United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho, 2016

United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho, 2016
November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08)[1]
Idaho's two seats in the United States House of Representatives[1]

  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 2 0
Seats won 2 0
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 447,544 208,992
Percentage 65.66% 30.66%
Swing Increase 2.45% Decrease 6.13%

The United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho occurred on November 8, 2016. The state chose two individuals to represent Idaho in the U.S. House. Idaho's voting system is a mixed primary system. The Democratic Party permits unaffiliated voters to vote in the primary.[1] The Republican Party grants registered voters the right to vote.[1] Non-affiliated electors can choose to ally with a party on election day,[1] however, they will be obligated to that party at the next election.[1] The primaries were held on May 17.

Voter information

Candidate Filing Deadline Primary Election General Election Date
March 11, 2016May 17, 2016November 8, 2016

Incumbents

Party Candidate Opposing Party District
RepublicanRaul Labrador[1]Democratic1
RepublicanMichael K. Simpson[1]Democratic2

Candidates

Party Candidate Opposing Parties Candidate District
RepublicanRaul LabradorDemocraticJames Piotrowski1
RepublicanMichael K. SimpsonDemocratic,
Constitution		Jennifer Martinez2

District 1

Republican Raúl Labrador has represented Idaho's 1st congressional district since 2011. Labrador won election to a third term in 2014, defeating State Representative Shirley Ringo of Moscow with 65% of the vote.

Republican primary

Results
Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Raul Labrador 51,568 80.98
Republican Gordon Counsil 6,510 10.22
Republican Isaac M. Haugen 5,605 8.80
Total votes 63,683 100

Democratic primary

Results
Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James Piotrowski 6,954 56.15
Democratic Shizandra Fox 3,428 27.68
Democratic Staniela Nikolova 2,002 16.17
Total votes 12,384 100

General election

Results
Idaho's 1st Congressional district election, 2016 [3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Raul Labrador (Incumbent) 242,252 68.17
Democratic James Piotrowski 113,052 31.82
Other Write-ins 53 0.01
Total votes 355,357 100
Republican hold

District 2

Republican Mike Simpson has represented Idaho's 2nd congressional district since 1999. Simpson won reelection in 2014, defeating Former Congressman Richard H. Stallings with 61% of the vote.

Republican primary

Results
Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Simpson 47,116 72.98
Republican Lisa Marie 17,442 27.02
Total votes 64,558 100

Democratic primary

Results
Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jennifer Martinez 13,816 100
Total votes 13,816 100

Constitution primary

Results
Constitution primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Constitution Anthony Tomkins 82 100
Total votes 82 100

General election

Results
Idaho's 2nd Congressional district election, 2016 [3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Simpson (Incumbent) 205,292 62.9
Democratic Jennifer Martinez 95,940 29.4
Constitution Anthony Tomkins 25,005 7.7
Total votes 326,237 100
Republican hold

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "United States House of Representatives in Idaho, 2016". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Official Primary Election Statewide Totals". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Nov 08, 2016 General Election Results". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved December 13, 2016.

See also

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