Wow, that’s close: With 31 of 31 precincts reporting, Sen. Abby Lee, R-Fruitland, has defeated her GOP primary challenger, Viki Purdy, but only by 28 votes. The AP reports that Lee got 2,949 votes, or 50 percent; Purdy got 2,921, also 50 percent.
It’ll be Brody vs. McKenzie in November in the race for the Idaho Supreme Court. With 917 of 938 precincts reporting – 98 percent – Rupert attorney Robyn Brody had 30 percent; state Sen. Curt McKenzie was in second place with 28 percent; and Clive…
Controversial Idaho County Commissioner Jim Chmelik, leader of the state’s movement to try to wrest ownership of federal public lands away to the state, has lost his county commissioner seat, defeated by GOP primary challenger Denis B. Duman, the Lewiston Tribune reports. Chmelik unsuccessfully challenged…
Despite a big push by Idaho Freedom Action, the campaigning arm of the Idaho Freedom Foundation, it appears the group’s most-favored candidates are losing in North Idaho legislative races tonight. Three incumbent lawmakers who are trailing their challengers – Sen. Sheryl Nuxoll, R-Cottonwood; Rep. Shannon…
Here’s my full story from spokesman.com on the congressional and North Idaho legislative results: BOISE – Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo and 1st District Congressman Raul Labrador cruised easily through the state’s primary election on Tuesday – Crapo didn’t even have an opponent – but North…
Here’s my full story from spokesman.com on the Idaho Supreme Court race: BOISE – A rare contested race for an open seat on the Idaho Supreme Court appears to be headed for a runoff in November, as none of the four hopefuls was polling over…
The only trend that’s been clear in results in the four-way Idaho Supreme Court race all night tonight: Robyn Brody has been out ahead all evening. The other three candidates have been neck-and-neck for second place. This guarantees a runoff in November, when the top…
The AP has called the congressional races in Idaho’s GOP primary, naming the winners as incumbents Raul Labrador, Mike Simpson and Mike Crapo. Crapo was unopposed; both Labrador and Simpson faced only little-known primary challengers. Labrador issued this statement: "I want to thank the people…
Only the very earliest results are in now – just 1 percent of the precincts – but they’re pretty clear in the congressional races, including the three-way Democratic primary for a chance to challenge 1st District Congressman Raul Labrador: With 56 of 938 precincts reporting,…
The program tonight at the Idaho GOP’s election-night gathering started with a prayer offered by Lt. Gov. Brad Little, who said in part, “Please ask those that are here that are victors to be gracious in victory and ask those that are not victors to…
Robyn Brody, candidate for the Idaho Supreme Court, stopped by both the Democratic and Republican party election-night gatherings this evening, with sons Jackson, 10, and Cooper, 8, in tow; she visited with voters, shook a few hands and mingled. She’s got her own election-night gathering…
Here’s the scene at the Idaho GOP’s election-night watch party at the Riverside Hotel, where the room is festooned with campaign signs for Republican candidates, from Congressmen Mike Simpson and Raul Labrador to local candidates like Sen. Cliff Bayer, R-Boise, and Ada County Commission hopeful…
The polls have closed in southern Idaho, but not yet in northern Idaho. But already, crowds are gathering at both the Democratic and Republican party election-night watch parties in Boise. While the Republicans are at their traditional spot, the Riverside Hotel, the Dems are at…
A boat being hauled into Idaho from Nevada bypassed a state inspection station, was stopped by a Twin Falls County sheriff’s deputy and escorted back to the check station, and was found to be contaminated with live quagga or zebra mussels – the invasive mussels…
Idaho’s state Land Board voted unanimously this morning to approve a new strategic reinvestment plan that’s been years in the works, and calls for shifting the state endowment’s land assets out of residential cottage sites and commercial property and into timber land and ag land.…
This is it – it’s Election Day, time to vote. Polls are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. There’s voter information online here from the Idaho Secretary of State's office. Got questions about the candidates or issues? There are lots of resources out there, including...
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