U.S. Representative (GOP)
Election Results
| Candidate | Votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Raul Labrador (R) | 57,876 | 80.64% |
| Reed McCandless (R) | 13,898 | 19.36% |
* Race percentages are calculated with data from the Secretary of State's Office, which omits write-in votes from its calculations when there are too few to affect the outcome. The Spokane County Auditor's Office may have slightly different percentages than are reflected here because its figures include any write-in votes.
The Candidates
Raul Labrador
- Party:
- Republican
- Age:
- 58
- City:
- Eagle, Idaho
- Occupation:
- Incumbent congressman
Education: Earned bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University and a law degree from the University of Washington.
Work experience: Immigration attorney
Political experience: Three-term congressman. Co-founder of the “Freedom Caucus” in the House, a group of conservatives who successfully engineered the ouster of then-House Speaker John Boehner. Ran unsuccessfully for House majority leader in 2014. Served two terms in the Idaho state House.
Family: Married. Has five children.
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