Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo issued this statement on the election results: “I express my sincere thanks to the people of Idaho for their trust in re-electing me to represent their values in Washington. Additionally, voters have elected Donald Trump as our next president and I…
Idaho Democratic Party Chairman Bert Marley issued this statement on the election results: “The Idaho Democratic Party would like to thank the hundreds of thousands of Idahoans who supported our candidates this year. We are proud of the work that we have accomplished together and…
Idaho Republican Party Chairman Steve Yates issued this statement on the election results: "I would first like to take a moment and congratulate President-elect Donald Trump, Vice President-elect Mike Pence, Senator Mike Crapo, Congressman Raul Labrador, Congressman Mike Simpson, and all of the down ticket…
Running on little sleep after a trade mission to China followed by Tuesday’s election, Idaho Gov. Butch Otter was buoyant Wednesday about a Donald Trump presidency, the state’s lively economy and plans to better prepare its workforce. “I’m bullish. I’m really optimistic on a Trump administration,” Otter said in remarks in Coeur d'Alene...
Idaho GOP Rep. Raúl Labrador issued this statement today: “I congratulate President-elect Donald Trump for his historic victory that brings Americans the new leadership they’ve long demanded. This election was a ringing call for change and I am eager to work with the president-elect to…
House Minority Leader John Rusche, who’s held that position for the past eight years and served two years before that as House Democratic caucus chair, lost his seat yesterday to Republican Mike Kingsley, 41.8 percent to Kingsley’s 58.2 percent. “Obviously the district wanted a different…
If you thought the Idaho Legislature couldn’t get more Republican, think again. Tuesday’s election results bumped up the GOP supermajority in the Idaho Legislature from 80 percent to 84 percent. There’s now just one Democrat serving in the Idaho Legislature from north of Boise: Rep. Paulette Jordan, D-Boise. My full story...
Here are concession comments from the Democratic challengers to Sen. Mike Crapo and Rep. Raul Labrador, Idaho GOP congressional incumbents who rolled up big wins last night, Crapo with 66.1 percent and Labrador with 68 percent: Jerry Sturgill, who got 27.8 percent against Crapo, said,…
Final, unofficial Idaho election results this morning show no further upsets in legislative races around the state, beyond the four Republican pickups I reported on last night (or was that this morning?). Although Bonner County says it’ll still be counting ‘til noon, final, unofficial results…
This was the scene at the Riverside around midnight last night when I left; much of the remaining crowd was gathered around a TV, awaiting a Hillary Clinton concession speech that didn’t come, but now is scheduled to happen this morning. As I left, the…
There’s another upset in the Idaho Legislature: According to unofficial, final reports from Latah and Benewah counties, Sen. Dan Schmidt, D-Moscow, has lost his seat to GOP challenger Dan Foreman. In the final, unofficial tally, Foreman had 50.7 percent of the vote to Schmidt’s 49.3...
With results from several Idaho counties still missing – including Latah, most of Kootenai and Bonner, and part of Canyon – here’s what we know so far about changes in the Idaho Legislature: If Nez Perce County’s unofficial results posted on its county website are...
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