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Donald Trump

A candidate for President of the United States, State of Idaho in the 2016 Idaho General Election, Nov. 8

Party: Republican

Age: 79

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Idaho vote totals in the national election

Candidate Votes Pct
Donald Trump (R) 412,525 59.32%
Hillary Clinton (D) 190,971 27.46%
Evan McMullin (I) 46,702 6.72%
Gary Johnson (L) 28,452 4.09%
Jill Stein (I) 8,524 1.23%
Darrell L. Castle (I) 4,428 0.64%
Scott Copeland (C) 2,381 0.34%
Roque “Rocky” De La Fuente (I) 1,383 0.20%

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