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Election ‘98

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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%)