Here’s How Butch Did In 2012 Primary
| REP | Walt Bayes | 4,825 | 3.0% | |
| REP | C.L. "Butch" Otter | 89,117 | 46,681 | 54.6% |
| REP | Ron "Pete" Peterson | 8,402 | 5.2% | |
| REP | Rex Rammell | 42,436 | 26.0% | |
| REP | Sharon Margaret Ullman | 13,749 | 8.4% | |
| REP | Tamara Wells | 4,544 | 2.8% |
Huckleberries Online
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.