Idaho 2012 legislative election results

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Idaho State Senate Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Idaho State Senate 2012 elections. For results in individual contests see our Idaho State Senate elections, 2012 page. The following is a breakdown of the state senate before and after the election:

Idaho State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	7	6
	Republican Party	28	29
Total		35	35

What You'll See on This Page

This page will display the following lists of candidates

• Incumbents running on November 6
• Defeated incumbents
• Challengers who defeated an incumbent
• Newly elected senators
• List of all winners
• Unopposed candidates
• Third party candidates

State Senate Overview:

• A total of 35 of the state's Senate seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbents

Incumbents running in November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents running on the November 6 general election ballot:

1. Bart Davis
2. Bert Brackett
3. Brent Hill
4. Chuck Winder
5. Curt McKenzie
6. Dan Johnson (Idaho)
7. Dan Schmidt
8. Dean Cameron
9. Dean Mortimer
10. Elliot Werk
11. Jeff Siddoway
12. Jim Rice
13. John Goedde
14. John Tippets
15. Lee Heider
16. Les Bock
17. Michelle Stennett
18. Mitch Toryanski
19. Monty Pearce
20. Patti Anne Lodge
21. R. Steven "Steve" Bair
22. Russell Fulcher
23. Shawn Keough
24. Sheryl L. Nuxoll
25. Steve Vick

Incumbents defeated

The followings is a list of incumbents defeated in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Mitch Toryanski	Republican	Idaho State Senate District 18

Primary election

Candidate	Party	District
Tim Corder	Republican	Idaho State Senate District 22

Challengers who beat an incumbent

The following is a list of challengers who defeated an incumbent in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Branden J. Durst	Democratic	Idaho State Senate District 18

Primary election

Results will display after the election on November 6.

New State Senators and General Election Winners

Newly elected senators

The following list will display the newly-elected members of the Idaho State Senate:

Democratic

1. Branden J. Durst
2. Cherie Buckner-Webb
3. Roy Lacey

Republican

1. Clifford Bayer
2. Fred S. Martin
3. James Patrick
4. Jim Guthrie (Idaho)
5. Marv Hagedorn
6. Robert Nonini
7. Steven Thayn
8. Todd Lakey

Open Seat Winners

The following will display a list of candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:

Democratic

1. Cherie Buckner-Webb
2. Roy Lacey

Republican

1. Clifford Bayer
2. Fred S. Martin
3. James Patrick
4. Jim Guthrie (Idaho)
5. Marv Hagedorn
6. Robert Nonini
7. Steven Thayn
8. Todd Lakey

Candidates who won election

The following will be a list of all candidates elected to the Idaho State Senate:

Democratic

1. Branden J. Durst
2. Cherie Buckner-Webb
3. Dan Schmidt
4. Elliot Werk
5. Les Bock
6. Michelle Stennett
7. Roy Lacey

Republican

1. Bart Davis
2. Bert Brackett
3. Brent Hill
4. Chuck Winder
5. Clifford Bayer
6. Curt McKenzie
7. Dan Johnson (Idaho)
8. Dean Cameron
9. Dean Mortimer
10. Fred S. Martin
11. James Patrick
12. Jeff Siddoway
13. Jim Guthrie (Idaho)
14. Jim Rice
15. John Goedde
16. John Tippets
17. Lee Heider
18. Marv Hagedorn
19. Monty Pearce
20. Patti Anne Lodge
21. R. Steven "Steve" Bair
22. Robert Nonini
23. Russell Fulcher
24. Shawn Keough
25. Sheryl L. Nuxoll
26. Steve Vick
27. Steven Thayn
28. Todd Lakey

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates will not face major party competition:

Democratic

1. Michelle Stennett

Republican

1. Barrett Schroeder
2. Bart Davis
3. Bert Brackett
4. Brent Hill
5. Chuck Winder
6. Dean Cameron
7. Dean Mortimer
8. Jeff Siddoway
9. John Tippets
10. Russell Fulcher
11. Sheryl L. Nuxoll

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who are running in 2012:

1. Al Shoushtarian
2. Bill Chisholm
3. Jeremy Boggess
4. Jon Cantamessa
5. Kirsten Faith Richardson

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Idaho State House Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Idaho House of Representatives elections in 2012. For results in individual contests, see our Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2012. The following is a breakdown of the state house before and after the election:

Idaho House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	13	13
	Republican Party	57	57
Total		70	70

What You'll See on This Page

This page will display the following lists of candidates

• Incumbents running on November 6
• Defeated incumbents
• Challengers who defeated an incumbent
• Newly elected representatives
• List of all winners
• Unopposed candidates
• Third party candidates

State House Overview

• All 70 of the state's House seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbency Analysis

Incumbents who ran on November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents who are running on the November 6 general election ballot:

1. Brent Crane
2. Christy Perry
3. Darrell Bolz
4. Dell Raybould
5. Donna Pence
6. Elaine Smith
7. Eric Anderson, Idaho Representative
8. Frank Henderson
9. Fred Wood
10. Gary Collins
11. Gayle Batt
12. George Eskridge
13. Grant Burgoyne
14. Jeffrey Thompson, Idaho Representative
15. JoAn Wood
16. Joe Palmer
17. John Rusche
18. John Vander Woude
19. Judy Boyle
20. Julie Ellsworth
21. Kathleen Sims
22. Ken Andrus
23. Lawerence Denney
24. Lenore Barrett
25. Linden B. Bateman
26. Lynn Luker
27. Marc Gibbs
28. Maxine Bell
29. Mike Moyle
30. Paul Shepherd
31. Pete Nielsen
32. Phylis King
33. Reed DeMordaunt
34. Richard Wills
35. Scott Bedke
36. Shannon McMillan
37. Shirley Ringo
38. Stephen Hartgen
39. Susan Chew
40. Terry F. Gestrin
41. Thomas Loertscher
42. Vito Barbieri

Incumbents defeated

The followings will display a a list of incumbents defeated in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Julie Ellsworth	Republican	Idaho House of Representatives District 18A

Primary election

Candidate	Party	District
Jim Marriott	Republican	Idaho House of Representatives District 28B
Phil Hart	Republican	Idaho House of Representatives District 3B

Challengers who beat an incumbent

The following will display a list of challengers who defeated an incumbent in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Brandon Hixon	Republican	Idaho House of Representatives District 10A
Carolyn Meline	Democratic	Idaho House of Representatives District 29A
Janie Ward-Engelking	Democratic	Idaho House of Representatives District 18A
Julie Van Orden	Republican	Idaho House of Representatives District 31B

Primary election

No candidates have been added to this category yet.

New Representatives and General Election Winners

Newly elected representatives

The following will list the newly-elected members of the Idaho House of Representatives:

Democratic

1. Carolyn Meline
2. Holli High Woodings
3. Hy Kloc
4. Janie Ward-Engelking
5. John L. Gannon
6. Mathew Erpelding

Republican

1. Brandon Hixon
2. Cindy Agidius
3. Clark Kauffman
4. Douglas A. Hancey Jr.
5. Ed Morse
6. James Holtzclaw
7. Janet Trujillo
8. Jason Monks
9. Julie Van Orden
10. Kelley Packer
11. Lance Clow
12. Luke Malek
13. Mark Patterson
14. Neil Anderson (Idaho)
15. Paul Romrell
16. Rick Youngblood
17. Robert Anderst
18. Ron Mendive
19. Steve Miller (Idaho)
20. Steven Harris
21. Thyra Stevenson
22. Tom Dayley
23. Wendy Horman

Open Seat Winners

The following will list candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:

Democratic

1. Holli High Woodings
2. Hy Kloc
3. John L. Gannon
4. Mathew Erpelding

Republican

1. Cindy Agidius
2. Clark Kauffman
3. Douglas A. Hancey Jr.
4. Ed Morse
5. James Holtzclaw
6. Janet Trujillo
7. Jason Monks
8. Kelley Packer
9. Lance Clow
10. Luke Malek
11. Mark Patterson
12. Neil Anderson (Idaho)
13. Paul Romrell
14. Rick Youngblood
15. Robert Anderst
16. Ron Mendive
17. Steve Miller (Idaho)
18. Steven Harris
19. Thyra Stevenson
20. Tom Dayley
21. Wendy Horman

Candidates who won election

The following will list all candidates elected to the Idaho House of Representatives in 2012:

Democratic

1. Carolyn Meline
2. Donna Pence
3. Elaine Smith
4. Grant Burgoyne
5. Holli High Woodings
6. Hy Kloc
7. Janie Ward-Engelking
8. John L. Gannon
9. John Rusche
10. Mathew Erpelding
11. Phylis King
12. Shirley Ringo
13. Susan Chew

Republican

1. Brandon Hixon
2. Brent Crane
3. Christy Perry
4. Cindy Agidius
5. Clark Kauffman
6. Darrell Bolz
7. Dell Raybould
8. Douglas A. Hancey Jr.
9. Ed Morse
10. Eric Anderson, Idaho Representative
11. Frank Henderson
12. Fred Wood
13. Gary Collins
14. Gayle Batt
15. George Eskridge
16. James Holtzclaw
17. Janet Trujillo
18. Jason Monks
19. Jeffrey Thompson, Idaho Representative
20. JoAn Wood
21. Joe Palmer
22. John Vander Woude
23. Judy Boyle
24. Julie Van Orden
25. Kathleen Sims
26. Kelley Packer
27. Ken Andrus
28. Lance Clow
29. Lawerence Denney
30. Lenore Barrett
31. Linden B. Bateman
32. Luke Malek
33. Lynn Luker
34. Marc Gibbs
35. Mark Patterson
36. Maxine Bell
37. Mike Moyle
38. Neil Anderson (Idaho)
39. Paul Romrell
40. Paul Shepherd
41. Pete Nielsen
42. Reed DeMordaunt
43. Richard Wills
44. Rick Youngblood
45. Robert Anderst
46. Ron Mendive
47. Scott Bedke
48. Shannon McMillan
49. Stephen Hartgen
50. Steve Miller (Idaho)
51. Steven Harris
52. Terry F. Gestrin
53. Thomas Loertscher
54. Thyra Stevenson
55. Tom Dayley
56. Vito Barbieri
57. Wendy Horman

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates will not face major party competition:

Democratic

No candidates have been added to this category yet.

Republican

1. Christy Perry
2. Dell Raybould
3. Fred Wood
4. Gary Collins
5. Gayle Batt
6. George Eskridge
7. James Holtzclaw
8. Jeffrey Thompson, Idaho Representative
9. John Vander Woude
10. Judy Boyle
11. Lance Clow
12. Maxine Bell
13. Mike Moyle
14. Richard Wills
15. Scott Bedke
16. Wendy Horman

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates running in 2012:

1. Bob Croker
2. Christopher Joseph Brunt
3. David Hay
4. Gus Voss
5. Jeffrey Laing
6. Mary Sue Roach
7. Mikel Hautzinger
8. Ray J. Writz
9. Robert D. Gorgoglione Sr.

2012 Legislative Election Results
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National Partisan Trends

The following tables will detail the partisan breakdown of national election results.

Incumbents who were defeated in the general election

In the 44 states with elections, there were 4,534 incumbents who ran in the general election. The following is a breakdown of incumbent defeats in the 2012 general election:

Incumbents defeated in 2012 legislative general election
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	21	49	70
Republican	37	182	219
Third Party	2	3	5
TOTALS	60	234	294

Total new legislators elected

In total, 1,707 (28.4%) new legislators were elected in 2012. Of these 1,707, 849 (50.0%) were Republicans and 854 (50.0%) were Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of new legislators.

New Legislators after the 2012 legislative elections
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	165	684	849
Republican	202	652	854
Independent	0	4	4
TOTALS	367	1,340	1,707

Winners of Open Seats

Open seats contests made up 705 (11.7%) of the 6,015 seats in 2012. Of these 705 open seats, Republicans won 401 (56.9%) while Democrats won 304 (43.1%). Going into the election, the number of open seats formerly held by each party was quite similar. Estimates prior to the election suggested that approximately 52% of the open seats were previously held by Republicans and 48% were held by Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of open seat winners.

Open Seat Winners in 2012 legislative elections
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	82	220	302
Republican	105	296	401
Third Party	0	0	0
TOTALS	187	516	703

Impact on legislative majorities

See also: Partisan balance of state legislatures

Partisan Balance of Chambers with 2012 Elections
	Pre-election				Post-election
Legislative chamber
State senates	17	24	1	1	18	24	0	1
State houses	15	27	1	0	19	24	0	0
Totals:	32	51	2	1	37	48	0	1

Partisan Balance of All 99 Chambers Before and After 2012 Elections
	Pre-election				Post-election
Legislative chamber
State senates	19	28	2	1	20	28	1	1
State houses	17	31	1	0	21	28	0	0
Totals:	35	60	3	1	41	56	1	1