Election ‘98
Here are results from the Tuesday election, with some absentee ballots still to be counted. Party affiliations include Democrat (D), Republican (R), American Heritage (AH), Independent (I), and Natural Law Party (N)
LEGISLATURE
1st District State Representative Position A, Bonner and Boundary Counties combined
Monica E. Beaudoin (D), 5,366 (45.60%)
John L. Campbell (R), 6,641 (54.39%)
2nd District State senator Bonner County combined
Clyde Boatright, (R) 6,950 (56.44%)
Larry L. Kenck (D) 4,236 (34.40%)
David Stelly (AMH) 1,128 (9.16%)
3rd District State representative, Position B
Jeff Alltus (R) 7,065 (59.12%)
Larry Belmont (D) 4,885 (40.88 %)
4th District State representative, Position A
Larry Watson (D) 6,514 (60%)
Michael Stevenson (R) 4,357 (40%)
7th District Senate
Marguerite McLaughlin (D) 7,127 (63.62%)
Richard Trout (R) 4,076 (36.38%)
State Representative, Position A
Charles Cuddy (D) 6,560 (59.47%)
Homer Ferguson (R) 4,471 (40.53%)
State representative, Position B
June Judd (D) 8,779 (62.05%)
R.J. Harwood (R) 5,369 (37.95%)
COUNTIES
Bonner County U.S Senator
Mike Crapo (R) 7,038 (64.16%)
George J. Mansfeld (N) 374 (3.40%)
Bill Mauk (D) 3,557 (32.42%)
U.S. Representative District 1
Helen Chenoweth (R) 5,976 (53.35%)
Dan Williams (D) 5,224 (46.64%)
Governor
Robert C. Huntley (D) 3,875 (35.01%)
Dirk Kempthorne (R) 6,743 (60.93%)
Peter Rickards (I) 448 (4.04%)
Lieutenant Governor
C.L. “Butch” Otter (R) 5,970 (55.70%)
Sue Reents (D) 4,108 (38.33%)
Alan Stroud (AMH) 639 (5.95%)
Secretary of State
T.J. Angstman (L) 456 (4.28%)
Pete T. Cenarrusa (R) 6,405 (60.19%)
Jerry Seiffert (D)3,780 (35.52%)
State Controller
Ron Pollock (R) 4,763 (44.99%)
J.D. Williams (D)5,823 (55.01%)
State Treasurer
Ron G. Crane (R) 6,696 (72.02%)
Latham Williams (RFM) 2,601 (27.97%)
Attorney General
Brit Groom (D) 4,404 (42.64%)
Alan G. Lance (R) 5,923 (57.35%)
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Anne C. Fox (R) 5,654 (52.48%)
Marilyn Howard (D) 5,119 (47.51%)
State Representative District 1, Position B
Jim Stoicheff (D) 7,235 (100%)
State Representative District 2, Position A
Hilde Kellogg (R) 1,515 (100%)
State Representative District 2 Position B
Wayne R. Meyer (R) 1,481 (100%)
County Commissioner District 2
Larry Allen (R) 4,317 (39.34%)
Brian Orr (D) 6,656 (60.65%)
County Commissioner District 3
Tom Clark (R) 5,108 (47.21%)
Dale Van Stone (D) 5,543 (52.04%)
District Court Clerk
Jacque Schremser (R) 5,171 (47.21%)
Marie Scott (D) 5,781 (52.78%)
County Treasurer Shannon R. Syth (R) 8,648 (100%)
County Assessor
James L. Boatright (D) 5,993 (55.09%)
Paul Votava (R) 4,884 (44.90%)
County Coroner
Dale G. Coffelt (R) 9,153 (100%)
Succeed Supreme Court Justice Johnson
Wayne L. Kidwell 4,459 (56.01%)
Michael E. Wetherell 3,503 (43.99%)
Retain First Judicial Magistrate Hiese
Yes 8,127 (81.21%)
No 1,880 (18.78%)
Retain First Judicial Magistrate Swanstrom
Yes 8,016 (82.95%)
No 1,647 (17.04%)
Proposition 1
Yes 6,722 (64.97%)
No 3,623 (35.02%)
Advisory Vote House Bill No. 644
Yes 6,007 (60.20%)
No 3,971 (39.79%)
H.J.R. No. 6
Yes 5,914 (60.46%)
No 3,867 (39.53%)
H.J.R. No. 8
Yes 5,738 (60.40%)
No 3,762 (39.60%)
S.J.R. No. 101
Yes 6,450 (69.21%)
No 2,869 (30.78%)
S.J.R. No. 102
Yes 5,167 (57.81%)
No 3,770 (42.18%)
S.J.R. No. 105
Yes 5,057 (54.54%)
No 4,215 (45.45%)
S.J.R. No. 106
Yes 5,687 (62.23%)
No 3,451 (37.76%)
S.J.R. No. 107
Yes 5,627 (61.76%)
No 3,483 (38.23%)
BOUNDARY COUNTY
U.S. Senator
Mike Crapo (R) 2,063 (69.32%)
George Mansfeld (NL) 109 (3.66%)
Bill Mauk (D) 804 (27.02%)
U.S. Representative District 1
Helen Chenoweth (R) 1,862 (61.57%)
Dan Williams (D) 1,162 (38.43%)
Governor
Robert Huntley (D) 833 (27.86%)
Dirk Kempthorne (R) 2,033 (67.99%)
Peter Rickard (I) 124 (4.15%)
Lieutenant Governor
C.L. “Butch” Otter (R) 1,838 (63.03%)
Sue Reents (D) 892 (30.59%)
Alan Stroud (AH) 186 (6.38%)
Secretary of State
T.J. Angstman (LIB) 114 (3.94%)
Pete Cenarrusa (R) 1,853 (64.12%)
Jerry Seiffert (D) 923 (31.94%)
Attorney General
Britt Groom (D) 1,000 (35.47%)
Alan Lance (R) 1,818 (64.51%)
State Controller
Ron Pollock (R) 1,457 (50.84%)
J.D. Williams (D) 1,409 (49.16%)
State Treasurer
Ron G. Crane (R) 2,059 (79.41%)
Latham Williams (REF) 534 (20.59%)
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Anne C. Fox (R) 1,694 (58.51%)
Marilyn Howard (D) 1,201 (41.49%)
State Senator, District 1
Shawn Keough (R) 2,391 (100%)
State Senator, District 1B
Jim Stoicheff (D) 2,219 (100%)
County Commission, District 2
Dick Dawson (D) 1,142 (38.53%)
Kevin Lederhos (R) 1,822 (61.47%)
County Commission, District 3
Merle Dinning (R) 2,172 (100%)
Clerk of Court
Kris Larson (D) 2,562 (100%)
County Treasurer
Wilma DeVore (D) 2,606 (100%)
County Assessor
Terry Lopez (D) 894 (30.68%)
David Ryals (R) 2,020 (69.32%)
County Coroner
Mick Mellett (D) 2,568
Succeed Supreme Court Justice Johnson
Wayne Kidwell (NP) 1,460 (59.52%)
Michael Wetherell (NP) 993 (40.48%)
S.J.R. 101-Judge salaries
Yes 1,637 (65.19%)
No 878 (34.91)
S.J.R. 102-State salaries
Yes 1,296 (52.79%)
No 1,159 (47.21%)
S.J.R. 105-Guardianship
Yes 1,309 (51.76%)
No 1,220 (48.24%)
S.J.R. School Bonds
Yes 1,515 (59.74%)
No 1,021 (40.26%)
S.J.R. 107-State debts
Yes 1,443 (58.05%)
No 1,043 (41.95%)
H.J.R. 6-School endowment
Yes 1,503 (54.99%)
No 1,230 (45.01%)
H.J.R. 8-Endowment investment
Yes 1,533 (57.07%)
No 1,153 (42.93%)
Proposition 1-Term limits pledge
Yes 1,837 (62.76%)
No 1,090 (37.24%)
H.B. 644-Term limits
Yes 1,617 (57.44%)
No 1,198 (42.56%)
District 101 Plant Facilities Levy
Yes 1,575 (53.07%)
No 1,393 (47.93%)
BENEWAH COUNTY
U.S. Senator
Mike Crapo (R) 1,981 (69.58%)
Bill Mauk (D) 788 (27.68%)
George J. Mansfeld (N) 78 (2.74%)
U.S. Representative District 1
Helen Chenoweth (R) 1,782 (61.7%)
Dan Williams (D) 1,106 (38.3%)
Governor
Robert C. Huntley (D) 768 (26.76%)
Dirk Kempthorne (R) 1,987 (69.23%)
Peter Rickards (I) 115 (4.01%)
Lieutenant Governor
C.L. (Butch) Otter (R) 1,748 (61.72%)
Sue Reents (D) 899 (31.75%)
Alan Stroud (AMH) 185 (6.53%)
Secretary of State
T.J. Angstman (L) 97 (3.47%)
Pete T. Cenarrusa (R) 1,805 (64.6%)
Jerry Seiffert (D) 892 (31.93%)
State Controller
Ron Pollock (R) 1,223 (43.96%)
J.D. Williams (D) 1,559 (56.04%)
State Treasurer
Ron G. Crane (R) 1,921 (76.44%)
Latham Williams (RFM) 592 (23.56%)
Attorney General
Brit Groom (D) 1,101 (40.95%)
Alan G. Lance (R) 1,588 (59.06%)
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Anne C. Fox (R) 1,456 (52.56%)
Marilyn Howard (D) 1,314 (47.44%)
State Senator District 7
M. McLaughlin (D) 1,157 (53.52%)
R. Trout (R) 1,005 (46.48%)
State Senator < District 4
J. Riggs (R) 507 (100%)
State Representative District 7, Position A
C. Cuddy (D) 1,148 (53.70%)
H. Ferguson (R) 990 (46.30%)
State Representative District 7, Position B
J. Judd (D) 924 (41.68%)
R. Harwood (R) 1,293 (58.32%)
State Representative District 4, Position A
L. Watson (D) 372 (56.36%)
M. Stevenson (R) 288 (43.64%)
State Representative District 4, Position B
D. Pischner (R) 493 (100%)
County Commissioner District 2
D. Johnson (D) 2,368 (100%)
County Commissioner District 3
N. McCall (D) 2,328 (100%)
District Court Clerk
K. Sather (D) 2,370 (100%)
County Treasurer
J. Weinmann (D) 2,340 (100%)
County Assessor
K. Schillinger (D) 2,238 (100%)
County Coroner
R. Hodge (D) 2,366 (100%)
Succeed Supreme Court Justice Johnson
W. Kidwell 1,365 (46.28%)
M. Wetherell 1,176 (53.72%)
H.J.R. No. 6
Yes 1,490 (55.91%)
No 1,175 (44.09%)
H.J.R. No. 8
Yes 1,534 (58.66%)
No 1,081 (41.34%)
S.J.R. No. 101
Yes 1,711 (67.79%)
No 813 (32.21%)
S.J.R. No. 102
Yes 1,402 (56.31%)
No 1,088 (43.69%)
S.J.R. No. 105
Yes 1,382 (54.97%)
No 1,132 (45.03%)
S.J.R. No. 106
Yes 1,541 (61.74%)
No 955 (38.26%)
S.J.R. No. 107
Yes 1,555 (67.05%)
No 951 (37.95%)
Proposition One
Yes 1,507 (54.11%)
No 1,278 (45.89%)
Advisory Vote House Bill No. 644
Yes 1,366 (49.75%)
No 1,380 (50.25%)
KOOTENAI COUNTY
U.S. Senator
Mike Crapo (R) 19,990 (68.11%)
George J. Mansfeld (N) 713 (2.43%)
Bill Mauk (D) 8,645 (29.46%)
U.S. Representative District 1
Helen Chenoweth (R) 16,318 (55.54%)
Dan Williams (D) 13,065 (44.46%)
Governor
Robert C. Huntley (D) 8,678 (29.50%)
Dirk Kempthorne (R) 19,851 (67.48%)
Peter Rickards (I) 887 (3.02%)
Lieutenant Governor
C.L. (Butch) Otter (R) 17,599 (60.93%)
Sue Reents (D) 9,591 (33.20%)
Alan Stroud (AMH) 1,695 (5.87%)
Secretary of State
T.J. Angstman (L) 931 (3.25%)
Pete T. Cenarrusa (R) 18,576 (64.86%)
Jerry Seiffert (D) 9,134 (31.89%)
State Controller
Ron Pollock (R) 14,351 (50.20%)
J.D. Williams (D) 14,234 (49.80%)
State Treasurer
Ron G. Crane (R) 19,577 (74.94%)
Latham Williams (RFM) 6,545 (25.06%)
Attorney General
Brit Groom (D) 10,329 (36.76%)
Alan G. Lance (R) 17,770 (63.24%)
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Anne C. Fox (R) 16,429 (56.51%)
Marilyn Howard (D) 12,645 (43.49%)
State Senator District 2
Clyde Boatright (R) 5,939 (56.93%)
Larry L. Kenck (D) 3,652 (35%)
David Stelly (AMH) 842 (8.07%)
State Senator District 3
Gordon Crow (R) 9,629 (100%)
State Senator District 4
Jack Riggs (R) 5,332 (100%)
State Representative District 2, Position A
Hilde Kellogg (R) 8,624 (100%)
State Representative District 2, Position B
Wayne R. Meyer (R) 8,521 (100%)
State Representative District 3, Position A
Jim Clark (R) 9,385 (100%)
State Representative District 3, Position B
Jeff Alltus (R) 7,065 (59.12%)
Larry M. Belmont (D) 4,885 (40.88%)
State Representative District 4, Position A
Larry Watson (D) 2,992 (47.49%)
Michael W. Stevenson (R) 3,308 (52.51%)
State Representative District 4, Position B
Don Pischner (R) 5,253 (100%)
County Commissioner District 2
Rob Beck (D) 13,053 (44.94%)
Ronald D. (Ron) Rankin (R) 15,992 (55.06%)
County Commissioner District 3
Richard C. Panabaker (R) 19,777 (72.06%)
Michael H. Stine (I) 7,670 (27.94%)
District Court Clerk
Anita Banta (R) 12,570 (43.82%)
Dan English (D) 16,115 (56.18%)
County Treasurer
Jeannine Ashcraft (R) 24,888 (100%)
County Assessor
Ray Lee (R) 16,794 (58.95%)
Marvin G. Vandenberg (D) 11,696 (41.05%)
County Coroner
Robert S. West, M.D. (R) 24,581 (100%)
Succeed Supreme Court Justice Johnson
Wayne L. Kidwell 13,207 (59.71%)
Michael E. Wetherell 8,911 (40.29%)
Retain First Judicial Magistrate McCabe
Yes 20,105 (80.75%)
No 4,793 (19.25%)
Retain First Judicial Magistrate Watson
Yes 20,482 (82.77%)
No 4,264 (17.23%)
Proposition 1
Yes 17,819 (65.35%)
No 9,448 (34.65%)
Advisory Vote House Bill No. 644
Yes 16,033 (61.46%)
No 10,054 (38.54%)
North Idaho College Trustee Position A, 4-year
Michael Dodge 4,047 (18.64%)
H. Sid Fredrickson 2,454 (11.30%)
David Craig Paquin 5,732 (26.40%)
Sheila Wood 9,482 (43.67%)
North Idaho College Trustee Position B, 2-year
Richard Le Francis Jr. 3,265 (15.84%)
Joni K. Lueck 4,704 (22.82%)
W.W. Nixon 6,588 (31.97%)
John Parry 6,052 (29.37%)
North Idaho College Trustee Position C, 6-year
Robert B. Hunt 8,809 (41.06%)
Roland (Rolly) Williams 12,647 (58.94%)
North Idaho College Trustee Position D, 6-year
Thomas A. Hayman 3,478 (17.08%)
Jerry A. Johnson 4,977 (24.44%)
Richard Kohles 5,945 (29.20%)
Fred Ostermeyer 5,961 (29.28%)
Juvenile Detention Center Override Levy
Yes 16,452 (60.64%)
No 10,678 (39.36%)
H.J.R. No. 6
Yes 15,981 (61.03%)
No 10,206 (38.97%)
H.J.R. No. 8
Yes 15,765 (61.65%)
No 9,805 (38.35%)
S.J.R. No. 101
Yes 18,235 (71.98%)
No 7,099 (28.02%)
S.J.R. No. 102
Yes 14,700 (60.23%)
No 9,708 (39.77%)
S.J.R. No. 105
Yes 13,458 (53.19%)
No 11,842 (46.81%)
S.J.R. No. 106
Yes 15,907 (64%)
No 8,947 (36%)
S.J.R. No. 107
Yes 15,916 (64.49%)
No 8,762 (35.51%)
SHOSHONE COUNTY
U.S. Senator
Mike Crapo (R) 2,080 (52.6%)
George J. Mansfeld (N) 128 (3.2%)
Bill Mauk (D) 1,745 (44.1%)
U.S. Representative District 1
Helen Chenoweth (R) 1,628 (40.7%)
Dan Williams (D) 2,374 (59.3%)
Governor
Robert C. Huntley (D) 1,832 (45.4%)
Dirk Kempthorne (R) 2,072 (51.3%)
Peter Rickards (I) 135 (3.3%)
Lieutenant Governor
C.L. “Butch” Otter (R) 1,775 (45.4%)
Sue Reents (D) 1,986 (50.8%)
Alan Stroud (AMH) 151 (3.9%)
Secretary of State
T.J. Angstman (L) 140 (3.6%)
Pete T. Cenarrusa (R) 1,872 (47.8%)
Jerry Seiffert (D) 1,907 (48.7%)
State Controller
Ron Pollock (R) 1,129 (28.9%)
J.D. Williams (D) 2,772 (71.1%)
State Treasurer
Ron G. Crane (R) 2,113 (63.8%)
Latham Williams (RFM) 1,200 (36.2%)
Attorney General
Brit Groom (D) 2,181 (57.3%)
Alan G. Lance (R) 1,624 (42.7%)
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Anne C. Fox (R) 1,486 (37.6%)
Marilyn Howard (D) 2,468 (62.4%)
State Senator
Jack Riggs (R) 3,011 (100%)
State Representative, Position A
Michael W. Stevenson (R) 821 (20.7%)
Larry Watson (D) 3,150 (79.3%)
State Representative, Position B
Don Pischner (R) 3,018 (100%)
County Commissioner District 2
Sherry L. Krulitz (D) 3,367 (100%)
County Commissioner District 3
Jack King (D) 2,513 (64.6%)
Jon Ruggles (I) 1,377 (35.4%)
District Court Clerk
Marcia K. Wingfield (D) 3,419 (100%)
County Treasurer
Ellen Sauer (D) 3,436 (100%)
County Assessor
Duane E. Little (D) 3,257 (100%)
County Coroner
Lonny M. Duce (D) 3,506 (100%)
Succeed Supreme Court Justice Johnson
Wayne L. Kidwell 1,957 (62.2%)
Michael E. Wetherell 1,187 (37.8%)
Retain First Judicial Magistrate McGee
Yes 2,834 (76.9%)
No 851 (23.1%)
H.J.R. No. 6
Yes 2,008 (56.9%)
No 1,524 (43.1%)
H.J.R. No. 8
Yes 2,007 (59.2%)
No 1,385 (40.8%)
S.J.R. No. 101
Yes 2,193 (67.2%)
No 1,070 (32.8%)
S.J.R. No. 102
Yes 1,710 (52.3%)
No 1,559 (47.7%)
S.J.R. No. 105
Yes 1,690 (50.6%)
No 1,647 (49.4%)
S.J.R. No. 106
Yes 1,871 (59.9%)
No 1,254 (40.1%)
S.J.R. 107
Yes 1,922 (60.8%)
No 1,240 (39.2%)
Proposition 1
Yes 2,117 (60.5%)
No 1,381 (39.5%)
Advisory Vote House Bill No. 644
Yes 2,005 (57.3%)
No 1,492 (42.7%)