a nonprofit organization has pleaded guilty to falsifying documents that included $3 million in grants from the federal government to the nonprofit. The Idaho Statesman reports that Stephen M. Barton pleaded guilty...
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